Wejherowo
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Wejherowo (Polish: formerly Wejherowo, Kashubian/Pomeranian: Wejrowò, German: Neustadt in Westpreußen), is a city in Eastern Pomerania, northern Poland, with 46,900 inhabitants (2005).
History
Wejherowo was founded in 1643 by Jakub Wejher as a result of his participation in the defence of the Smolensk fortress, which was besieged by the Russians.
It has been the capital of Wejherowo County in Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999, and was previously in Gdańsk Voivodship from 1975 to 1998. During the second half of the 19th century, a significant number of Jewish families began migrating to Syracuse, New York including the renowned Shubert theatrical family.
Many local Poles became victims of German extermination policies during World War II. The county is the location of a mass murder site in Piasnica with some 12,000 murders committed.
Education
- Kaszubsko-Pomorska Szkoła Wyższa
Population
- 1901 – 7,200 inhabitants
- 1948 – 13,400 inhabitants
- 1950 – unknown
- 1960 – 24,500 inhabitants
- 1970 – 33,800 inhabitants
- 1975 – 37,700 inhabitants
- 1980 – 42,400 inhabitants
- 1990 – 46,800 inhabitants
- 1995 – 47,000 inhabitants
- 2000 – 46,200 inhabitants
- 2005 – 46,900 inhabitants
External links
- [Official web page of Wejherowo] (in english)
- [wejher.com - news, photos, bulletin board] (in polish)
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