Tczew County
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Tczew County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat
Powiat
A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...

, northern Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Tczew
Tczew
Tczew is a town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,279 inhabitants . It is an important railway junction with a classification yard dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway...

, which lies 31 kilometres (19 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...

. The county also contains the towns of Pelplin
Pelplin
Pelplin is a small town in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodship, Poland. Population: 9,993 . The former Pelplin Abbey is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin, and the abbey church is now Pelpin Cathedral.It is located at around ....

, lying 20 km (12 mi) south of Tczew, and Gniew
Gniew
Gniew is a town situated on the left bank of the Vistula River, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located at around .-History:The first recorded mentions of Gniew appear in written documents from the first half of the 13th century, one of which refers to the region as Terra Gymeu...

, 31 km (19 mi) south of Tczew. The county is part of the area traditionally inhabited by the Kociewiacy
Kociewiacy
The Kociewiacy are a small Polish ethnic group. They live in Pomerania south of Gdansk. The region they inhabit is called Kociewie and has well-developed industry and agriculture. The capital city of Kociewie is Starogard Gdański, while their biggest city is Tczew...

 ethnic group.

The county covers an area of 697.54 square kilometres (269.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 112,614, out of which the population of Tczew is 60,263, that of Pelplin is 8,486, that of Gniew is 6,787, and the rural population is 37,078.



Tczew County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Tczew County is bordered by Gdańsk County
Gdansk County
Gdańsk County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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...

 to the north, Malbork County
Malbork County
Malbork County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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. Its administrative seat and largest town is Malbork , south-east of...

, Sztum County
Sztum County
Sztum County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sztum, which lies south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Dzierzgoń, lying east of Sztum.The...

 and Kwidzyn County
Kwidzyn County
Kwidzyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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. Its administrative seat and largest town is Kwidzyn, which lies south...

 to the east, Świecie County
Swiecie County
Świecie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Świecie,...

 to the south, and Starogard County
Starogard County
Starogard County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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. Its administrative seat and largest town is Starogard Gdański, which...

 to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (one urban, two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Tczew
Tczew
Tczew is a town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,279 inhabitants . It is an important railway junction with a classification yard dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway...

urban 22.3 60,263  
Gmina Pelplin
Gmina Pelplin
Gmina Pelplin is an urban-rural gmina in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Pelplin, which lies approximately south of Tczew and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

urban-rural 140.5 16,547 Pelplin
Pelplin
Pelplin is a small town in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodship, Poland. Population: 9,993 . The former Pelplin Abbey is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin, and the abbey church is now Pelpin Cathedral.It is located at around ....

Gmina Gniew
Gmina Gniew
Gmina Gniew is an urban-rural gmina in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Gniew, which lies approximately south of Tczew and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

urban-rural 194.8 15,534 Gniew
Gniew
Gniew is a town situated on the left bank of the Vistula River, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located at around .-History:The first recorded mentions of Gniew appear in written documents from the first half of the 13th century, one of which refers to the region as Terra Gymeu...

Gmina Tczew
Gmina Tczew
Gmina Tczew is a rural gmina in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Tczew, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

rural 170.6 11,233 Tczew
Tczew
Tczew is a town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,279 inhabitants . It is an important railway junction with a classification yard dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway...

 *
Gmina Subkowy
Gmina Subkowy
Gmina Subkowy is a rural gmina in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Subkowy, which lies approximately south of Tczew and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

rural 78.2 5,236 Subkowy
Subkowy
Subkowy is a village in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Subkowy. It lies approximately south of Tczew and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

Gmina Morzeszczyn
Gmina Morzeszczyn
Gmina Morzeszczyn is a rural gmina in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Morzeszczyn, which lies approximately south of Tczew and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

rural 91.2 3,801 Morzeszczyn
Morzeszczyn
Morzeszczyn is a village in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Morzeszczyn. It lies approximately south of Tczew and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

* seat not part of the gmina
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