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Puck, PolandPuck (pronounce: ['puʦk], German Putzig) is a town on the south coasts of the Baltic Sea in Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland with some 12,000 inhabitants. It became a marketplace and a seaport as early as 7th century. It achieved a city status in 1348. Since 1466 it was the place where Starostwo was located. Since 1567 Puck was the main base of the Polish Navy. In 1920 in Puck, Poland celebrated its engagement with the sea. It is the capital of Puck County in Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999, previously a town in Gdansk Voivodship (1975-1998). German Concentration camp existed in years 1941-1944. Interesting places See also Population
1895: 1,904 inhabitants
1900: 2,093 inhabitants
1950: ? inhabitants
1960: 6,800 inhabitants
1970: 9,300 inhabitants
1975: 10,500 inhabitants
1980: 11,100 inhabitants
1990: ? inhabitants
1995: ? inhabitants
1998: 11,600 inhabitants
2000: ? inhabitants Puck
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