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 Kashubia or Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland with some 17,000 inhabitants. Situated in the Wejherowo County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975-1998).

It is connected by well developed railway and highway connections to the Tricity, an aglomeration of over 1 million on the 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%

Village Reda

Village Reda

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In 1357 first mentioned in documents. Later it shared the history of the province:

annexed by Germany to the province Danzig-West Prussia

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