Gmina Kolbudy Explained

Gmina Kolbudy
Other Name:Kolbudy Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gdańsk
Area Total Km2:82.8
Population Total:17256[1]
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Coor Pinpoint:Kolbudy
Coordinates:54.2708°N 18.4722°W
Seat:Kolbudy
Website:http://www.kolbudy.pl

Gmina Kolbudy is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kolbudy, which lies approximately 11km (07miles) west of Pruszcz Gdański and 150NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

The gmina covers an area of 82.8km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 12,042. It is divided into 20 sołectwos. Its largest village is Kowale.

Villages

List of villages
Village Population
128
905
1127
317
567
462
No data
954
3635
4536
No data
625
331
1559
No data
101
168
983
949
No data

History

To 1920, the terrain was divided between the counties of Kartuzy and Gdańsk. Similar to the gmina, Kolbudy was also divided into two - The west was called Higher Kolbudy and was owned by Kartuzy while the east was called Lower Kolbudy and was owned by Gdańsk. The river Radunia marked the border.[2]

After the Free City of Danzig became independent, the area was incorporated into it due to a German majority[3] as part of Danziger Höhe. After Germany attacked Poland and annexed the free city, it became part of Nazi Germany until the Soviets liberated it in the East Pomeranian offensive.

On 30 March 1945 the Gdańsk Voivodeship was created and the gmina was incorporated into it. 20 December 1998 Higher and Upper Kolbudy were merged. In 1999 Gmina Kolbudy became part of the newly created Pomeranian Voivodeship, which it is part of to this day.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kolbudy is bordered by the city of Gdańsk and by the gminas of Pruszcz Gdański, Przywidz, Trąbki Wielkie and Żukowo.

References

  1. Web site: 3 March 2021. Dane Urzędu gminy dot. ludności sołectwa. www.kolbudy.pl.
  2. Web site: Historia Kolbud i okolic . kolbudy.pl . Gmina Kolbudy . 30 July 2021 .
  3. Book: Gołąbek, Eugeniusz . 2010 . Dzieje okolic Gdańska i Gdyni . Mer Rekowski . 214 . 978-83-923671-4-7.