Pomeranian Voivodeship

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Basic data
Capital Danzig
Voivode Dariusz Drelich
Voivodeship Marshal Mieczysław structure
ISO 3166-2 PL-22
License Plate G
Residents 2,264,000 (March 31, 2011)
Population density 121 inhabitants per km²
Unemployment rate 8.4% (December 2008)
geography
Area : 18,310 km²
- of which country: ? km²
- of which water: ? km²
Expansion: North-South: 74-138 km
West-East: 111-177 km
The highest point: 331 m
Deepest point: below sea level
Landscape structure
Forests: 35.8%
Waters: ? %
Agriculture: 44.3%
Other: ? %
Administrative division
Independent cities : 4th
Powiate : 16
- Gminas : 123

The Pomeranian Voivodeship , Polish województwo pomorskie , Kashubian Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò , with the capital Gdańsk (Danzig) is one of the 16 voivodships of the Republic of Poland . During the territorial reform in 1999, it emerged from the Gdansk Voivodeships and part of the Słupsk (Stolp) , Elbląg (Elbing) and Bydgoszcz (Bromberg) voivodeships and includes the east of the historical Pomeranian landscape with Pomeranian and the extreme east of the former Prussian province of Pomerania (more precisely: Hinterpommerns ), also areas east of the Vistula, which belong to the historical Prussian landscape; it is thus measured similarly to the former Prussian province of West Prussia . It extends in the northwest over the area of ​​the Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Polish aristocratic republic and that of the Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic, but extends less far to the south, which in turn takes up the name of the neighboring Kujawy-Pomeranian Voivodeship .

coat of arms

Description : A red-tongued black griffin in gold with a crossed tail.

administration

Since the regional and local elections on November 22, 2010, the 33 seats in the Sejmik have been distributed as follows: 19 - Platforma Obywatelska (PO), 7 - Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS), 3 - Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej (SLD), 3 - Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (PSL), 1 - non-party.

The regional parliament is chaired by Jan Kleinschmidt (PO), his deputies are Dariusz Męczykowski (PO), Marek Biernacki (PO) and Piotr Zwara (PiS).

population

According to the 2011 census, about 2,280,000 people lived in the voivodeship. The largest ethnic groups were 2.22 million Poles (97.7%), 228,000 Kashubians (10%), 4,800 Germans and 4,200 Ukrainians (around 0.2% each), although belonging to several ethnic groups was not excluded.

Administrative division

The Pomeranian Voivodeship is divided into 16 powiate and four independent cities. The Powiate Słupsk and Gdańsk are named after the independent cities, but the latter has its seat in Pruszcz Gdański (German Praust ).

One district cities

  1. Gdańsk (Kasch. Gduńsk ; Ger . Danzig ) 463,754; 262 km²
  2. Gdynia (Kasch. Gdiniô ; Ger . Gdynia ) 246,991; 135 km²
  3. Słupsk (Kasch. Stôłpsk / Słëpsk ; Ger . Stolp ) 91,935; 43 km²
  4. Sopot ( Kasch . Sopòt ; Eng . Sopot ) 36,849; 17 km²

Powiate

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  1. POL powiat bytowski COA.svg Bytów ( Kasch . Bëtowò ; Ger . Bütow ) 78,834; 2192 km²
  2. POL powiat chojnicki COA.svg Chojnice ( Kasch . Chònice ; Ger . Conitz ) 96,952; 1364 km²
  3. POL powiat człuchowski COA.svg Człuchów ( Kasch . Człëchòwò ; Ger . Schlochau ) 56,782; 1575 km²
  4. POL powiat gdański COA.svg Gdańsk (Kasch. Gduńsk ; Ger . Danzig ) 111,675; 794 km², seat in Pruszcz Gdański
  5. POL powiat kartuski COA.svg Kartuzy ( Kash . Kartuzë ; Ger . Karthaus ) 131,071; 1121 km²
  6. POL powiat kościerski COA 1.svg Kościerzyna ( Kasch . Kòscérzëna ; Ger . Berent ) 71,771; 1166 km²
  2. POL powiat kwidzyński COA.svg Kwidzyn ( Kasch . Kwidzëno ; Ger . Marienwerder ) 83,495; 835 km²
  3. POL powiat lęborski COA.svg Lębork ( Kasch . Lãbòrg ; Ger . Lauenburg i.Pom. ) 66,177; 706 km²
  4. POL powiat malborski COA.svg Malbork ( Marienburg (West Pr.) ) 64,001; 494 km²
  5. POL Powiat nowodworski COA.svg Nowy Dwór Gdański ( Tiegenhof ) 36,018; 672 km²
  6. POL Coa powiat pucki.svg Puck ( Kasch . Pùck ; Ger . Putzig ) 83,752; 577 km²
  7. POL powiat słupski COA.svg Słupsk (Kasch. Stôłpsk / Słëpsk ; Ger . Stolp ) 98,501; 2304 km², seat in Słupsk
  2. POL powiat starogardzki COA.svg Starogard Gdański (Kasch. Starogarda ; Ger . Prussian Stargard ) 127,502; 1345 km²
  3. POL powiat sztumski COA.svg Sztum ( Stuhm ) 42,250; 731 km²
  4. POL powiat tczewski COA.svg Tczew ( Kasch . Dërszewò ; Ger . Dirschau ) 115,836; 697 km²
  5. POL powiat wejherowski COA.svg Wejherowo (Kasch. Wejrowò ;. Dt Neustadt ) 211,455; 1280 km²

(Population and area on December 31, 2016)

Counties Greatest Smallest
area-wise Powiat Słupski Powiat Malborski
in terms of population Powiat Wejherowski Powiat Nowodworski

Tricity

Km² in an area of 1,332 and with a population of nearly one million people who closely spaced cities of Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot form the Polish metropolitan Tri-City (Trójmiasto). The region around the Gdańsk Bay is one of the most densely populated regions in the country , along with the area around Warsaw and Krakow .

geography

Neighboring voivodeships

Baltic Sea Kaliningrad Oblast
Russia
West Pomeranian Voivodeship Compass card (de) .svg Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Cities of the Voivodeship

The voivodeship capital Gdansk is the sixth largest city in the country with around 460,000 inhabitants and by far the largest in the voivodeship. The nearby Gdynia has around 250,000 inhabitants, only slightly more than half as many.

city German name Resident
December 31, 2016 		Area km²
December 31, 2016
Gdansk COA.svg Gdańsk Danzig 463.754 262
POL Gdynia COA.svg Gdynia Gdynia 246.991 135
POL Słupsk COA 1.svg Slupsk Stumble 91,935 43
POL Tczew COA 1.svg Tczew Dirschau 60,276 22nd
POL Wejherowo COA.svg Wejherowo Neustadt in West Prussia 50,039 26th
POL Starogard Gdański COA.svg Starogard Gdański Prussian Stargard 48.167 25th
POL Rumia COA.svg Rumia Rahmel 48,095 30th
POL Chojnice COA.svg Chojnice Konitz 40.004 21st
POL Malbork COA.svg Malbork Marienburg 38,848 17th
POL Kwidzyn COA.svg Kwidzyn Marienwerder 38,618 22nd
POL Sopot COA.svg Sopot Sopot 36,849 17th
POL Lębork COA.svg Lębork Lauenburg 35,378 18th
POL Pruszcz Gdański COA.svg Pruszcz Gdański Paw 30.106 16
POL Reda COA.svg Reda Rheda 24,630 29
POL Kościerzyna COA.svg Kościerzyna Berent 23,847 16
POL Bytow COA.svg Bytów Butow 17,029 8th
POL Ustka COA 1.svg Ustka Stolpmünde 15,812 10
POL Kartuzy COA.svg Kartuzy Karthaus 14,716 7th
POL Człuchów COA.svg Człuchów Schlochau 13,946 13
POL Puck COA.svg puck Cute 11.303 5
POL Miastko COA 1.svg Miastko Rummelsburg 10,632 6th
POL Sztum COA.svg Sztum Stool 10,218 5
POL Władysławowo COA.svg Władysławowo Großendorf 10,020 39
POL Nowy Dwór Gdański COA.svg Nowy Dwór Gdański Tiegenhof 9,962 5
POL Czersk COA.svg Czersk Czersk 9,951 10
POL Prabuty COA.svg Prabuty Giant castle 8,735 5
POL Pelplin COA.svg Pelplin Pelplin 8,026 4th
POL Skarszewy COA.svg Skarszewy Schöneck 7.136 10
POL Gniew COA.svg Gniew Mewe 6,840 7th
POL Żukowo COA.svg Żukowo Zuckau 6,567 5
POL Czarne COA.svg Czarne Hammerstein 6,030 46
POL Dzierzgoń COA.svg Dzierzgoń Christburg 5,474 4th
POL Brusy COA.svg Brusy Bruß 5,172 5
POL Debrzno COA old.svg Debrzno Prussian Friedland 5,150 7th
POL Nowy Staw COA.svg Nowy Staw Neuteich 4.185 5
POL Jastarnia COA.svg Jastarnia Heisternest 3,782 8th
POL Łeba COA 1.svg Łeba Leba 3,734 15th
POL Kępice COA.svg Kępice Hammer mill 3,689 6th
POL Skórcz COA.svg Skórcz Short 3,545 4th
POL Hel COA.svg Hel Hela 3,444 22nd
POL Czarna Woda COA.svg Czarna Woda Black water 2,853 28
POL Krynica Morska COA.svg Krynica Morska Kahlberg 1,323 116

Rivers

economy

In comparison with the gross domestic product of the European Union in terms of purchasing power standards , the voivodeship achieved an index of 66 in 2015 (EU-28 = 100). The unemployment rate in 2005 was 18.9%. By December 2009 it had dropped to 12.0 percent. In 2017 the unemployment rate (according to Eurostat definition) was 4.3%.

With a value of 0.857, Pomerania ranks 6th among the 16 Voivodships in Poland in the Human Development Index .

partnership

The Pomorskie Voivodeship maintains a regional partnership with the Middle Franconia district in Bavaria .

tourism

Tourism plays an important role both in cities like Gdansk and on the coast in seaside resorts like Sopot and on Kashubian lakes.

Web links

Commons : Pomeranian Voivodeship  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Pomeranian Voivodeship  - travel guide

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Premier Beata Szydło powołała nowych wojewodów. Retrieved February 15, 2017 (Polish).
  2. ↑ Results of the 2011 census, Główny Urząd Statystyczny, Wyniki Narodowego Spisu Powszechnego Ludności i Mieszkań 2011. Warsaw, March 2012. Online ( Memento of January 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF)
  3. ↑ stat.gov.pl
  4. ↑ These voivodships with the same Polish name województwo pomorskie (1920–1950, 1938–1945 but województwo wielkopomorskie ) were referred to as the “Pomeranian Voivodeship” in distinction from the Duchy of Pomerania in the old empire (or later Province of Pomerania ).
  5. ↑ Circular 2011 of the Middle Franconia district, the partner region of Pomerania
  6. ↑ Statistics (PDF) by Główny Urząd Statystyczny
  7. ↑ population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of December 31, 2016. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 5.19 MB), accessed February 15, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Eurostat. Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
  9. ↑ PDF ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  10. ↑ Central Statistics Office of Poland (CIS), Bezrobotni oraz stopa bezrobocia wg województw, grudzień 2009 , February 3, 2010 ( Memento from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ↑ Unemployment rate, by NUTS 2 regions. Retrieved November 5, 2018 .
  12. ^ Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .

Coordinates: 54 ° 12 '  N , 18 ° 1'  E