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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Pomeranian | ||
| County | Kartuzy County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Kartuzy | ||
| Established | 1391 | ||
| Town rights | 1923 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Mirosława Lehman | ||
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| - Total | 6. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Pomeranian Voivodeship (also known as Pomerania Province or by its Polish name of województwo pomorskie {{IPA-pl|p|o|'|m|o|r|s|k|j|e}} or simply Pomorskie A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Kartuzy County (powiat kartuski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Gmina Kartuzy is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 23 km² (2. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 15,263 | ||
| - Density | 2,449. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9/km² (6,345. 3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 83-300 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 58 | ||
| Car plates | GKA | ||
| Website: http://www.kartuzy.pl | |||
Kartuzy [karˈtuzɨ] (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Kartuzë; German: Karthaus) is a town in the Kashubia region in Eastern Pomerania region in northwestern Poland with population of 15,472 (2004). Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate Kashubian or Cassubian (Kashubian kaszëbsczi jãzëk, pòmòrsczi jãzëk, kaszëbskò-słowińskô mòwa; język kaszubski is one of For the Low German dialects also called Pomeranian see Pommersch. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Kashubians/Kashubs/Kaszubians (Kaszëbi Kaszubi also called Kassubians or Cassubians, are a West Slavic Ethnic group of north-central Eastern Pomerania can refer to distinct parts of Pomerania: the historical region of Farther Pomerania, which was the eastern part of the Duchy later Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Previously in Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998, Kartuzy has been the capital of Kartuzy County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999. The name Gdańsk Voivodeship has been used twice to designate local governments in Poland. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Kartuzy County (powiat kartuski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Pomeranian Voivodeship (also known as Pomerania Province or by its Polish name of województwo pomorskie {{IPA-pl|p|o|'|m|o|r|s|k|j|e}} or simply Pomorskie Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
The town is an important centre of culture of Kashubians. Kashubians/Kashubs/Kaszubians (Kaszëbi Kaszubi also called Kassubians or Cassubians, are a West Slavic Ethnic group of north-central
Founded as a cloister for Carthusian monks, after whom it received its name. A cloister (from Latin claustrum) is a part of Cathedral, Monastic and Abbey architecture The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St Bruno, is a Roman Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics.
Population
1880: 2,179 inhabitants
1885: 2,300 inhabitants
1895: 2,377 inhabitants
1900: 2,642 inhabitants
1960: 7,900 inhabitants
1970: 10,600 inhabitants
1975: 11,600 inhabitants
1980: 12,000 inhabitants
1998: 16,100 inhabitants
Twin towns
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