Pomeranian Voivodeship
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Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province (in Polish
województwo pomorskie w), is a voivodeship
, or province
, in north-central Poland
. It comprises most of Pomerelia
(the easternmost part of historical Pomerania
), as well as an area east of the Vistula River. The western part of the province, around Słupsk, belonged historically to Farther Pomerania
, while Pomerelia and the eastern bank of the Vistula belonged to the historical region of Prussia
. The central parts of the province are also known as Kashubia
, named after the Kashubian minority
. The provincial capital is Gdańsk
.
The voivodeship was established on January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk
, Elbląg
and Słupsk, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It is bordered by West Pomeranian Voivodeship
to the west, Greater Poland
and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
s to the south, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
to the east, and the Baltic Sea
to the north. It also shares a short land border with Russia
, on the Vistula Spit
.
Gdańsk
, the regional capital, forms part of the Tricity of Sopot
, Gdańsk
and Gdynia
. The voivodeship also includes the narrow Hel Peninsula
and the Polish half of the Vistula Spit. Other tourist destinations include Sopot
, Jurata
, Łeba, Władysławowo
, Puck
, Krynica Morska
, Ustka
, Jastarnia
, Kuźnica
, Bytów
and many fishing ports and lighthouses.
s): 4 city counties and 16 land counties. These are further divided into 123 gmina
s.
The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).
Protected area
s in Pomeranian Voivodeship include two National Park
s and nine Landscape Parks
. These are listed below.
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
województwo pomorskie w), is a voivodeship
Voivodeships of Poland
The voivodeship, or province, called in Polish województwo , has been a high-level administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century....
, or province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
, in north-central Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It comprises most of Pomerelia
Pomerelia
Pomerelia is a historical region in northern Poland. Pomerelia lay in eastern Pomerania: on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea and west of the Vistula and its delta. The area centered on the city of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula...
(the easternmost part of historical Pomerania
Pomerania
Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...
), as well as an area east of the Vistula River. The western part of the province, around Słupsk, belonged historically to Farther Pomerania
Farther Pomerania
Farther Pomerania, Further Pomerania, Transpomerania or Eastern Pomerania , which before the German-Polish border shift of 1945 comprised the eastern part of the Duchy, later Province of Pomerania, roughly stretching from the Oder River in the West to Pomerelia in the East...
, while Pomerelia and the eastern bank of the Vistula belonged to the historical region of Prussia
Prussia (region)
Prussia is a historical region in Central Europe extending from the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea to the Masurian Lake District. It is now divided between Poland, Russia, and Lithuania...
. The central parts of the province are also known as Kashubia
Kashubia
Kashubia or Cassubia - is a language area in the historic Eastern Pomerania region of northwestern Poland. Located west of Gdańsk and the mouth of the Vistula river, it is inhabited by members of the Kashubian ethnic group....
, named after the Kashubian minority
Kashubians
Kashubians/Kaszubians , also called Kashubs, Kashubes, Kaszubians, Kassubians or Cassubians, are a West Slavic ethnic group in Pomerelia, north-central Poland. Their settlement area is referred to as Kashubia ....
. The provincial capital is Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
.
The voivodeship was established on January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk
Gdansk Voivodeship
The name Gdańsk Voivodeship has been used twice to designate local governments in Poland.----Gdańsk Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–98, superseded by Pomeranian Voivodeship...
, Elbląg
Elblag Voivodeship
Elbląg Voivodeship 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. Its capital city was Elbląg....
and Słupsk, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It is bordered by West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
to the west, Greater Poland
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...
and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...
s to the south, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn...
to the east, and the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
to the north. It also shares a short land border with Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, on the Vistula Spit
Vistula Spit
The Vistula Spit is a spit, or peninsular stretch of land, which separates Vistula Lagoon from Gdańsk Bay in the Baltic Sea. The border between Poland and Kaliningrad Oblast, an exclave of Russia, bisects it, politically dividing the spit in half between the two countries. The westernmost point...
.
Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
, the regional capital, forms part of the Tricity of Sopot
Sopot
Sopot 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....
, Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
and Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
. The voivodeship also includes the narrow Hel Peninsula
Hel Peninsula
Hel Peninsula |Nehrung]]) is a 35-km-long sand bar peninsula in northern Poland separating the Bay of Puck from the open Baltic Sea. It is located in Puck County of the Pomeranian Voivodeship.- Geography :...
and the Polish half of the Vistula Spit. Other tourist destinations include Sopot
Sopot
Sopot 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
Jurata
Jurata - popular Polish sea side resort, part of the town of Jastarnia. Located on the Hel Peninsula in forested area between Jastarnia and Hel, on the Baltic Sea, Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship.-History:...
, Łeba, Władysławowo
Władysławowo
Władysławowo is a town on the south coast of the Baltic Sea in the Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania region, northern Poland, with 15,015 inhabitants.-Overview:...
, Puck
Puck, Poland
Puck is a town in northwestern Poland with 11,350 inhabitants. It is in Gdańsk Pomerania on the south coast of the Baltic Sea . Previously in the Gdańsk Voivodeship , Puck has been the capital of Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999.-History:The settlement became a marketplace...
, Krynica Morska
Krynica Morska
Krynica Morska is a town and coextensive municipality on the Vistula Spit in northern Poland with 1,364 inhabitants . It has been a part of Nowy Dwór Gdański County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously it was in Elbląg Voivodeship...
, Ustka
Ustka
Ustka is a town in the Middle Pomerania region of northwestern Poland with 17,100 inhabitants . It is also part of Słupsk County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously in Słupsk Voivodeship .- History :...
, Jastarnia
Jastarnia
Jastarnia is a small town in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodship, northern Poland. It is located on the Hel Peninsula on the Baltic Sea. Popular Polish seaside resort and small fishing port....
, Kuźnica
Kuznica
Kuźnica is a popular Polish sea side resort, a part of the town of Jastarnia. Located between Chałupy and Jastarnia on the Hel Peninsula on the southern Baltic Sea in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland....
, Bytów
Bytów
Bytów is a town in the Middle Pomerania region of northern Poland in the Bytów Lakeland with 16,888 inhabitants . Previously in Słupsk Voivodeship , it is the capital of Bytów County in Pomeranian Voivodeship .-History:...
and many fishing ports and lighthouses.
Cities and towns
The voivodeship contains 42 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006 ):Administrative division
Pomeranian Voivodeship is divided into 20 counties (powiatPowiat
A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...
s): 4 city counties and 16 land counties. These are further divided into 123 gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
s.
The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).
| English and Polish names |
Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat | Other towns | Total gmina Gmina The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country... s |
| City counties | |||||
| Gdańsk Gdansk Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the... |
262 | 456,103 | 1 | ||
| Gdynia Gdynia Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together... |
136 | 251,183 | 1 | ||
| Słupsk | 43.15 | 98,402 | 1 | ||
| Sopot Sopot Sopot 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.... |
17.31 | 39,836 | 1 | ||
| Land counties | |||||
| Wejherowo County Wejherowo County Wejherowo County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is... powiat wejherowski |
1,280 | 181,834 | Wejherowo Wejherowo Wejherowo is a town in Gdańsk Pomerania, northern Poland, with 47,435 inhabitants . It has been the capital of Wejherowo County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously, it was a town in Gdańsk Voivodeship .-History:... |
Rumia Rumia Rumia is a city in the Eastern Pomerania region of north-western Poland, with some 45,000 inhabitants. It is a part of the Kashubian Tricity and a suburb part of the metropolitan area of the Tricity... , Reda Reda, Poland Reda Pomeranian: Réda) is a town on the river Reda in Kashubia or Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland with some 17,000 inhabitants... |
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| Starogard County Starogard County Starogard County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Starogard Gdański, which... powiat starogardzki |
1,345 | 121,963 | Starogard Gdański Starogard Gdanski Starogard Gdański is a town in Eastern Pomerania in northwestern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants... |
Skarszewy Skarszewy Skarszewy is a small town 40 km south of Gdańsk in Starogard Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Located between Kościerzyna and Tczew. Population: 6 809... , Skórcz Skórcz Skórcz is a town in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,532 inhabitants .... , Czarna Woda Czarna Woda Czarna Woda is a town in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,223 inhabitants .... |
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| Tczew County Tczew County Tczew County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Tczew, which lies south of... powiat tczewski |
698 | 112,614 | Tczew Tczew Tczew is a town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,279 inhabitants . It is an important railway junction with a classification yard dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway... |
Pelplin Pelplin Pelplin is a small town in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodship, Poland. Population: 9,993 . The former Pelplin Abbey is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin, and the abbey church is now Pelpin Cathedral.It is located at around .... , Gniew Gniew Gniew is a town situated on the left bank of the Vistula River, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located at around .-History:The first recorded mentions of Gniew appear in written documents from the first half of the 13th century, one of which refers to the region as Terra Gymeu... |
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| Kartuzy County Kartuzy County Kartuzy County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Kartuzy, which lies west... powiat kartuski |
1,120 | 109,311 | Kartuzy Kartuzy Kartuzy is a town in the historic Eastern Pomerania region of northwestern Poland, located about west of Gdańsk with a population of 15,472... |
Żukowo Zukowo Żukowo is a town in Kartuzy County, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of northern Poland, with 6,236 inhabitants . It is located along the Radunia river in the historic Pomerelia region, about southwest of Gdańsk.... |
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| Słupsk County powiat słupski |
2,304 | 92,172 | Słupsk * | Ustka Ustka Ustka is a town in the Middle Pomerania region of northwestern Poland with 17,100 inhabitants . It is also part of Słupsk County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously in Słupsk Voivodeship .- History :... , Kępice Kepice Kępice is the town in Słupsk county, Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It has 3,878 inhabitants and is 6.11 km² in size.... |
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| Chojnice County Chojnice County Chojnice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Chojnice, which lies ... powiat chojnicki |
1,364 | 91,585 | Chojnice Chojnice Chojnice is a town in northern Poland with 39 670 inhabitants , near famous Tuchola Forest, Lake Charzykowskie and many other water reservoirs. It is the capital of the Chojnice County.... |
Czersk Czersk Czersk is a town in northern Poland in Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship.On July 1, 2006 this municipality celebrated 80 years of granting this community the status of city.... , Brusy Brusy Brusy is a town located in the Polish Pomeranian Voivodeship. In the 19th century it was an important centre of the Kashub movement.Brusy became a town in 1988.... |
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| Gdańsk County Gdansk County Gdańsk County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. It includes areas to the east and south of the city of Gdańsk, from... powiat gdański |
793 | 85,566 | Pruszcz Gdański Pruszcz Gdanski Pruszcz Gdański is a town in Gdańsk Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 26834 inhabitants . Pruszcz Gdański is an industrial town neighbouring Gdańsk, part of the Tricity agglomeration... |
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| Kwidzyn County Kwidzyn County Kwidzyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Kwidzyn, which lies south... powiat kwidzyński |
835 | 80,704 | Kwidzyn Kwidzyn Kwidzyn is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa river, with 40,008 inhabitants . It has been a part of the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously in the Elbląg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kwidzyn County.-History:... |
Prabuty Prabuty Prabuty is a town in Kwidzyn County within the Pomeranian Voivodeship of northern Poland. In the period between 1975–98 Prabuty were part of the Elbląg Voivodeship.Prabuty is an important rail junction on the Warszawa–Gdynia railway.-Early history:... |
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| Bytów County Bytów County Bytów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bytów, which lies west of... powiat bytowski |
2,193 | 75,313 | Bytów Bytów Bytów is a town in the Middle Pomerania region of northern Poland in the Bytów Lakeland with 16,888 inhabitants . Previously in Słupsk Voivodeship , it is the capital of Bytów County in Pomeranian Voivodeship .-History:... |
Miastko Miastko Miastko , is a town in the Middle Pomerania region of northwestern Poland. Administratively it has since 1999 been part of Bytów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship; previously it had been in Słupsk Voivodeship.-History:Before 1945 the town belonged to the Prussian Province of Pomerania... |
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| Puck County Puck County Puck County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Puck, which... powiat pucki |
578 | 74,196 | Puck Puck, Poland Puck is a town in northwestern Poland with 11,350 inhabitants. It is in Gdańsk Pomerania on the south coast of the Baltic Sea . Previously in the Gdańsk Voivodeship , Puck has been the capital of Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999.-History:The settlement became a marketplace... |
Władysławowo Władysławowo Władysławowo is a town on the south coast of the Baltic Sea in the Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania region, northern Poland, with 15,015 inhabitants.-Overview:... , Jastarnia Jastarnia Jastarnia is a small town in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodship, northern Poland. It is located on the Hel Peninsula on the Baltic Sea. Popular Polish seaside resort and small fishing port.... , Hel Hel, Poland Hel is a town in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, located on the tip of the Hel Peninsula, some 33 kilometres from the Polish mainland.-Early developments:... |
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| Kościerzyna County Koscierzyna County Kościerzyna County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Kościerzyna, which lies ... powiat kościerski |
1,166 | 66,778 | Kościerzyna Koscierzyna Kościerzyna is a town in Kashubia in Gdańsk Pomerania region, northern Poland, with some 24,000 inhabitants. It has been the capital of Kościerzyna County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously it was in Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998... |
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| Lębork County Lebork County Lębork County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Lębork,... powiat lęborski |
707 | 63,659 | Lębork Lebork Lębork is a town on the Łeba and Okalica rivers in Middle Pomerania region, north-western Poland with some 37,000 inhabitants.Lębork is also the capital of Lębork County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, formerly in Słupsk Voivodeship .... |
Łeba | 5 |
| Malbork County Malbork County Malbork County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Malbork , south-east of... powiat malborski |
495 | 62,960 | Malbork Malbork Malbork is a town in northern Poland in the Żuławy region , with 38,478 inhabitants . Situated in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship... |
Nowy Staw Nowy Staw Nowy Staw is a small town in northern Poland on the Święta river in the Żuławy region, with 3 896 inhabitants . Situated in Malbork County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship . City rights were applied in 1345. The name of the town means New... |
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| Człuchów County powiat człuchowski |
1,574 | 56,797 | Człuchów | Czarne Czarne Czarne is a town in Człuchów County of Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. Population: 6,053 .-History:The town was founded on the territories that were formerly part of the Kingdom of Poland. They were acquired by the Monastic State of the Teutonic Order in 1308. Konrad von Jungingen... , Debrzno Debrzno Debrzno is a town in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.The town was first mentioned as Fredeland in a document of 1346, when the manager of the Teutonic Order in Schlochau assigned four Hufen territory to Tylo. 1354 the Grandmaster Winrich von Kniprode granted the Culmer Law to the town.... |
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| Sztum County Sztum County Sztum County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sztum, which lies south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Dzierzgoń, lying east of Sztum.The... powiat sztumski |
731 | 41,808 | Sztum Sztum Sztum is a town in northern Poland, located in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is the capital of Sztum County, with some 10,141 inhabitants .-History:... |
Dzierzgoń Dzierzgon Dzierzgoń is a town in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located in Sztum County east of Malbork and south of Elbląg on the river Dzierzgoń... |
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| Nowy Dwór Gdański County Nowy Dwór Gdanski County Nowy Dwór Gdański County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town... powiat nowodworski (pomorski) |
653 | 35,498 | Nowy Dwór Gdański Nowy Dwór Gdanski Nowy Dwór Gdański is a town in Poland, capital of Nowy Dwór Gdański County, located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, with 10,123 inhabitants .-Twin towns — Sister cities:Nowy Dwór Gdański is twinned with:-External links:*... |
Krynica Morska Krynica Morska Krynica Morska is a town and coextensive municipality on the Vistula Spit in northern Poland with 1,364 inhabitants . It has been a part of Nowy Dwór Gdański County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously it was in Elbląg Voivodeship... |
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| * seat not part of the county | |||||
Major corporations
| Corporation name Further information |
Location | Kind of activity |
| Energa Gdańsk Power Generator http://www.energa.pl/ | Gdańsk | energy Energy In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems... supplies |
| Ergo Hestia http://www.hestia.pl/sigeh/servlet/www.SIG_TopicServlet?EM=3160&TOP_ID=1601&PR=3 | Sopot | insurance Insurance In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the... |
| Gdańsk Repair Yardhttp://www.remontowa.com.pl/ | Gdańsk | repair shipyard Shipyard Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance and basing activities than shipyards, which are sometimes associated more with initial... |
| Gdynia Stocznia http://www.stocznia.gdynia.pl/index.php | Gdynia | shipyard Shipyard Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance and basing activities than shipyards, which are sometimes associated more with initial... |
| GE Capital GE Capital GE Capital is the financial services unit of General Electric, one of five major units. Its various divisions include GE Capital Aviation Services, GE Capital Real Estate, GE Energy Financial Services and GE Money.... Bankhttp://www.gemoneybank.pl/GECB_CMS/web/jsp/HomePage.jsp |
Gdańsk | banking |
| Grupa LOTOS Grupa LOTOS Grupa LOTOS S.A. is a vertically integrated oil concern from Poland based in Gdańsk. The company is listed in the Polish index WIG 20. Its main activity branches are: crude oil production, refining and marketing of oil products.... http://www.lotos.pl/en/ |
Gdańsk | petroleum products |
| Intel Technology Poland http://www.intel.com/cd/corporate/europe/emea/pol/intel/321364.htm | Gdańsk | hardware |
| International Paper International Paper International Paper Company is an American pulp and paper company, the largest such company in the world. It has approximately 59,500 employees, and it is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.-History:... Kwidzyn |
Kwidzyn | paper products |
| Lubiana http://www.lubiana.com.pl/index.php?hl=en | Łubiana near Kościerzyna | china-ware Porcelain Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and... manufacturer |
| Philips Consumer Electronics Philips Consumer Electronics Philips Consumer Lifestyle is a part of Philips ; which is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. In 2005, its sales were € 30.4 billion and it employed 161,500 people in more than 60 countries. Other Philips divisions are: Philips Lighting, Philips Healthcare, Philips Domestic... |
Kwidzyn | electronics Electronics Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies... |
| Polpharmahttp://www.polpharma.pl/u235/navi/90;jsessionid=74AB8CF06C20FF14A9D526A4B0 | Starogard Gdański | medicines |
| Prokom Software http://www.prokom.pl/en/index.php | Gdynia | software |
| Destylarnia Sobieski http://www.wodki.gda.pl/final/ofirmie.html | Starogard Gdański | distillery Distillation Distillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in volatilities of components in a boiling liquid mixture. Distillation is a unit operation, or a physical separation process, and not a chemical reaction.... |
| Elnord http://www.elnord.eu/index.dhtml?sid=2 | Gdańsk | energy supplies |
| LPP http://www.lpp.com.pl/en/firma.htm | Gdańsk | design Design Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan... ing and distributing clothes |
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Unemployment
Transport
- SKM
- Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Obwodnica TrójmiejskaObwodnica TrójmiejskaObwodnica Trójmiejska , – is part of S6 express road that bypasses the cities of Gdynia, Sopot and Gdańsk. The beltway runs north to south from Gdynia to Pruszcz Gdański and is long. Together with the Słupsk bypass, it forms a part of the S6 expressway which will eventually run from Szczecin to...
- Autostrada A1Autostrada A1 (Poland)The autostrada A1 in Poland is a planned and under-construction motorway which will run from north to south through central Poland, from Gdańsk on the Baltic Sea through Łódź and the Upper Silesian Industry Area to the Polish-Czech border in Gorzyczki /Věřňovice , where it will connect with the...
Education
Higher education
| Name | Location | Students in thousands |
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| Total | - | 97.9 | 55.3 |
| Uniwersytet Gdański (Gdańsk University Gdansk University - History :The University of Gdańsk was established in 1970 by the amalgamation of the Higher School of Economics in Sopot and Gdańsk College of Education .- School Authorities :* Rector: Prof. dr hab. Bernard Lammek... ) |
Tricity | 29.3 | 19.4 |
| Politechnika Gdańska (Gdańsk University of Technology Gdansk University of Technology The Gdańsk University of Technology is a technical university in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz, and one of the oldest universities in Poland. It has nine faculties and more than 24 thousand undergraduate, as well as about 400 doctoral students... ) |
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 Medical University of Gdansk The Medical University of Gdańsk is the largest medical academic institution in northern Poland. It educates more than 5000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in four faculties.-History:... ) |
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 | |||
Protected areas
Protected area
Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...
s in Pomeranian Voivodeship include two National Park
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
s and nine Landscape Parks
Landscape Park (Poland)
A Landscape Park is the name given in Poland to a type of protected area, of lower status than a National Park and with less stringent restrictions on development and economic use....
. These are listed below.
- Słowiński National ParkSłowiński National ParkSłowiński National Park is a National Park in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It is situated on the Baltic coast, between Łeba and Rowy. The northern boundary of the Park consists of of coastline.-History:...
(a UNESCOUNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
-designated biosphere reserveBiosphere reserveThe Man and the Biosphere Programme of UNESCO was established in 1971 to promote interdisciplinary approaches to management, research and education in ecosystem conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.-Development:...
) - Tuchola Forest National Park
- Coastal Landscape ParkCoastal Landscape ParkThe Polish Coastal Landscape Park is a protected area in northern Poland, established in 1978, covering an area of ....
- Iława Lake District Landscape Park (partly in Warmian-Masurian VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn...
) - Kashubian Landscape ParkKashubian Landscape ParkKashubian Landscape Park is a Landscape Park, a Polish protected area classification, in northern Poland. It represents the natural landscape of and is named after the historic Kashubian culture that existed in this region.-Geography:The Kashubian Landscape Park covers an area of , and was...
- Słupia Valley Landscape Park
- Tricity Landscape ParkTricity Landscape ParkTricity Landscape Park is a protected area in northern Poland , established in 1979, and covering the area of ....
- Tuchola Landscape ParkTuchola Landscape ParkTuchola Landscape Park is a protected area in north-central Poland, established in 1985, covering an area of in the Tuchola Forests close to the town of Tuchola....
(partly in Kuyavian-Pomeranian VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...
) - Vistula Spit Landscape ParkVistula Spit Landscape ParkVistula Spit Landscape Park is a protected area on the Vistula Spit in northern Poland. The Park was established in 1985, and covers an area of ....
- Wdydze Landscape ParkWdydze Landscape ParkWdydze Landscape Park is a protected area in northern Poland, established in 1983, covering an area of ....
- Zaborski Landscape ParkZaborski Landscape ParkZaborski Landscape Park is a protected area in northern Poland, established in 1990, covering an area of north of the town of Chojnice. It surrounds Tuchola Forest National Park....