Pomeranian Voivodeship - Województwo pomorskie

Pomeranian Voivodeship
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Capital city	Gdansk
Surface	18,310.34 km²
Population	2 333 523

Pomeranian Voivodeship - a voivodeship in northern Poland with its seat in Gdansk.

Characteristic

History

The Pomeranian Voivodeship was created in 1999 from the voivodeships of the previous administrative division:

• Gdańsk (Entire)
• Słupsk (apart from the communes of Sławno poviat)
• Elbląg (only the communes of the Nowy Dwór, Malbork, Kwidzyn and the present Sztum poviats)
• Bydgoszcz (only 3 out of 4 communes of the Chojnice poviat)

As a result of the protests of Bydgoszcz, it was not possible to create a large Pomeranian region including Bydgoszcz, Toruń, Włocławek and Grudziądz (now part of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship).

Geography

According to data from 1 January 2014, the area of ​​the voivodship was 18,310.34 km².

According to data from December 31, 2012, in the province in the Pomeranian region, forests covered an area of ​​664.4 thous. ha, which constituted 36.3% of its area. 9.8k ha of forests were within the national parks.

Most of the voivodeship's area is located in Gdańsk Pomerania. Besides, its north-west part belongs to West Pomerania, while the eastern part belongs to Prussia.

The voivodeship is located in northern Poland and borders:

• Russia (With Kaliningrad Oblast) - the state border crosses the Vistula Spit for 0.8 km

and with the provinces:

• Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship on a length of 238.8 km in the south
• Warmia-Masuria Province at a length of 191.4 km in the east
• Greater Poland at a length of 61.7 km in the southwest
• West Pomeranian Voivodeship at a length of 182.2 km in the west

Drive

By train

By car

Highways

• A1

Express roads

• S6, S7

National roads

• 5, 6, 7, 20, 21, 22, 90, 91

By bus

By plane

The airport is located in Gdansk.

Counties

Cities

• Bytów
• Black Water
• Człuchów
• Gdansk
• Gdynia
• Krynica Morska
• Kwidzyn
• Lębork
• Łeba
• Miastko
• Pruszcz Gdański
• Skarszewy
• Short
• Słupsk
• Sopot
• Starogard Gdański
• Sztum
• Tczew
• Wejherowo
• Żukowo

Mariacka Street in Gdańsk

Counties

Teutonic Castle in Malbork

• Bytów district
• Chojnice district
• Człuchów poviat
• Gdańsk poviat
• Kartuzy district
• Kościerzyna district
• Kwidzyn district
• Lębork district
• Malbork poviat
• Nowodworski poviat
• Puck district
• Słupsk poviat
• Starogard poviat
• Sztum poviat
• Tczew poviat
• Wejherowo County

Town Hall in Starogard Gdański

View of Hel

Castle in Bytów

Worth seeing

• Gdansk - With Sopot, a famous resort and Gdynia - a port city established only in the 20th century. it is an urban organism known as the Tricity; for several centuries, Gdańsk was the richest and largest Polish city, it was here that Solidarity was founded, and a unique amount of historic architecture has been preserved in it;
• Slowinski National Park - dunes breaking into the forest or, if you prefer, a desert between the sea and the land and a large lake;
• Malbork - the capital of the former Teutonic State, the castle is a masterpiece of defensive Gothic architecture, the largest built of brick in the world;
• Bory Tucholskie - a huge forest area is crossed by exceptionally clean and beautiful rivers - Wda and Brda, which can be classified as the most beautiful lowland canoeing routes;
• I will - a place by the Baltic Sea, where it is worth sunbathing on the beach and swimming in the Baltic Sea;
• Bychowo - a Kashubian village, whose attraction is a manor house (originally from the 19th century) rebuilt almost from scratch and a manor park with interesting trees. A mini zoo is an attraction for children. A few kilometers to the east there is Lake Żarnowieckie, to the west - Lake Choczewskie. Right next to it Gniewinowhich became famous on the occasion of Euro 2012 and hosting the Spanish national football team. Right behind the village there is an observation tower "Kaszubskie Oko";
• In the Kashubian countryside Bottom the only boat pilgrimage in Poland takes place across the lake - Żarnowieckie Lake. There is also (on the main road that runs through the village) a small but charming open-air museum. On the occasion of the fair, attractions are organized, such as baking bread in a 100-year-old oven. You can visit Zagroda Gburska and Rybacka;

• Starogard Gdański and Owidz - the capital of Kociewie with a stronghold. Starogard Gdański has 48,000 inhabitants, but it is worth seeing the Gothic parish church, the neo-Renaissance town hall and the Museum of the Kociewie Land. In Owidz - a village next to Starogard, there is a settlement and the Museum of Slavic Mythology, where you can visit them in 3D glasses;
• Stegna - one of the seaside towns. It is visited by many tourists;
• Swołowo - one of the historically most interesting villages in On the sea, recognized as the European Village of Cultural Heritage and the capital of "Checkered lands". There are preserved objects here frame construction (half-timbered) from the beginning of the 19th century, typical of wealthy Pomeranian peasant farms, often standing behind the courtyard. Most of the houses, but also stables, cowsheds and barns are built using the half-timbered method;
• Bytów - a town in the Bytów poviat with 17,000 inhabitants. It is worth seeing the church of St. Catherine and John the Baptist and the Teutonic castle.

University of Gdansk

Science

The Higher Theological Seminary in Pelplin

Higher education:

• Gdańsk University of Technology
• University of Gdansk
• Naval Academy in Gdynia
• Gdynia Maritime University
• Academy of Music Stanisław Moniuszko in Gdańsk
• Pomeranian University in Słupsk
• Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk
• Academy of Physical Education and Sport Jędrzej Śniadeckiego in Gdańsk
• Ateneum - University
• Gdańsk School of Higher Education
• Gdańsk University of Humanities
• Medical University of Gdańsk
• Gdańsk Theological Seminary
• Kashubian-Pomeranian University in Wejherowo
• Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology (branch faculties in Gdańsk)
• Pomeranian University of Applied Sciences in Gdynia
• Pomeranian University of Social and Economic Policy in Starogard Gdański
• Powiśle University in Kwidzyn
• University of Law and Diplomacy in Gdynia
• Higher Hanseatic School of Management in Słupsk
• Higher School of Administration and Business Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski in Gdynia
• WSB University in Gdańsk
• University of Finance and Administration in Sopot
• University of Finance and Accounting in Sopot
• University of Social Communication in Gdynia in Gdynia
• University of Social and Economics in Gdańsk
• Higher School of Tourism and Hotel Management in Gdańsk
• University of Physical Education and Tourism in Sopot
• Higher School of Management in Gdańsk
• The Higher Theological Seminary in Pelplin