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Podlaskie Vovoidship (Polish: Województwo podlaskie) is a region in Poland situated in north east part of country.

Regions

• Pojezierze Suwalskie
• Kotlina Biebrzańska
• Wysoczyzna Kolneńska
• Nizina Podlaska
• Wysoczyzna Bielska
• Narew

Cities

• Białystok - capital city of Podlaskie Voivodship, and the largest city in north-eastern Poland

• Augustów
• Białowieża
• Ciechanowiec
• Suchowola - geographical centre of Europe
• Tykocin

Other destinations

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

• Białowieża Forest a primeval forest near Bialystok with very old trees and the last bison at large in Europe.

National Parks

• Białowieża National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site as it is the last remnants of the Europe wide primeval forest from the last ice age.

• Biebrza National Park, protected swampland haven for birdlife.

• Narew National Park – national park protecting the widelife of the river Narew.

• Wigry National Park – national park protecting the widelife of the Lake Wigry.

Spas

• Augustów – spa in the Suwałki Lakeland.

• Supraśl-Zdrój – spa near Białystok.

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Itineraries

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