▁class ified ▁as ▁unter m ens chen ▁by ▁German ▁authorities ▁and ▁their ▁intended ▁fate ▁sla very ▁and ▁ex termin ation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁region ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Poland . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁out ▁of ▁its ▁northern ▁territory , ▁the ▁new ▁vo iv odes hip ▁of ▁G da ń sk ▁was ▁formed , ▁including ▁an nex ed ▁territ ories ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁City ▁of ▁Dan zig ▁and ▁of ▁German ▁Pr uss ian ▁Province ▁of ▁P omer ania ▁and ▁German ▁Pr uss ian ▁Province ▁of ▁East ▁Pr uss ia . ▁The ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁vo iv odes hip ▁was ▁en larg ed ▁by ▁an nex ed ▁territ ories ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Pr uss ian ▁Province ▁of ▁P omer ania ▁and ▁later ▁renamed ▁into ▁By dg osz cz ▁vo iv odes hip . ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 1 9 9 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁into ▁the ▁vo iv odes hips ▁of ▁G da ń sk , ▁El bl ąg , ▁By dg osz cz , ▁Tor u ń , ▁and ▁W ł oc ła we k . ▁ ▁Area ▁and ▁count ies ▁▁ ▁Between ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁Vo iv odes hip ' s ▁area ▁was ▁ 2 5 ▁ 6 8 3   km ², ▁and ▁its ▁population ▁- ▁ 1 ▁ 8 8 4 ▁ 4 0 0 ▁(