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Masuria ( Polish: Mazury, German: Masuren ⓘ, Masurian: Mazur) 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).
Masuria is an ethnographic and geographic region in northern and northeastern Poland, known for its 2,000 lakes. Masuria occupies much of the Masurian Lake District. Administratively, it is part of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship . 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.
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The easiest way to define the historical area of Warmia is to refer to other historical lands around it, i.e. Upper Prussia from the west (most of the border is the Pasłęka River), Masuria from the south and east, and Lower Prussia from the north. The towns located in Warmia are: Braniewo, Frombork, Orneta, Pieniężno, Lidzbark Warmiński ...
The small minority of Protestant Masovians in southern Catholic Masovia inside Poland emigrated later to Prussian Masuria. Masuria became part of the Kingdom of Prussia at the Kingdom's founding in 1701, and part of the Prussian-led German Empire at the Empire's founding in 1871. Masurians referred to themselves in the 19th century as "Polish ...
Masuria. Masuria (məzŏŏ´rēə), Ger. Masurenland, Pol. Mazury, region, N Poland. It is a low-lying area covered by large lakes and forests and drained by many small rivers. The original population of the region was expelled by the Teutonic Knights and replaced (14th cent.) with Polish settlers.
Jul 12, 2023 · Mute Swans. Łuknajno Lake is an ornithological reserve covering 1189.11 ha. It protects one of the largest mute swan refugees in Poland. In the summer and autumn periods, there are up to 2,500 swans and over 175 different bird species in reserve, 95 of which nest. In 1977, the lake was recognized by UNESCO.
Masuria. Masuria ( Mazury in Polish, and Masuren in German) is a lake district in northeast Poland in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It has over three thousand lakes, the most in the Great Masurian Lakes area. Many of them are connected by channels and rivers, so it is possible to sail hundreds of kilometers from Węgorzewo to Pisz .
