The Maritime County was a county centered around the Gdynia and Wejherowo , that existed from 1927 to 1939, and from 1945 to 1951. From 1927 to 1939, it was located in the Pomeranian Voivodeship , in the Second Polish Republic . In 1945, it was located in the Pomeranian Voivodeship , and from 1945 to 1951, it was located in the Gdańsk Voivodeship , which, in 1945 were under the administration of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland , from 1945 to 1947, under the administration of the Provisional Government of National Unity , and since 1947, under the administration of the Polish People's Republic . Until 1928, its seat was located in the city of Gdynia , and was since then moved to Wejherowo .
20-610: The Maritime County had been established on 1 January 1927, from then-disestablished Puck County , and part of the Wejherowo County . Its seat was located in the city of Gdynia . It was one of the counties of the Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic . Upon its creation it become the only county of Poland, to border Baltic Sea , and as such, the only sea access of the country. On 21 March 1928,
40-456: A standing navy never materialized. King Sigismund III Vasa also tried to establish a fleet in his attempts to wrest the crown of Sweden from King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden , but it was destroyed in 1628. In 1655–1656, Puck was successfully defended during a Swedish siege in time of the Swedish invasion of Poland . The town, including the castle, was spared from serious damage, but the hospital
60-578: Is a town in northern Poland with 11,350 inhabitants. It is in Gdańsk Pomerania on the south coast of the Baltic Sea ( Bay of Puck ) and part of Kashubia with many Kashubian speakers in the town. Previously in the Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998), Puck has been the capital of Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999. The settlement became a marketplace and a seaport as early as
80-654: Is bordered by the city of Gdynia to the south and Wejherowo County to the south-west. It also borders the Bay of Puck to the east and the Baltic Sea to the north. The county is subdivided into seven gminas (three urban, one urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. The railway network in the area of this county consists of two active railway lines, 213 and dismantled 263. The lines intersected in Swarzewo. The station in Puck
100-595: The Greater Poland Province . The starosts resided in the castle, which was later expanded and also housed the arsenal. The Polish kings tried to create a fleet at Danzig ( Gdańsk ), but the autonomous Hanseatic Danzig would not allow them in their territory. Ships chartered by Poland had to land at Puck in 1567. Poland tried to establish the Polish Navy and gained the use some harbors in Livonia and Finland , but
120-735: The Nazi Germany had invaded Poland, conquering area that included the county. As such it had been replaced by the Maritime District , located within the Region of Danzig , Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia . The county had been reestablished in 1945, following the area being reconquered by the Red Army of the Soviet Union , and given under Polish administration of the Provisional Government of
140-689: The SS expelled Polish families, which were either murdered in the massacres or deported to Nazi concentration camps . Polish students from local high schools were also massacred in Piaśnica. In the building of the local brewery in 1940, the Germans created a transit camp in which the racial selection of the expelled Polish inhabitants of the region was carried out. Those considered to be "racially valuable" were deported to Germanisation camps and labor camps in Germany, and
160-527: The Wejherowo County had been incorporated into the Maritime County, with the exception of the gminas ( municipalities ) of Linja , Tłuczewo , Niepoczołowice , Zakrzewo , and Kętrzyno , that were incorporated into the Kartuzy County . Additionally, the seat of the county had been transferred from Gdynia to Wejherowo . On 24 January 1929, the city of Gdynia become a separate city county . In 1931,
180-695: The history of Poland , since the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth up to 1795, and then reintroduced in 1999. The modern Puck County came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Puck , which lies 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the regional capital Gdańsk . The county contains three other towns: Władysławowo , 16 km (10 mi) north of Puck, Jastarnia , 18 km (11 mi) east of Puck, and Hel , 29 km (18 mi) east of Puck, at
200-522: The 7th century. The name, as was common during the Middle Ages , was spelled differently: in a 1277 document Putzc, 1277 Pusecz, 1288 Puczse and Putsk, 1289 Pucz. It was part of Poland, and in 1309, it was annexed by the Teutonic Order . Puck achieved town status in 1348. The town's first hospital was founded in the 14th century. In the late 14th or the early 15th century, a castle was built. In 1440,
220-468: The Maritime County was inhabited by 79 900 people. On 15 June 1934, the municipalities of Linja , Tłuczewo , Niepoczołowice , Zakrzewo , and Kętrzyno were transferred from the Kartuzy County to the Maritime County. On 1 August 1934, the single-village rural municipalities were replaced by the multi-village rural municipalities. As such, the county was divided into two cities, that were, Puck and Wejherowo, and 11 municipalities. On 1 September 1939,
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#1732856212205240-570: The Polish air force units stationed there. During the subsequent German occupation of Poland , many Poles from the region, including officials, merchants, directors, teachers, judges, priests, notaries, railwaymen, pharmacists, blacksmiths, technicians, postmen and farmers, were imprisoned in Puck and afterwards murdered in the Piaśnica massacre as part of the Intelligenzaktion . In November 1939,
260-584: The Republic of Poland . Until 7 April 1945, was located within the Pomeranian Voivodeship , when it was incorporated into then-established Gdańsk Voivodeship . On 28 June 1945 the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland had been replaced by the Provisional Government of National Unity , and on the 19 February 1947, the provisional government was replaced by the Polish People's Republic . In 1946,
280-496: The county was inhabited by 85 493 people, and in 1947, it had an area of 1281 km. It existed until 1 July 1951, when it was replaced by the Wejherowo County . Puck County Puck County ( Polish : powiat pucki , Kashubian : pùcczi pòwiat ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Pomeranian Voivodeship , northern Poland , on the Baltic coast. The powiat of this name existed in
300-559: The garrison of the first planes of the Imperial German Navy . After World War I , Poland regained independence and Puck was ceded to the Second Polish Republic in accordance with the Treaty of Versailles . In 1920, Poland celebrated Poland's Wedding to the Sea in Puck. The first actual Polish Navy was founded at the end of World War I in 1918 with some French and British involvement. Puck,
320-567: The only Polish harbor until Gdynia was built in the 1920s, served as the main harbor of the Polish Navy until World War II . Puck was bombed by Nazi Germany at 5.20 a.m. Polish time on Friday September 1, known thereafter as Grey Friday, the first day of the invasion of Poland , which started World War II. Luftwaffe bombers dropped a projectile on the town, which also had an airbase for the Naval Air Squadron and dealt significant damage to
340-461: The tip of the Hel Peninsula . The county covers an area of 577.85 square kilometres (223.1 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 85,211, out of which the population of Puck is 11,213, that of Władysławowo is 9,930, that of Hel is 3,267, that of Jastarnia is 2,704, and the rural population is 58,097. Puck County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship Puck County
360-518: The town joined the Prussian Confederation , which opposed Teutonic rule, and upon the request of which King Casimir IV Jagiellon re-incorporated the territory to the Kingdom of Poland in 1454. The Teutonic Knights renounced any claims in a 1466 peace treaty . It was the seat of local County Administration ( Starostwo ) within the Pomeranian Voivodeship in the province of Royal Prussia in
380-516: Was destroyed. Polish King John III Sobieski funded the construction of a new hospital, completed in 1681. In 1772, in the First Partition of Poland , the town was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia , and in 1773, it became part of the newly established province of West Prussia . The Prussian administration dismantled the castle and the remains of the medieval town walls. The town, as Putzig , became part of Germany in 1871. In 1913, it became
400-528: Was located closest to the sea on the Polish railway network, which is why a temporary harbor with a railway siding was built in Puck. The development of railways in the county in the 1920s caused the development of tourism on Hel Spit. Because of the largely tourist traffic on Hel Spit, line 213 shows high seasonal variability of transports. Freight traffic, due to the lack of industry, is marginal. Puck, Poland Puck [put͡sk] ( Kashubian : Pùckò, Pùck, Pëck , formerly German : Putzig )
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