Reda, Poland

Reda

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Reda
Coordinates: 54°37′N 18°21′E / 54.617°N 18.350°E / 54.617; 18.350Coordinates: 54°37′N 18°21′E / 54.617°N 18.350°E / 54.617; 18.350
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Wejherowo
Gmina Reda (urban gmina)
Area
 • Total 29.45 km2 (11.37 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 22,000
 • Density 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Postal code 84-240
Website www.reda.pl

Reda [ˈrɛda] Pomeranian: Réda, German: Rheda) is a town on the river Reda, in the Kashubia region of northwestern Poland, with some 17,000 inhabitants. Formerly in the Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998, it has been part of Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999.

Well-developed railways and highways connect it to the Tricity, an agglomeration home to over 1 million residents on the Baltic coast of Gdańsk Bay.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
176874—    
1869692+2.24%
1872763+3.31%
19241,000+0.52%
19685,400+3.91%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19826,091+0.86%
199114,000+9.69%
199917,200+2.61%
200117,634+1.25%
201122,030+2.25%

History

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In 1308, the town was first founded within Teutonic Order territory, and was first mentioned in documents in 1357. It first was under Poland rule in 1466, as part of its Royal Prussia province. It was lost to Prussia for nearly 150 years through the First Partition of Poland of 1772, and in World War II, was annexed from Poland by Germany into the latter's Danzig-West Prussia province. After the war, the town was again returned to Poland. In 1967, the 5,400 resident town gained the name Reda, and after growth began to accelerate in 1982, its population had more than tripled to above 17,000 residents by 1999.

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