Pomeranian Voivodeship

Poland

Pomeranian Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo pomorskie) is a province situated at the Baltic Sea coast in the north of Poland.

  • Gdańsk. — biggest city and capital of Pomeranian Voivodeship, rebuilt after World War II as one of the most beautiful European cities; gateway to many sea resorts along the Polish northern coast; the biggest city of Tricity agglomeration
  • Gdynia. — a big seaport city at Gdańsk Bay with sandy beaches, a huge harbour and one of the biggest aquarium compounds in Europe; part of Tricity agglomeration
  • Sopot. — spa town at the Baltic Coast; part of Tricity agglomeration
  • Bytów.
  • Chojnice.
  • Człuchów.
  • Gniew.
  • Kartuzy.
  • Kościerzyna.
  • Malbork. — historic town in Vistula delta region with huge Gothic Malbork Castle of the Teutonic Knights, the largest one in Europe
  • Wdzydze Kiszewskie.

Jastrzębia Góra.

Kadyny.

Krynica Morska.

Łeba.

Puck.

Rowy.

Ustka.

  • Chałupy.
  • Hel.
  • Jastarnia.
  • Jurata.
  • Władysławowo.

Chałupy.

Hel.

Jastarnia.

Jurata.

Władysławowo.

Gdańsk. — biggest city and capital of Pomeranian Voivodeship, rebuilt after World War II as one of the most beautiful European cities; gateway to many sea resorts along the Polish northern coast; the biggest city of Tricity agglomeration

Gdynia. — a big seaport city at Gdańsk Bay with sandy beaches, a huge harbour and one of the biggest aquarium compounds in Europe; part of Tricity agglomeration

Sopot. — spa town at the Baltic Coast; part of Tricity agglomeration

Bytów.

Chojnice.

Człuchów.

Gniew.

Kartuzy.

Kościerzyna.

Malbork. — historic town in Vistula delta region with huge Gothic Malbork Castle of the Teutonic Knights, the largest one in Europe

Wdzydze Kiszewskie.

  • Sztutowo. – small village and the site of the Nazi Stutthof concentration camp
  • Słowiński National Park. — national park at the sea with the biggest dunes in Europe
  • Tuchola Forest National Park.

Sztutowo. – small village and the site of the Nazi Stutthof concentration camp

Słowiński National Park. — national park at the sea with the biggest dunes in Europe

Tuchola Forest National Park.

The people of Pomeranian Voivodeship speak standard Polish. Kashubes speak Kashubian too. Due to its history, many inhabitants have at least cursory knowledge of German. As in the entirety of Poland, English knowledge is on the rise, particularly among the younger generations. The region sees a fair amount of tourism and thus many service-sector employees have a reasonable fluency in English. Other languages that can be spoken by locals include Finnish, Norwegian, Russian, and Ukrainian.

Sopot: A beautiful town. One of the "tri-cities" (Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia). Great place to come in the summertime but there are a lot of tourists. Attracts people from all over Poland as well as neighboring countries.

Jastrzębia Góra: A tourist hotspot, most to the north advanced promontory of Poland (N54°50', E18°20'). The town stands on a spectacular cliff, which in some places stands over 55 meters above sea level. An attractive tourist destination with clean and wide sandy beaches.

Pomeranian Voivodeship borders four other Polish provinces:

  • Zachodniopomorskie,
  • Kujawsko-Pomorskie,
  • Wielkopolskie,
  • and Warmińsko-Mazurskie,

as well as the Baltic Sea.