Residents/Population:	15 041
Area:	141 km2
Expenditure per capita:	6 917,15 zł
Website:	www.pelplin.pl
Rulers/Leaders:
Andrzej StanuchMayor of the Town and Municipality	Mirosław ChyłaChair of the City Council

The town and commune of Pelplin are located in the southern part of the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Tczew County, within the ethnographic region of Kociewie.

Major road and rail routes pass through the commune, including national road No. 1, the A1 motorway, and the main railway line connecting Silesia with the northern ports. Pelplin is also home to the Bernardinum Publishing House of the Pelplin Diocese, which specializes in small- and medium-print-run publications produced both independently and on commission. The publishing house has recently produced a facsimile edition of the only copy of the Gutenberg Bible in Poland, held in the local Diocesan Museum.

The town itself is attractive not only because of its impressive Cathedral Basilica and the complex of the former Cistercian monastery, but also due to its natural surroundings, including the winding Wierzyca River and the old tree stands in the Bishop’s Gardens and the grounds of the Major Seminary. Numerous tourist trails - both hiking and cycling - run through the Pelplin commune, attracting visitors and showcasing a wide range of architectural heritage, from Gothic through Baroque and Rococo to Neo-Gothic styles, as seen in Rajkowy, Wielki Garc, and Lignowy.

One of the most significant events in the history of the Pelplin region was the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1999. A commemorative marker remains on “Bishop’s Hill,” which has since been known as “John Paul II Hill.”