Pomeranian Voivodeship (1466-1772)
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Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

This was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland from 1454/1466 until the partitions in 1772/1795. Together with the Chełmno Voivodeship and Malbork Voivodeship it formed the historical province of Royal Prussia. The capital was at Gdańsk. It was renamed to the Prussian province of West Prussia (1772-1919).

Voivodeship Governor (Wojewoda) seat:

• Gdańsk

Regional council (sejmik generalny)

• Gniew

Regional councils (sejmik poselski i deputacki)

• Człuchów
• Tuchola
• Świecie
• Starogród
• Puck

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 Lębork-Bytów Land.

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