Gdańsk Pomerania ( Polish : Pomorze Gdańskie ; Kashubian : Gduńsczé Pòmòrzé ; German : Danziger Pommern ) is the main geographical region within Pomerelia (also known as Vistula Pomerania, Eastern Pomerania, and previously Polish Pomerania) in northern Poland , covering the bulk of Pomeranian Voivodeship . In contrast to Pomerelia and its synonyms, the term does not cover the historical areas of Chełmno Land and Michałów Land , sometimes with the addition of Lubawa Land.
5-549: The area has traditionally been divided into the Kashubia , Kociewie and Tuchola Forest regions. The Lębork and Bytów Land is considered by the Polish historiography a part of Kashubia (and thus Gdańsk Pomerania), while German historiography tends to treat it as a part of Farther Pomerania . Gdańsk Pomerania has been inhabited by ethnic Kashubians , Kociewians and Borowians, respectively. A small portion of Gdańsk Pomerania in
10-663: The eastern part of the Vistula Spit around the abandoned village of Polski is now part of the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia . In Polish language, the area was called Pomorze ('Pomerania') since the Middle Ages . In the early 14th century the Teutonic Knights invaded and annexed the region from Poland into their monastic state , which already included historical Prussia , located east of
15-792: The new Second Polish Republic and was organized into the Pomeranian Voivodeship . After World War II , Poland gained the remainder of the area including the city of Gdańsk , except the village of Polski , which was annexed by the Soviet Union . The indigenous population of the area are the Slavic Kashubians , who speak the Kashubian dialect of the Pomeranian language , as well as the Kociewiacy and
20-628: The region. As a result of the Teutonic rule, in German terminology the name of Prussia was also extended to annexed Polish lands like Vistula/Eastern Pomerania, although it was never inhabited by Baltic Prussians but by the Slavic Poles. After the area was reintegrated with Poland in 1466 both names were in use: Pomerania was used when referring to the Pomeranian Voivodeship (Gdansk Pomerania) and Chełmno Voivodeship , while Royal Prussia
25-862: Was used as the name of the wider province, which, however, also included the Malbork Voivodeship and the Prince-Bishopric of Warmia , covering the Prussian historical areas of Pomesania , Pogesania and Warmia . After the Partitions of Poland , the area was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia and formed part of the newly established province of West Prussia , and the name Pomerania was not used by Prussian or German authorities in relation to this region. Following World War I and Poland's independence, much of this area became part of
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