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Eastern Poland

Eastern Poland

Macroregion of Poland

This article is about the modern eastern Poland. For the region that was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945, see Kresy.

Eastern Poland is a macroregion in Poland comprising the Lublin, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Świętokrzyskie, and Warmian-Masurian voivodeships.

The make-up of the distinct macroregion is based not only of geographical criteria, but also economical: in 2005, these five voivodeships has the lowest GDP per capita in the enlarged European Union.[1] On this basis, the macroregion is subject to special additional support with European funds under the Eastern Poland Economic Promotion Programme over 2007–2013.[2]

In 2012–2013, the macroregion was the subject of an advertising campaign, Why didn't you invest in Eastern Poland?, which was to raise awareness of and increase investment in the region.[3]

Largest cities

Cities with over 50,000 inhabitants (as of 2023):

  1. Lublin
  2. Białystok
  3. Rzeszów
  4. Kielce
  5. Olsztyn
  6. Elbląg
  7. Suwałki
  8. Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
  9. Zamość
  10. Łomża
  11. Ełk
  12. Chełm
  13. Mielec
  14. Przemyśl
  15. Stalowa Wola
  16. Biała Podlaska

References

  1. [1]
    "Program Operacyjny Rozwój Polski Wschodniej 2007 – 2013" (PDF) (in Polish). Ministry of Regional Development. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014. W grudniu 2005 r. Rada Europejska podjęła decyzję o przyznaniu Polsce dodatkowej kwoty z budżetu Unii Europejskiej w wysokości 882 mln euro (107 euro na mieszkańca każdego z województw Polski Wschodniej - uznanych za regiony o najniższym poziomie PKB na mieszkańca na podstawie danych Eurostatu z 2002 r.) w ramach Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego (EFRR).
  2. [2]
    http://www.polskawschodnia.gov.pl. Dostęp: 29.09.2011
  3. [3]
    "Dlaczego nie zainwestowałeś w Polsce Wschodniej? Kluczowe pytanie kampanii medialnej Polski Wschodniej" (in Polish). Interia.pl. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.


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