Editing Pomeranian Voivodeship

{{Short description|Province in northern Poland}}
{{About||the historic voivodeship of the Polish Crown|Pomeranian Voivodeship (1466–1772)|the voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic|Pomeranian Voivodeship (1919–1939)}}
{{Distinguish|Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Pomeranian Voivodeship
| native_name        = {{native name|pl|Województwo pomorskie}}<br/>{{native name|csb|Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò}}
| settlement_type    = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
| image_skyline      = 
| image_blank_emblem = Pomorskie logo.png
| blank_emblem_type  = [[Brandmark]]
| blank_emblem_size  = 120px
| imagesize          = 150px
| image_flag         = POL_województwo_pomorskie_flag.svg
| image_shield       = POL_województwo_pomorskie_COA.svg
| image_map          = Pomeranian in Poland (+rivers).svg
| map_caption        = Location within Poland
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{POL}}
| seat_type          = Capital
| seat               = [[Gdańsk]]
| parts_type         = [[Powiat|Counties]]
| parts              = 20, including four city counties
| p1                 = [[Gdańsk]]
| p2                 = [[Gdynia]]
| p3                 = [[Słupsk]]
| p4                 = [[Sopot]]
| p5                 = [[Bytów County]]
| p6                 = [[Chojnice County]]
| p7                 = [[Człuchów County]]
| p8                 = [[Gdańsk County]]
| p9                 = [[Kartuzy County]]
| p10                = [[Kościerzyna County]]
| p11                = [[Kwidzyn County]]
| p12                = [[Lębork County]]
| p13                = [[Malbork County]]
| p14                = [[Nowy Dwór Gdański County]]
| p15                = [[Puck County]]
| p16                = [[Słupsk County]]
| p17                = [[Starogard County]]
| p18                = [[Sztum County]]
| p19                = [[Tczew County]]
| p20                = [[Wejherowo County]]
| governing_body     = [[Pomeranian Voivodeship Sejmik|Pomeranian Voivodeship executive board]]
| leader_title1      = [[Voivodes of Poland (since 1999)|Voivode]]
| leader_name1       = [[Beata Rutkiewicz]] ([[Civic Coalition (Poland)|KO]])
| leader_title2      = [[Voivodeship marshal|Marshal]]
| leader_name2       = [[Mieczysław Struk]] ([[Civic Coalition (Poland)|KO]])
| coor_pinpoint      = 
| coordinates        = {{Coord|54|12|N|18|01|E|region:PL-22_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}}
| area_total_km2     = 18293
| total_type         = Total
| population_total   = 2337769
| population_as_of   = 2019
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban   = 1486267
| population_blank1_title = Rural
| population_blank1  = 851502
| demographics_type1       = GDP
| demographics1_footnotes  = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tgs00003/default/table?lang=en |title=EU regions by GDP |publisher=Eurostat |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref>
|demographics1_title1     = Total
|demographics1_info1      = €44.869 billion (2023)
| demographics1_title2     = Per capita
|demographics1_info2      = €19,500 (2023)
| blank_name_sec2    = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2022)
| blank_info_sec2    = 0.896<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web |url=https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/table/shdi/POL/?levels=1+4&years=2022&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0|title=Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI |department=Global Data Lab |language=en|access-date=2021-12-13 |publisher=[[Radboud University Nijmegen]]}}</ref><br/>{{color|#090|very high}} · [[List of Polish voivodeships by Human Development Index|2nd]]
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Highways in Poland|Highways]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[File:A1-PL.svg|32px|link=A1 autostrada (Poland)]] [[File:S6-PL.svg|32px|link=Expressway S6 (Poland)]] [[File:S7-PL.svg|32px|link=Expressway S7 (Poland)]]
| iso_code           = [[ISO 3166-2:PL|PL-22]]
| registration_plate = [[Polish car number plates|G]]
| website            = [https://pomorskie.eu/ pomorskie.eu]
| footnotes          = * Further divided into 123 [[gmina]]s
}}

'''Pomeranian Voivodeship''' ({{langx|pl|Województwo pomorskie}} {{IPA|pl|vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ pɔˈmɔrskʲɛ||audio=LL-Q809 (pol)-Poemat-województwo pomorskie.wav}}; {{langx|csb|Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò}} {{IPA|csb|pvɛˈmvɛrst͡ʃi vɛjɛˈvut͡stfɔ|}}) is a [[Voivodeships of Poland|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 Voivodeship (1975–1998)|Gdańsk]], [[Elbląg Voivodeship|Elbląg]] and [[Słupsk Voivodeship|Słupsk]], pursuant to the [[Polish local government reforms]] adopted in 1997. It is bordered by the [[West Pomeranian Voivodeship]] to the west, [[Greater Poland Voivodeship|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 (region)|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, Poland|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 [[Poland Is Not Yet Lost|national anthem of Poland]], the largest medieval churches of Poland (the [[St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk|St. Mary's Church]] in Gdańsk and the [[Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Pelplin|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, Poland|Puck]], [[Krynica Morska]], [[Ustka]], [[Jastarnia]], [[Kuźnica, Pomeranian Voivodeship|Kuźnica]], [[Bytów]] and many fishing ports, lighthouses, and marinas.

==Etymology==
The name ''Pomerania'' derives from the [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] ''po more'', meaning "by the sea" or "on the sea".<ref>[http://www.pommersches-landesmuseum.de/kulturreferat-fuer-pommern/aufgaben/aufgaben.html ''Der Name Pommern (po more) ist slawischer Herkunft und bedeutet so viel wie "Land am Meer".''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819090147/http://www.pommersches-landesmuseum.de/kulturreferat-fuer-pommern/aufgaben/aufgaben.html |date=2020-08-19 }} (Pommersches Landesmuseum, German)</ref>

== Cities and towns ==
[[File:Gdańsk żuraw (3).jpg|thumb|right|240px|[[Gdańsk]], principal seaport of Poland since the Middle Ages and the capital of Pomeranian Voivodeship]]
[[File:Slupsk starostwo.jpg|thumb|240px|[[Słupsk]], the largest city in the west of the voivodeship]]
[[File:Tczew 008.jpg|thumb|240px|[[Tczew]], the largest city in the ethnocultural region of [[Kociewie]]]]
[[File:WEJHEROWO. AB-034.JPG|thumb|240px|[[Wejherowo]], one of the main centres of the ethnocultural region of [[Kashubia]]]]
[[File:6. Panorama STG.jpg|thumb|240px|[[Starogard Gdański]], the capital of Kociewie]]
[[File:Sopot (DerHexer) 2010-07-16 043.jpg|thumb|right|240px|[[Sopot]], a resort and one of the three cities of the [[Tricity, Poland|Tricity]]]]
{{historical populations|1988|2095147|2002|2179900|2011|2276174|2021|2357320|align=right|cols=1|source=<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics Poland - National Censuses|url=https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/bdl/dane/podgrup/temat/}}</ref>}}The voivodeship contains 7 cities and 35 towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (official 2019 figures).<ref name="population">{{Cite web|last=GUS|title=Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June|url=https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/population-size-and-structure-and-vital-statistics-in-poland-by-territorial-divison-in-2019-as-of-30th-june,3,26.html|access-date=2020-09-11|website=stat.gov.pl|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419132648/https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/population-size-and-structure-and-vital-statistics-in-poland-by-territorial-divison-in-2019-as-of-30th-june,3,26.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
'''Cities (governed by a city mayor or ''prezydent miasta''): '''
# [[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, Poland|Reda]] (26,011)
# [[Kościerzyna]] (23,776)
# [[Bytów]] (16,918)
# [[Ustka]] (15,460)
# [[Kartuzy]] (14,536)
# [[Człuchów]] (13,649)
# [[Puck, Poland|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, Poland|Hel]] (3,267)
# [[Czarna Woda]] (2,786)
# [[Jastarnia]] (2,704)
# [[Krynica Morska]] (1,303)
# [[Kobylnica, Pomeranian Voivodeship|Kobylnica]]
}}

{{for|populations as of 2019|List of cities and towns in Pomeranian Voivodeship}}

== Administrative division ==
Pomeranian Voivodeship is divided into 20 counties ([[powiat]]s): 4 city counties, and 16 land counties. These are further divided into 123 [[gmina]]s (communes).

The counties are listed below in order of decreasing population.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-bgcolor="D0D8DD"
| align="center"|'''English and<br /> Polish names'''
| align="center"|'''Area<br /> <small>(km<sup>2</sup>)</small>'''
| align="center"|'''Population<br /> <small>(2019)</small>'''
| align="center"|'''Seat'''
| width="30%" align="center"|'''Other towns'''
| align="center"|'''Total<br /> [[gmina]]s'''
|-bgcolor="F0F8FF"
|colspan=6|'''City counties'''
|-
| [[Gdańsk]]
| align="right"|262
| align="right"|468,158
| colspan=2 |
| align="center"|1
|-
| [[Gdynia]]
| align="right"|136
| align="right"|246,244
| colspan=2 |
| align="center"|1
|-
| [[Słupsk]]
| align="right"|43.15
| align="right"|90,769
| colspan=2 |
| align="center"|1
|-
| [[Sopot]]
| align="right"|17.31
| align="right"|35,827
| colspan=2 |
| align="center"|1
|-bgcolor="F0F8FF"
|colspan=6|'''Land counties'''
|-
|[[Wejherowo County]]<br /> powiat wejherowski
| align="right"| 1,280
| align="right"|216,764
|[[Wejherowo]]
|[[Rumia]], [[Reda, Poland|Reda]]
| align="center"|10
|-
|[[Starogard County]]<br /> powiat starogardzki
| align="right"| 1,345
| align="right"|128,055
|[[Starogard Gdański]]
|[[Skarszewy]], [[Skórcz]], [[Czarna Woda]]
| align="center"|13
|-
|[[Tczew County]]<br /> powiat tczewski
| align="right"| 698
| align="right"|115,738
|[[Tczew]]
|[[Pelplin]], [[Gniew]]
| align="center"|6
|-
|[[Kartuzy County]]<br /> powiat kartuski
| align="right"| 1,120
| align="right"|137,942
|[[Kartuzy]]
|[[Żukowo]]
| align="center"|8
|-
|[[Słupsk County]]<br /> powiat słupski
| align="right"| 2,304
| align="right"|98,793
|[[Słupsk]] *
|[[Ustka]], [[Kępice]]
| align="center"|10
|-
|[[Chojnice County]]<br /> powiat chojnicki
| align="right"| 1,364
| align="right"|97,616
|[[Chojnice]]
|[[Czersk]], [[Brusy]]
| align="center"|5
|-
|[[Gdańsk County]]<br /> powiat gdański
| align="right"| 793
| align="right"|117,452
|[[Pruszcz Gdański]]
|
| align="center"|8
|-
|[[Kwidzyn County]]<br /> powiat kwidzyński
| align="right"| 835
| align="right"|83,231
|[[Kwidzyn]]
|[[Prabuty]]
| align="center"|6
|-
|[[Bytów County]]<br /> powiat bytowski
| align="right"| 2,193
| align="right"|79,260
|[[Bytów]]
|[[Miastko]]
| align="center"|10
|-
|[[Puck County]]<br /> powiat pucki
| align="right"| 578
| align="right"|86,203
|[[Puck, Poland|Puck]]
|[[Władysławowo]], [[Jastarnia]], [[Hel, Poland|Hel]]
| align="center"|7
|-
|[[Kościerzyna County]]<br /> powiat kościerski
| align="right"| 1,166
| align="right"|72,589
|[[Kościerzyna]]
|
| align="center"|8
|-
|[[Lębork County]]<br /> powiat lęborski
| align="right"| 707
| align="right"|66,196
|[[Lębork]]
|[[Łeba]]
| align="center"|5
|-
|[[Malbork County]]<br /> powiat malborski
| align="right"| 495
| align="right"|63,575
|[[Malbork]]
|[[Nowy Staw]]
| align="center"|6
|-
|[[Człuchów County]]<br /> powiat człuchowski
| align="right"| 1,574
| align="right"|56,225
|[[Człuchów]]
|[[Czarne]], [[Debrzno]]
| align="center"|7
|-
|[[Sztum County]]<br /> powiat sztumski
| align="right"| 731
| align="right"|41,808
|[[Sztum]]
|[[Dzierzgoń]]
| align="center"|5
|-
|[[Nowy Dwór Gdański County]]<br /> powiat nowodworski (pomorski)
| align="right"| 653
| align="right"|35,656
|[[Nowy Dwór Gdański]]
|[[Krynica Morska]]
| align="center"|5
|-bgcolor="F0F8FF"
|colspan=6 style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"|* seat not part of the county
|-
|}
{{Pomeranian Voivodeship Labelled Map Small}}
{{clear left}}

== Governors ==
[[File:Gdansk Urzad Marszalkowski.jpg|thumb|Pomeranian Voivodeship Office in Gdańsk]]
{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Period
|-
|Tomasz Sowińskii
|1 January 1999 - 20 October 2001
|-
|Jan Ryszard Kurylczyk
|20 October 2001 - 26 July 2004
|-
|Cezary Dąbrowski
|26 July 2004 - 27 January 2006
|-
|Piotr Ołowski
|27 January 2006 - 26 February 2007
|-
|Piotr Karczewski
|22 May 2007 - 29 November 2007
|-
|Roman Zaborowski 
|29 November 2007 - 25 October 2011
|-
|Ryszard Stachurski 
|12 December 2011 – 8 December 2015
|-
|Dariusz Drelich 
|8 December 2015 – present
|}

== Economy ==
[[File:StoczniaGdanska2.jpg|thumb|Gdańsk [[seaport]]]]
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/10474907/1-05032020-AP-EN.pdf/81807e19-e4c8-2e53-c98a-933f5bf30f58 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221010/https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/10474907/1-05032020-AP-EN.pdf/81807e19-e4c8-2e53-c98a-933f5bf30f58 |archive-date=2022-10-10 |url-status=live|title=Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018|website=Eurostat}}</ref>

=== Major corporations ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-bgcolor="F0F8FF"
| align="center"|'''Corporation name<br /> <small>Further information</small>'''
| align="center"|'''Location'''
| align="center"|'''Kind of activity'''
|-
| Energa Gdańsk Power Generator <small>[http://www.energa.pl/] </small>
| align="left"| Gdańsk
| align="left"| [[energy]] supplies
|-
| Ergo Hestia <small>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929044342/http://www.hestia.pl/sigeh/servlet/www.SIG_TopicServlet?EM=3160&TOP_ID=1601&PR=3] </small>
| align="left"| Sopot
| align="left"| [[insurance]]
|-
| Gdańsk Repair Yard<small>[http://www.remontowa.com.pl/] </small>
| align="left"| Gdańsk
| align="left"| repair [[shipyard]]
|-
| Gdynia Stocznia <small>[http://www.stocznia.gdynia.pl/index.php] </small>
| align="left"| Gdynia
| align="left"| [[shipyard]]
|-
| [[GE Capital]] Bank<small>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070121130127/http://www.gemoneybank.pl/GECB_CMS/web/jsp/HomePage.jsp] </small>
| align="left"| Gdańsk
| align="left"| banking
|-
| [[Grupa LOTOS]] <small>[http://www.lotos.pl/en/] </small>
| align="left"| Gdańsk
| align="left"| [[petroleum products]]
|-
| [[Intel]] Technology Poland <small>[http://www.intel.com/cd/corporate/europe/emea/pol/intel/321364.htm] </small>
| align="left"| Gdańsk
| align="left"|hardware
|-
| [[International Paper]] Kwidzyn <small> [https://web.archive.org/web/20070214110212/http://www.ipaper.com.pl/en/index.htm] </small>
| align="left"| Kwidzyn
| align="left"| paper products
|-
| Lubiana <small>[http://www.lubiana.com.pl/index.php?hl=en] </small>
| align="left"| [[Łubiana]] near Kościerzyna
| align="left"| [[Porcelain|china-ware]] manufacturer
|-
| [[Philips Consumer Electronics]]
| align="left"|Kwidzyn
| align="left"|[[electronics]]
|-
| Polpharma<small>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929141418/http://www.polpharma.pl/u235/navi/90;jsessionid=74AB8CF06C20FF14A9D526A4B0] </small>
| align="left"| Starogard Gdański
| align="left"| medicines
|-
| Prokom Software <small>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070121123718/http://www.prokom.pl/en/index.php] </small>
| align="left"| Gdynia
| align="left"| software
|-
| Destylarnia Sobieski <small>[http://www.wodki.gda.pl/final/ofirmie.html] </small>
| align="left"|Starogard Gdański
| align="left"| [[distillation|distillery]]
|-
| Elnord <small>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929100840/http://www.elnord.eu/index.dhtml?sid=2] </small>
| align="left"| Gdańsk
| align="left"| energy supplies
|-
| LPP <small>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070120184949/http://www.lpp.com.pl/en/firma.htm] </small>
| align="left"| Gdańsk
| align="left"| [[design]]ing and distributing [[clothes]]
|-
|colspan=3|<small>Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.woj-pomorskie.pl/downloads/ekonomia_en.pdf |title=Economy | work= The Province of Pomerania |access-date=2007-01-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231034546/http://www.woj-pomorskie.pl/downloads/ekonomia_en.pdf |archive-date=2006-12-31 }}</ref></small>
|-
|}

== Transport ==
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| image1=Dworzec Gdynia Główna (cropped).jpg
| image2=Estación de FFCC, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013-05-20, DD 15.jpg
| footer=[[Gdynia Główna railway station|Gdynia Główna]] and [[Gdańsk Główny railway station|Gdańsk Główny]] railway stations
}}
*[[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport]]
*[[Obwodnica Trójmiejska]]

The [[Autostrada A1 (Poland)|A1]], [[Expressway S6 (Poland)|S6]] and [[Expressway S7 (Poland)|S7]] highways pass through the province.

=== Railway ===
*[[Pomorska Kolej Metropolitalna]]
*[[Szybka Kolej Miejska (Tricity)|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 railway station|Gdynia Główna]], [[Gdańsk Główny railway station|Gdańsk Główny]] and [[Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station|Gdańsk Wrzeszcz]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wymiana pasażerska na stacjach|url=https://dane.utk.gov.pl/sts/przewozy-pasazerskie/wymiana-pasazerska-na-s/18886,Przewozy-pasazerskie.html|access-date=19 May 2024|website=Portal statystyczny UTK|language=pl|archive-date=8 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008142701/https://dane.utk.gov.pl/sts/przewozy-pasazerskie/wymiana-pasazerska-na-s/18886,Przewozy-pasazerskie.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Education ==
[[File:UG - WPiA ubt.jpeg|thumb|right|[[Gdańsk University]] Faculty of Law, in Gdańsk-[[Przymorze]]]]
[[File:Politechnika Gdańska FOT. Jakub Strzelczyk.jpg|thumb|Main building, [[Gdańsk University of Technology]]]]

=== Higher education ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-bgcolor="F0F8FF"
| rowspan=2 align="center"|'''Name '''
| rowspan=2 align="center"|'''Location'''
| colspan=2 align="center"|'''Students<br /> <small>in thousands </small>'''
|-bgcolor="F0F8FF"
| align="center"|total
| align="center"|<small>of which</small><br /> women
|-
| '''Total'''
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|'''97.9'''
| align="right"|'''55.3'''
|-
| Uniwersytet Gdański<br /> ([[Gdańsk University]])
| align="center"|Tricity
| align="right"|29.3
| align="right"|19.4
|-
| Politechnika Gdańska<br /> ([[Gdańsk University of Technology]])
| align="center"|Gdańsk
| align="right"|17.6
| align="right"|5.9
|-
| Akademia Pomorska w Słupsku<br /> (Pomeranian Academy in Słupsk)
| align="center"|Słupsk
| align="right"|8.1
| align="right"|6.0
|-
| Akademia Medyczna w Gdańsku<br /> ([[Medical University of Gdańsk]])
| align="center"| Gdańsk
| align="right"|4.2
| align="right"|3.1
|-
| Akademia Wychowanie Fizycznego i Sportu w Gdańsku<br /> (Gdańsk Sports Academy)
| align="center"| Gdańsk
| align="right"|4.1
| align="right"|1.9
|-
| Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Gdańsku<br /> (Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts)
| align="center"| Gdańsk
| align="right"|0.9
| align="right"|0.7
|-
| Akademia Marynarki Wojennej im. Bohaterów Westerplatte<br /> ([[Polish Naval Academy]])
| align="center"| Gdynia
| align="right"|.
| align="right"|.
|-
| Akademia Morska w Gdyni<br /> ([[Maritime Academy of Gdynia|Gdynia Maritime Academy]])
| align="center"| Gdynia
| align="right"|.
| align="right"|.
|-
| Gdańskie Seminarium Duchowne<br /> (Gdańsk Seminary)
| align="center"| Gdańsk
| align="right"|.
| align="right"|.
|-
| Akademia Muzyczna im. Stanisława Moniuszki w Gdańsku<br /> ([[Stanisław Moniuszko]] Academy of Music, in Gdańsk)
| align="center"| Gdańsk
| align="right"|.
| align="right"|.
|-
|colspan=4|<small>Data as of 31 November 2005, source http://www.stat.gov.pl</small>
|}

== Protected areas ==
[[File:SlowinNP-duny3.jpg|thumb|right|[[Dune]]s, Słowiński National Park]]
[[Protected area]]s in Pomeranian Voivodeship include two [[National Park]]s and nine [[Landscape Park (Poland)|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==
[[File:GdanskSopot ErgoArena 20110603.jpg|thumb|[[Ergo Arena]] on the boundary between [[Gdańsk]] and [[Sopot]], home venue of the [[Trefl Sopot]] basketball team and [[Trefl Gdańsk]] volleyball team]]
[[File:Gdynia Poland hala sportowo-widowiskowa 1.JPG|thumb|[[Gdynia Arena]], home venue of the Arka Gdynia basketball teams and [[SPR Gdynia]] handball team]]
[[File:Gdansk Stadion Energa 1.jpg|thumb|[[Gdańsk Stadium]], home venue of the [[Lechia Gdańsk]] football team]]
[[Association football|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]].

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
|+ Professional sports teams
|-
!Club
!Sport
!League
!Trophies
|-
|[[Arka Gdynia (basketball)|Arka Gdynia]]
|Basketball (men's)
|[[Polish Basketball League]]
|9 Polish Championships<br>4 [[Polish Basketball Cup|Polish Cups]]
|-
|[[Trefl Sopot]]
|Basketball (men's)
|[[Polish Basketball League]]
|1 Polish Championship ([[2023–24 PLK season|2024]])<br>3 [[Polish Basketball Cup|Polish Cups]] (2012, 2013, [[2023 Polish Basketball Cup|2023]])
|-
|[[Czarni Słupsk]]
|Basketball (men's)
|[[Polish Basketball League]]
|0
|-
|[[SKS Starogard Gdański]]
|Basketball (men's)
|[[I Liga (basketball)|I Liga]]
|1 [[Polish Basketball Cup|Polish Cup]] (2011)
|-
|[[Decka Pelplin]]
|Basketball (men's)
|[[I Liga (basketball)|I Liga]]
|0
|-
|[[Arka Gdynia (women's basketball)|Arka Gdynia]]
|Basketball (women's)
|[[Basket Liga Kobiet]]
|13 Polish Championships<br>10 Polish Cups
|-
|[[Arka Gdynia]]
|Football (men's)
|[[I liga]]
|2 [[Polish Cup]]s (1979, [[2016–17 Polish Cup|2017]])
|-
|[[Lechia Gdańsk]]
|Football (men's)
|[[Ekstraklasa]]
|2 [[Polish Cup]]s ([[1982–83 Polish Cup|1983]], [[2018–19 Polish Cup|2019]])
|-
|[[Chojniczanka Chojnice]]
|Football (men's)
|[[II liga]]
|0
|-
|[[APLG Gdańsk]]
|Football (women's)
|[[Ekstraliga (women's football)|Ekstraliga]]
|0
|-
|[[Pogoń Tczew]]
|Football (women's)
|[[Ekstraliga (women's football)|Ekstraliga]]
|0
|-
|[[Wybrzeże Gdańsk]]
|Speedway
|[[Polish Speedway First League|I liga]]
|0
|-
|[[MMTS Kwidzyn]]
|Handball (men's)
|[[Polish Superliga|Superliga]]
|0
|-
|[[Wybrzeże Gdańsk (handball)|Wybrzeże Gdańsk]]
|Handball (men's)
|[[Polish Superliga|Superliga]]
|10 Polish Championships
|-
|[[KPR Żukowo]]
|Handball (men's)
|Liga Centralna
|0
|-
|[[SPR Gdynia]]
|Handball (women's)
|Liga Centralna
|2 Polish Championships (2012, 2017)<br>3 Polish Cups (2014, 2015, 2016)
|-
|[[Trefl Gdańsk]]
|Volleyball (men's)
|[[PlusLiga]]
|2 [[Polish Men's Volleyball Cup|Polish Cups]] ([[2014–15 Polish Men's Volleyball Cup|2015]], [[2017–18 Polish Men's Volleyball Cup|2018]])
|-
|[[Ogniwo Sopot]]
|[[Rugby union]]
|[[Ekstraliga (rugby union)|Ekstraliga]]
|11 Polish Championships<br>10 Polish Cups
|-
|[[RC Arka Gdynia]]
|[[Rugby union]]
|[[Ekstraliga (rugby union)|Ekstraliga]]
|4 Polish Championships<br>1 Polish Cup (2010)
|-
|[[RC Lechia Gdańsk]]
|[[Rugby union]]
|[[Ekstraliga (rugby union)|Ekstraliga]]
|13 Polish Championships<br>12 Polish Cups
|}

==Curiosities==
[[File:Zamek w Malborku 258.jpg|thumb|[[Malbork Castle]], [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] and [[Historic Monument (Poland)|Historic Monument of Poland]]]]
*There are two [[spa town]]s 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 Monument (Poland)|Historic Monuments of Poland]], a joint record with [[Kraków]], including its historic city center.<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Zarządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 września 1994 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii.|gazette=Monitor|year=1994|volume=50|number=415}}</ref>
*There are numerous castles in the province, and the [[Kwidzyn Castle|Kwidzyn]] and [[Malbork Castle|Malbork]] castles are listed as [[Historic Monument (Poland)|Historic Monuments of Poland]],<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 kwietnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Kwidzyn - zespół katedralno-zamkowy"|year=2018|number=930}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Zarządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 września 1994 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii.|gazette=Monitor|year=1994|volume=50|number=420}}</ref> 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 [[Scots in Poland|Scottish diaspora in Poland]], and later on, Scots also lived in [[Chojnice]], [[Czarne]], [[Człuchów]], [[Debrzno]], [[Gniew]], [[Kościerzyna]], [[Puck, Poland|Puck]], [[Starogard Gdański]], [[Tczew]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wijaczka|first=Jacek|editor-last1=Kopczyński|editor-first1=Michał|editor-last2=Tygielski|editor-first2=Wojciech|year=2010|title=Pod wspólnym niebem. Narody dawnej Rzeczypospolitej|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=Muzeum Historii Polski, Bellona|chapter=Szkoci|pages=201–202|isbn=978-83-11-11724-2}}</ref> 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 [[Denmark|Dano]]-Polish truce of 1458 and Polish-[[Swedish Empire|Swedish]] alliance of 1677, both signed in Gdańsk,<ref>{{cite web|title=Kalendarz dat: 1458|url=https://dzieje.pl/kalendarz-dat/1458|access-date=22 August 2024|website=Dzieje.pl|language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Jonasson|first=Gustav|year=1980|title=Polska i Szwecja za czasów Jana III Sobieskiego|journal=Śląski Kwartalnik Historyczny Sobótka|publisher=[[Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich]], Wydawnictwo [[Polish Academy of Sciences|Polskiej Akademii Nauk]]|location=Wrocław|language=pl|volume=XXXV|issue=2|page=240|issn=0037-7511}}</ref> the Polish-Swedish truces of 1629 and 1635 signed in [[Stary Targ]] and [[Sztumska Wieś]], respectively, and the [[Treaty of Oliwa|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 (Poland)|Historic Monument of Poland]].<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 sierpnia 2003 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii|year=2003|volume=148|number=1448}}</ref>
*During World War II, the [[Stalag II-B]] and [[Stalag XX-B]] major [[German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II|prisoner-of-war camps]] for Polish, British, [[French prisoners of war in World War II|French]], Belgian, Serbian, Dutch, Soviet, Italian, American, Australian, New Zealander, Canadian, Senegalese, Malagasy, Tunisian, Moroccan, Algerian and other [[Allies of World War II|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 [[Massacres in Piaśnica|Piaśnica]], [[Forest of Szpęgawsk|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.

== References ==
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==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.uw.gda.pl/ Information about Pomeranian Voivodeship - official website] (pl, en, ru)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070628051814/http://www.wrotapomorza.pl/res/wizytowka/wersje_jezykowe/memorandum_en_2006.pdf Economy brochure] (en)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070628051801/http://www.wrotapomorza.pl/res/wizytowka/wersje_jezykowe/folder_hity_pomorza_2006_angielski_.pdf The Pomorskie Voivodeship. The Greatest Tourist Attractions - Brochure] (en)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070206170342/http://www.arp.gda.pl/en/dokumenty Pomerania Development Agency Co.] (en)

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