▁capit als ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁inter war ▁vo iv odes hip ' s ▁Tor u ń ; ▁the ▁second ▁one ▁is ▁By dg osz cz . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁P omer ania ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁S lav ic ▁po ▁more , ▁meaning ▁" by ▁the ▁sea " ▁or ▁" on ▁the ▁sea ". ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁administration ▁and ▁local ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Poland ▁( II ▁R zec z pos pol ita ) ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁from ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁province ▁of ▁West ▁Pr uss ia ( made ▁out ▁of ▁territ ories ▁taken ▁in ▁Part itions ▁of ▁Poland ▁which ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Poland . ▁Tor u ń ▁was ▁the ▁capital . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 – 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁vo iv odes hip ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁Poz na ń ▁Vo iv odes hip ▁and ▁Wars aw ▁Vo iv odes hip , ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁Great ▁P omer ania ▁afterwards ▁( see : ▁Territ orial ▁changes ▁of ▁Polish ▁Vo iv odes hips ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ). ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁it ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁and ▁un il ater ally ▁an nex ed ▁as ▁Reich sg au ▁Dan zig - West pre ussen ▁(" Re ich ▁province ▁of ▁Dan zig - West ▁Pr uss ia "). ▁Pol es ▁and ▁Jews ▁were