Pomeranian Voivodeship (1466–1772)
Pomeranian Voivodeship Palatinatus Pomeranensis Województwo pomorskie | |||||||||
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Voivodeship of Poland¹ Part of Royal Prussia and Greater Poland provinces | |||||||||
1466–1772 | |||||||||
Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | |||||||||
Capital | Skarszewy | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• | 12,907 km2 (4,983 sq mi) | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
21 February 1454 | |||||||||
1 October 1466 | |||||||||
1 July 1569 | |||||||||
5 August 1772 | |||||||||
Political subdivisions | counties: 8 | ||||||||
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Today part of |
The Pomeranian Voivodeship (
The name Pomerania derives from the Slavic po more, meaning "by the sea" or "on the sea".[2]
History
The voivodeship comprised the westernmost part of the province of Royal Prussia, and the northernmost part of the Greater Poland Province.
After the 1454 uprising of the
In older English sources and generally in German language use, for this region the appellation of
For the Polish Crown the fact turned out to be fatal, that after the 1525 establishment of
Today the historic administrative region roughly corresponds to the present-day Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland, which also comprises the Lands of Słupsk, that formerly belonged to the Duchy of Pomerania, as well as the territory of the former Malbork Voivodeship, that until 1230 had been part of the Prussian tribal territory.
Administration
Voivodeship Governor (
Regional council (
Regional councils (sejmik poselski i deputacki)
Administrative divisions:
- Człuchów County, (Powiat Człuchowski), Człuchów
- Gdańsk County, (Powiat Gdański), Gdańsk
- Koscierzyna County, (Powiat Kościerzyński), Kościerzyna
- Mirachowo County, (Powiat Mirachowski), Mirachowo
- Nowe County, (Powiat Nowski), Nowe
- Puck County, (Powiat Pucki), Puck
- Skarszewy County, (Powiat Skarszewski), Skarszewy
- Stargard County, (Powiat Starogrodzki) Starogard Gdański
- Świecie County, (Powiat Świecki), Świecie
- Tczew County, (Powiat Tczewski), Tczew
- Tuchola County, (Powiat Tucholski), Tuchola
From 1637 to 1657, the
See also
References
- ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 129.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Der Name Pommern (po more) ist slawischer Herkunft und bedeutet so viel wie „Land am Meer“. (Pommersches Landesmuseum, German)