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Gdańsk county (Poland)

Powiat Gdański, Pomorskie Vojvodship

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[Gdańsk county flag] image by Jens Pattke, 23 Oct 2009
adopted 21 Jun 2001 Other Gdańsk county pages: See also:

Gdańsk county

Gdańsk county (Powiat Gdański), Pomorskie Vojvodship, consists of the area south of the city of Gdańsk, with seat at Pruszcz Gdański. Constituent parts are the communes (gminy) Cedry Wielkie, Kolbudy, Pruszcz Gdański city, Pruszcz Gdański commune, Przywidz, Pszczólki, Suchy D±b, Tr±bki Wielkie.
The city of Gdańsk is no part of the county.
More information at the county website.
Gdańsk County (Polish: powiat gdański) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. It includes areas to the east and south of the city of Gdańsk, from which the county takes its name, although the city is not part of its territory. The county seat and only town in Gdańsk County is Pruszcz Gdański, which lies 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of central Gdańsk.

The county is subdivided into eight communes (Polish: gmina), one urban
commune and seven rural communes.
- Pruszcz Gdański urban commune
- Pruszcz Gdański rural commune
- Kolbudy rural commune
- Tr±bki Wielkie rural commune
- Pszczółki rural commune
- Cedry Wielkie rural commune
- Przywidz rural commune
- Suchy D±b rural commune

The Gdansk County flag is divided vertically, the front is red, the fly is white. In the center is the County CoA. Flag adopted by County law on June 21, 2001.

Sources:
- [gue09]
- Uchwała nr XXIVI/119/2001 Rady Powiatu Gdańskiego z dnia 31 czerwca 2001r. w sprawie ustanowienia flagi Powiatu Gdańskiego
Jens Pattke, 23 Oct 2009


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[Gdańsk county coat of arms] image by Jens Pattke, 23 Oct 2009
adopted 21 Jun 2001