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30-600: It was established on 1 January 1999, out of the former Szczecin and Koszalin Voivodeships and parts of Gorzów , Piła and Słupsk Voivodeships , pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-states of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Brandenburg to

60-560: A direct train connection with Stralsund , which is operated by Usedomer Bäderbahn . The only domestic and international airport in West Pomeranian Voivodeship is Szczecin-Goleniów "Solidarność" Airport . Also, part of the runway of an abandoned airport in Bagicz (near Kołobrzeg ) was converted to an airport licensed to service planes carrying not more than 20 passengers on board. Football and basketball enjoy

90-514: A similar sounding word in Cantonese , which fully translates to farmer . The official explanation for "FAMA" meant that farmers plant seeds and grow crops for food. The first word, "農"(nong), meaning farming/cultivation, originates from China. Kwan and Wing hope to aspire spreading seeds (music and culture) across Asian countries and the world, as well as local roots in Hong Kong. The duo's goal

120-408: Is "One Asia for all Asians", and from their own perspective, promote their body of work through current social affairs/trends, life, attitude, love, sex, hip hop and much more. In an interview, Kwan and Wing stated the real reason they got their name "FAMA" because they saw a person wearing folded wide pants which looked similar to a farmer while hanging with friends on the streets. After laughing at

150-512: Is a single by 6 Wing about his determination to keep rapping despite poor economic circumstances. Their third studio album Music Tycoon was released October 20. In 2007, FAMA reached mainstream popularity with the single "Wing and Water Rising" 風生水起 featuring Feng Shui master Mak Ling Ling. That year they won My Favourite Group and Best Group Gold Prize at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation. FAMA

180-454: Is considered one of the greenest regions of Poland, and one of the most attractive for tourists. It is characterized by incredible diversity of the landscape: beaches, hundreds of lakes, and forests full of wildlife (e.g. Wkrzanska Forest ), spreading mainly up the hills of the glacial lakes areas, and Poland's two largest islands, Wolin and Usedom . West Pomerania is also rich in various forms and styles of architecture that were built during

210-823: The Koszalin Voivodeship to the east, the Gorzów Voivodeship to the south, the East Germany to the west, which in 1990, was replaced by Germany , and the Baltic Sea to the north. On 9 December 1989, the Polish People's Republic was replaced by the Third Polish Republic . In 1997, the voivodeship had a population of 995 100, and in 1998, it had an area of 9982 km². It existed until 31 December 1998, when it

240-583: The Operation Vistula in 1947. In the 16th and 17th centuries, some Scots settled in several towns of the current West Pomeranian Voivodeship, i.e. Wałcz , Biały Bór , Człopa and Gryfice , whereas in the 18th century French Huguenots settled in Szczecin and Gryfino . The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 18.3 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 3.7% of Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power

270-553: The Szczecin agglomeration reaches even further. West Pomeranian Voivodeship is divided into 21 counties ( powiats ): three city counties and 18 land counties. These are further divided into 114 gminas . The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population in 2019): Protected areas in West Pomeranian Voivodeship include two National Parks and seven Landscape Parks . These are listed below. Apart from nationwide Polish cuisine ,

300-489: The 19th century, together with geothermal water resources, are popular attractions in Świnoujście, Kamień Pomorski and Połczyn Zdrój . A notable phenomenon on a worldly scale is the Crooked Forest outside the town of Gryfino . The voivodeship contains five cities and 61 towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2019): Towns : The Polish districts of

330-793: The Middle Ages as well as the Gothic , Renaissance , and Baroque periods. Darłowo , the birthplace of Eric of Pomerania , King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, contains a preserved old town with the Gothic Our Lady of Częstochowa church, which holds the king's sarcophagus. The St. Mary's Church in Stargard and Saint John Co-Cathedral in Kamień Pomorski are considered two of the most precious Gothic churches of entire Poland, and as such are listed as Historic Monuments of Poland , whereas

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360-618: The National road 3 in the voivodeship is in a standard of an expressway ( Expressway S3 (Poland) ). The National road 6 between German border and Rzęśnica is in the standard of autostrada ( A6 autostrada (Poland) ), whereas part between Rzęścnica and Goleniów and bypasses of Goleniów and Nowogard are in standards of an expressway ( Expressway S6 (Poland) ). Other important national roads are National road 10 (Poland) (German border-Szczecin-Piła-Bydgoscz-Toruń-Płońsk) and National road 11 (Poland) (Kołobrzeg-Koszalin-Piła-Poznań-Bytom). Apart from

390-893: The Saint Stanislaus Kostka church in Chwarszczany is a nationally unique former Knights Templar church. In Cedynia , the westernmost town of Poland, there is a memorial commemorating the Battle of Cedynia of 972, the oldest recorded battle in the history of Poland. The Świnoujście Lighthouse is the tallest brick lighthouse in the world. The War Cemetery in Stargard is the burial place of over 5,000 Allied soldiers and prisoners of war from both world wars, including Polish, French, Serbian/Yugoslav, Russian/Soviet, Italian, Romanian, Belgian, British, Moroccan, Portuguese and Dutch. There are also numerous World War II memorials, including memorials to Allied POWs from World War II at

420-399: The above, some other national roads are located in the voivodeship. The voivodeship possesses also a well-developed network of regional roads. Main railways in the province are line no. 351 Szczecin-Poznań, line no. 273 Szczecin-Wrocław (so-called "Odra railway"), line no. 202 Stargard-Gdańsk, line no. 401 Szczecin-Świnoujście and line no. 404 Kołobrzeg-Szczecinek. The main railway stations of

450-419: The duo have since released 10 studio albums and EPs. Known for their quick-wit and humour, along with the use of lyrics and music to reflect Hong Kong's society and culture, C Kwan and 6 Wing have also found success as television hosts and actors. They also have been associated with other musicians and bands, such as Edison Chen , Joey Yung , JJ Lin , Khalil Fong , HotCha and many more. FAMA originates from

480-595: The former Oflag II-B, Oflag II-D and Stalag Luft IV German POW camps in Choszczno , Kłomino and Tychowo , and a memorial to British pilots of the No. 617 Squadron RAF shot down by Germany in Karsibór , Świnoujście . There is a diverse repertoire of theaters, festivals, museums and galleries. During a few-day long annual Sea Festival in Szczecin , a number of free open-air concerts take place. In Świnoujście during

510-511: The group, FAMA had a record deal with DJ Tommy and began creating music with DJ Galaxy. 6 Wing recalls recording songs in DJ Tommy's kitchen. FAMA released their debut studio album Poem O' Da Moon 月下思 on 8 November 2002. Their second studio album Cheng Wing Gi 鄭永芝 was released 4 April 2005. By 2006, GiGi had left the group. In 2006, FAMA released the single "456Wing", which received strong airplay on mainstream local radio stations. The song

540-528: The historical region Western Pomerania (the three westernmost districts of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship) had a population of about 520,000 in 2012 (cities of Szczecin , Świnoujście and Police County combined) – while the German districts had a population of about 470,000 in 2012 ( Vorpommern-Rügen and Vorpommern-Greifswald combined). Overall, about 1 million people live in the historical region of Western Pomerania today, while

570-661: The largest following in the voivodeship. Szczecin Voivodeship (1975%E2%80%931998) The Szczecin Voivodeship was a voivodeship ( province ) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Polish Republic from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Szczecin , and it was centered on the western Farther Pomerania . It was established on 1 June 1975, from the part of the Szczecin Voivodeship , and existed until 31 December 1998, when it

600-431: The looks, Kwan and Wing decided to take up the name "FAMA" because it was easy to remember and represented the grassroots . Kwan and Wing were high school schoolmates. The two were previously part of a five-member underground rap metal band known as System Map. After winning a band competition, they formed a four-member rap group with DJ蠟筆 and GiGi 聶碧芝 (the group's lead vocals) to create FAMA. By July 2002, DJ蠟筆 had left

630-487: The province are Szczecin main station, Stargard and Koszalin. The stations are served by fast PKP Intercity trains which connect them with the capital Warsaw , as well as other major Polish cities. In addition to these fast express services, inter-regional trains and intra-regional trains are operated by the firm Przewozy Regionalne . Szczecin main station possesses international train connections with Berlin , Schwerin and Lübeck (operated by DB Regio ). Świnoujście has

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660-636: The region became again part of Poland by way of the Potsdam Agreement , which created territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union . In 1948, 67 percent of the populace originated from central Poland, Greater Poland and Pomerelia while 25 percent came from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union . Another 6 percent returned to Poland from Western Europe. About 50,000 Ukrainians were forcefully resettled to West Pomerania in

690-888: The region has its local traditional foods and beverages. The voivodeship is notable for production of honey, with several varieties listed as traditional foods by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland . As a coastal province, there are several local fish dishes, including the Szczecin-style and Kołobrzeg-style herring . Szczecinek krówki , Szczecin gingerbread and Choszczno strucla (type of poppy seed roll ) are local delicacies. Traditional beverages include mead , produced in Cedynia and Wolin , beer from Lipiany and Szczecin and nalewka from Dębina . After Germany's defeat in World War II ,

720-528: The summer, the FAMA Academic Youth Arts Festival takes place – an event with several years of tradition, which attracts not only young people but also older alumni. In Międzyzdroje , there is a Festival Of The Stars, which draws many popular actors. In Wolin , a Viking Festival takes place, which draws "Vikings" from all across Europe. Another draw to the area is a wide array of health resorts. Brine and peloid , discovered in

750-435: The voivodeship had 31 cities and towns. In 1998, the biggest cities and towns by population were: The leader of the administrative division was the voivode . Those were: 53°25′17″N 14°33′03″E  /  53.421271°N 14.550717°E  / 53.421271; 14.550717 FAMA FAMA ( Chinese : 農夫 ) is a Hong Kong hip hop duo consisting of members C Kwan and Luk Wing (6-Wing). Formed in 2002,

780-525: The west, and the Baltic Sea to the north. West Pomeranian Voivodeship is the fifth largest voivodeship of Poland in terms of area. The largest cities in the region are the capital Szczecin , as well as Koszalin , Stargard , Kołobrzeg and Świnoujście . This is a picturesque region of the Baltic Sea coast, with many beaches, lakes and woodlands. Szczecin, Świnoujście and Police are important ports . Other major seaside towns include Międzyzdroje , Dziwnów , Kołobrzeg , and Mielno . West Pomerania

810-763: Was 17,700 euros or 59% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 67% of the EU average. The Świnoujście LNG terminal , Poland's main liquefied natural gas import terminal, is located in the province. There are two main international road routes that pass through the voivodeship: National road 3 (Poland) Świnoujście-Szczecin-Gorzów Wielkopolski-Zielona Góra-Legnica-Czech border (part of European route E65 from Swedish Malmö to Chaniá in Greece) and National road 6 (Poland) Szczecin-Koszalin-Słupsk-Gdańsk (part of European route E28 from Berlin to Minsk ). Most of

840-402: Was incorporated into then-established West Pomeranian Voivodeship . In 1997, the voivodeship was divided into 54 gminas ( municipalities ), including 3 urban municipalities, 28 urban-rural municipalities, and 31 rural municipalities. It had 31 towns and cities. From 1990 to 1998, it was additionally divided into seven district offices , each comprising several municipalities. In 1997,

870-436: Was incorporated into then-established West Pomeranian Voivodeship . The Szczecin Voivodeship was established on 1 June 1975, as part of the administrative reform , and was one of the voivodeships (provinces) of the Polish People's Republic . It was formed from the part of the territory of the Szczecin Voivodeship . Its capital was located in the city of Szczecin . In 1975, it was inhabited by 853 700 people. It bordered

900-498: Was listed as the most popular group in the Hong Kong 2008 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards . They also won an award for having one of the most popular songs in the 2008 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards . Since the last decade, FAMA has collaborated with famous actress and host, Carol Cheng on many occasions, where they bring humor into different situations across various variety shows and have since been ingrained with audiences and

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