Wejherowo (rural municipality)
| Gmina Wejherowo | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Pomerania | ||
| Powiat : | Wejherowo | ||
| Geographic location : | 54 ° 36 ′ N , 18 ° 15 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | see Gmina | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 58 | ||
| License plate : | GEW | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Next international airport : | Danzig | ||
| Gmina | |||
| Gminatype: | Rural community | ||
| Gmina structure: | 16 school authorities | ||
| Surface: | 194.08 km² | ||
| Residents: | 26,129 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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| Population density : | 135 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Community number ( GUS ): | 2215102 | ||
| administration | |||
| Wójt : | Henryk Adam Skwarło | ||
| Address: | Osiedle Przyjaźni 6 84-200 Wejherowo |
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| Website : | www.ug.wejherowo.pl | ||
The Gmina wiejska Wejherowo is an independent rural municipality in Poland and is located in the powiat Wejherowski of the Pomeranian Voivodeship . The municipality has an area of 194.08 km² on which 26,129 inhabitants (June 30, 2019) live. The seat of the municipality and the district is located in the eponymous city Wejherowo ( German Neustadt in West Prussia ), which does not belong to the rural municipality.
geography
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The rural parish includes the city of Wejherowo in the north, west and south.
structure
The rural community consists of the following localities:
| Polish name | Kashubian name | German name |
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| Biała | Biôła | Biala |
| Białasowizna | ||
| Bieszkowice | Bieszkòjce | Bieschkowitz (1942–1945 Beschenfeld ) |
| Bolszewo | Bòlszéwò | Bohlschau |
| Borowo | Bòròwò | Borrowo |
| Burch | ||
| Cierżnia | Cérzniô | Czersnia (1942–1945 Schirsen ) |
| Gacyny | Gacynë | Buchwald |
| Głodówko | Głodowkò | Glodowken (1942–1945 Gloden ) |
| Gniewowo | Gniéwòwò | Gnewau (1942–1943 Zornwalde , 1943–1945 Newau ) |
| Góra | Gòra | Gohra (1942–1943 Bergen , 1943–1945 Rhedaberg ) |
| Gościcino | Gòścëcëno | Gossentin |
| Gwizdówka | ||
| Kąpino | Kempinò | Kompino (1876–1945 Waldenburg ) |
| Knee where | Kneesò | Fracture of the knee |
| Krystkowo | Kristkòwò | Kristkowo |
| Łężyce | Łãżëce | Lensitz |
| Małe Gowino | Môłé Gòwino | Klein Gowin (1942–1945 Kleinwarndorf ) |
| Marianowo | Marienhain | |
| Miga | Mëga | New mess |
| Młynki | Młënki | Mehlken |
| Nowiny | Nowinë | Now in |
| Nowy Dwór Wejherowski | Wejrowsczi Nowi Dwòr | Neuhof |
| Orle | Worle | |
| Paradyż | Paradez | paradise |
| Pętkowice | Pentkòwice | Pentkowitz (1942–1945 Paulinenhof ) |
| Piecewo | Piecewò | Piecewo |
| Piekiełko | Môłé Piékło | Piekelken |
| Pińskie | Piński | Pinsk |
| Pnie | Pnié | |
| Prajsów | ||
| Pryśniewo | Prësniéwò | Prissnau |
| Reszki | Reszki | Reschke |
| Rogulewo | Regùléwò | Rogulewo |
| Sopieszyno | Sopiészëno | Soppieschin (1942–1945 Sophienhof ) |
| Sopieszyno-Wybudowanie | ||
| Ustarbowo | Ùstôrbòwò | Ustarbau (1942–1945 Wusterbau ) |
| Warszkowo | Warszkòwò | Warsaw (1942–1945 Neuwerder ) |
| Warszkowski Młyn | Warszkòwsczi Młën | Warsaw Mill |
| Wielkie Gowino | Wiôlgé Gòwino | Gross Gowin (1942–1945 Warndorf ) |
| Wygoda | Wëgòda | Wigodda |
| Wyspowo | Wëspòwò | Wispau |
| Zamostne | Zômòstné | Knee zamosten (1942–1945 Überbrück ) |
| Zbychowo | Zbëchòwò | Sbichau (1942–1945 Weihersfelde ) |
| Zibertowo | Zëbertòwo | |
| Zielony Dwór | Zélonë Dwòr | Grünhof |
Memorial and mass graves
A twelve-meter-high monument on the northern outskirts near Wielka Piaśnica on the main road between Wejherowo and Krokowa commemorates the Piaśnica massacre from September 1939.
Personalities
- Oskar Schultz-Gora (1860–1942), Romance philologist and professor in Berlin, Königsberg, Strasbourg and Jena; born in Gohra.
Web links
Commons : Gmina Wejherowo - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Rural Municipality Website (Polish)
Footnotes
- ↑ population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .