Throughout the centuries. The history of the town is inseparably connected with the house of Wejhers. On 28th May 1643 governor of the Malbork Province Jakub Wejher, with the consent of king Władysław IV, brought into existence a new settlement named Wola Wejherowska. The settlement was expanding rapidly and just after seven years, on 13th January 1650 king Jan Kazimierz conferred Wola Wejherowska the status of a town. The only private town in Pomerania (apart from Topolno, which soon lost the status of a town) had arisen. It was the last town that was created on the basis of Chełm law. Jakub Wejher, realizing the promise given to God for saving his life during siege of Belarus, built two churches (The Holy Trinity's and Saint Ann's churches) in the new settlement. He brought Franciscans Fathers, built a monastery und founded the Calvary of Wejherowo, which consists of 26 chapels. Some of them were founded only by Jakub Wejher, others by his family and friends. It's characteristic, that the distances between the chapels correspond to the distance of Jesus Christ's way to Golgotha in Jerusalem. The origin of the Calvary of Wejherowo exerted serious influence on the economic development of the town. After I partition of Poland, Pomerania was under reign of Prussian government. Wejherowo was named Neustadt. The decisive factor that boosted the development of the town in XIX century was the establishment of the administrative district of Wejherowo in 1818 and construction of railway line Gdańsk - Szczecin. After 148 of captivity, in 1920 Wejherowo once again became a part of the territory of Poland. It became the headquarters of the administrative district and departments responsible for maritime economy. Since political transformation in 1989 we observe the development of the town in new social and economic reality.