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Partner Regions Partner Regions: The Podkarpackie Voivodship
Area: 17,890 km2 (5.7% of the country’s total area) The Podkarpackie Voivodeship is located in south-eastern part of Poland. To the west it borders the Malopolskie Voivodeship (with its capital city of Krakow) and the Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship (with its capital city of Kielce), and to the north the Lubelskie Voivodeship. The southern and eastern borders of the region, with total length of 370 km, are at the same time Poland’s national borders with the Ukraine and Slovakia. Two international roads pass through the region: the E-40 from Germany to the Ukraine and the E-371 from Warsaw to Slovakia. On the two international borders there are 3 rail crossings ( in Medyka, Kroscienko and Lupkow) and nine road crossings (e.g. in Barwinek) that include those for what is known as light traffic (in Radoszyce, Lipowiec and Ozenna). In Jasionka nearby Rzeszow there is an airport adapted to service international passenger traffic, others for local transportation are located in Mielec, Krosno, Turbia near Stalowa Wola and on Mount Krajna (Commune of Bircza, near Arlamow). The capital of the region is Rzeszow with over 165,000 inhabitants. It is the most important and also the largest city of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship, which is the seat of the Voivodeship’s authorities as well as state government local units. In Rzeszow there are 7 colleges, the Wanda Siemaszkowa Theatre (which has a lively collaboration with cultural institutions in particular in Koszyce) and the “Maska” Puppet and Actor Theatre, the Philharmonic, the regional centre of the Polish Broadcasting Corporation TVP SA. There are also cultural events taking place that are nation-wide or event international significance, for example the World Festival of Polish Folk Music and Folklore Groups. The territory of the region has many natural resources: sulphur, crude oil, natural gas and mineral reserves of: sandstone, limestone, gypsum, ceramic clay, sand, gravel, as well as turf, mineral and spa waters. Industry in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship is dominated by agriculture and food processing, electrical machinery and chemistry. The vehicle, aircraft, mineral, light and furniture industries are also of major significance. After the administration reforms that have taken place private small and medium-sized companies are more and more contributing to production. On the one hand they secure a continuous raising of the competitiveness of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship and on the other the employment of specialists in a variety of sectors. The Podkarpackie Voivodeship’s tradition of heavy industry, which dominated the inter-war period, is connected with the Central Industrial Zone that was established at that time here. The high level of production of the companies from the Podkarpackie Voivodeship is confirmed by the allocation of the ISO 9000 certificates. Year after year, companies originating in the region aim at the implementation of the systems ensuring the quality control under the ISO 9000 standards. The clean and unpolluted natural environment makes it possible for the region to engage in the future in agricultural production of high ecological standards. The greatest opportunities are seen in the production of health foods and in the improvement of the sector of agricultural and food processing production. The Podkarpackie Voivodeship is one of the most attractive tourist regions in Poland, or even in Europe as a whole, because of its natural and cultural assets. Each of the three geographical areas of which it is made up: the Bieszczady Mountains, the Low Beskid Range and the Sandomierz Basin create suitable conditions both for recreation and outdoors tourism. The tourists enjoying the hospitality of our region are becoming more and more numerous. The well-prepared tourism infrastructure, the raising quality and extension of the range of services rendered, the increasing availability from the transportation point of view, encourage to visit and wander among the most interesting places of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship. For several years it has also been the fashion to spend a peaceful holiday in an agrotourist farm, where you can spend your leisure time very pleasantly and actively in a home and family atmosphere, at no great expense, with the owner providing a whole range of different attractions. But tourism in our region comprises also many kilometres of hiking, horseback riding and bike routes, overnight accommodation suitable to every pocket and many cultural and sporting events which are up to international standards.
Lubelskie Voivodship Lubelskie Voivodship Lubelskie voivodship is located in Eastern part of Poland; bordering with Ukraine and Belarus on the length of 457 km. After Poland accession to EU it will compose the extern border of enlarged European Union. Nowadays, thanks to the investments related to the adaptation process of the border to the European standards the additional stimulation of economic development is observed.. Important communication routs are running through Lubelskie Region, such as strategic highway A2 from Paris to Moscow. Very important role in future will play planned express routs from Scandinavia to Kiev and Odessa in Ukraine. According to the expectations of the Regional Development Strategy the territory along mentioned routs will consider very attractive for local and foreign investors. Taking advantages of this potential region a real acceleration of economic development should appear. Basic data Natural resources Tourism & Natural environment Generosity of nature as well as cultural heritage, place the Lubelskie voivodship in the group of the most attractive tourist regions in Poland not entirely developed yet. Here are regions of outstanding recreational values: Lublin is the capital of the region and a biggest the academic centre in South – Eastern Poland. More then 72.000 students attend 12 schools of higher education in Lubelskie voivodship, including two Universities (UMCS and KUL), Polytechnic, Agriculture and Medical Academy etc. Regional economy. Lubelskie is one of the five regions in Poland having positive balance in foreign trade. The most important foreign partners belong to: Big potential is the most important trump card of lubelskie voivodship. Volyn Oblast Volyn oblast The Volyn oblast was formed on 4 December 1939. It is situated in the north western part of Ukraine within geographical area called Polissia. It borders on Poland to the west, Belarus to the north, Rivne and Lviv oblasts of Ukraine to the east and south. The oblast takes an advantageous geographical position at crossing of important European trade routes. The shortest motorways connecting Kyiv, Warsaw and Berlin run through the oblast. The oblast covers the area of 20.2 square kilometres (3.3 per cent of total Ukraine’s territory); it stretches for 187 km from the north to the south and for 163 km from the west to the east. The population is 1,060,700 people (2.2 per cent of total number of habitants in Ukraine). More than a half – 50.3 per cent are urban dwellers and 49.7 per cent reside in the countryside. The average population density is 52.5 persons per a square kilometre. The oblast capital is Lutsk where 208,600 people live. The leading branch of the regional economy is an agro-industrial sector which ensures nearly half of the oblast gross product. Local agriculture specializes in meat and dairy cattle breeding; crops, sugar beets, vegetables and potato growing. Despite a number of problems and hardships, new economic relations based on private ownership for land and properties have been introduced in agriculture. Almost 100 per cent of agricultural output is ensured by private sector. 167 enterprises are working in an industrial sector. The leading are food, machine building, fuel, chemical and building materials industries. The largest share in the total oblast industrial output belongs to food industry – 58.9 per cent. Local enterprises produce control devices, bearings, machinery for cattle breeding and fodder making, plastics, fabrics, linoleum, soft roofing materials, building bricks, furniture, confectionery, pasta, canned foodstuffs, sausages, alcohol, etc. There are 3,700 small private enterprises and 28,300 entrepreneurs in the oblast where nearly 10 per cent oblast able-bodied citizens are employed. Small enterprises ensure 9.2 per cent of the oblast gross product and 20 per cent of all budget revenues. 587 explored deposits of natural gas, coal, peat, saprobe, brick-and-tiling raw material, chalk, sand for building and glass making, grainy phosphates, and building stones constitute mineral and raw potential of Volyn. Favourable geographical location on crossings of significant trade and economic routed contributes to active international economic co-operation of the region. Nowadays the oblast maintains business contacts with 82 countries in the world. During 1993/2003 nearly $ 65 million originating from 23 countries was invested into the region. The territory of priority development is operating in a coal-mining city Novovolynsk where special procedures for investment activities have been implemented. They grant taxation and customs preferences both for domestic and foreign businessmen in terms of executing investment projects. The Volyn oblast is the land full of ancient legends, monuments which remind us about our forefathers’ struggle and courage, the land of powerful Volyn-Galytske princedom, the land of deep forests, blue lakes, groves, valleys, slow and rapid rivers. Its towns and villages with ancient history are happy to invite guests. Here visitors will have excellent opportunities to learn the history and culture of Ukraine and Volyn from ancient times till nowadays. There are over 150 architectural monuments in the oblast. Every year the region holds festivals “Christmas Mystery”, “Polissia Summer and Folklore”, “Oberih”, “Waves of the Svityaz”, various exhibitions and fairs of handicraft works. The oblast has significant recreational resources: temperate-continental climate, varying landscapes, forests, a dense net of rivers, a great number of lakes (220 small and big ones), resources for therapeutic mudbaths, mineral springs, and phytocuring reserves, which favor tourism and recreation all the year round. The forest resources take up 695,000 hectares or 27.7% of the total area of the oblast. Local forests are rich in mushrooms, berries, medicinal herbs, birds and animals, and can satisfy various demands for recreation, treatment, health improvement, and general education. There is the regional landscape park “Stokhid-Prypiat”, 16 national nature reserves, 10 monuments of landscape architecture and over 300 nature conserving protected parks. Close to the borders with Poland and Belarus there is Shatsk National Natural Park, the place that is unique not only in Ukraine but also in Central and Eastern Europe. One of the largest and most beautiful lakes of Ukraine – the Svitaz - is situated on the territory of the park. The doors of Volyn are wide open for those who want to do business, for those who are interested in its history, culture, customs and traditions, for those who long unforgettable impressions and merry discoveries on its tourist routes.
Lviv Oblast Lviv region L'viv region was established on the 4th of December 1939. It is situated in the most Western part of Ukraine. There are 20 districts, 43 cities, including cities of regional subordination (L’viv - 6 city districts, Boryslav, Chervonohrad, Drphobych, Sambir, Stryi, and Truskavets), 34 settlements and 1850 villages in L'viv region. The administrative center of the region is the city of L'viv - one of the most ancient and beautiful cities in Ukraine, which also is a big economic, political, social and transportation center. The history of its origin goes back to the 13th century, when Prince Danylo Halyts’kyi founded it in 1256. UNESCO has recently acknowledged the city as the pearl of Europe. The central historic part of the city was enlisted into World Historic Heritage List.
General information about the region: Square: 21.8 square kilometers, which is 3.6% of the territory of Ukraine, and 17th place among the regions of Ukraine Distance from L'viv to Kyiv: The region occupies southwestern part of the Eastern-European Hollow and Western part of the Northern macro hill of the Ukrainian Carpathians. Rozluch Mountain (935 meters above the sea level), Parashka Mountain (1271 meters), and Pikui Mountain (1406 meters) are the highest mountain peaks in the region.
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