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Logo of Pomeranian Voivodeship
Sea port in Gdańsk
''The Sea Towers'' in Gdynia will be the tallest building (138 m) in Poland outside Warsaw
'Pomeranian Voivodeship' (also "'Pomerania Province'" — Polish: ''województwo pomorskie'') is a voivodeship, or province, in northern Poland within the historic region of Eastern Pomerania. Its capital is Gdańsk.
Pomerania Province was established January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk, Elbląg and Słupsk, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act. The province's name recalls the region's traditional name, Pomorze (in English, "Pomerania").
The area borders to the west on West Pomeranian Voivodeship, and extends eastward along the Baltic Sea.
Gdańsk, at the province's center, forms part of the Tricity of Sopot, Gdańsk and Gdynia. Also part of the province is the narrow Hel Peninsula. Other tourist destinations include Sopot, Jurata, Łeba, Władysławowo, Puck, Krynica Morska, Ustka, Jastarnia, Rozewie, Kuźnica, and many fishing ports and lighthouses.
Largest 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 | 44113 | |
| 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
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 | |||||||
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 | Kwidzyn | paper products |
| Lubiana [9] | Łubiana near Kościerzyna | china-ware manufacturer |
| Philips Consumer Electronics | Kwidzyn | electronics |
| Polpharma [10] | Starogard Gdański | medicines |
| Prokom Software [11] | Gdynia | software |
| Destylarnia Sobieski [12] | Starogard Gdański | distillery |
| Elnord [13] | Gdańsk | energy supplies |
| LPP [14] | Gdańsk | designing and distributing clothes |
| Source: [15] | ||
Unemployment
Uneployment rate in Pomeranian Voivodeship by powiatships (counties) as of the end of 2006
Transport
★ SKM
★ Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
★ Obwodnica Trójmiejska
★ Autostrada A1
Education
Main building of Gdańsk University in Gdańsk-Przymorze
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 | |||
Protected areas in Pomeranian Voivodeship
'National parks'
Dunes in Słowiński National Park
★ Słowiński National Park
★ Bory Tucholskie National Park
'Other'
★ 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
# Wiśniewski : 7,446
# Kamiński : 6,752
# Lewandowski : 6,687
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.
Pomeranian Voivodeship (1466-1772)
Map showing voivodeships of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
This was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland from 1454/1466 until the partitions in 1772/1795. Together with the Chełmno Voivodeship and Malbork Voivodeship it formed the historical province of Royal Prussia. The capital was at Gdańsk. It was renamed to the Prussian province of West Prussia (1772-1919).
Voivodeship Governor (Wojewoda) seat:
★ Gdańsk
Regional council (sejmik generalny)
★ Gniew
Regional councils (sejmik poselski i deputacki)
★ Człuchów
★ Tuchola
★ Świecie
★ Starogród
★ Puck
Administrative 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
★ Stargard 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 of West Prussia which fell to Poland. Toruń was the capital. In 1938-39 the voivodeship extended to the south at the expense of Poznań Voivodeship and Warsaw Voivodeship, and was called Great 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
★ Information about Pomeranian Voivodeship - official website (en)
★ Economy brochure (en)
★ The Pomorskie Voivodeship. The Greatest Tourist Attractions - Brochure (en)
★ Pomerania Development Agency Co. (en)
★ Wrota Pomorza - Pomeranian Voivodeship Portal (en) (de) (fr) (pl) (ru)
★ Portal o Trójmieście (pl)
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