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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).
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 ...
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Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn. The voivodeship has an area of 24,192 km 2 (9,341 sq mi) and in 2019 had a population of 1,425,967.
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Mar 8, 2017 · From kayaking along the picturesque Krutynia River and cycling through the area’s thick forests, to sailing and fishing on the country’s biggest lakes, there are plenty of activities to choose from. 1. Masurian lakes & towns to visit. Measuring over 113 sq km, Śniardwy is Poland’s biggest lake and Pole’s favourite sailing spot.
Numerous films and TV-series were made here, the scenery of which were lakes and forests, as well as the architecture of the local towns and villages, including historical, religious and military buildings. Roman Polański’s cult film “Knife in the water” from 1961 was filmed on Lake Kisajno.
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 .
Masuria (Polish: Mazury , German: Masuren) is a region in northern Poland famous for its 2,000 lakes. It was once the part of East Prussia which was inhabited by Polish-speaking, Lutheran Masurians. Masuria occupies much of the Masurian Lake District (Polish: Pojezierze Mazurskie ).
