Masuria

Masuria Mazury
Ethnographic and geographic region
From top, left to right: Lake Niegocin, Mikołajki, Grunwald battlefield, Ełk, Saint George Basilica in Kętrzyn, Castle in Nidzica
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Location of Masuria (shown in blue) on the map of Poland
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
Largest city	Ełk
Area
• Total	10,000 km2 (4,000 sq mi)
Population
• Total	500,000
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym	Masurian
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Primary airport	Olsztyn-Mazury Airport
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Masuria (Polish: Mazury [maˈzurɨ] ^ⓘ; Masurian: Mazurÿ; German: Masuren [maˈzuːʁən] ^ⓘ) is an ethnographic and geographic region in northern and northeastern Poland, known for its 2,000 lakes.^[1] Masuria occupies much of the Masurian Lake District. Administratively, it is part of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (administrative area/province). Its biggest city, often regarded as its capital, is Ełk. The region covers a territory of some 10,000 km² which is inhabited by approximately 500,000 people.

Masuria is bordered by Warmia, Powiśle and Chełmno Land in the west, Mazovia in the south, Podlachia and Suwałki Region in the east, and Lithuania Minor in the north.