The Great Masurian Lake District is one of the finest regions in Poland
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Masurian Lake District is a the largest in-land lake district in Poland
The Great Masurian Lake District is one of the finest regions in poland.The Great Masurian Lake Distric in terms of its natural beauty and the tourist potential.The Masurian Lake District is a lake district in northeastern Poland containing more than 2,000 lakes. The lake district was shaped by the Pleistocene ice age.It extends roughly 290 km eastwards from the lower Vistula River to the Poland-Lithuania border and occupies an area of roughly 52,000 square kilometers.The lake district lies within the Warmian Masurian Voivodeship. Small parts of the district lie within the Masovian and Podlaskie Voivodeships.The lakeland was successively part of the monastic state of the Teutonic Knights, the Duchy of Prussia, and the Prussian province of East Prussia. While part of the German Empire, it was the location of the First Battle of the Masurian Lakes (1914) and the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes (1915) during World War I. In 1945 after World War II, it was placed under Polish administration according to the Potsdam Agreement.
The Great Masurian Lake District is a nature reveals its full beauty, and the clean water and air invite you to spend your free time in the wilderness. It is also the largest in-land lake district in Poland