West Pomeranian Voivodeship

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West Pomeranian Voivodeship
województwo zachodniopomorskie

Part of the Poland Project

Contents 1 General Information 2 Historical Categories 3 Historical Timeline 4 Administrative Divisions 5 Useful Information 5.1 Resources 6 Research Resources 7 Sources

General Information

English: West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a voivodeship in north-west Poland on the Odra and at the shore of the Baltic Sea, with the capital Szczecin.

Deutsch: Woiwodschaft Westpommern ist eine Woiwodschaft im Nordwesten Polens an der Oder und an der Küste der Ostsee, mit Szczecin als Hauptstadt.

Polski: Województwo zachodniopomorskie jest województwem w północno-zachodniej Polsce nad rzeką Odra nad wybrzeżem Bałtyku, ze stolicą w Szczecinie.^[1]

The name Pomerania comes from the Slavic po more, meaning Land by the Sea.

West Pomeranian Voivodeship or West Pomeranian Province is in northwestern Poland.

Historical Categories

Finding places in modern Poland, or some other countries, that were once part of Germany can be difficult. This website, Kartenmeister can be helpful. It can be used in conjunction with Meyers Orts. See http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp

• Category: Pommern, Preußen
• Category: Brandenburg, Preußen
• Category: Westpreußen, Preußen

Historical Timeline

• 1772 - 1945 = Prussia (Preussen), German Empire.
• 1945 - 1950 = Szczecin Voivodeship was an administrative unit of Poland created after World War II from the Prussian-German province of Pomerania.
• 1950 = It was divided into the Szczecin Voivodeship and Koszalin Voivodeship.
• 1999 - Present Day = It was established on 1 January 1999, out of the former Szczecin and Koszalin Voivodeships and parts of Gorzów, Piła and Słupsk Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998.

Administrative Divisions

City Counties	Polish Name	Seat	Total Gminas
Szczecin	Szczecin		1
Koszalin	Koszalin		1
Świnoujście	Świnoujście		1
Land Counties	Polish Name	Seat	Total Gminas
Stargard County	powiat stargardzki	Stargard	10
Gryfino County	powiat gryfinski	Gryfino	9
Goleniow County	powiat goleniowski	Goleniow	6
Szczecinek County	powiat szczecinecki	Szczecinek	6
Kołobrzeg County	powiat kołobrzeski	Kołobrzeg	7
Police County	powiat policki	Police	4
Myślibórz County	powiat myśliborski	Myślibórz	5
Koszalin County	powiat koszaliński	Koszalin	8
Gryfice County	powiat gryficki	Gryfice	6
Drawsko County	powiat drawski	Drawsko Pomorskie	6
Sławno County	powiat sławieński	Sławno	6
Wałcz County	powiat wałecki	Wałcz	5
Choszczno County	powiat choszczeński	Choszczno	6
Białogard County	powiat białogardzki	Białogard	4
Świdwin County	powiat świdwiński	Świdwin	6
Kamień County	powiat kamieński	Kamień Pomorski	6
Pyrzyce County	powiat pyrzycki	Pyrzyce	6
Łobez County	powiat łobeski	Łobez	5