Kashubian-Pomeranian Association
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The Kashubian-Pomeranian Association (Kashubian
Kashubian language
Kashubian or Cassubian is one of the Lechitic languages, a subgroup of the Slavic languages....

-Pomeranian
Pomeranian language
The Pomeranian language is a group of dialects from the Lechitic cluster of the West Slavic languages. In medieval contexts, it refers to the dialects spoken by the Slavic Pomeranians...

: Kaszëbskò-Pòmòrsczé Zrzeszenié, Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...

: Zrzeszenie Kaszubsko-Pomorskie) is a regional non-governmental organization of the Kashubians
Kashubians
Kashubians/Kaszubians , also called Kashubs, Kashubes, Kaszubians, Kassubians or Cassubians, are a West Slavic ethnic group in Pomerelia, north-central Poland. Their settlement area is referred to as Kashubia ....

 (Pomeranians), Kociewiacy
Kociewiacy
The Kociewiacy are a small Polish ethnic group. They live in Pomerania south of Gdansk. The region they inhabit is called Kociewie and has well-developed industry and agriculture. The capital city of Kociewie is Starogard Gdański, while their biggest city is Tczew...

 and other people interested in the regional affairs of Kashubia
Kashubia
Kashubia or Cassubia - is a language area in the historic Eastern Pomerania region of northwestern Poland. Located west of Gdańsk and the mouth of the Vistula river, it is inhabited by members of the Kashubian ethnic group....

 and Pomerania
Pomerania
Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...

 in northern Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. The headquarters are in Gdansk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...

, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

.

The Kashubian Language Council (Kashubian
Kashubian language
Kashubian or Cassubian is one of the Lechitic languages, a subgroup of the Slavic languages....

: Radzëzna Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka; Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...

: Rada Języka Kaszubskiego) is a body of the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association that deals with, and adjusts the Kashubian language
Kashubian language
Kashubian or Cassubian is one of the Lechitic languages, a subgroup of the Slavic languages....

 and the scattering and promotion of the language.

Presidents of the Association:
  • 1956-1959 Aleksander Arendt
    Aleksander Arendt
    Aleksander Arendt was an activist of the Kashubians and Pomeranians . He was the president of Kashubian-Pomeranian Association in years 1956-1959....

  • 1959-1971 Bernard Szczesny
    Bernard Szczesny
    Bernard Szczęsny , was an activist of the Kashubians and Pomeranians . He was the president of Kashubian-Pomeranian Association in years 1959-1971....

  • 1971-1976 Jerzy Kiedrowski
  • 1976-1980 Stanislaw Pestka
    Stanislaw Pestka
    Stanisław Pestka is a Kashubian poet. He is also a translator of Russian texts into Kashubian language. He was the chairman of Kashubian-Pomeranian Association from 1976-1980 and again from 1992-1994...

  • 1980-1983 Izabella Trojanowska
    Izabella Trojanowska
    Izabella Trojanowska was a Polish journalist writing for Dziennik Bałtycki , Kashubia and Pomerania. She was also a translator of Kashubian texts into Polish and wrotes about Kashubian embroidery. She was the president of Kashubian-Pomeranian Association in the years 1980-1983....

  • 1983-1986 Szczepan Lewna
    Szczepan Lewna
    Szczepan Lewna is a politician and Kashubian activist. He was the chairman of Kashubian-Pomeranian Association in the period 1983-1986.-References:...

  • 1986-1992 Jozef Borzyszkowski
    Józef Borzyszkowski
    Józef Borzyszkowski is a Polish historian and Kashubian activist, who served as chairman of the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association from 1986-92.-Sources:* * * -Bibliography:...

  • 1992-1994 Stanislaw Pestka
    Stanislaw Pestka
    Stanisław Pestka is a Kashubian poet. He is also a translator of Russian texts into Kashubian language. He was the chairman of Kashubian-Pomeranian Association from 1976-1980 and again from 1992-1994...

  • 1994-1998 Jan Wyrowinski
    Jan Wyrowinski
    Jan Wyrowiński is a Polish politician and Kashubian activist. He was the chairman of Kashubian-Pomeranian Association in the period 1994-1999.-References:...

  • 1998-2004 Brunon Synak
    Brunon Synak
    Brunon Synak is a professor of sociology and a Kashubian activist. He was the chairman of Kashubian-Pomeranian Association in the period 1998-2004.-References:...

  • 2004- 2010 Artur Jablonski
  • 2010 - today Lukasz Grzedzicki
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