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Sopot

Sopot (; or ) is a seaside resort city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. It has the status of county – the smallest city in Poland to have that status. Sopot lies between the larger cities of Gdańsk to the southeast and Gdynia to the northwest. The three cities together form the Tricity metropolitan area.

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Sopot is a seaside resort city on Poland's Baltic coast with about 40,000 residents, located between the larger cities of Gdańsk and Gdynia as part of the Tricity metropolitan area. It holds the distinction of being the smallest city in Poland to have county status, a designation that reflects its administrative importance despite its modest size.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Sopot
Settlement.settlement_type: City county
Settlement.motto: Najmniejsze z wielkich miast (The smallest of the great cities)
Settlement.image_caption: Spa House and Sheraton Hotel (top) and Pier in Sopot (bottom)
Settlement.image_flag: POL Sopot flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Sopot COA.svg
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Sopot_logo.png
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Brandmark
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: city county
Settlement.leader_title: City mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Magdalena Czarzyńska-Jachim (Ind.)
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 8th century

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: seaside resort
Official name: Zoppot
Demonym: sopocianka
Country: Weimar Republic
Located in: Pomeranian Voivodeship
Continent: Europe
Population: 32115
Area: 17.31
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Gdynia
Official website: visit.sopot.pl/en
Image: Sopot Molo and main square 2024 aerial.jpg
Dialing code: 58

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P6482: Sopot
Commons gallery: Sopot, Poland
twinned administrative body: Ashkelon
Commons category: Sopot, Poland
postal code: 81-701–81-806
topic's main category: Category:Sopot
category of associated people: Category:People from Sopot
category for people born here: Category:Births in Sopot, Poland
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Sopot
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
native label: Sopot
time of earliest written record: 0601-00-00
P8168: John Travolta
category for honorary citizens of entity: Q7604406
male population: 15110
female population: 17852
member of: Union of the Baltic Cities
P12749: Wikitravel

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Early history
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Kingdom of Prussia
Free City of Danzig
World War II (1939–1945)
Polish People's Republic (1945–1989)
Third Polish Republic (1989 onwards)
Population
Main sights
People
Transport
Sports
Economy
Higher education
International relations
See also
References
External links

Sopot is a major health-spa and resort destination. It has the longest wooden pier in Europe, at 511.5 metres, stretching out into the Bay of Gdańsk. The city is also famous for the Sopot International Song Festival, the largest such event in Europe after the Eurovision Song Contest. Among its other attractions is a fountain of bromide spring water, known as the "inhalation mushroom".

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