Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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For the historical region, see Lower Silesia.

Województwo dolnośląskie


Flag	Coat of arms

Capital city

Wrocław

Area

19,946 km²

Population (2005)
- Density

2,888,232
144.8/km²

Powiats
- Urban counties
- Land counties

3
26

Communes

169

Administrative divisions:

Lower Silesian Voivodeship (also "Lower Silesia Province" — Polish: województwo dolnośląskie) is a voivodeship, or province, with its capital at Wrocław, on the middle Odra River, in southwestern Poland. It comprises Lower Silesia, the northwestern part of the historic and geographic region of Silesia.

The province was created January 1, 1999, out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrzych and Jelenia Góra Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act.

1 List of cities and towns
- 1.1 Administrative divisions
- 1.2 Most popular surnames in the region
2 Tourism
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] List of cities and towns

The voivodeship has 91 cities and towns, including 3 cities which are city counties. The list below orders them by population and also gives their areas (data as of December 31, 2005):

1. Wrocław - 636 268

2. Wałbrzych - 127 566

3. Legnica - 106 143

4. Jelenia Góra - 87 643

5. Lubin - 77 509

6. Głogów - 69 366

7. Świdnica - 60 541

8. Bolesławiec - 41 117

9. Oleśnica - 36 968

10. Dzierżoniów - 34 878

11. Zgorzelec - 33 278

12. Bielawa - 32 652

13. Oława - 31 078

14. Kłodzko - 28 540

15. Nowa Ruda - 24 697

16. Jawor - 24 477

17. Świebodzice - 23 233

18. Lubań - 22 392

19. Polkowice - 22 297

20. Kamienna Góra - 21 675

21. Bogatynia - 19 169

22. Strzegom - 16 932

23. Boguszów-Gorce - 16 815

24. Złotoryja - 16 578

25. Ząbkowice Śląskie - 16 326

26. Jelcz-Laskowice - 15 271

27. Chojnów - 14 510

28. Brzeg Dolny - 12 891

29. Góra - 12 671

30. Strzelin - 12 289

31. Wołów - 12 260

32. Trzebnica - 12 159

33. Milicz - 12 113

34. Kowary - 11 965

35. Syców - 10 763

36. Bystrzyca Kłodzka - 10 594

37. Kudowa-Zdrój - 10 274

38. Lwówek Śląski - 9 807

39. Pieszyce - 9 576

40. Ziębice - 9 326

41. Środa Śląska - 8 765

42. Oborniki Śląskie - 8 440

43. Chocianów - 8 232

44. Gryfów Śląski - 7 200

45. Szklarska Poręba - 7 156

46. Głuszyca - 7 083

47. Polanica-Zdrój - 6 966

48. Twardogóra - 6 869

49. Żarów - 6 836

50. Piława Górna - 6 811

51. Sobótka - 6 729

52. Żmigród - 6 630

53. Przemków - 6 590

54. Lubawka - 6 580

55. Piechowice - 6 518

56. Lądek-Zdrój - 6 296

57. Stronie Śląskie - 6 253

58. Ścinawa - 5 970

59. Pieńsk - 5 925

60. Szczawno-Zdrój - 5 544

61. Bolków - 5 438

62. Kąty Wrocławskie - 5 390

63. Szczytna - 5 286

64. Jaworzyna Śląska - 5 214

65. Jedlina-Zdrój - 5 155

66. Duszniki-Zdrój - 5 150

67. Bierutów - 5 110

68. Karpacz - 5 107

69. Leśna - 4 929

70. Olszyna - 4 697

71. Mieroszów - 4 585

72. Świeradów-Zdrój - 4 577

73. Zawidów - 4 447

74. Mirsk - 4 200

75. Nowogrodziec - 4 058

76. Wojcieszów - 4 014

77. Siechnice - 3 887

78. Prochowice - 3 709

79. Niemcza - 3 201

80. Węgliniec - 3 121

81. Złoty Stok - 2 972

82. Bardo - 2 860

83. Wąsosz - 2 814

84. Międzylesie - 2 776

85. Radków - 2 508

86. Świerzawa - 2 474

87. Międzybórz - 2 343

88. Prusice - 2 216

89. Wiązów - 2 207

90. Wleń - 1 902

91. Lubomierz - 1 812

[edit] Administrative divisions

County name	County site	Number of communes	County area (in sq. km)	Population
Jelenia Góra City County	Jelenia Gora
Legnica City County	Legnica	1
Wałbrzych City County	Wałbrzych	1
Wrocław City County	Wrocław	1
Bolesławiec County	Bolesławiec
Dzierżoniów County	Dzierżoniów
Głogów County	Głogów
Góra County	Góra
Jawor County	Jawor
Jelenia Góra County	Jelenia Góra
Kamienna Góra County	Kamienna Góra
Kłodzko County	Kłodzko
Legnica County	Legnica
Lubań County	Lubań
Lubin County	Lubin
Lwówek Śląski County	Lwówek Śląski
Milicz County	Milicz
Oleśnica County	Oleśnica
Oława County	Oława
Polkowice County	Polkowice
Strzelin County	Strzelin
Środa Śląska County	Środa Śląska
Świdnica County	Świdnica
Trzebnica County	Trzebnica
Wałbrzych County	Wałbrzych
Wołów County	Wołów
Wrocław County	Wrocław	9	1116.2	92,900
Ząbkowice Śląskie County	Ząbkowice Śląskie	7	801.8	73,600
Zgorzelec County	Zgorzelec	7	838.1	101,300
Złotoryja County	Złotoryja	6	575.5	47,800

[edit] Most popular surnames in the region

Nowak : 13,217
Kowalski : 9,429
Wójcik : 7,046

[edit] Tourism

Most tourists visit the famous ski resorts in Karkonosze mountains with its centres Szklarska Poręba and Karpacz. The cities of Wrocław, Jelenia Góra and Legnica also are famous for visitors. Town of Kudowa Zdroj, located in the Sudety Mountains, about 50 km west of Kłodzko, by the Czech border is a very well known resort in Europe, popular with tourists with heart problems. Kudowa's origin goes back to the 15th century.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Website of the government of Lower Silesia
Real Estate Real Estate Legal Services

Lower Silesian Voivodship counties
City counties: Jelenia Góra \| Legnica \| Wałbrzych \| Wrocław
Land counties: Bolesławiec \| Dzierżoniów \| Głogów \| Góra \| Jawor \| Jelenia Góra \| Kamienna Góra \| Kłodzko \| Legnica \| Lubań \| Lubin \| Lwówek Śląski \| Milicz \| Oleśnica \| Oława \| Polkowice \| Strzelin \| Środa Śląska \| Świdnica \| Trzebnica \| Wałbrzych \| Wołów \| Wrocław \| Ząbkowice Śląskie \| Zgorzelec \| Złotoryja