ڤويڤودية پومرانيا الغربية

ڤويڤودية پومرانيا الغربية
ڤويڤودية پومرانيا الغربية ; Województwo zachodniopomorskie ; West Pomeranian Voivodeship
	ڤويڤودية
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	المسقط في پولندا
	Division into counties
	الإحداثيات (Szczecin): Coordinates:
البلد	بولندا
العاصمة	شتشتسن
Counties	3 مدن، 18 land counties * Koszalin; Świnoujście; Szczecin; Białogard County; Choszczno County; Drawsko County; Goleniów County; Gryfice County; Gryfino County; Kamień County; Kołobrzeg County; Koszalin County; Łobez County; Myślibórz County; Police County; Pyrzyce County; Sławno County; Stargard County; Świdwin County; Szczecinek County; Wałcz County;
المساحة
• Total	22٬896 كم² (8٬840 ميل²)
التعداد(31-12-2014)
• Total	1٬715٬431
• الكثافة	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
• الحضر	1٬170٬105
• Rural	523٬428
Car plates	Z
المسقط الإلكتروني	Zachodniopomorski Urząd Wojewódzki w Szczecinie
	further divided into 114 gminas ;

ڤويڤودية پومرانيا الغربية أومقاطعة پومرانيا الغربية (بالپولندية، województwo zachodniopomorskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ zaˈxɔdɲɔ pɔˈmɔrskʲɛ])، هي ڤويڤودية (مقاطعة) في شمال غرب پولندا. ويحدها ڤويڤودية پومرانيا إلى الشرق، ڤويڤودية پولندا الكبرى إلى الجنوب الشرقي، ڤويڤودية لوبوس إلى الجنوب، الولايات الألمانية مكلن‌بورگ-پومرانيا الغربية وبراندنبورگ إلى الغرب، وبحر البلطيق إلى الشمال. وعاصمتها وأكبر مدنها هي شتشتسن.

It was established on January 1, 1999, out of the former شتشتسن and Koszalin Voivodeships and parts of other neighboring voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It is named for the historical region of پومرانيا (بالپولندية: Pomorze). In spite of the name ("پومرانيا الغربية"), the voivodeship does not include the most westerly parts of historical Pomerania, which lie in Germany's Vorpommern (انظر پومرانيا الغربية).

الاسم "پومرانيا" يأتي من السلاڤية "po more"، وتعني "الأرض المحاذية للبحر".

الجغرافيا والسياحة

مهرجان الڤايكنگ في ڤولن

Church of the Virgin Mary, Queen of the World، في ستارگارد

ڤويڤودية پومرانيا الغربية هي خامس أكبر ڤويڤودية في پولندا من حيث المساحة. Among the largest cities, of the region, are the capital Szczecin, as well as كشالين، ستارگارد وŚwinoujście.

This is a picturesque region of the Baltic Sea coast, with many beaches, lakes and woodlands. Szczecin, Świnoujście and Police are important ports. Other major seaside towns include Międzyzdroje, Dziwnów, Kołobrzeg, and Mielno.

West Pomerania is considered one of the greenest regions of Poland, and one of the most attractive for tourists. It is characterized by incredible diversity of the landscape: beaches, hundreds of lakes, and forests full of wildlife (e.g. Wkrzanska Forest), spreading mainly up the hills of the glacial lakes areas. West Pomerania is also rich in various forms and styles of architecture that were built during the Middle Ages as well as the Gothic, Baroque, and Renaissance periods. There is a diverse repertoire of theaters, festivals, museums and galleries. During a few-day long annual Sea Festival in Szczecin, a number of free open-air concerts take place. In Świnoujście during the summer, the FAMA Academic Youth Arts Festival takes place – an event with several years of tradition, which attracts not only young people but also older alumni. In Międzyzdroje, there is a Festival Of The Stars, which draws many popular actors. In Wolin, a Viking Festival takes place, which draws "Vikings" from all across Europe.

Another draw to the area is a wide array of health resorts. Brine and peloid, discovered in the 19th century, together with geothermal water resources, are popular attractions in Świnoujście, Kamień Pomorski and Połczyn Zdrój.

المدن والبلدات

Oder River in Szczecin

Gothic town hall, Chojna, built by Germans in 1320, when the town was known as Königsberg in der Neumark

City Hall, Koszalin

Park, Połczyn-Zdrój

Ship in harbour, Świnoujście

Town Hall, Nowe Warpno

Oder River in Police

Drawa National Park

Dendrological Garden, Przelewice

The voivodeship contains 64 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006): {{columns-list|colwidth=20em|

شتشتسن (410,809)
كشالين (107,783)
ستارگارد (70,534)
Kołobrzeg (44,794)

التقسيمات الادارية

West Pomeranian Voivodeship is divided into 21 counties (powiats): ثلاثة city counties and 18 land counties. These are further divided into 114 gminas.

The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population in 2014) ):

الاسمان العربي والپولندي	المساحة (km²)	التعداد (2006)	Seat	بلدات أخرى	Total gminas
City counties
شتشتسن	301	407,180			1
Koszalin	84	107,783			1
Świnoujście	197	41,276			1
Land counties
Stargard County powiat stargardzki	1,520	120,593	Stargard	Chociwel, Dobrzany, Ińsko, Suchań	10
Gryfino County powiat gryfiński	1,870	83,688	Gryfino	Chojna, Mieszkowice, Trzcińsko-Zdrój, Cedynia, Moryń	9
Goleniów County powiat goleniowski	1,617	82,507	Goleniów	Nowogard, Maszewo	6
Szczecinek County powiat szczecinecki	1,765	78,858	Szczecinek	Borne Sulinowo, Barwice, Biały Bór	6
Kołobrzeg County powiat kołobrzeski	726	79,567	Kołobrzeg	Gościno	7
Police County powiat policki	664	75,386	Police	Nowe Warpno	4
Myślibórz County powiat myśliborski	1,182	67,417	Myślibórz	Barlinek, Dębno	5
Koszalin County powiat koszaliński	1,669	65,962	Koszalin *	Sianów, Bobolice, Polanów	8
Gryfice County powiat gryficki	1,018	61,517	Gryfice	Trzebiatów, Płoty	6
Drawsko County powiat drawski	1,764	58,073	Drawsko Pomorskie	Złocieniec, Czaplinek, Kalisz Pomorski	6
Sławno County powiat sławieński	1,044	57,489	Sławno	Darłowo	6
Wałcz County powiat wałecki	1,415	54,348	Wałcz	Mirosławiec, Człopa, Tuczno	5
Choszczno County powiat choszczeński	1,328	49,709	Choszczno	Recz, Pełczyce, Drawno	6
Białogard County powiat białogardzki	845	48,679	Białogard	Karlino, Tychowo	4
Świdwin County powiat świdwiński	1,093	48,343	Świdwin	Połczyn-Zdrój	6
Kamień County powiat kamieński	1,007	47,751	Kamień Pomorski	Międzyzdroje, Wolin, Dziwnów, Golczewo	6
Pyrzyce County powiat pyrzycki	726	40,488	Pyrzyce	Lipiany	6
Łobez County powiat łobeski	1,066	37,804	Łobez	Resko, Węgorzyno, Dobra	5
NOTE: * seat not part of the county

المناطق المحمية

Wolin National Park

Protected areas in West Pomeranian Voivodeship include two National Parks and seven Landscape Parks. These are listed below.

Drawno National Park (جزئياً في ڤويڤوديات لوبوش وپولندا الكبرى)
Wolin National Park
Barlinek-Gorzów Landscape Park (partly in Lubusz Voivodeship)
Cedynia Landscape Park
Drawsko Landscape Park
Ińsko Landscape Park
Lower Odra Valley Landscape Park
Szczecin Landscape Park
Ujście Warty Landscape Park (جزئياً في ڤويڤودية لوبوش)

References

^ Arkadiusz Belczyk, Tłumaczenie polskich nazw geograficznych na język angielski [Translation of Polish Geographical Names into English], 2002-2006.
^ (بالألمانية: Pommersches Landesmuseum)
^ "Błąd 404. Strona o podanym adresie nie istnieje" (in البولندية). Stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
^ "Ludność, ruch naturalny i migracje w województwie zachodniopomorskim w 2014 r." (in البولندية). Urząd Statystyczny w Szczecinie. 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-19.