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365:
364:
82:Coat of arms
1475:Gmina Linia
1360:(in Polish)
1309:(in Polish)
1287:(in Polish)
1178:, p. 63, 69
1068:(in Polish)
570:World War I
324:Postal code
220:Town rights
176:Voivodeship
144: /
57:Aerial view
1505:Categories
1238:ipn.gov.pl
1119:, p. 54-55
1074:References
1021:Le Creusot
1004:Hultsfreds
978:See also:
695:. Pre-war
622:Copenhagen
489:Mestwin II
443:Gdańsk Bay
345:Car plates
254:Population
228:Government
181:Pomeranian
1424:Wejherowo
1339:20 August
1157:cite book
984:Rumia is
787:Wejherowo
760:Wejherowo
754:Transport
509:privilege
435:Pomerania
423:Wejherowo
405:, in the
387:Kashubian
335:Area code
287:Time zone
193:Wejherowo
132:18°24′0″E
129:54°34′0″N
42:Kashubian
1211:, p. 121
1032:See also
1023:, France
1006:, Sweden
802:Football
733:Red Army
713:Szczecin
701:expelled
689:Piaśnica
671:, which
665:occupied
457:Lechitic
431:Kashubia
417:(Rumia,
1313:25 July
1291:25 July
1199:, p. 95
1107:, p. 54
986:twinned
673:annexed
636:-based
541:in the
475:to the
449:History
439:Tricity
427:Tricity
370:Polish:
354:Website
281:130,000
157:Country
1426:(seat)
1406:Gminas
1364:26 May
1358:(ASPX)
1267:
988:with:
934:49,160
923:47,148
915:+11.7%
912:44,900
901:40,200
890:40,000
882:+40.4%
879:37,500
868:26,700
860:+11.6%
857:26,000
849:+54.3%
846:23,300
835:15,100
797:Sports
791:Gdynia
768:Gdańsk
764:Gdynia
725:France
640:club.
638:glider
634:Gdynia
630:Warsaw
626:Gdynia
618:Gdynia
610:Gdynia
606:suburb
601:Gdynia
555:Rahmel
485:Gdańsk
465:Rumina
454:Slavic
403:Poland
399:Rahmel
395:German
339:+48 58
328:84-230
262:49,230
204:Rumia
188:County
169:Poland
166:
38:
1435:Rumia
1079:Notes
937:+4.3%
931:2019
926:+5.0%
920:2012
909:2005
904:+0.5%
898:1998
893:+6.7%
887:1995
876:1990
871:+2.7%
865:1980
854:1975
843:1970
832:1960
806:rugby
779:Rumia
729:Italy
711:near
481:Oliwa
391:Rëmiô
366:Rumia
313:UTC+2
292:UTC+1
277:Metro
200:Gmina
110:Rumia
35:Rëmiô
30:Rumia
1430:Reda
1366:2016
1341:2012
1315:2020
1293:2020
1265:ISBN
1163:link
821:Pop.
817:Year
789:and
781:and
773:The
727:and
717:POWs
697:wójt
683:and
659:and
614:Puck
592:and
419:Reda
317:CEST
241:Area
223:1954
215:1224
72:Flag
1408:of
1261:IPN
762:to
737:RAF
667:by
608:of
479:in
409:in
349:GWE
306:DST
296:CET
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1236:.
1159:}}
1155:{{
1139:^
826:±%
793:.
723:,
685:SD
681:SS
661:SS
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