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.
Pomeranian Voivodeship | |
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| Flag Coat of arms | |
Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 54°12′N 18°01′E / 54.200°N 18.017°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Capital | Gdańsk |
| Counties | 16, including 4 city counties
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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 | 127.80/km2 (330.99/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,486,267 |
| • Rural | 851,502 |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €44.869 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | €19,500 (2023) |
| ISO 3166 code | PL-22 |
| Vehicle registration | G |
| HDI (2022) | 0.896 very high · 2nd |
| Highways | |
| Website | pomorskie.eu |
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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 the West Pomeranian Voivodeship to the west, Greater Poland and the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship to the south, the 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.
Etymology
The name Pomerania derives from the Slavic po more, meaning "by the sea" or "on the sea".
Cities and towns
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2,095,147 | — |
| 2002 | 2,179,900 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2,276,174 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 2,357,320 | +3.6% |
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The voivodeship contains 7 cities and 35 towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (official 2019 figures).
- Gdańsk (468,158)
- Gdynia (246,244)
- Słupsk (90,769)
- Tczew (60,120)
- Wejherowo (49,652)
- Starogard Gdański (47,775)
- Sopot (35,827)
Towns:
- Rumia (49,160)
- Chojnice (39,890)
- Malbork (38,465)
- Kwidzyn (38,444)
- Lębork (35,333)
- Pruszcz Gdański (31,135)
- Reda (26,011)
- Kościerzyna (23,776)
- Bytów (16,918)
- Ustka (15,460)
- Kartuzy (14,536)
- Człuchów (13,649)
- Puck (11,213)
- Miastko (10,439)
- Sztum (9,940)
- Władysławowo (9,930)
- Czersk (9,910)
- Nowy Dwór Gdański (9,905)
- Prabuty (8,695)
- Pelplin (7,784)
- Skarszewy (6,994)
- Gniew (6,707)
- Żukowo (6,691)
- Czarne (5,932)
- Dzierzgoń (5,364)
- Brusy (5,188)
- Debrzno (5,096)
- Nowy Staw (4,248)
- Łeba (3,644)
- Skórcz (3,625)
- Kępice (3,580)
- Hel (3,267)
- Czarna Woda (2,786)
- Jastarnia (2,704)
- Kobylnica (2,248)
- Krynica Morska (1,303)
Administrative division
Pomeranian Voivodeship is divided into 20 counties (powiats): 4 city counties, and 16 land counties. These are further divided into 123 gminas (communes).
The counties are listed below in order of decreasing population.
| English and Polish names | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat | Other towns | Total gminas |
| City counties | |||||
| Gdańsk | 262 | 468,158 | 1 | ||
| Gdynia | 136 | 246,244 | 1 | ||
| Słupsk | 43.15 | 90,769 | 1 | ||
| Sopot | 17.31 | 35,827 | 1 | ||
| Land counties | |||||
| Wejherowo County powiat wejherowski | 1,280 | 216,764 | Wejherowo | Rumia, Reda | 10 |
| Starogard County powiat starogardzki | 1,345 | 128,055 | Starogard Gdański | Skarszewy, Skórcz, Czarna Woda | 13 |
| Tczew County powiat tczewski | 698 | 115,738 | Tczew | Pelplin, Gniew | 6 |
| Kartuzy County powiat kartuski | 1,120 | 137,942 | Kartuzy | Żukowo | 8 |
| Słupsk County powiat słupski | 2,304 | 98,793 | Słupsk * | Ustka, Kępice | 10 |
| Chojnice County powiat chojnicki | 1,364 | 97,616 | Chojnice | Czersk, Brusy | 5 |
| Gdańsk County powiat gdański | 793 | 117,452 | Pruszcz Gdański | 8 | |
| Kwidzyn County powiat kwidzyński | 835 | 83,231 | Kwidzyn | Prabuty | 6 |
| Bytów County powiat bytowski | 2,193 | 79,260 | Bytów | Miastko | 10 |
| Puck County powiat pucki | 578 | 86,203 | Puck | Władysławowo, Jastarnia, Hel | 7 |
| Kościerzyna County powiat kościerski | 1,166 | 72,589 | Kościerzyna | 8 | |
| Lębork County powiat lęborski | 707 | 66,196 | Lębork | Łeba | 5 |
| Malbork County powiat malborski | 495 | 63,575 | Malbork | Nowy Staw | 6 |
| Człuchów County powiat człuchowski | 1,574 | 56,225 | Człuchów | Czarne, Debrzno | 7 |
| Sztum County powiat sztumski | 731 | 41,808 | Sztum | Dzierzgoń | 5 |
| Nowy Dwór Gdański County powiat nowodworski (pomorski) | 653 | 35,656 | Nowy Dwór Gdański | Krynica Morska | 5 |
| * seat not part of the county | |||||
Governors
Pomeranian Voivodeship (1466–1772)
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan z Jani (1400–1461) | 10 May 1454 – 22 March 1461 | Casimir IV | ||
| 2 | Otto Machwicz (??–1478) | 19 May 1467 – 7 June 1477 | Casimir IV | ||
| 3 | Fabian Legendorf-Mgowski (1425–1483) | 10 March 1478 – 9 March 1483 | Casimir IV | ||
| 4 | Jan Bajerski (1425–1484) | 19 March 1483 – 1 June 1484 | Casimir IV | ||
| 5 | Mikołaj Wulkowski (??–1509) | 7 January 1485 – 9 December 1509 | Casimir IV | ||
| 6 | Mikołaj Szpot (??–1518) | 16 March 1512 – 21 May 1518 | Sigismund I the Old | ||
| 7 | Jerzy Konopacki (1477–1543) | 26 August 1518 – 28 February 1543 | Sigismund I the Old | ||
| 8 | Mikołaj Działyński (??–1545) | 16 January 1544 – 5 February 1545 | Sigismund I the Old | ||
| 9 | Jan Sokołowski (??–1546) | 22 May 1545 – 12 July 1546 | Sigismund I the Old | ||
| 10 | Stanisław Kostka (1487–1555) | 10 September 1546 – 2 May 1551 | Sigismund I the Old | ||
| 11 | Jan Działyński (??–1583) | 2 May 1551 – 5 January 1556 | Sigismund II August | ||
| 12 | Fabian Czema | 5 January 1556 – 20 November 1565 | Sigismund II August | ||
| 13 | Achacy Czema (??–1576) | 3 February 1566 – 29 November 1576 | Sigismund II August | ||
| 14 | Krzysztof Kostka (1530–1594) | 1577 – 5 August 1594 | Stephen Báthory | ||
| 15 | Ludwik Mortęski (1554–1618) | 20 October 1594 – 23 August 1611 | Sigismund III Vasa | ||
| 16 | Michał Konarski (1557–1613) | 1611 – 29 April 1613 | Sigismund III Vasa | ||
| 17 | Samuel Żaliński | May 1613 – 3 November 1625 | Sigismund III Vasa | ||
| 18 | Maciej Niemojewski (??–1625) | 17 November 1625 – December 1625 | Sigismund III Vasa | ||
| 19 | Samuel Konarski | 9 February 1626 – 30 November 1629 | Sigismund III Vasa | ||
| 20 | Paweł Jan Działyński (1594–1653) | 16 May 1630 – 17 July 1643 | Sigismund III Vasa | ||
| 21 | Gerhard Denhoff (1589–1648) | 16 August 1643 – 23 December 1648 | Władysław IV Vasa | ||
| 22 | Ludwik Wejher (??–1656) | December 1648 – 18 February 1656 | Władysław IV Vasa | ||
| 23 | Stanisław Kobierzycki (1600–1665) | 31 May 1656 – 1665 | John II Casimir Vasa | ||
| 24 | Jan Ignacy Bąkowski (1615–1679) | 8 March 1665 – 1677 | John II Casimir Vasa | ||
| 25 | Władysław Denhoff (1639–1683) | 1677 – 7 October 1683 | John III Sobieski | ||
| 26 | Władysław Łoś (??–1694) | 19 February 1684 – January 1694 | John III Sobieski | ||
| 27 | Jan Gniński (??–1703) | 24 February 1694 – 1703 | John III Sobieski | ||
| 28 | Jan Ignacy Działyński (??–1724) | 14 April 1703 – November 1724 | Augustus II the Strong | ||
| 29 | Stefan Potocki (??–1730) | 26 February 1726 – 9 March 1726 | Augustus II the Strong | ||
| 30 | Piotr Jan Czapski (1685–1736) | 11 March 1726 – 3 November 1736 | Augustus II the Strong | ||
| 31 | Jakub Florian Narzymski (1690–1759) | 8 July 1737 – 14 April 1758 | Augustus III | ||
| 32 | Paweł Michał Mostowski (1721–1781) | 20 April 1758 – 20 May 1766 | Augustus III | ||
| 33 | Jan Jerzy Flemming (1699–1771) | 22 May 1766 – 10 December 1771 | Stanisław August Poniatowski | ||
| 34 | Ignacy Franciszek Przebendowski (1730–1791) | 31 January 1772 – 18 March 1779 | Stanisław August Poniatowski | ||
| 35 | Feliks Antoni Łoś (1737–1804) | 5 June 1779 – 9 December 1790 | Stanisław August Poniatowski | ||
| 36 | Józef Mier (1730–1808) | 9 December 1790 – 24 November 1795 | Stanisław August Poniatowski | ||
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theodor von Schön (1773–1856) | 1816 – 1829 | Independent | ||
| 2 | Heinrich von Achenbach (1829–1899) | 1878 – 1879 | Free Conservative Party | ||
| 3 | Ernst von Ernsthausen (1827–1898) | 1879 – 1888 | German Conservative Party | ||
| 4 | Adolf Hilmar von Leipziger (1825–1891) | 1888 – 1891 | Independent | ||
| 5 | Gustav von Goßler (1838–1902) | 1891 – 1902 | German Conservative Party | ||
| 6 | Clemens von Delbrück (1856–1921) | 1902 – 1905 | Independent | ||
| 7 | Ernst Ludwig von Jagow (1853–1930) | 1905 – 1919 | Independent | ||
Pomeranian Voivodeship (1919-1939)
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Łaszewski (1862–1924) | 19 October 1919 – 21 July 1920 | Popular National Union | ||
| 2 | Jan Brejski (1863–1934) | 27 July 1920 – 16 May 1924 | Independent | ||
| 3 | Stanisław Wachowiak (1890–1972) | 16 May 1924 – 12 October 1926 | National Workers' Party | ||
| 4 | Kazimierz Młodzianowski (1880–1928) | 18 October 1926 – 4 July 1928 | Independent | ||
| 5 | Wiktor Lamot (1891–1959) | 12 July 1929 – 18 November 1931 | Independent | ||
| 6 | Stefan Kirtiklis (1890–1951) | 21 November 1931 – 14 July 1936 | Independent | ||
| 7 | Władysław Raczkiewicz (1885–1947) | 17 July 1936 – 5 September 1939 | Independent | ||
Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Forster (1902–1952) | 26 October 1939 – 27 March 1945 | Nazi Party | ||
Gdańsk Voivodeship (1945–1975)
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mieczysław Okęcki (1882–1952) | 30 March 1945 – February 1946 | Polish United Workers' Party | ||
| 2 | Stanisław Zrałek (1907–1954) | February 1946 – May 1950 | Polish United Workers' Party | ||
| 3 | Mieczysław Wągrowski (1902–1967) | 25 May 1950 – 28 March 1952 | Polish United Workers' Party | ||
| 4 | Bolesław Geraga (1912–1986) | April 1952 – February 1954 | Polish United Workers' Party | ||
| 5 | Walenty Szeliga (??–??) | 4 March 1954 – 26 November 1956 | Polish United Workers' Party | ||
| 6 | Józef Wołek (1913–1985) | 26 November 1956 – 16 November 1960 | Polish United Workers' Party | ||
| 7 | Piotr Stolarek (1908–1976) | 1960 – 1969 | Polish United Workers' Party | ||
| 8 | Tadeusz Bejm (1929–1988) | 1969 – 1972 | Polish United Workers' Party | ||
| 9 | Henryk Śliwowski (1920–1984) | 1972 – 31 May 1975 | Polish United Workers' Party | ||
Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998)
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henryk Śliwowski (1920–1984) | 1 June 1975 – 15 January 1979 | Polish United Workers' Party | ||
| 2 | Jerzy Kołodziejski (1933–2001) | 1979 – 1982 | Polish United Workers' Party | ||
| 3 | Mieczysław Cygan (1921–2006) | 1982 – 1988 | Polish United Workers' Party | ||
| 4 | Jerzy Jędykiewicz (1946–living) | 22 December 1988 – 3 August 1990 | Polish United Workers' Party | ||
| 5 | Maciej Płażyński (1958–2010) | 4 August 1990 – 11 July 1996 | Independent | ||
| 6 | Henryk Wojciechowski (1948–living) | July 1996 – December 1997 | Democratic Left Alliance | ||
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomasz Sowiński (1965–living) | 1 January 1998 – 20 October 2001 | Solidarity Electoral Action | ||
| 2 | Jan Ryszard Kurylczyk (1945–living) | 20 October 2001 – 26 July 2004 | Democratic Left Alliance | ||
| 3 | Cezary Dąbrowski (1941–2023) | 26 July 2004 – 24 January 2006 | Democratic Left Alliance | ||
| 4 | Piotr Ołowski (1963–living) | 26 January 2006 – 26 February 2007 | Law & Justice | ||
| 5 | Piotr Karczewski (1964–living) | 22 May 2007 – 29 November 2007 | Law & Justice | ||
| 6 | Roman Zaborowski (1956–living) | 29 November 2007 – 25 October 2011 | Civic Platform | ||
| 7 | Ryszard Stachurski (1950–living) | 12 December 2011 – 8 December 2015 | Civic Platform | ||
| 8 | Dariusz Drelich (1967–living) | 12 December 2011 – 8 December 2015 | Law & Justice | ||
| 9 | Beata Rutkiewicz (1977–living) | 20 December 2023 – Incumbent | Independent | ||
Timeline since 1919
Economy
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 29.2 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 5.9% of Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 20,800 euros or 69% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 74% of the EU average.
Major corporations
| Corporation name Further information | Location | Kind of activity |
| Energa Gdańsk Power Generator [1] | Gdańsk | energy supplies |
| Ergo Hestia [2] | Sopot | insurance |
| Gdańsk Repair Yard[3] | Gdańsk | repair shipyard |
| Gdynia Stocznia [4] | Gdynia | shipyard |
| GE Capital Bank[5] | Gdańsk | banking |
| Grupa LOTOS [6] | Gdańsk | petroleum products |
| Intel Technology Poland [7] | Gdańsk | hardware |
| International Paper Kwidzyn [8] | Kwidzyn | paper products |
| Lubiana [9] | Łubiana near Kościerzyna | china-ware manufacturer |
| Philips Consumer Electronics | Kwidzyn | electronics |
| Polpharma[10] | Starogard Gdański | medicines |
| Prokom Software [11] | Gdynia | software |
| Destylarnia Sobieski [12] | Starogard Gdański | distillery |
| Elnord [13] | Gdańsk | energy supplies |
| LPP [14] | Gdańsk | designing and distributing clothes |
| Source: | ||
Transport
- Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Obwodnica Trójmiejska
The A1, S6 and S7 highways pass through the province.
Railway
- Pomorska Kolej Metropolitalna
- SKM
The three busiest railway stations of northern Poland, and three of ten busiest railway stations of Poland overall, are located in the voivodeship. Those are Gdynia Główna, Gdańsk Główny and Gdańsk Wrzeszcz.
Education
Higher education
| Name | Location | Students in thousands | |
| total | of which women | ||
| Total | - | 97.9 | 55.3 |
| Uniwersytet Gdański (Gdańsk University) | Tricity | 29.3 | 19.4 |
| Politechnika Gdańska (Gdańsk University of Technology) | Gdańsk | 17.6 | 5.9 |
| Akademia Pomorska w Słupsku (Pomeranian Academy in Słupsk) | Słupsk | 8.1 | 6.0 |
| Akademia Medyczna w Gdańsku (Medical University of Gdańsk) | Gdańsk | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Akademia Wychowanie Fizycznego i Sportu w Gdańsku (Gdańsk Sports Academy) | Gdańsk | 4.1 | 1.9 |
| Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Gdańsku (Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts) | Gdańsk | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Akademia Marynarki Wojennej im. Bohaterów Westerplatte (Polish Naval Academy) | Gdynia | . | . |
| Akademia Morska w Gdyni (Gdynia Maritime Academy) | Gdynia | . | . |
| Gdańskie Seminarium Duchowne (Gdańsk Seminary) | Gdańsk | . | . |
| Akademia Muzyczna im. Stanisława Moniuszki w Gdańsku (Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music, in Gdańsk) | Gdańsk | . | . |
| Data as of 31 November 2005, source http://www.stat.gov.pl | |||
Protected areas
Protected areas in Pomeranian Voivodeship include two National Parks and nine Landscape Parks. These are listed below.
- Słowiński National Park (a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve)
- Tuchola Forest National Park (part of a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve)
- Coastal Landscape Park
- Iława Lake District Landscape Park (partly in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship)
- Kashubian Landscape Park
- Słupia Valley Landscape Park
- Tricity Landscape Park
- Tuchola Landscape Park (partly in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship)
- Vistula Spit Landscape Park
- Wdydze Landscape Park
- Zaborski Landscape Park
Sports
Football, basketball, motorcycle speedway and volleyball enjoy the largest following in the voivodeship. The Arka Gdynia and Lechia Gdańsk football clubs contest the Tricity Derby, the fiercest football rivalry in northern Poland.
Since the establishment of the province, several major international sports competitions were co-hosted by the province, including the EuroBasket 2009, UEFA Euro 2012, 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship, 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, 2016 European Men's Handball Championship, 2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship, 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship, 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.
| Club | Sport | League | Trophies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arka Gdynia | Basketball (men's) | Polish Basketball League | 9 Polish Championships 4 Polish Cups |
| Trefl Sopot | Basketball (men's) | Polish Basketball League | 1 Polish Championship (2024) 3 Polish Cups (2012, 2013, 2023) |
| Czarni Słupsk | Basketball (men's) | Polish Basketball League | 0 |
| SKS Starogard Gdański | Basketball (men's) | I Liga | 1 Polish Cup (2011) |
| Decka Pelplin | Basketball (men's) | I Liga | 0 |
| Arka Gdynia | Basketball (women's) | Basket Liga Kobiet | 13 Polish Championships 10 Polish Cups |
| Arka Gdynia | Football (men's) | Ekstraklasa | 2 Polish Cups (1979, 2017) |
| Lechia Gdańsk | Football (men's) | Ekstraklasa | 2 Polish Cups (1983, 2019) |
| Chojniczanka Chojnice | Football (men's) | II liga | 0 |
| APLG Gdańsk | Football (women's) | Ekstraliga | 0 |
| Pogoń Tczew | Football (women's) | Ekstraliga | 0 |
| Wybrzeże Gdańsk | Speedway | I liga | 0 |
| MMTS Kwidzyn | Handball (men's) | Superliga | 0 |
| Wybrzeże Gdańsk | Handball (men's) | Superliga | 10 Polish Championships |
| KPR Żukowo | Handball (men's) | Liga Centralna | 0 |
| SPR Gdynia | Handball (women's) | Liga Centralna | 2 Polish Championships (2012, 2017) 3 Polish Cups (2014, 2015, 2016) |
| Trefl Gdańsk | Volleyball (men's) | PlusLiga | 2 Polish Cups (2015, 2018) |
| Ogniwo Sopot | Rugby union | Ekstraliga | 11 Polish Championships 10 Polish Cups |
| RC Arka Gdynia | Rugby union | Ekstraliga | 4 Polish Championships 1 Polish Cup (2010) |
| RC Lechia Gdańsk | Rugby union | Ekstraliga | 13 Polish Championships 12 Polish Cups |
Curiosities
- There are two spa towns in the province: Sopot and Ustka.
- The provincial capital of Gdańsk was the largest city of Poland for over 250 years, from the mid-15th century to the early 18th century, when it was surpassed by the national capital of Warsaw. Gdańsk has five sites listed as Historic Monuments of Poland, a joint record with Kraków, including its historic city center.
- There are numerous castles in the province, and the Kwidzyn and Malbork castles are listed as Historic Monuments of Poland, with the latter also designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- The longest wooden pier in Europe, the Sopot Pier, is located in the voivodeship.
- In 1380, the first Scots settled in Gdańsk, founding what would eventually become a significant Scottish diaspora in Poland, and later on, Scots also lived in Chojnice, Czarne, Człuchów, Debrzno, Gniew, Kościerzyna, Puck, Starogard Gdański, Tczew. The Stare Szkoty neighbourhood of Gdańsk is named after the Scottish settlers.
- One of the three parish churches of the Armenian Catholic Church in Poland is located in Gdańsk (see also: Armenians in Poland).
- The voivodeship features several places where major international treaties were signed in the past, i.e. the Dano-Polish truce of 1458 and Polish-Swedish alliance of 1677, both signed in Gdańsk, the Polish-Swedish truces of 1629 and 1635 signed in Stary Targ and Sztumska Wieś, respectively, and the peace treaty ending the Second Northern War of 1655–1660.
- Sztutowo is the location of the former Stutthof concentration camp, the first Nazi German concentration camp established outside of pre-war Germany during World War II.
- The Westerplatte peninsula in Gdańsk was the site of the Battle of Westerplatte, the first battle of the German invasion of Poland and World War II, and is now designated a Historic Monument of Poland.
- During World War II, the Stalag II-B and Stalag XX-B major prisoner-of-war camps for Polish, British, French, Belgian, Serbian, Dutch, Soviet, Italian, American, Australian, New Zealander, Canadian, Senegalese, Malagasy, Tunisian, Moroccan, Algerian and other Allied POWs were operated in the territory by Nazi Germany. There are cemeteries of the POWs at the sites in Czarne and Malbork.
- There are numerous memorials at the sites of Nazi massacres of Poles from World War II, including the largest massacres in Piaśnica, Szpęgawsk and Chojnice.
- The Pomeranian Voivodeship is one of four first-level administrative divisions containing the name of the region of Pomerania, the other being the neighbouring West Pomeranian Voivodeship and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany.
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