Wejherowo

Wejherowo
Wejherowo from a bird's eye view
Town Hall
Wejherowo Calvary
Przebendowski Palace
Aleksander Majkowski Park
  • From top, left to right: Wejherowo from a bird's eye view
  • Town Hall
  • Wejherowo Calvary
  • Przebendowski Palace
  • Aleksander Majkowski Park
Flag of Wejherowo
Coat of arms of Wejherowo
Wejherowo is located in Poland
Wejherowo
Wejherowo
Coordinates: 54°36′N 18°15′E / 54.600°N 18.250°E / 54.600; 18.250
Country Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
CountyWejherowo
GminaWejherowo (urban gmina)
Established1643
City rights1650
Named forJakub Wejher
Government
 • City mayorKrzysztof Hildebrandt
Area
 • City
26.99 km2 (10.42 sq mi)
Highest elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Lowest elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
49,505
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
 • Metro
130,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84-200 to 84-204
Area code+48 58
Car platesGWE
Websitewww.wejherowo.pl

Wejherowo [vɛi̯xɛˈrɔvɔ] (Kashubian: Wejrowò; formerly German: Neustadt in Westpreußen) is a city in Gdańsk Pomerania, northern Poland, with 48,735 inhabitants (2021). It has been the capital of Wejherowo County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously, it was a city in Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998).