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 the history of Poland , since the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth up to 1795, and then reintroduced in 1999.
15-501: 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
30-475: A series of acts passed by the Polish parliament in 1998, and came into effect on 1 January 1999. Between 1975 and 1998 there had been 49 smaller "voivodeships" and no powiats (see subdivisions of the Polish People's Republic ). The reform created 16 larger voivodeships (largely based on and named after historical regions) and reintroduced powiats. The boundaries of the voivodeships do not always reflect
45-723: 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
60-455: Is called the marszałek . Each voivodeship is divided into a number of smaller entities known as powiats (counties), which are legally "II tier units" ( jednostki II stopnia ). The number of powiats per voivodeship ranges from 12 (Opole Voivodeship) to 42 (Masovian Voivodeship). They include two types of administrative divisions: The "III tier units" ( jednostki III stopnia ) are 2477 gminas (also called commune or municipality ). A powiat
75-481: Is currently divided into 16 provinces known as voivodeships ( Polish : województwa , singular województwo ). Legally they are called "I tier units" ( jednostki I stopnia ). Administrative authority at voivodeship level is shared between a central government-appointed governor, called the voivode (usually a political appointee), an elected assembly called the sejmik , and an executive board ( zarząd województwa ) chosen by that assembly. The leader of that executive
90-412: Is divided into voivodeships (provinces); these are further divided into powiats (counties or districts), and these in turn are divided into gminas (communes or municipalities). Major cities normally have the status of both gmina and powiat. Poland currently has 16 voivodeships, 380 powiats (including 66 cities with powiat status), and 2,478 gminas. The current system was introduced pursuant to
105-446: Is elected by an absolute majority from the voivodeship sejmik in the presence of at least half of all assembly members. The marshal must be elected from among the councillors of the assembly. At most, two other vice-marshals are additionally elected to sit with the marshal on the executive board by the assembly. To dismiss the marshal, three-fifths of the sejmik must agree to his or her vote of no confidence , which will also result in
120-623: Is the head of the provincial-level government for each of the sixteen voivodeships of Poland . Elected by councillors from the provincial assembly , the marshal is the head of the collective voivodeship executive board , which acts as the de facto cabinet for the region. The current competences and traditions of the contemporary voivodeship marshal stem from the Public Administrative Reform Act of 1998, which went into effect in January 1999. A voivodeship marshal
135-547: Is typically divided into a number of gminas (between 3 and 19), although the city counties constitute single gminas. A gmina has an elected council as well as a directly elected mayor (known as prezydent in large towns, burmistrz in most urban and urban-rural gminas, and wójt in rural gminas). A gmina may be classed as: Gminas are generally sub-divided into smaller units, called osiedle or dzielnica in towns, and sołectwo in rural areas. However, these units are of lesser importance and are subordinate in status to
150-475: The collapse of the executive board. The prime minister may dismiss the marshal for infringing a governning statute or the constitution upon request of the province's centrally-appointed voivode . As the head of the executive board, the marshal is tasked to organize the affairs of the body as well as the general governance of the voivodeship, acting as the provincial government's supreme public representative. The marshal, their respective executive boards, and
165-507: The gmina. Polish territory has been subject to significant changes over the course of Polish history . Therefore, the modern Polish administrative division, while on some levels similar to some historical ones, is quite different from others. Historical Polish administrative divisions can be divided into the following periods: Cultural and economic: Voivodeship marshal A voivodeship marshal ( Polish : marszałek województwa , pronounced [marˈʂawɛɡ vɔjɛˈvut͡stfa] )
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#1732773336885180-726: The historical borders of Polish regions. Around half of the Silesian Voivodeship belongs to the historical province of Lesser Poland . Similarly, the area around Radom , which historically is part of Lesser Poland, is located in the Masovian Voivodeship . Also, the Pomeranian Voivodeship includes only the eastern extreme of historical Pomerania , as the western part is in Germany and the eastern border has shifted again and again. Poland
195-437: The provincial assembly are further assisted by a marshal's office ( Polish : urząd marszałkowski ). The marshal's office provides technical, legal, organizational, and bureaucratic support for each of these bodies in the daily running of the voivodeship. In times of emergency or threats to life, public health, security, or material loss in the province, the marshal is reserved extraordinary executive powers normally reserved for
210-467: 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
225-626: 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. Polish local government reforms The administrative division of Poland since 1999 has been based on three levels of subdivision. The territory of Poland
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