Zachodniopomorskie

Darlowo: ducal castle

Zachodniopomorskie, Polish Województwo Zachodniopomorskie, województwo (province), northwestern Poland. Created in 1999 as part of Poland’s provincial reorganization, it comprises the former (1975–98) provinces of Szczecin and Koszalin, as well as portions of the former provinces of Gorzów, Piła, and Słupsk. It is bordered to the north by the Baltic Sea, to the east by Pomorskie province, to the south by the provinces of Wielkopolskie and Lubuskie, and to the west by Germany. The provincial capital is Szczecin. Area 8,839 square miles (22,892 square km). Pop. (2011) 1,722,883.