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Masuria
Masuria
Mazury | |
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Ethnographic and geographic region | |
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 Location of Masuria (shown in blue) on the map of Poland | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| Largest city | Ełk |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,000 km2 (4,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 500,000 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Masurian |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Primary airport | Olsztyn-Mazury Airport |
| Highways |      |
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Masuria (Polish: Mazury [maˈzurɨ] ⓘ; Masurian: Mazurÿ; German: Masuren [maˈzuːʁən] ⓘ) is an ethnographic and geographic region in northern and northeastern Poland, known for its 2,000 lakes.[1] Masuria occupies much of the Masurian Lake District. Administratively, it is part of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (administrative area/province). Its biggest city, often regarded as its capital, is Ełk. The region covers a territory of some 10,000 km2 which is inhabited by approximately 500,000 people.
Masuria is bordered by Warmia, Powiśle and Chełmno Land in the west, Mazovia in the south, Podlachia and Suwałki Region in the east, and Lithuania Minor in the north.
- ^ It was a finalist in the Internet-based poll New7Wonders of Nature
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