Sochy, Warmian Masurian Voivodeship

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (also known as Warmian-Masurian Province, or by its Polish name województwo warmi¿sko-mazurskie or simply Warmi¿sko-Mazurskie) is a voivodeship (province) in north-eastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn. The voivodeship has an area of 24,192 km2 (9,341 sq mi) and a population of 1,427,091 (as of 2006).The Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Olsztyn Voivodeship and parts of Suwäki and Elbl¿g Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province's name derives from two historic regions, Warmia and Masuria.