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 .
5-638: 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,
10-774: 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 As such it had been replaced by the Maritime District , located within the Region of Danzig , Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia .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
15-541: 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,
20-468: 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,
25-606: 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,
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