Reda : Poland
Reda is a town on the Reda river in Kashubia or Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland with some 17,000 inhabitants. Situated in the Wejherowo County in Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999, previously in Gdansk Voivodship (1975-1998).
It is connected by well developed railway and highway connections to the Tricity, over 1 million aglomeration on the coast of Gdansk Bay.
Transportation
Reda is well connected through 4 lane highway, that lead from Wejherowo to Gdynia and from there by Circle Highway to Gdansk. There is a plan to extend Circle Highway from Gdynia to beyond Wejherowo. In Reda there is a stop of the SKM (fast city railway), that connects Lebork-Wejherowo-Reda-Gdynia-Sopot-Gdansk-Tczew. There is also network of city buses that goes directly to Gdynia and Gdynia-Dabrowa.
History
City rights was applied Jan 1, 1967.
Village Reda
Village Reda In 1357 first mentioned in documents. Later it shared the history of the province:
1308 Teutonic Order state.
1466 Poland, province Royal Prussia
1770 Kingdom of Prussia, province West Prussia.
1920 Poland, Pomeranian Voivodship.
1939 Polish defense in WW2 annexed by Germany to the province Danzig-West Prussia
1945 Poland, Pomeranian Voivodship
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.
