Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Województwo dolnośląskie
Location within Poland
Location within Poland
Division into counties
Division into counties
Coordinates (Wrocław): 51°07′N 17°02′E / 51.117°N 17.033°E / 51.117; 17.033
CountryPoland
CapitalWrocław
Counties*
Government
 • VoivodeMaciej Awiżeń (pl) (PO)
 • MarshalCezary Przybylski (pl) (BS)
 • EPLower Silesian and Opole
Area
 • Total19,946.74 km2 (7,701.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total2,899,986
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,986,877
 • Rural
913,109
GDP
 • Total€48.419 billion
 • Per capita€16,900
ISO 3166 codePL-02
Vehicle registrationD
HDI (2021)0.889[3]
very high · 2nd
Websitewww.umwd.dolnyslask.pl
  • Further divided into 169 gminas

Historical regions in present-day Lower Silesian Voivodeship and in Poland

Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province[4] (Polish: Województwo dolnośląskie, [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ dɔlnɔˈɕlɔw̃skjɛ] ), in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrzych and Jelenia Góra Voivodeships, following the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It covers an area of 19,946 square kilometres (7,701 sq mi), and as of 2019 has a total population of 2,899,986.[citation needed]

It is one of the wealthiest provinces in Poland as natural resources such as copper, brown coal and rock materials are widely present.[5]

Its capital and largest city is Wrocław, situated on the Oder River. The voivodeship is host to many castles and palaces. For this reason tourism is a large part of this region's economy.

  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Radboud University Nijmegen. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. ^ Arkadiusz Belczyk,Tłumaczenie polskich nazw geograficznych na język angielski Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine [Translation of Polish Geographical Names into English], 2002–2006.
  5. ^ "Past and Present Regions of Poland – Lower Silesia". Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.