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Encyclopedia > Pomeranian Voivodeship

województwo pomorskie
Flag Coat of arms
Location
Capital city Gdańsk
Area 18,293 km²
Population (2004)
 - Density
2,192,000
120/km²
Powiats
 - Urban counties
 - Land counties

4
16
Communes 123
Logo of Pomeranian Voivodeship
Logo of Pomeranian Voivodeship
Sea port in Gdańsk
Sea port in Gdańsk
The Sea Towers in Gdynia will be the tallest building (138 m) in Poland outside Warsaw
The Sea Towers in Gdynia will be the tallest building (138 m) in Poland outside Warsaw

Pomeranian Voivodeship (Polish: województwo pomorskie) should preferably be translated as the Pomerania province, as it is a voivodeship (administrative region) in northern Poland within the historic region of Eastern Pomerania. Capital city: Gdańsk. Image File history File links POL_województwo_pomorskie_flag. ... Image File history File links POL_województwo_pomorskie_COA.svg‎ [edit] Description pl: Herb województwa pomorskiego en: File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Prabuty Pomeranian Voivodeship Chojnice Osowa Ustka SÅ‚awno Miastko WÅ‚adysÅ‚awowo PiaÅ›nica... Image File history File links Pomorskie_(EE,E_NN,N). ... GdaÅ„sk (IPA: ; German: , Kashubian: , Late Latin: ; older English Dantzig; also other languages) is Polands sixth-largest city, and also her principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A county (Polish: powiat, pronounced povyat; plural, powiaty) is the Polish third-level unit of administration, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (NUTS-4 or rather LAU-1) in other countries. ... Powiat is the Polish name for county, a second-level unit of the administrative division and local government in Poland. ... Powiat is the Polish name for county, a second-level unit of the administrative division and local government in Poland. ... The municipality or commune (Polish: gmina, plural: gminy) is the principal unit (lowest level) of territorial division in Poland. ... Image File history File links Pomorskie_Logo. ... Image File history File links Pomorskie_Logo. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1229x922, 420 KB) Container Terminal in Gdansk, Poland. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1229x922, 420 KB) Container Terminal in Gdansk, Poland. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... Image File history File links Sea_Towers,_widok_w_kierunku_poÅ‚udniowo-wschodnim. ... Image File history File links Sea_Towers,_widok_w_kierunku_poÅ‚udniowo-wschodnim. ... Warsaw (Polish: , , in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto StoÅ‚eczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland, its largest city, and a gamma world city. ... A Voivodship (also voivodeship, Romanian: Voievodat, Polish: Województwo, Serbian: Vojvodstvo or Vojvodina) was a feudal state in medieval Romania, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Serbia (see Vojvodina), ruled by a Voivod (voivode). ... Eastern Pomerania (also Pomerelia, East Pomerania, GdaÅ„sk Pomerania, Vistula Pomerania, Polish: , German: ), is a geographical and historical region in the east of Pomerania in northern Poland. ... Duchy of Pomerania ruled by the slavic dynasty of Griffits (Polish: Gryfici, German: Greiffen) was a semi-independent state in the 17th century. ... GdaÅ„sk (IPA: ; German: , Kashubian: , Late Latin: ; older English Dantzig; also other languages) is Polands sixth-largest city, and also her principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. ...


It was established January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk, Elbląg and Słupsk, pursuant to the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The province's name recalls the region's traditional name, Pomerania. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The name GdaÅ„sk Voivodeship has been used twice to designate local governments in Poland. ... ElblÄ…g Voivodeship ElblÄ…g Voivodeship (Polish: województwo elblÄ…skie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, superseded by the Pomeranian Voivodeship and the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. ... SÅ‚upsk Voivodeship SÅ‚upsk Voivodeship (Polish: województwo sÅ‚upskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, previously part of Szczecin Voivodeship (1945–1950) and Koszalin Voivodeship (1950–1975), superseded by Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999). ... Duchy of Pomerania ruled by the slavic dynasty of Griffits (Polish: Gryfici, German: Greiffen) was a semi-independent state in the 17th century. ...


The area borders, to the west, on the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, and extends eastward along the Baltic Sea. Capital city Szczecin Area 22,896 km² Population (2004)  - Density 1,694,865 74/km² Powiats  - Urban counties  - Land counties 3 18 Communes 114 Administrative divisions: West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Polish: województwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodeship in northwestern Poland. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. ...


Gdańsk, in the center of the province, forms part of the Tricity of Sopot, Gdańsk and Gdynia. Also part of the province is the narrow Hel Peninsula. Well-known tourist destinations include Sopot, Jurata, Łeba, Władysławowo, Puck, Krynica Morska, Ustka, Jastarnia, Rozewie and Kuźnica, with many fishing ports and lighthouses. GdaÅ„sk (IPA: ; German: , Kashubian: , Late Latin: ; older English Dantzig; also other languages) is Polands sixth-largest city, and also her principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. ... Map of the Tricity area Tricity (also called Treble City, in Polish Trójmiasto) is the city area consisting of the three Polish district GdaÅ„sk, Gdynia and Sopot. ... Sopot (pronounce: [sÉ”pÉ”t]; German: ; Kashubian: Sopòt) is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. ... GdaÅ„sk (IPA: ; German: , Kashubian: , Late Latin: ; older English Dantzig; also other languages) is Polands sixth-largest city, and also her principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. ... Gdynia (IPA: , German: (until 1939 and after 1945) / Gotenhafen (1939-1945); Kashubian: ) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport at GdaÅ„sk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. ... Hel Peninsula as seen from Landsat satellite in 2000 Kitesurfing, Hel Peninsula Hel Peninsula (Polish Mierzeja Helska, Kashubian Hélskô Sztremlëzna, German Halbinsel Hela) is a 35-km-long sand bar peninsula in northern Poland separating the Bay of Puck from the open Baltic Sea. ... Sopot (pronounce: [sÉ”pÉ”t]; German: ; Kashubian: Sopòt) is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. ... Jurata on the Hel Peninsula as seen from Landsat satellite in 2000 Jurata - popular Polish sea side resort, part of the town of Jastarnia. ... Łeba is the name of the river in Middle Pomerania, Poland, that goes to Łebsko lake and later on to Baltic sea. ... WÅ‚adysÅ‚awowo (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Wiôlgô Wies) is a town on the south coasts of the Baltic Sea in the Kashubia or Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland, with some 10,000 inhabitants. ... Puck (pronounce: [puʦk], Kashubian/Pomeranian: Pùck; see historical name of the town), is a town on the south coasts of the Baltic Sea (Bay of Puck) in Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland with 11,350 inhabitants. ... Krynica Morska (-Polish; formerly: Łysica (1945-1958); German: Kahlberg), is a town in northern Poland with 1,250 inhabitants (2003). ... Ustka (-Polish; Kashubian/Pomeranian: Ùstka; German: Stolpmünde), is a town in Middle Pomerania region, northwestern Poland with 17,100 inhabitants (2001). ... Jastarnia (German: ) is a small town in Pomeranian Voivodship, Poland. ... Neo-Gothic church in Kuźnica Kuźnica (Kashubian: ; German: ) is a popular Polish sea side resort, a part of the town of Jastarnia. ...

Contents

Biggest cities and towns

City, town Population
(as of 30th June 2004)
Coat
of arms
Total population 2186466
Urban population 1473317 -
Tricity* 745603
Gdańsk 453361
Gdynia 252071
Kashubian Tricity** 105226
Słupsk 98891
Tczew 60056
Starogard Gdański 48741
Wejherowo 47159
Rumia 43387
Sopot 40171
Chojnice 39950
Malbork 38621
Kwidzyn 37725
Lębork 35371
*Tricity=Gdańsk+Gdynia+Sopot
**Kashubian Tricity=Wejherowo+Rumia+Reda
Source [1]

See full list of cities and towns in Pomeranian Voivodeship Image File history File links POL_województwo_pomorskie_COA.svg‎ [edit] Description pl: Herb województwa pomorskiego en: File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Prabuty Pomeranian Voivodeship Chojnice Osowa Ustka SÅ‚awno Miastko WÅ‚adysÅ‚awowo PiaÅ›nica... Map of the Tricity area Tricity (also called Treble City, in Polish Trójmiasto) is the city area consisting of the three Polish district GdaÅ„sk, Gdynia and Sopot. ... Image File history File links Gdansk_COA.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): GdaÅ„sk ... Image File history File links POL_Gdynia_COA.svg‎ pl: Herb Gdyni en: Coat of Arms of Gdynia File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Gdynia ... Coat of Arms of Sopot, Poland File links The following pages link to this file: Sopot Image:Sopot Herb. ... GdaÅ„sk (IPA: ; German: , Kashubian: , Late Latin: ; older English Dantzig; also other languages) is Polands sixth-largest city, and also her principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. ... Image File history File links Gdansk_COA.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): GdaÅ„sk ... Gdynia (IPA: , German: (until 1939 and after 1945) / Gotenhafen (1939-1945); Kashubian: ) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport at GdaÅ„sk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. ... Image File history File links POL_Gdynia_COA.svg‎ pl: Herb Gdyni en: Coat of Arms of Gdynia File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Gdynia ... Kashubian Tricity (Polish: ) is a name used for three towns in Poland jointly: Rumia, Reda and Wejherowo located in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, north of Tricity. ... Image File history File links POL_Wejherowo_COA.svg‎ pl: Herb Wejherowo File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Wejherowo ... Image File history File links POL_Rumia_COA.svg‎ pl: Herb Rumia File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pomeranian Voivodeship Rumia List of cities and towns in Pomeranian Voivodeship ... Image File history File links POL_Reda_COA.svg Author real name: Artur Jan FijaÅ‚kowski pl. ... SÅ‚upsk ( ; former German: , occasionally Stolpe; Kashubian and Pomeranian: Stolpsk; Latin: Stolpe) is a city with approximately 100,000 inhabitants in northwestern Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_SÅ‚upsk_COA_1. ... Bridge over Vistula River (19th century) Tczew (German: ; Kashubian/Pomeranian: Dërszewò) is a town on the Vistula river in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,128 inhabitants (1 January 2005). ... Image File history File links POL_Tczew_COA_1. ... Starogard GdaÅ„ski (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Starogarda; German Preussisch Stargard) is a town in Eastern Pomerania in north-western Poland with 50,700 inhabitants (1998). ... Image File history File links POL_Starogard_GdaÅ„ski_COA.svg‎ real name: Artur Jan FijaÅ‚kowski pl. ... Wejherowo (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Wejrowò, German: formerly Neustadt in Westpreußen), is a town in Eastern Pomerania, northern Poland, with 47,000 inhabitants (1 October 2006). ... Image File history File links POL_Wejherowo_COA.svg‎ pl: Herb Wejherowo File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Wejherowo ... Rumia (pronounce: [rumÈ‹a], Kashubian/Pomeranian: Rëmiô, German Rahmel) is a town, located in Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland, with some 43,000 inhabitants. ... Image File history File links POL_Rumia_COA.svg‎ pl: Herb Rumia File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pomeranian Voivodeship Rumia List of cities and towns in Pomeranian Voivodeship ... Sopot (pronounce: [sÉ”pÉ”t]; German: ; Kashubian: Sopòt) is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. ... Coat of Arms of Sopot, Poland File links The following pages link to this file: Sopot Image:Sopot Herb. ... Chojnice is a town in northern Poland with 40,600 inhabitants (2000), near famous Tuchola Forests, Lake Charzykowskie and many other water reservoirs. ... Image File history File links POL_Chojnice_COA.svg‎ pl: Herb Chojnic en: Chojnice Coat of Arms File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pomeranian Voivodeship Chojnice List of cities and towns in Pomeranian Voivodeship ... Malbork Castle 2003. ... Image File history File links POL_Malbork_COA.svg‎ pl: Herb Malbork File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pomeranian Voivodeship List of cities and towns in Pomeranian Voivodeship ... For other places called Marienwerder, see Marienwerder (disambiguation) Kwidzyn (German: ) is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa River, with 40,008 inhabitants (2004). ... Image File history File links POL_Kwidzyn_COA.svg‎ real name: Artur Jan FijaÅ‚kowski pl. ... LÄ™bork (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Lãbórg; German Lauenburg) is a town (town 1341) on the rivers Leba and Okalica in Middle Pomerania region, north-western Poland with some 37,000 inhabitants. ... Image File history File links POL_LÄ™bork_COA.svg‎ pl: Herb LÄ™bork File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pomeranian Voivodeship LÄ™bork List of cities and towns in Pomeranian Voivodeship ... As of 30th June 2004 there were 42 cities and towns in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. ...


Counties, administrative division

Coat
of arms
County Polish name Capital Area
sq km
Population Population
density
inhab. per sq km
Urban
population
Land counties - powiaty ziemskie
Bytów powiat bytowski Bytów 2 193 76 289 34,8 27 994
Chojnice powiat chojnicki Chojnice 1 364 92 151 67,6 54 068
Człuchów powiat człuchowski Człuchów 1 574 57 534 36,6 25 962
Kartuzy powiat kartuski Kartuzy 1 120 108 381 96,8 21 516
Kościerzyna powiat kościerski Kościerzyna 1 166 66 940 57,4 23 015
Kwidzyn powiat kwidzyński Kwidzyn 835 81 078 97,1 46 330
Lębork powiat lęborski Lębork 707 63 998 90,5 39 127
Malbork powiat malborski Malbork 494 63 332 128,2 43 025
Nowy Dwór Gdański powiat nowodworski Nowy Dwór Gdański 653 35 793 54,8 11 285
Pruszcz Gdański powiat gdański Pruszcz Gdański 793 84 091 106,0 23 490
Puck powiat pucki Puck 578 73 844 127,8 34 234
Słupsk powiat słupski Słupsk 2 304 92 846 40,3 20 327
Starogard Gdański powiat starogardzki Starogard Gdański 1 345 121 878 90,6 61 899
Sztum powiat sztumski Sztum 731 42 341 57,9 15 718
Tczew powiat tczewski Tczew 698 112 546 161,2 75 244
Wejherowo powiat wejherowski Wejherowo 1 280 179 552 140,3 106 455
City counties - powiaty grodzkie
Gdańsk powiat gdański Gdańsk 262 452 478 1272,0 452 478
Gdynia powiat gdyński Gdynia 136 251 785 1851,4 251 785
Słupsk powiat słupski Słupsk 43 98 421 2288,9 98 421
Sopot powiat sopocki Sopot 17 39 750 2338,2 39 750
Source: Regional Data Bank, data as of 31st December 2005

Kartuzy County, whose capital is Kartuzy, is a county in the Pomeranian Voivodship of Poland. ... Wejherowo County (Polish: Powiat wejherowski) is the most populated countryside county in the Pomeranian Voivodship, Poland. ... Location in Pomeranian Voivodeship Administrative division of Puck County Puck County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 40 km north of GdaÅ„sk, in Poland, in Pomeranian Voivodeship. ... Gdynia (IPA: , German: (until 1939 and after 1945) / Gotenhafen (1939-1945); Kashubian: ) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport at GdaÅ„sk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. ... Sopot (pronounce: [sÉ”pÉ”t]; German: ; Kashubian: Sopòt) is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. ... GdaÅ„sk (IPA: ; German: , Kashubian: , Late Latin: ; older English Dantzig; also other languages) is Polands sixth-largest city, and also her principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. ... GdaÅ„sk County is a county in the Pomeranian Voivodship, whose capital is Pruszcz GdaÅ„ski. ... Nowy Dwór GdaÅ„ski County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 40 km east of GdaÅ„sk , in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... LÄ™bork County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 60 km west of GdaÅ„sk, in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... SÅ‚upsk ( ; former German: , occasionally Stolpe; Kashubian and Pomeranian: Stolpsk; Latin: Stolpe) is a city with approximately 100,000 inhabitants in northwestern Poland. ... SÅ‚upsk County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 100 km west of GdaÅ„sk, in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... Tczew County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 35 km south of GdaÅ„sk , in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... Location of Malbork County in Pomeranian Voivodeship Malbork County coat of arms Malbork County flag Malbork County (Polish: ) is a county of Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland with capital in Malbork. ... Sztum County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 60 km south of GdaÅ„sk , in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... Coat of Arms of Kwidzyn Kwidzyn (German Marienwerder) is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa River, with 39,300 inhabitants (1995). ... KoÅ›cierzyna County is a county of Pomeranian Voivodship with capital in KoÅ›cierzyna. ... CzÅ‚uchów County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in Pomeranian Voivodeship with capital in CzÅ‚uchów. ... Chojnice County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 100 km southwest of GdaÅ„sk , in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... Bytów County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 80 km west of GdaÅ„sk, in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... Starogard County (Polish: ) is a county in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. ... The Bay of GdaÅ„sk (also known as the GdaÅ„sk Bay or Gulf of GdaÅ„sk; in Polish Zatoka GdaÅ„ska; in German Danziger Bucht) is a southeastern bay of the Baltic sea enclosed by a large curve of the shores of GdaÅ„sk Pomerania in Poland (Cape Rozewie... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. ... Capital city PoznaÅ„ Area 29,826 km² Population (2005)  - Density 3,372,417 113. ... Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (in Polish Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, in central-northern Poland. ... Warmia-Masurian Voivodship. ... Capital city Szczecin Area 22,896 km² Population (2004)  - Density 1,694,865 74/km² Powiats  - Urban counties  - Land counties 3 18 Communes 114 Administrative divisions: West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Polish: województwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodeship in northwestern Poland. ... A county (Polish: powiat, pronounced povyat; plural, powiaty) is the Polish third-level unit of administration, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (NUTS-4 or rather LAU-1) in other countries. ... Image File history File links POL_powiat_bytowski_COA.svg‎ Date 2006-12-30 (upload to Commons) Author vector version Bastian Permission File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pomeranian Voivodeship Bytów County User:Krzysztoflew ... Bytów County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 80 km west of GdaÅ„sk, in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... Bytow Castle Bytów is a town in Middle Pomerania region, northwestern Poland, with 17,700 inhabitants. ... Image File history File links POL_powiat_chojnicki_COA.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pomeranian Voivodeship Chojnice County User:Krzysztoflew ... Chojnice County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 100 km southwest of GdaÅ„sk , in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... Chojnice is a town in northern Poland with 40,600 inhabitants (2000), near famous Tuchola Forests, Lake Charzykowskie and many other water reservoirs. ... Image File history File links POL_powiat_czÅ‚uchowski_COA.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pomeranian Voivodeship CzÅ‚uchów County User:Krzysztoflew ... CzÅ‚uchów County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in Pomeranian Voivodeship with capital in CzÅ‚uchów. ... CzÅ‚uchów (Polish: CzÅ‚uchów; German: Schlochau, pronunciation, IPA: ʧwuxuf,), is a town in Middle Pomerania region, north-western Poland with some 10,000 inhabitants. ... Image File history File links Powiat_Kartuski_COA.gif‎ Kartuzy County Coat of Arms File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pomeranian Voivodeship Kartuzy County User:Krzysztoflew ... Kartuzy County, whose capital is Kartuzy, is a county in the Pomeranian Voivodship of Poland. ... Kartuzy (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Kartuzë; see also Cities alternative names) is a town in the Kashubia or Eastern Pomerania region, northwestern Poland, with some 16,000 inhabitants. ... Image File history File links POL_powiat_koÅ›cierski_COA.svg‎ Date 2007-01-09 (upload to Commons) Author vector version Bastian Permission File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pomeranian Voivodeship User:Krzysztoflew ... KoÅ›cierzyna County is a county of Pomeranian Voivodship with capital in KoÅ›cierzyna. ... KoÅ›cierzyna (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Kòscérzëna, former German: ) is a town in Kashubia in GdaÅ„sk Pomerania region, northern Poland, with some 24,000 inhabitants. ... Image File history File links POL_powiat_kwidzyÅ„ski_COA.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pomeranian Voivodeship User:Krzysztoflew ... Coat of Arms of Kwidzyn Kwidzyn (German Marienwerder) is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa River, with 39,300 inhabitants (1995). ... For other places called Marienwerder, see Marienwerder (disambiguation) Kwidzyn (German: ) is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa River, with 40,008 inhabitants (2004). ... LÄ™bork County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 60 km west of GdaÅ„sk, in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... LÄ™bork (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Lãbórg; German Lauenburg) is a town (town 1341) on the rivers Leba and Okalica in Middle Pomerania region, north-western Poland with some 37,000 inhabitants. ... Image File history File links POL_powiat_malborski_COA.svg‎ pl: Herb powiatu malborskiego en: Malbork District Coat of Arms File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pomeranian Voivodeship User:Krzysztoflew ... Location of Malbork County in Pomeranian Voivodeship Malbork County coat of arms Malbork County flag Malbork County (Polish: ) is a county of Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland with capital in Malbork. ... Malbork Castle 2003. ... Nowy Dwór GdaÅ„ski County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 40 km east of GdaÅ„sk , in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... Nowy Dwór GdaÅ„ski is a town in Poland, capital of Nowy Dwor Gdanski County, located in Pomeranian Voivodship, with 10,200 inhabitants (1994). ... Image File history File links POL_powiat_gdaÅ„ski_COA.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pomeranian Voivodeship User:Krzysztoflew ... GdaÅ„sk County is a county in the Pomeranian Voivodship, whose capital is Pruszcz GdaÅ„ski. ... Pruszcz GdaÅ„ski (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Pruszcz GduÅ„sczi, German: Praust) is a town in Eastern Pomerania, northwestern Poland with some 21,200 inhabitants (1995). ... Image File history File links POL_Coa_powiat_pucki. ... Location in Pomeranian Voivodeship Administrative division of Puck County Puck County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 40 km north of GdaÅ„sk, in Poland, in Pomeranian Voivodeship. ... Puck (pronounce: [puʦk], Kashubian/Pomeranian: Pùck; see historical name of the town), is a town on the south coasts of the Baltic Sea (Bay of Puck) in Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland with 11,350 inhabitants. ... SÅ‚upsk County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 100 km west of GdaÅ„sk, in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... SÅ‚upsk ( ; former German: , occasionally Stolpe; Kashubian and Pomeranian: Stolpsk; Latin: Stolpe) is a city with approximately 100,000 inhabitants in northwestern Poland. ... Starogard County (Polish: ) is a county in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. ... Starogard GdaÅ„ski (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Starogarda; German Preussisch Stargard) is a town in Eastern Pomerania in north-western Poland with 50,700 inhabitants (1998). ... Sztum County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 60 km south of GdaÅ„sk , in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... Sztum (former German: ) is a town in Poland, capital of Sztum County, located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, with some 10,141 inhabitants (2004). ... Tczew County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 35 km south of GdaÅ„sk , in Poland, in Pomorze Voivodship. ... Bridge over Vistula River (19th century) Tczew (German: ; Kashubian/Pomeranian: Dërszewò) is a town on the Vistula river in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,128 inhabitants (1 January 2005). ... Image File history File links POL_powiat_wejherowski_COA.svg‎ pl: Herb powiatu wejherowskiego en: Wejherowo District Coat of Arms File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pomeranian Voivodeship User:Krzysztoflew ... Wejherowo County (Polish: Powiat wejherowski) is the most populated countryside county in the Pomeranian Voivodship, Poland. ... Wejherowo (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Wejrowò, German: formerly Neustadt in Westpreußen), is a town in Eastern Pomerania, northern Poland, with 47,000 inhabitants (1 October 2006). ... 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Gdynia (IPA: , German: (until 1939 and after 1945) / Gotenhafen (1939-1945); Kashubian: ) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport at GdaÅ„sk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. ... Gdynia (IPA: , German: (until 1939 and after 1945) / Gotenhafen (1939-1945); Kashubian: ) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport at GdaÅ„sk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. ... Image File history File links POL_SÅ‚upsk_COA_1. ... SÅ‚upsk ( ; former German: , occasionally Stolpe; Kashubian and Pomeranian: Stolpsk; Latin: Stolpe) is a city with approximately 100,000 inhabitants in northwestern Poland. ... SÅ‚upsk ( ; former German: , occasionally Stolpe; Kashubian and Pomeranian: Stolpsk; Latin: Stolpe) is a city with approximately 100,000 inhabitants in northwestern Poland. ... 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Economy

Major corporations

Corporation name
Further information
Location Kind of activity
Energa Gdańsk Power Generator [2] Gdańsk energy supplies
Ergo Hestia [3] Sopot insurance
Gdańsk Repair Yard [4] Gdańsk repair shipyard
Gdynia Stocznia [5] Gdynia shipyard
GE Capital Bank[6] Gdańsk banking
Grupa LOTOS [7] Gdańsk petroleum products
Intel Technology Poland [8] Gdańsk hardware
International Paper Kwidzyn [9] Kwidzyn paper products
Lubiana [10] Łubiana near Kościerzyna china-ware manufacturer
Philips Consumer Electronics Kwidzyn electronics
Polpharma [11] Starogard Gdański medicines
Prokom Software [12] Gdynia software
Destylarnia Sobieski [13] Starogard Gdański distillery
Elnord [14] Gdańsk energy supplies
LPP [15] Gdańsk designing and distributing clothes
Source: [16]

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Unemployment

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Education

Main building of Gdańsk University in Gdańsk-Przymorze
Main building of Gdańsk University in Gdańsk-Przymorze

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Higher education

Name Location Students
in thousnads
total of which
women
Total - 97,9 55,3
Uniwersytet Gdański
(Gdańsk University)
Tricity 29,3 19,4
Politechnika Gdańska
(Gdańsk University of Technology)
Gdańsk 17,6 5,9
Akademia Pomorska w Słupsku
(Pomeranian Academy in Słupsk)
Słupsk 8,1 6,0
Akademia Medyczna w Gdańsku
(Medical University of Gdańsk)
Gdańsk 4,2 3,1
Akademia Wychowanie Fizycznego i Sportu w Gdańsku
(Sports Academy in Gdańsk)
Gdańsk 4,1 1,9
Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Gdańsku
(Arts Academy in Gdańsk)
Gdańsk 0,9 0,7
Akademia Marynarki Wojennej im. Bohaterów Westerplatte
(Polish Naval Academy)
Gdynia . .
Akademia Morska w Gdyni
(Gdynia Maritime University)
Gdynia . .
Gdańskie Seminarium Duchowne
(Gdańsk Seminary)
Gdańsk . .
Akademia Muzyczna im. Stanisława Moniuszki w Gdańsku
(The Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk)
Gdańsk . .
Data as of 31 November 2005, source http://www.stat.gov.pl

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Protected areas in Pomeranian Voivodeship

National parks

Dunes in Słowiński National Park
Dunes in Słowiński National Park

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  • Kaszubski Park Krajobrazowy
  • Nadmorski Park Krajobrazowy
  • Park Krajobrazowy Dolina Słupi
  • Park Krajobrazowy Mierzeja Wiślana
  • Trójmiejski Park Krajobrazowy
  • Wdzydzki Park Krajobrazowy
  • Zaborski Park Krajobrazowy

Most popular surnames in the region

  1. Wiśniewski : 7,446
  2. Kamiński : 6,752
  3. Lewandowski : 6,687

Wiśniewski (feminine: Wiśniewska, plural Wiśniewscy) is the 3rd most popular surname in Poland (109,855 people) Wiśniewski surname in voivodships: Wiśniewski : 1st in Warmia-Masuria (7,994), Wiśniewski : 1st in Pomerania (7,446), Wiśniewski : 2nd in... Kamiński (feminine: Kamińska, plural Kamińscy) is the 6th most popular surname in Poland (94,499 people) Kamiński surname in voivodships: Kamiński : 2nd in Pomerania (6,752), Famous people: See also: Kamienski Categories: Polish surnames ... Lewandowski (feminine: Lewandowska, plural Lewandowscy) is 7th the most popular surname in Poland (92,449 people) Lewandowski surname in voivodships: Lewandowski : 1st in Kuyavia-Pomerania (23,133), Lewandowski : 3rd in Pomerania (6,687), Famous people: Bernd Lewandowski, see Egon von Vietinghoff Bogdan Lewandowski, see Lew Rywin, and Social Democracy of...

Previous Pomeranian Voivodeships

Pomeranian Voivodeship (1294-1308)

Pomeranian Voivodeship was a province of the Kingdom of Poland. After the extinction of the local dukes in 1294, the province fell to Przemysł II of Poland. The Kingdom of Poland during period of fragmentation was the Polish state in the years between the death of BolesÅ‚aw III the Wrymouth in 1138 and the coronation of WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw I the Elbow-high in 1320. ... Pomerania (Pommern Ger) (Pomorze Pol) is a geographical and historical region in northern Poland and Germany, on the south coasts of Baltic Sea on both sides of the Oder River and reaches to the Vistula river in the east and Reknitz River in the west. ... For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ... PrzemysÅ‚ II PrzemysÅ‚ II (October 14, 1257 – February 8, 1296), was a duke of PoznaÅ„, Greater Poland, Kraków and Pomerania, and King of Poland from 1295 until his death. ...


Pomeranian Voivodeship (1466-1772)

Map showing voivodeships of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Map showing voivodeships of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

This was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland from 1454/