Pomeranian province

Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province (in Polish województwo pomorskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ pɔˈmɔrskʲɛ], in Kashubian Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò), is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia (the easternmost part of historical Pomerania), as well as an area east of the Vistula River. The western part of the province, around Słupsk, belonged historically to Farther Pomerania, while Pomerelia and the eastern bank of the Vistula belonged to the historical region of Prussia. The central parts of the province are also known as Kashubia, named after the Kashubian minority. 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 1998. 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, on the Vistula Spit.

Gdańsk, the regional capital, forms part of the Tricity of Sopot, Gdańsk and Gdynia. The voivodeship also includes the narrow Hel Peninsula and the Polish half of the Vistula Spit. Other tourist destinations include Sopot, Jurata, Łeba, Władysławowo, Puck, Krynica Morska, Ustka, Jastarnia, Kuźnica, Bytów and many fishing ports and lighthouses.

The name Pomerania comes from Slavic po more, which means Land at the Sea.

Economy

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:

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
(Sports Academy in Gdańsk) Gdańsk 4.1 1.9 Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Gdańsku
(Arts Academy in Gdańsk) Gdańsk 0.9 0.7 Akademia Marynarki Wojennej im. Bohaterów Westerplatte
(Polish Naval Academy) Gdynia . . Akademia Morska w Gdyni
(Gdynia Maritime University) Gdynia . . Gdańskie Seminarium Duchowne
(Gdańsk Seminary) Gdańsk . . Akademia Muzyczna im. Stanisława Moniuszki w Gdańsku
(The Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk) Gdańsk . . Data as of 31 November 2005, source http://www.stat.gov.pl