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| cities and towns in pomeranian voivodeship | |
| 1643 establishments | |
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Wejherowo ( Pomerania , northern Poland , with 46,900 inhabitants ( 2005 ). HISTORY Wejherowo was founded in 1643 by Jakub Wejher as a result of his participation in the defence of the Smolensk fortress, which was besieged by the Russians . It has been the capital of Wejherowo County in Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999 , and was previously in Gdańsk Voivodship from 1975 to 1998 . The city is part of Tricity , an agglomeration of over 1 million inhabitants. During the second half of the 19th Century , a significant number of Jew ish families began migrating to Syracuse, New York including the renowned Shubert Theatrical Family . Many local Poles became victims of German extermination policies during World War II . The county is the location of a mass murder site in Piasnica with some 66,000 murders committed. EDUCATION POPULATION
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