Podlaskie voivodeship - Województwo podlaskie

Podlaskie voivodeship
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Main information
Capital city	Białystok
Currency	zloty (PLN)
Surface	20 187
Population	1 181 533 (2019)
Tongue	Polish, Belarusian, Lithuanian
religion	Catholicism, Orthodoxy
Time zone	UTC 01:00↗

Podlaskie voivodeship - a voivodeship located in the north-eastern part Polish, with the capital of St. Bialystok.

Characteristic

Geography

Today's Podlaskie Voivodeship includes, apart from Podlasie, a historical land located on The Podlasie Lowland on both sides of the middle Bug, also part of Mazovia (in the west) and lands Suwałki Region (on the north).

fauna and Flora

Bison is bred in the Białowieża Primeval Forest, beavers are found in the Wigry National Park, and many species of birds can be found on the Biebrza and the Narew.

Climate

Compared to other regions of Poland, the climate is more severe, and Suwałki is called the "Polish Cold Pole". It is strongly influenced by the masses of continental air; average annual air temperature below 7 ° C, in the north-eastern part below 6.5 ° C. It is one of the coolest areas in the country (the coldest winters in Poland, apart from the mountains, with a temperature below 5.5 ° C); temperature amplitudes above 23 ° C, greater than the national average. The average rainfall is 550 mm in the south of the voivodship, up to 700 in the north. The climatic conditions result in a long period of snow cover (over 3 months) and a shorter vegetation period of 190–205 days.

History

In the times before the baptism of Poland and several decades later in Podlasie (apart from the western part of the present Podlasie Voivodeship, which historically belonged to Łomża region - the largest land in Mazovia), it was located in the Duchy of Kiev. However, the borders were shifting quite often and the influence of this Duchy on the population of Podlasie at that time was negligible. Later, for several years, this area remained without belonging to the neighboring countries. The attempts of the Dukes of Mazovia, the Duchy of Lithuania and Jaćwieży were of no use. Then, with the expansion of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the area was incorporated into the Lithuania.

Before the advent of the Polish-Lithuanian Union, invasions from both sides caused the borders to shift. At one point, the area of ​​Podlasie was briefly incorporated into Mazovia (Bielsk Podlaski, Drohiczyn), and the eastern border was near the town Black Białystok (in the north) and east of Bielsko (in the south). Later, however, Lithuania regained its lands and held them until the entry into force of the Polish-Lithuanian Union. Heavier battles were fought only for the lands in the vicinity Tykocinawho passed from Masovian rule to Lithuanian rule. During the times of the Union, Podlasie was incorporated into the Polish Crown.

Economy

In 2012, the gross domestic product of the voivodeship Podlaskie voivodeship amounted to PLN 36.1 billion, which accounted for 2.2% of Poland's GDP. Gross domestic product per capita amounted to PLN 30.1 thousand. PLN (71.7% of the national average), which placed Podlaskie in the 14th place in relation to other voivodships.

In 2010, sold production of industry in the province Podlaskie voivodeship amounted to PLN 16.7 billion, which constituted 1.7% of the production of Polish industry. The sale of construction and assembly production in Podlaskie Voivodeship amounted to PLN 4.8 billion, which accounted for 3.0% of this sale in Poland.

The average monthly salary of a resident of the province Podlaskie in the third quarter of 2011 amounted to PLN 3,220.88, which placed it in the 11th place in relation to all voivodships.

At the end of March 2012, the number of registered unemployed in the voivodship amounted to approx. 69.1 thousand. inhabitants, which is an unemployment rate of 14.7% for the economically active.

According to data from 2011, 11.0% of inhabitants in households in the voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship had expenses below the extreme poverty line (ie it was below the minimum subsistence level), which was the highest percentage in relation to other voivodships.

Drive

By train

Access from the side Of Warsaw by Paws down Białystokand also z Olecka down Suwałki.

By car

You cannot get to Podlasie via the motorway. Access via expressways is possible thanks to the S8, S16, S19 and S61 expressways. Reaching Podlaskie Voivodeship is possible by national roads (DK8, DK16, DK19, DK58, DK61, DK63, DK65 and DK66) and other roads of lower categories.

By bus

By plane

There are no international airports or passenger airports in Podlaskie Voivodeship. The nearest Polish airports are in Warsaw, Modlin and Szczytno, and the closest foreign ones are Brest-Telmy Airport and Grodno Airport.

Regions

Poviats in the Podlaskie Voivodeship

View of Białowieża

Białystok region:

• Białystok
• Paws
• Sokolka
• Krynki
• Gródek
• Michalowo
• Dąbrowa Białostocka
• Knyszyn
• Mońki

Orthodox church in Siemiatycze

Tykocin Land:

• Tykocin
• Kiermusy

Bielsko Land:

• Bialowieza
• Bielsk Podlaski
• Hajnowka
• Kobylin-Borawy (border between Mazowsze and Podlasie on the river Saliva)
• Falcons

Kościuszko Market Square in Białystok

Counties

• Suwałki poviat
• Augustów poviat
• Sokołów poviat
• Białystok poviat
• Hajnówka poviat
• Siemiatycze poviat
• Bielsko poviat
• Wysokie Mazowieckie poviat
• Zambrów poviat
• Łomża poviat
• Grajewo poviat
• Kolno poviat

Center of Suwałki

Cities

• Białystok
• Bielsk Podlaski
• Ciechanowiec
• Suprasl
• Augustów
• Sejny
• Choroszcz
• Wasilków
• Lomza
• Grajewo
• Suwałki
• Sokolka
• Siemiatycze
• Surage
• Zambrów

Villages

• Tybory-Trzcianka
• Pratulin
• Grabarka
• Osowiec-Fortress
• Wigry

Interesting places

Transport

Trip

Tongue

The official language in the region is Polish. While staying in border areas, we can come across mixed speech or the Belarusian or Lithuanian language. In some parts of the voivodeship (around Hajnówka), the current Podlasie dialect, also known as the Podlasie micro-language.

Worth seeing

• Białystok
• Czarna Hańcza - a river that passes by a number of attractive tourist locations:
  • Hańcza - the deepest lake in Poland,
  • Wigry National Park,
  • Camaldolese monastery complex in Wigry,
  • The Augustowski Canal - the longest monument in Poland.
• Bialowieza National Park - bison breeding
• Narew National Park - Narew and swamps
• Zegrzyńskie Lake
• Lake Siemianowskie
• Knyszyn Primeval Forest
  • Knyszyn Forest Landscape Park
  • Bison refuges
• Lomza
• Biebrza National Park
  • Biebrza pool
  • Goniądz
• The Podlasie Tatar Trail
  • Bohoniki and Crushed - Tatar mosque

It is worth a try

Dishes of the Polish-Lithuanian border: Kartacze (zeppelins), dumplings, kindziuk. On warm days, Lithuanian cold soup tastes great. Sękacz, as an original and durable (can be stored for weeks) cake, can be a souvenir or a gift.

In many places, you can buy products made using traditional methods (cheese, butter, honey, cold cuts).

Due to the proximity of the border with Belarus and Lithuania, you can buy regional products and local food there.

Gastronomy

In smaller towns, restaurants and bars are attractive for tourists. Some of them are open only in the summer season.

Security

There is an emergency notification center in Podlaskie Voivodeship, located in Białystok, which handles emergency reports to emergency numbers 112, 997, 998 and 999.