1. WARMIA – MAZURY PART Warszawa 26.01.2010

3. the area of 24,000 square km 58% of farmlands 58% of farmlands 29% of forests 29% of forests 6% of waters 6% of waters The fourth largest region in Poland

4. nearly 1,500,000 people - 3,7% of the population of Poland the lowest population density in the country - the lowest population density in the country - 59 persons per square km 59 persons per square km (the average in Poland is 122 persons per square km) per square km) 116 communes, 19 districts, 47 cities, 116 communes, 19 districts, 47 cities, more than 3900 villages more than 3900 villages

5. NATURAL ENVIRONMENT  8 natural landscape parks  104 nature reserves  about 2400 monuments of nature

6. MAIN ATTRACTIONS :  2,700 lakes, a paradise under the sails  The Gothic Castle Trail – of the Teutonic Knights and bishops  Nicolaus Copernicus - the biggest astronomer  by boat on the grass - the Elbląg Canal  the Battle of Grunwald in the 1410  Kaliningrad - Cross-border tourism

7. ARRIVALS 3,000,000 tourists annually 1,000,000 are foreign tourists

8. ACCOMMODATION

9. OUR PROJECTS  road markings for tourists - € 1,000,000 - 19 partners (Regional Operational Programme Warmia Mazury 2007-2013)  cycle routes - € 10,000,000 - 25 partners (Regional Operational Programme- Development of Eastern Poland)  the modernization of Tourist Information Centers - € 1,000,000 – 23 partners (Regional Operational Programme Warmia Mazury 2007-2013)  the promotion of tourist areas of the Elblag Canal and Iława Lakeland – € 800,000- 3 partners (Regional Operational Programme Warmia Mazury 2007-2013)  the tourism promotion campaign of Warmia and Mazury – € 3,100,000 (Regional Operational Programme Warmia Mazury 2007-2013)  the regional souvenir contest- € 100,000 (Regional Operational Programme Warmia Mazury 2007-2013)

10. WWW. M AZURY C UD N ATURY. ORG

11. OUR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT SEJMIK (ASSEMBLY) OF WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE VOIVODSHIP (30 COUNCILLORS) VOIVODSHIP BOARD (5 PEOPLE) MARSHAL OF THE VOIVODSHIP AS ITS CHAIRMAN OFFICE OF THE MARSHAL OF THE VOIVODSHIP 25 DEPARTMENTS (INCLUDING 3 DEPARTMENTS DEALING WITH EU FUNDS) 770 EMPLOYEES

12. Office of the Marshal of the Warmisko-Mazurskie Voivodship of the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship Department of Tourism Department of Regional Policy Mariańska 3th Street 10-562 Olsztyn tel. 48 - 89- 52 16 900 fax 48 - 89- 52 16 909 promocja@warmia.mazury.pl

13. Thank youThank you for your attentionfor your attention Beata KantolakBeata Kantolak Department of TourismDepartment of Tourism