Pomeranian Voivodeship,
Pomorskie Region, or
Pomerania Province (in
Polish województwo pomorskie , in
Kashubian Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò), is a
voivodeship, or
province, in north-central
Poland. It comprises most of
Pomerelia (the easternmost part of historical
Pomerania), as well as an area east of the
Vistula River. The western part of the province, around
Slupsk, belonged historically to
Farther Pomerania, while Pomerelia and the eastern bank of the Vistula belonged to the
historical region of Prussia. The central parts of the province are also known as
Kashubia, named after the
Kashubian minority. The provincial capital is
Gdansk.