- Pomeranian Voivodeship
Infobox Settlement
name = Pomeranian Voivodeship
native_name=Województwo pomorskie
settlement_type=
image_shield = POL województwo pomorskie COA.svg
map_caption = Location within Poland
subdivision_type=Country
subdivision_name=POL
seat_type=Capital
seat =Gdańsk
parts_type = Counties
parts=4 cities, 16 land counties *
p1=Gdańsk |p2=Gdynia |p3=Słupsk |p4=Sopot |p5=Bytów County |p6=Chojnice County |p7=Człuchów County |p8=Gdańsk County |p9=Kartuzy County |p10=Kościerzyna County |p11=Kwidzyn County |p12=Lębork County |p13=Malbork County |p14=Nowy Dwór Gdański County |p15=Puck County |p16=Słupsk County |p17=Starogard County |p18=Sztum County |p19=Tczew County |p20=Wejherowo County
coor_type=Gdańsk|latd=54|latm=22|latNS=N|longd=18|longm=38|longEW=E
area_total_km2 = 18293
total_type=Total
population_total = 2201069
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban= 1478802
population_blank1_title=Rural
population_blank1= 722267
blank_name=Car plates
blank_info=G
website=http://www.woj-pomorskie.pl
footnotes = * further divided into 123gmina sPomeranian Voivodeship (also known as Pomerania Province, or by its Polish name of "województwo pomorskie" [IPA-pl|w|o|j|e|'|w|u|c|t|f|o IPA-pl|p|o|'|m|o|r|s|k|j|e] or simply "Pomorskie") is a voivodeship, or
province , in northernPoland , within the eastern part of the historic region ofPomerania ( _pl. Pomorze). Its capital city isGdańsk .Pomeranian Voivodeship was established on
January 1 ,1999 , out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk, Elbląg and Słupsk, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act. It is bordered byWest Pomeranian Voivodeship to the west, Greater Poland andKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship s to the south,Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the east, and theBaltic Sea to the north. It also shares a short land border withRussia , on theVistula Spit .Gdańsk , the regional capital, forms part of theTricity ofSopot ,Gdańsk andGdynia . The voivodeship also includes the narrowHel Peninsula and the Polish half of the Vistula Spit. Other tourist destinations includeSopot ,Jurata ,Łeba ,Władysławowo , Puck,Krynica Morska ,Ustka ,Jastarnia ,Rozewie ,Kuźnica , 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 [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm] ):1.
Gdańsk (457,630)
2.Gdynia (252,443)
3.Słupsk (98,402)
4.Tczew (60,263)
5.Starogard Gdański (48,136)
6.Wejherowo (45,170)
7.Rumia (44,497)
8.Sopot (39,836)
9.Chojnice (39,716)
10.Malbork (38,478)
11.Kwidzyn (37,814)
12.Lębork (35,069)
13.Pruszcz Gdański (23,986)
14.Kościerzyna (23,016)
15. Reda (18,509)
16.Bytów (16,715)
17.Ustka (16,227)
18.Kartuzy (15,263)
19.Władysławowo (14,892)
20.Człuchów (14,597)
21. Puck (11,329)
22.Miastko (10,987)
23.Nowy Dwór Gdański (9,948)
24.Sztum (9,945)
25.Czersk (9,463)
26.Prabuty (8,488)
27.Pelplin (8,486)
28.Skarszewy (6,824)
29.Gniew (6,787)
30.Żukowo (6,302)
31.Czarne (5,917)
32.Dzierzgoń (5,630)
33.Debrzno (5,359)
34.Brusy (4,582)
35.Nowy Staw (4,447)
36.Jastarnia (4,033)
37. Hel (3,898)
38.Kępice (3,829)
39.Łeba (3,824)
40.Skórcz (3,512)
41.Czarna Woda (3,182)
42.Krynica Morska (1,371)Administrative division
Pomeranian Voivodeship is divided into 20 counties (
powiat s): 4 city counties and 16 land counties. These are further divided into 123gmina s.The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).
Protected areas
Protected area s in Pomeranian Voivodeship include twoNational Park s and nine Landscape Parks. These are listed below.
*Słowiński National Park (aUNESCO -designatedbiosphere reserve )
*Tuchola Forest National Park
*Coastal Landscape Park
*Iława Lake District Landscape Park (partly inWarmian-Masurian Voivodeship )
*Kashubian Landscape Park
*Słupia Valley Landscape Park
*Tricity Landscape Park
*Tuchola Landscape Park (partly inKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship )
*Vistula Spit Landscape Park
*Wdydze Landscape Park
*Zaborski Landscape Park Most popular surnames in the region
# Wiśniewski: 7,446
# Kamiński: 6,752
#Lewandowski : 6,687Previous 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 .Pomeranian Voivodeship (1466-1772)
This was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland from 1454/1466 until the partitions in 1772/1795. Together with the
Chełmno Voivodeship andMalbork Voivodeship it formed the historical province ofRoyal Prussia . The capital was atGdańsk . It was renamed to the Prussian province ofWest Prussia (1772-1919).Voivodeship Governor (
Wojewoda ) seat:
*Gdańsk Regional council (
sejmik generalny )
*Gniew Regional councils (sejmik poselski i deputacki)
*Człuchów
*Tuchola
*Świecie
* Starogród
* PuckAdministrative divisions:
*
Człuchów County , (Powiat Człuchowski),Człuchów
*Gdańsk County , (Powiat Gdański),Gdańsk
*Koscierzyna County , (Powiat Kościerzyński),Kościerzyna
*Mirachowo County , (Powiat Mirachowski),Mirachowo
*Nowe County , (Powiat Nowski),Nowe
*Puck County , (Powiat Pucki), Puck
*Skarszewy County , (Powiat Skarszewski),Skarszewy
*Starogard County , (Powiat Starogrodzki)Starogard Gdański
*Świecie County , (Powiat Świecki),Świecie
*Tczew County , (Powiat Tczewski),Tczew
*Tuchola County , (Powiat Tucholski),Tuchola Pomeranian Voivodeship (1919-1939)
This was a unit of administration and local government in the Republic of Poland (II Rzeczpospolita) established in 1919 after
World War I from the majority of the Prussian province ofWest Prussia which fell to Poland.Toruń was the capital. In 1938-39 the voivodeship extended to the south at the expense ofPoznań Voivodeship andWarsaw Voivodeship , and was calledGreat Pomerania afterwards (see:Territorial changes of Polish Voivodeships on April 1, 1938 ).During WWII it was occupied by
Nazi Germany and annexed as "Reichsgau Danzig-Westpreussen " "(Reich province of Gdańsk-West Prussia)." In 1945 it was returned to Poland and superseded by Gdańsk and Bydgoszcz voivodeships. In the years 1975-98 it was reorganized into the voivodeships of Gdańsk, Elbląg, Bydgoszcz, Toruń and Włocławek.Pomeranian Voivodeship (1945-1950)
This was a unit of administration and local government in Poland established in 1945 from most of the pre-war Pomeranian Voivodeship, later renamed
Bydgoszcz Voivodeship .Capital city:
Bydgoszcz List of counties in 1946
English county name, Polish county name, capital city
* Bydgoszcz City, miasto Bydgoszcz
* Toruń City, miasto Toruń
*Brodnica County , powiat brodnicki,Brodnica
*Bydgoszcz County , powiat bydgoski,Bydgoszcz
*Chełmno County , powiat chełmiński,Chełmno
*Chojnice County , powiat chojnicki,Chojnice
*Grudziądz County , powiat grudziądzki,Grudziądz
*Inowrocław County , powiat inowroclawski,Inowrocław
*Lipno County , powiat lipnowski/lipnieński?,Lipno
*Lubawa County , powiat lubawski,Lubawa
*Nieszawa County , powiat nieszawski,Nieszawa
*Rypin County , powiat rypiński,Rypin
*Sępolno County , powiat sępoleński,Sępolno Krajenskie
*Świecie County , powiat świecki,Świecie
*Szubin County , powiat szubiński,Szubin
*Toruń County , powiat toruński,Toruń
*Tuchola County , powiat tucholski,Tuchola
*Wąbrzeźno County , powiat wąbrzeski,Wąbrzeźno
*Włocławek County , powiat włocławski,Włocławek
*Wyrzysk County , powiat wyrzyski,Wyrzysk External links
* [http://www.woj-pomorskie.pl/Pages/Lang/en/Article/pdf,pdf.html Information about Pomeranian Voivodeship - official website] (en)
* [http://www.wrotapomorza.pl/res/wizytowka/wersje_jezykowe/memorandum_en_2006.pdf Economy brochure] (en)
* [http://www.wrotapomorza.pl/res/wizytowka/wersje_jezykowe/folder_hity_pomorza_2006_angielski_.pdf The Pomorskie Voivodeship. The Greatest Tourist Attractions - Brochure] (en)
* [http://www.arp.gda.pl/en/dokumenty Pomerania Development Agency Co.] (en)
* [http://www.wrotapomorza.pl/en Wrota Pomorza - Pomeranian Voivodeship Portal] (en) (de) (fr) (pl) (ru)
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