Kociewie
Sign in to saveKociewie 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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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory
- Early history
- 19th century
- World War II
- Geography
- Cities and towns
- Genetics
- Culture
- People from Kociewie
- See also
- References
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.
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.