Gdynia
Also known as Gdingen, Gdiniô
Gdynia is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast. With a population of ca. 239,000, it is the 12th-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in the Pomeranian Voivodeship after Gdańsk. Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trójmiasto) with around one million inhabitants.
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Gdynia is a Baltic Sea port city in northern Poland with a population of about 239,000, making it the country's 12th-largest city. It forms part of the Tricity metropolitan area alongside Gdańsk and Sopot, together housing roughly one million people and serving as a major economic and cultural hub for the region.
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- ("The city of sea and dreams")
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35 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Construction of the seaport
- Construction of the city
- Gdynia during World War II (1939–1945)
- After World War II
- Geography
- Climate
- Districts
- Cityscape
- Modernist Center
- Culture
- Cultural references
- Sports
- International events
- Economy and infrastructure
- Transport
- Port of Gdynia
- Public transport
- Airport
- Road transport
- Railways
- Economy
- Education
- Notable people
- Sport
- Fictional characters
- International relations
- Consulates
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Gdynia is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast. With a population of ca. 239,000, it is the 12th-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in the Pomeranian Voivodeship after Gdańsk. Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trójmiasto) with around one million inhabitants.
Historically and culturally part of Kashubia and Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia for centuries remained a small fishing village. By the 20th-century it attracted visitors as a seaside resort town. In 1926, Gdynia was granted city rights after which it enjoyed demographic and urban development, with a modernist cityscape. It became a major seaport city of Poland. In 1970, protests in and around Gdynia contributed to the rise of the Solidarity movement in nearby Gdańsk.
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