Gdańsk Voivodeship (post-1945)

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Gdańsk Voivodeship (post-1945) was an administrative region of postwar Poland centered on the city of Gdańsk, created after World War II as part of the country’s territorial reorganization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative division
voivodeship of Poland
administrativeCenter Gdańsk
administrativeLevel first-level administrative division
capital Gdańsk
contains Elbląg
Gdańsk
Gdynia
Kościerzyna
Kwidzyn
Malbork
Puck
Sopot
Starogard Gdański
Tczew
Wejherowo
containsRegion Hel Peninsula
Kashubia
linked to: Kashubia region

Kociewie
Vistula Spit
Żuławy Wiślane
linked to: Vistula Delta
containsWaterBody Bay of Gdańsk
Motława River
Vistula River
country Poland
establishedAsPartOf postwar territorial reorganization of Poland
follows Free City of Danzig
Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia
governedBy voivode of Gdańsk
hasBorderWith Baltic Sea
Bydgoszcz Voivodeship
Olsztyn Voivodeship
Szczecin Voivodeship
hasCoastlineOn Baltic Sea
historicalLanguage Kashubian
historicalRegion Pomerania
includesUrbanArea Tricity metropolitan area
language Polish
locatedIn Pomerania
northern Poland
namedAfter Gdańsk
partOf People's Republic of Poland
postwar administrative structure of Poland
reorganizedFrom prewar Polish Pomeranian Voivodeship
territory of former Free City of Danzig
territory of former German East Prussia
successor Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship (1999–)
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
timePeriod post-World War II

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Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia followedBy Gdańsk Voivodeship (post-1945)
Torun Voivodeship (1975–1998) borderedBy Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998)
linked to: Gdańsk Voivodeship (post-1945)