Powiśle (region)
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Powiśle | |
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Geographical region | |
 Powiśle on the map of Poland | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Largest city | Elbląg |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Powiśle or Dolne Powiśle is a cultural and geographic region in northern Poland, administratively located in the Pomeranian and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeships.[1]
It is named after the Vistula River (Polish: Wisła), referring to the region's location on the right bank of the river, near its delta.
The largest cities and towns of Powiśle are Elbląg, Kwidzyn, Malbork and Iława.
2007 was designated the "Year of Powiśle" (Rok Powiśla), with various festivities held in the region, including musical, athletic, theatrical and historical re-enactments.[2]
Powiśle is bordered by Warmia and Masuria in the east, by the Chełmno Land in the south, and by Pomerania in the west.
- Malbork Castle in Malbork, UNESCO World Heritage Site and Historic Monument of Poland
- Kwidzyn Castle and Co-Cathedral complex in Kwidzyn, Historic Monument of Poland[3]
- Elbląg Canal, partly located in Masuria, Historic Monument of Poland,[4] with Lake Ruda Woda as its longest natural section
- Sierakowski Palace in Waplewo Wielkie, seat of the Museum of Noble Tradition (Muzeum Tradycji Szlacheckiej), branch of the National Museum in Gdańsk[5]
- Archaeological and Historical Museum in Elbląg
- Elbląg Upland Landscape Park and Iława Lake District Landscape Park with Jeziorak, the longest and sixth largest lake in Poland
- Bażyński Oak in Kadyny, over 700-year-old oak and natural monument of Poland, one of the oldest and thickest trees in Poland[6]
Cuisine
Powiśle is the place of cultivation of apples, pears and plums.[1] The Powiśle plum (powiślańska śliwka) is used to make powidła, vinegar, and the Nebrowianka nalewka,[1] all officially recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland as traditional regional products.[7][8] Other traditional foods include the Czernin apple cultivated in Czernin, Piekło marzipan hearts, a local cookie, decorated with chocolate or jelly, and the Piekło kiełbasa with black mustard seed, a local type of kiełbasa, produced in Piekło.[9][10][11]
