Kociewie

Kociewie is an ethnocultural region in the eastern part of Tuchola Forest, in northern Poland, Pomerania, that is inhabited by the Kociewians. Its cultural capital is Starogard Gdański, the biggest town is Tczew, while other major towns include Świecie, and Pelplin. The region has about 353,000 inhabitants. It has well-developed industry and agriculture. Administratively, it is divided between the Pomeranian and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeships.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kociewie
Settlement.settlement_type: Ethnocultural region
Settlement.image_map: Kociewie na mapie adm. Polski.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 270px
Settlement.image_shield: POL Kociewie COA.svg
Settlement.image_flag: POL Kociewie flag.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Poland
Settlement.seat_type: Traditional capital
Settlement.seat: Starogard Gdański
Settlement.seat1_type: Largest cities
Settlement.seat1: Tczew, Starogard Gdański, Świecie
Settlement.population_demonym: Kociewians
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2
Settlement.blank_name_sec2: Highway

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections

Contents

History
Prehistory
Early history
19th century
World War II
Geography
Cities and towns
Genetics
Culture
People from Kociewie
See also
References

Kociewie is bordered by the Chełmno Land in the south, Powiśle in the east, Kashubia and Żuławy Wiślane in the north, and other parts of historic Pomerania in the west.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kociewie” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.