Reda, Poland

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Reda

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Reda
Coordinates: 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 http://www.reda.pl
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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

1768 1869 1872 1924 1968 1982 1991 1999 2001 2011
74 692 763 1000 5400 6091 14000 17200 17634 22030

Village Reda

Village Reda

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In 1357 first mentioned in documents. Later it shared the history of the province:
1308 Teutonic Order state.
1466 Poland, province Royal Prussia
1772 First Partition of PolandKingdom of Prussia, province West Prussia.
1920 Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
1939 Polish defense in WW2 annexed by Germany to the province Danzig-West Prussia
1945 Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship
1967 Found the town of Reda. Reda has now 5400 inhabitants.
1982 Reda has now 6091 inhabitants. Dynamic growth started.
1982-1999 Population of Reda has grown 3 fold.

See also

  • Reda - railway station in PKP or Reda - railway station in SKM articles
  • Reda Pieleszewo railway stop
  • Reda Rekowo railway stop
  • Reda River

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Coordinates: 54°37′N 18°21′E / 54.617°N 18.350°E / 54.617; 18.350


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