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(1) Pomorze Voivodship is a Polish administrative region established January 1 , 1999 , out of the former voivodships of Gdańsk , Elbląg and Słupsk , pursuant to the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name, Pomorze . Pomorze Voivodship borders, to the west, on Zachodnie Pomorze Voivodship , and extends eastward along the Baltic Sea . Gdańsk , in the center of the voivodship, forms part of the " Tricity " of Sopot , Gdańsk and Gdynia . Also part of the voivodship is the narrow Hel Peninsula . Other well-known tourist destinations include Puck , Krynica Morska , Ustka , Jastarnia , Rozewie and Kuźnica , with many fishing ports and lighthouses. Major cities of this region : (population 2003)
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Previous Pomorze Voivodships (2) Pomorze Voivodship (1945-1950) was a unit of administration and local government in Poland established 1945 from most of pre-war Pomeranian Voivodship (3), later renamed Bydgoszcz Voivodship . Capital city: Bydgoszcz List of counties in 1946 English county name, Polish county name, capital city
- 1939 .]] (3) Pomorze Voivodship (1919-1939) was a unit of administration and local government in the Republic of Poland (II Rzeczpospolita) established in 1919 after WWI from the majority of the Prussian province of West Prussia which fell to Poland. Torun was the capital. In 1938-39 voivodship extended to the south at the expense Poznan Voivodship and Warsaw Voivodship , and called Great Pomerania afterwards. During WWII occupied by Nazi Germany and renamed Reich Province Of Gdansk-West Prussia ''(Reichsgau Danzig-Westpreussen).'' In 1945 returned to Poland and superseded by Gdansk and Bydgoszcz voivodships. In years 1975-98 reorganized into voivodships of Gdansk , Elblag , Bydgoszcz , Torun and Wloclawek . (4) Pomorze Voivodship (1466-1772) The Pomeranian Voivodship (Polish: ''Województwo Pomorskie'') was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom Of Poland since 1454 / 1466 till the partitions in 1772 / 1795 . Together with the Chelmno Voivodship and Malbork Voivodship it formed the historical province of Royal Prussia . Capital in Gdansk . Renamed to the Prussian province of West Prussia (1772-1919). Voivodship Governor ( Wojewoda ) seat: Voivodes: Paweł Jan Działyński (1630-1643), Gerhard Denhoff (1643-1648), Ludwik Wejher (1648-1656) Regional council ( Sejmik Generalny ) Regional councils (sejmik poselski i deputacki) Administrative division:
(5) Pomorze Voivodship (1294-1308) was a province of the Kingdom Of Poland . After the extinction of the local Dukes 1294 the province fell to Przemysł II Of Poland . |
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