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West PomeraniaWest Pomerania (Polish: Pomorze Zachodnie, German: West Pommern; Latin Pomerania Occidentalis) or West Pomeranian Voivodship (Polish: województwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in the northwestern part of Poland. It borders the Lubusz (Lubuskie), Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) and Pomeranian (Pomorskie) voivodships. It was established on 1 January 1999 out of the former Szczecin, Koszalin, and parts of neighbouring voivodships as a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Western Pomerania (Pomorze Zachodnie). This is a picturesque region of Baltic Sea coast, unspoilt nature, lakes and woodlands. Major coastal towns: Koszalin, Swinoujscie, Miedzyzdroje, Dziwnow, Kolobrzeg, and Mielno. The capital of this administrative region is: Szczecin.
Area: 22,902 km²
Population: 1,735,900 (2003).
Population density: 76/km²
Administrative division: 21 counties, 61 cities, 114 communities Administrative division - Białogard County, Białogard
- Choszczno County, Choszczno
- Drawsko Pomorskie County, Drawsko Pomorskie
- Goleniw County, Goleniw
- Gryfice County, Gryfice
- Gryfino County, Gryfino
- Kamień Pomorski County, Kamień Pomorski
- Kołobrzeg County, Kołobrzeg
- Koszalin City County
- Koszalin County, Koszalin
- Łobez County, Łobez
- Myślibrz County, Myślibrz
- Police County, Police
- Pyrzyce County, Pyrzyce
- Sławno County, Sławno
- Stargard Szczeciński County, Stargard Szczeciński
- Szczecin City County
- Szczecinek County, Szczecinek
- Świdwin County, Świdwin
- Świnoujście City County
- Wałcz County, Wałcz
Major cities and towns Major corporations - Grupa Kronospan SA, Szczecinek
- Zakłady Chemiczne Police SA, Police
- Swedwood Poland SA, Szczecin
- Zespł Elektrowni Dolna Odra SA, Nowe Czarnowo
- Stocznia Szczecińska Nowa sp. z o.o., Szczecin
- Polska Żegluga Morska SA, Szczecin
- Netto Artykuły Żywnościowe sp. z o.o., Kobylanka
- Komfort sp. z o.o., Szczecin
- Agencja Reklamowa Anny Turkiewicz, Szczecin
- Zakład Energetyczny Koszalin SA, Koszalin
- Petrocargo/OW Bunker sp. z o.o., Szczecin
- Vobis Microcomputer sp. z o.o., Szczecin
- Yiotarini Holdings Co Ltd., Szczecinek
- PZE Cefarm-Szczecin SA, Szczecin
- POOL-SPA Sp. z o.o., Gryfice
Most popular surnames in the region Westren Pomerania historical region Western Pomerania (also West Pomerania, Szczecin Pomerania, Odra Pomerania) is a geographical and historical region in the west of Pomerania in northern Poland. In the wider sense it also covers Vorpommern in Germany and Middle Pomerania. Tourism links - Zrot : Official Tourism Site (Polish, English, German)
- Zart : Good Tourism Site (Polish, English, German)
- Regional Tourist Board Vorpommern (German Neighbour) (English, German, Swedish, Polish)
- Ost|See|Land - German Polish- Tourism Overview site (English, German, Swedish, Polish)
Major cities: Szczecin, Stargard Szczecinski, Swinoujscie. See also: Dukes of Pomerania, West Pomeranian Voivodship.
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