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Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
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.svg) Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 54°12′N 18°01′E / 54.200°N 18.017°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Capital | Gdańsk |
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| Government | |
| • Body | Pomeranian Voivodeship executive board |
| • Voivode | Beata Rutkiewicz (KO) |
| • Marshal | Mieczysław Struk (KO) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,293 km2 (7,063 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 2,337,769 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,486,267 |
| • Rural | 851,502 |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €34.497 billion |
| • Per capita | €15,000 |
| ISO 3166 code | PL-22 |
| Vehicle registration | G |
| HDI (2019) | 0.892[2] very high · 3rd |
| Highways |    |
| Website | pomorskie.eu |
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Pomeranian Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo pomorskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ pɔˈmɔrskʲɛ] ; Kashubian: Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò [pvɛˈmvɛrst͡ʃi vɛjɛˈvut͡stfɔ]) is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk.
The voivodeship was established on January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk, Elbląg and Słupsk, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1997. It is bordered by West Pomeranian Voivodeship to the west, Greater Poland and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeships to the south, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the east, and the Baltic Sea to the north. It also shares a short land border with Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast), on the Vistula Spit. The bulk of the voivodeship is located in the historic region of Pomerania, with the territories on the eastern bank of the Vistula being part of Powiśle. The Pomeranian part of the region comprises most of Pomerelia (the easternmost part of Pomerania) with its subregions of Kashubia and Kociewie, whereas the western part, around Słupsk, is part of Farther Pomerania.
The province is one of rich cultural heritage. The Tricity urban area, consisting of Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot, is one of the main cultural, commercial and educational centres of Poland. Gdańsk and Gdynia are two of the major Polish seaports, the first erected by Mieszko I of Poland in the Middle Ages, the latter built in the interwar period. Amongst the most recognisable landmarks of the region are the historic city centre of Gdańsk filled with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces, the Museum of the National Anthem in Będomin, located at the birthplace of Józef Wybicki, poet and politician, author of the national anthem of Poland, the largest medieval churches of Poland (the St. Mary's Church in Gdańsk and the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Pelplin) and the Malbork Castle. The voivodeship also includes the narrow Hel Peninsula and the Polish half of the Vistula Spit. Other tourist destinations include Wejherowo, Sopot, Jurata, Łeba, Władysławowo, Puck, Krynica Morska, Ustka, Jastarnia, Kuźnica, Bytów and many fishing ports, lighthouses, and marinas.
- ^ "EU regions by GDP". Eurostat. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI". Global Data Lab. Radboud University Nijmegen. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
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