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Puck (pronounce: ''Putzig'') is a town on the south coasts of the Baltic Sea in Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland with some 12,000 inhabitants. It became a marketplace and a seaport as early as 7th Century . It achieved a town status in 1348 during the rule of the Teutonic Order . After having been incorporated into Poland ( 1466 ) it was the place where the County Administration (''"Starostwo"'') was located. Since 1567 Puck was the main base of the Polish Navy . Through the Partitions Of Poland the town came to Prussia and was returned to Poland in 1919 as part of the Polish Corridor which was created by the Treaty Of Versailles . In 1920 in Puck, Poland celebrated Poland's Wedding To The Sea . During the time of the 2nd Polish Republic, until 1939 , Puck was the main war harbour of the Polish Navy and the only Polish harbour until Gdynia was built. It is the capital of Puck County in Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999 , previously a town in Gdansk Voivodship ( 1975 - 1998 ). A German Concentration Camp existed here in the years 1941 - 1944 . INTERESTING PLACES
SEE ALSO POPULATION 1895: 1,904 inhabitants 1900: 2,093 inhabitants 1950: ? inhabitants 1960: 6,800 inhabitants 1970: 9,300 inhabitants 1975: 10,500 inhabitants 1980: 11,100 inhabitants 1990: ? inhabitants 1995: ? inhabitants 1998: 11,600 inhabitants 2000: ? inhabitants |
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