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Gdynia
Świętojańska Street
Świętojańska Street
Flag of Gdynia
Flag		 Coat of arms of Gdynia
Coat of arms
Motto: Gdynia - miasto z morza i marzeń
(Gdynia - a city built of sea and dreams)
Gdynia (Poland)
Gdynia
Gdynia
Coordinates: 54°30′N 18°32′E / 54.5, 18.533
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County city county
City rights February 10, 1926
Boroughs 22 dzielnicas
Government
 - Mayor Wojciech Szczurek
 - Vice President Ewa Łowkiel
 - Vice President Michał Guć
 - Vice President Bogusław Stasiak
 - Vice President Marek Stępa
Area
 - Total 136 km² (52. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Pomeranian Voivodeship (also known as Pomerania Province or by its Polish name of województwo pomorskie {{IPA-pl|p|o|'|m|o|r|s|k|j|e}} or simply Pomorskie A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the Polish system of local administration a dzielnica is an administrative subdivision of a city or town which in some cases may have its own council and (in Warsaw Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi)
Highest elevation 205 m (673 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 252,443
 - Density 1,856. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/km² (4,807. 5/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 81-004 to 81-919
Area code(s) +48 58
Car plates GA
Website: http://www.gdynia.pl
View from Kosciuszko Square; Dar Pomorza on the left, Sea Towers on the right
View from Kosciuszko Square; Dar Pomorza on the left, Sea Towers on the right

Gdynia [ˈgdɨɲa] (Image:Ltspkr.png listen) (German: Gdingen (until 1939), Gotenhafen (1939-1945); Kashubian: Gdiniô) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport at Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate The Dar Pomorza is a Polish sailing Frigate, currently preserved in Gdynia as a Museum ship. The Sea Towers is a mixed-use Skyscraper complex currently under construction in Gdynia, Poland. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Kashubian or Cassubian (Kashubian kaszëbsczi jãzëk, pòmòrsczi jãzëk, kaszëbskò-słowińskô mòwa; język kaszubski is one of Pomeranian Voivodeship (also known as Pomerania Province or by its Polish name of województwo pomorskie {{IPA-pl|p|o|'|m|o|r|s|k|j|e}} or simply Pomorskie Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo Gdańsk Bay or the Bay of Gdańsk (Zatoka Gdańska Gduńskô Hôwinga Гданьская бухта also known as Danzig Bay (Danziger Bucht is a southeastern The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude.

Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, 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 a population of over a million people. Kashubians/Kashubs/Kaszubians (Kaszëbi Kaszubi also called Kassubians or Cassubians, are a West Slavic Ethnic group of north-central Eastern Pomerania can refer to distinct parts of Pomerania: the historical region of Farther Pomerania, which was the eastern part of the Duchy later A conurbation is an Urban area or Agglomeration comprising a number of Cities, large Towns and larger urban areas that through Population Sopot (Zoppot Kashubian: Sopòt) is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central Tricity (or Tri-City, also called Treble City, in Polish Trójmiasto) is an Urban area

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History

The first known mention of the name "Gdynia" was of a Pomeranian (Kashubian) fishing village, in 1253. The Pomeranians (Pomeranen Pòmòrzónie Pomorzanie were a group of West Slavic Tribes who lived along the shore of the Baltic Sea between Oder Kashubians/Kashubs/Kaszubians (Kaszëbi Kaszubi also called Kassubians or Cassubians, are a West Slavic Ethnic group of north-central Oxhöft, now known as Oksywie, a part of Gdynia, was mentioned even earlier, in 1209. Oksywie (Oxhöft Òksëwiô is a neighbourhood of the city of Gdynia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It was there that the first church on the this part of the Baltic Sea coast was built. In 1380 the owner of the village which became Gdynia, Peter from Rusocin, gave the village to the Cisterian Order, so in the years 1382–1772 Gdynia belonged to the Cistercian abbey in Oliva, now Oliwa. Oliwa, also Oliva is one of the quarters of Gdańsk. From east it borders Przymorze and Żabianka from the north Sopot and from the south with the districts of Strzyża In 1789 there were only 21 houses in the village.

The area of the later city of Gdynia shared its history with Pomerelia (Eastern Pomerania); in prehistoric times it was the center of Oksywie culture; it was later populated by Goths and eventually Slavs with some Baltic Prussian influences. Pomerelia (Pommerellen is a historical region in northern Poland. The Oksywie Culture, also known as Oxhöft culture, was an archaeological culture which existed in the area of modern day Eastern Pomerania around the lower Vistula The Goths ( Gothic: Gothic usvg|14px|u]]Gothic asvg|14px|a]]Gothic s "Prussians" redirects here "Prussians" may also refer to citizens of the former German state of Prussia. As a part of Pomerania, it was a province of Poland from circa 990–1308. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland In 1309-1310 it was conquered by the Teutonic Order (1309–1454/66), but afterwards became part of Royal Prussia within the Kingdom of Poland (1466–1772). The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order. Royal Prussia ( Prusy Królewskie was a province of the Kingdom of Poland from 1466 and then the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569 to 1772 The Kingdom of Poland of the Jagiellons was the Polish state created by the accession of Wladislaus II Jagiełło, Grand Duke of Lithuania, to In the First Partition of Poland in 1772 it was annexed into the Kingdom of Prussia (1772–1870), and as part of Prussia became part of the German Empire (1870–1920). The First Partition of Poland or First Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that ended the existence The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification

In 1870, the village of Gdingen had some 1,200 inhabitants, and it was not a poor fishing village as it is sometimes described. It was a popular tourist spot with several guest houses, restaurants, cafes, several brick houses and a small harbour with a pier for small trading ships. The first Kashubian mayor of Gdingen was Jan Radtke. Kashubians/Kashubs/Kaszubians (Kaszëbi Kaszubi also called Kassubians or Cassubians, are a West Slavic Ethnic group of north-central After the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, Gdingen or Gdynia - as it was now called - along with other parts of former West Prussia, became a part of the new Republic of Poland; simultaneously, the city of Danzig and surrounding area was declared a free city and put under the League of Nations, though Poland was given economic liberties and requisitioned for matters of foreign representation. The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. West Prussia ( Prusy Zachodnie was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1773&ndash1824 and 1878&ndash1918 which was created out of the earlier Polish The Free City of Danzig ( German: Freie Stadt Danzig; Polish: Wolne Miasto Gdańsk) was an autonomous Baltic Sea port and The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920

Construction of the seaport

The decision to build a major seaport at the Gdynia village was made by the Polish government in the winter of 1920, in the midst of the Polish-Soviet War (1919–1920). The authorities and seaport workers of the Free City of Danzig felt Poland's economic rights in the city were being misappropriated to help fight the war. The Free City of Danzig ( German: Freie Stadt Danzig; Polish: Wolne Miasto Gdańsk) was an autonomous Baltic Sea port and Despite these demands, the workers went on strike, and Poland realized the need for a port city it was in complete control of, economically and politically.

Construction of Gdynia seaport was started in 1921, but because of financial difficulties was conducted slowly and with interruptions. It was accelerated after the Sejm (Polish parliament) passed the Gdynia Seaport Construction Act on 23 September 1922. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. By 1923 a 550-metre pier, 175 metres of a wooden tide breaker, and a small harbour had been constructed. Ceremonial inauguration of Gdynia as a temporary military port and fishers' shelter took place on 23 April 1923, and the first major seagoing ship arrived on 13 August 1923. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

To speed up the construction works, the Polish government in November 1924 signed a contract with the French-Polish Consortium for Gdynia Seaport Construction, which by the end of 1925 had built a small seven-metre-deep harbour, the south pier, part of the north pier, a railway, and had also ordered the trans-shipment equipment. The works were going more slowly than expected, however. They accelerated only after May 1926, because of an increase in Polish exports by sea, economic prosperity, the outbreak of the German–Polish trade war which reverted most Polish international trade to sea routes, and also thanks to the personal engagement of Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski, Polish Minister of Industry and Trade, also responsible for construction of Centralny Okręg Przemysłowy. Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski ( 30 December 1888 - 22 August 1974) was a Polish politician and economist The Central Industrial Region (Centralny Okręg Przemysłowy abbreviated COP) is an Industrial region in Poland. Till the end of 1930 docks, piers, breakwaters and many auxiliary and industrial installations were constructed (such as depots, trans-shipment equipment, and a rice processing factory) or started (such as a large clod room).

Trans-shipments rose from 10,000 tons (1924) to 2,923,000 tons (1929). At this time Gdynia was the only transit and special seaport designed for coal exports. In the years 1931–1939 the Gdynia harbour was further extended to become a universal seaport. In 1938 Gdynia was the largest and most modern seaport on the Baltic Sea, as well as the tenth biggest in Europe. The trans-shipments rose to 8. 7 million tons, which was 46% of Polish foreign trade. In 1938 the Gdynia shipyard started to build its first full-sea ship, the Olza.

Marina in Gdynia.
Marina in Gdynia.

Construction of the city

The city was constructed later than the seaport. In 1925 a special committee was inaugurated to build the city; city expansion plans were designed and city rights were granted in 1926, and tax privileges were granted for investors in 1927. 'City rights' redirects here See also Municipal charter. Town privileges were important features of European Towns during The city started to grow significantly after 1928 and the population grew rapidly to over 120,000 in 1939.

In 1930 the Baltic Institute in Toruń, an institution designed to research Polish heritage in Pomerania, opened its branch in Gdynia. The Baltic Institute ( Instytut Bałtycki) in Gdańsk is a scientific society researching the topics of the Baltic Sea countries maritime economic issues Toruń Lublin Voivodeship Toruń (Thorn Torń Thorunium see also other names) is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River with population

Gdynia during World War II (1939–1945)

The city and seaport were occupied in September of 1939 by German troops and renamed to Gotenhafen after the Goths, an ancient Germanic tribe. The Invasion of Poland (1939 precipitated World War II. It was carried out by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small German-allied The Goths ( Gothic: Gothic usvg|14px|u]]Gothic asvg|14px|a]]Gothic s Some 50,000 Polish citizens, settled by the Polish government at the area after the decission to enlarge the harbour was made, were repatriated to the General Gouvernment. The General Government (Generalgouvernement refers to a part of the territories of Poland (and Ostrava Czechoslovakia under German Military occupation The harbour was turned into a German naval base. The shipyard was extended in 1940 and turned into a branch of a Kiel shipyard (Deutsche Werke Kiel A. Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships These can be Yachts military For the city in the United States, see Kiel Wisconsin. For the name see Kiel (name. G. ). Gdynia became a primary German naval base, and being relatively distant from current war theater homed most of German large ships - battleships and heavy cruisers. In Warfare a theater or theatre is defined as a specific geographical area of conduct of armed conflict bordered by areas where no combat is taking place A battleship is a large heavily armored Warship with a main battery consisting of the largest Calibre of Guns Battleships were The heavy cruiser was a type of Cruiser, a naval Warship designed for long range high speed and an armament of naval guns roughly 8in in calibre Both seaport and the shipyard witnessed several air raids by the Allies from 1943 onwards, but suffered little damage. The seaport area was largely destroyed by withdrawing German troops in 1945 (90% of the buildings and equipment were destroyed) and the harbour entrance was blocked by the German battlecruiser Gneisenau that had been brought to Gdynia for major repairs and refit. Battlecruisers were large Warships in the first half of the 20th century that were first introduced by the British Royal Navy. Construction She was laid down in February 1934 at Deutsche Werke Kiel.

The city was also the location for the Nazi concentration camp Gotenhafen, a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp near Danzig. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial Stutthof was the first concentration camp built by the Nazi Germany regime outside of Germany.

The harbour of Gotenhafen was also used in winter 1944-45 to evacuate German troops and refugees trapped by the Red Army. A troop is a Military unit, originally a small force of Cavalry, subordinate to a Squadron and headed by the troop leader According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya Some of the ships were hit by torpedoes from Soviet submarines in the Baltic Sea on the route West. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. For example, the ship Wilhelm Gustloff sank taking about 9,400 people with her — the worst loss of life in a single sinking in maritime history. Wilhelm Gustloff ( January 30, 1895 - February 4, 1936) was the German leader of the Swiss NSDAP ( Nazi)

Gdynia after World War II

On March 28, 1945, Gdynia was captured by the Soviets and assigned to Polish Gdańsk Voivodeship. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The name Gdańsk Voivodeship has been used twice to designate local governments in Poland.

In the Polish 1970 protests, worker demonstrations took place at Gdynia Shipyard. The Polish 1970 protests (Grudzień 1970 were Anti-communist protests that occurred in northern Poland in December 1970 Workers were fired upon by the police. The fallen became symbolized by a fictitious worker Janek Wiśniewski, commemorated in a song by Mieczysław Cholewa, Pieśń o Janku z Gdyni. Janek Wiśniewski is a fictional name given to a real person in the poem Ballad of Janek Wiśniewski. One of Gdynia's important streets is named after Janek Wiśniewski. The same person was portrayed by Andrzej Wajda in his movie Man of Iron as Mateusz Birkut. Andrzej Wajda (born 6 March 1926 in Suwałki) is an award-winning Polish Film director. Man Of Iron is a 1972 Hong Kong Film by Shaw Studio. The film was directed by Chang Cheh with Pao Hsueh Lieh Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the archenemy of the character James Bond known for his white persian cat, comes from Gdynia. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story The Persian (Persia گربه ایرانی) is one of the oldest breeds of Cat.

On December 4th, 1999, a storm destroyed a huge crane in a shipyard, which was able to lift 900 tons [1].

Economy

Notable companies that have their headquarters in Gdynia:

Port of Gdynia

Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races 2003; Stad Amsterdam, Dar Młodzieży and Dar Pomorza.
Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races 2003; Stad Amsterdam, Dar Młodzieży and Dar Pomorza. The Polish Seaport located on the western coast of Gdansk Bay Baltic sea in Gdynia. The Tall Ships' Races are races for Sail training "Tall Ships" ( Sailing ships. The Stad Amsterdam (literally City Amsterdam is a three-mast Clipper that was built in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2000 at the Damen Dar Młodzieży ("the gift of youth" is a Polish sailing training ship designed by Zygmunt Choreń and launched in 1982 in the The Dar Pomorza is a Polish sailing Frigate, currently preserved in Gdynia as a Museum ship.
See also: Ports of the Baltic Sea

Education

Marina in Gdynia View from Kamienna Gora
Marina in Gdynia View from Kamienna Gora

There are currently 8 universities and institutions of higher education based in Gdynia. Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (often TEU or teu) is an inexact unit of cargo capacity often used to describe the capacity of Container ships and Container This table lists statistics ( 2002) ( Gdańsk, Świnoujście, Szczecin and Helsinki - 2004)( Klaipėda, Lübeck For other uses of this word see Marina (disambiguation. A marina is a sheltered Harbor where Boats and Yachts A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Many students from Gdynia attend also universities located in the Tricity. This is a list of state run universities in Poland. In total there are approximately 500 Universities and schools for higher education in Poland

See also: Education in Gdynia

Notable residents

Sports

There are many popular professional sports teams in Gdynia and Tricity area. Amateur sports are played by thousands of Gdynia’s citizens, as well as in schools and universities.

Sports in Gdynia

Politics

Gdynia/Słupsk constituency

Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Gdynia/Słupsk constituency

Members of Senat elected from Gdynia/Słupsk constituency

Sights and tourist attractions

Building in 1 April
Building in 1 April

Gdynia is a relatively modern city and there are not many historical buildings. Arka Gdynia, pron ˈarka ˈgdɨɲa is a Polish football club based in Gdynia, Poland. In Poland, Football (soccer is the most popular sport. Over 400000 Poles play football regularly while millions more The Polish Cup in football (Puchar Polski is an elimination tournament for Polish Football clubs held continuously from 1950 and Bałtyk Gdynia is a Polish football club from Gdynia. Established in 1930 by football enthusiasts from developing city In Poland, Football (soccer is the most popular sport. Over 400000 Poles play football regularly while millions more Lotos PKO BP Gdynia is a Polish women Basketball team based in Gdynia, playing in PLKK. Arka Gdynia, pron ˈarka ˈgdɨɲa is a Polish football club based in Gdynia, Poland. Marek Biernacki (born April 28, 1959 in Sopot) is a Polish politician Civic Platform ( Platforma Obywatelska, PO is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative Polish political party. Jolanta Szczypińska (born June 24, 1957 in Słupsk) is a Polish politician Law and Justice ( Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS is a Polish political party. Jarosław Sellin (born May 01, 1963 in Gdynia) is a Polish politician Law and Justice ( Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS is a Polish political party. Robert Strąk (born June 9, 1967 in Wałcz) is a Polish politician The League of Polish Families ( Liga Polskich Rodzin, LPR is a right-wing political party in Poland. Joanna Senyszyn (jɔˈanna sɛˈnɨʃɨn born February 1, 1949 in Gdynia) is a Polish left-wing politician vice-president of the Democratic Left Alliance (Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej SLD is a Polish social-democratic Political party. Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka (born August 23, 1950 in Gdańsk) is a Polish politician Democratic Left Alliance (Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej SLD is a Polish social-democratic Political party. Kazimierz Plocke (born May 03, 1958 in Domatowo) is a Polish politician Civic Platform ( Platforma Obywatelska, PO is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative Polish political party. Tadeusz Aziewicz (born October 31, 1960 in Sopot) is a Polish politician Civic Platform ( Platforma Obywatelska, PO is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative Polish political party. Jerzy Budnik (born May 30, 1951 in Wejherowo) is a Polish politician Civic Platform ( Platforma Obywatelska, PO is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative Polish political party. Zbigniew Kozak (born 3 April 1961 in Gdynia) is a Polish politician Law and Justice ( Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS is a Polish political party. Kazimierz Kleina (born February 21, 1958 in Sierakowice) is a Polish politician Civic Platform ( Platforma Obywatelska, PO is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative Polish political party. Ryszard Kaczyński (born December 25, 1954 in Wejherowo) is a Polish politician Law and Justice ( Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS is a Polish political party. Stanisław Lamczyk (born August 12, 1957 in Brusy) is a Polish politician Civic Platform ( Platforma Obywatelska, PO is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative Polish political party. Lech Woszczerowicz (born May 08, 1940 in Lwów) is a Polish politician Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland ( Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej, SRP is an Agrarian Political party and Trade union in Law and Justice ( Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS is a Polish political party. Antoni Szymański (30 July 1894 Poznań - 11 December 1973 London) was a Polish Army general Law and Justice ( Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS is a Polish political party. Civic Platform ( Platforma Obywatelska, PO is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative Polish political party. The oldest building in Gdynia is 13th century St. Michael the Archangel's Church in Oksywie. Oksywie (Oxhöft Òksëwiô is a neighbourhood of the city of Gdynia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. There is also a 17th century neo-Gothic manor house located on Folwarczna Street in Orłowo. The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began A manor house or fortified manor-house is a Country house, which has historically formed the administrative centre of a manor (see Manorialism However, what attracts most tourists in Gdynia deals with its recent past. In the harbour there are two anchored museum ships, the ORP Blyskawica destroyer and the Dar Pomorza Tall Ship frigate. For ships that are not original see Ship replica. For preserved incomplete ships see Ships preserved in museums. Operational history Two days before the war on 30 August 1939, the Błyskawica withdrew along with Grom and Burza In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy The Dar Pomorza is a Polish sailing Frigate, currently preserved in Gdynia as a Museum ship. A tall ship is a large traditionally rigged sailing vessel Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail Schooners Brigantines Brigs and For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship Gdynia is famous for its numerous examples of early 20th century architecture, especially monumentalism and early functionalism. Recently reconstructed Świętojańska street and Kościuszko square are also worth a mention. The surrounding hills and the coastline attract many nature lovers. Leisure pier and a cliff-like coastline in Kępa Redłowska as well as the surrounding Reservation Park are also popular locations. A pier is a raised Walkway over water supported by widely spread Piles or pillars. Redłowo is a neighborhood in the Polish city of Gdynia. It is 2 A 1. 5 kilometre long promenade leads from the marina in the city centre to the beach in Redłowo. An esplanade is a long open level area usually next to a river or large body of water where people may walk For other uses of this word see Marina (disambiguation. A marina is a sheltered Harbor where Boats and Yachts Redłowo is a neighborhood in the Polish city of Gdynia. It is 2 Most of Gdynia can be seen from Kamienna Góra (54 metres asl) or a newly built observation point near Chwaszczyno. The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the You can also take a hydrofoil or ship trip to Gdańsk Westerplatte, Hel or just see the port. A hydrofoil is a Boat with wing-like foils mounted on struts below the hull. Westerplatte is a Peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland, located on Baltic Sea coast at the river mouth of the Dead Vistula (one of the for other meanings see also the disambiguation page Hela Hel ( Kashubian Hél, German Hela) is

Gdynia is also the host of the Heineken Open'er Festival, one of the biggest contemporary music festivals in Poland. The Open'er Festival, music festival which has its place on North coast of Poland, in Gdynia. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The festival welcomes many foreign hip-hop, rock and electronic music artists every year. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production The second most important summer event in Gdynia is Viva Beach Party, which is a large two-day techno party made on Gdynia's Public Beach. Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Usually organized in August.

Modern division into neighbourhoods

Steam train "Costerina" Gdynia - Kościerzyna
Steam train "Costerina" Gdynia - Kościerzyna

Population and area

Coastline in Gdynia Orlowo
Coastline in Gdynia Orlowo
Year Inhabitants Area
1870 1200
1920 1300
1926 12,000 6 km²
1939 127,000 66 km²
1945 70,000 66 km²
1960 150,200 73 km²
1970 191,500 75 km²
1975 221,100 134 km²
1980 236,400 134 km²
1990 251,500 136 km²
1994 252,000 136 km²
1995 251,400 136 km²
2000 255,420 135. 49 km² (after GUS - Central Statistical Office in Warsaw)
2003 251,000 136 km²

See also

Further reading

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