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Tricity
Trójmiasto
Map of the Tricity area
Map of the Tricity area
Tricity (Poland)
Tricity
Tricity
Map of the Tricity area
Coordinates: 54°26′N 18°33′E / 54.433, 18.55
Country Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
Government
 - Mayor of Gdansk Paweł Adamowicz
 - Mayor of Sopot Jacek Karnowski
 - Mayor of Gdynia Wojciech Szczurek
Area
 - Total 414. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland This article concerns both historical and contemporary voivodeships in various countries 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 Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Paweł Adamowicz (born on 2 November 1965 in Gdańsk) is the mayor of the city of Gdańsk and a Platforma Obywatelska party politician Sopot (Zoppot Kashubian: Sopòt) is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland Gdynia (Gdingen (until 1939 Gotenhafen (1939-1945 Gdiniô is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important Seaport Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 81 km² (160. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 748,126
 - Density 317/km² (821/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +48 058
Car Plates GA, GD, GSP
Gdańsk
Gdańsk
Sopot
Sopot
Gdynia
Gdynia

Tricity (or Tri-City, also called Treble City, in Polish Trójmiasto) is an urban area consisting of three Polish cities: Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 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 Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Sopot (Zoppot Kashubian: Sopòt) is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland Gdynia (Gdingen (until 1939 Gotenhafen (1939-1945 Gdiniô is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important Seaport Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Gdynia (Gdingen (until 1939 Gotenhafen (1939-1945 Gdiniô is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important Seaport Sopot (Zoppot Kashubian: Sopòt) is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland They are situated adjacent to one other, in a row, on the coast of the Gdańsk Bay, Baltic Sea, in Eastern Pomerania (Pomeranian Voivodeship), northern Poland. Adjacent is an adjective meaning contiguous, adjoining or abutting. 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. Eastern Pomerania can refer to distinct parts of Pomerania: the historical region of Farther Pomerania, which was the eastern part of the Duchy later 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 The Tricity metropolitan area has a population of over 1 million people. 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 The name Trójmiasto was used informally or semi-formally only, until 28 March 2007, when the "Tricity Charter" (in Polish "Karta Trójmiasta") was signed as a declaration of cities' cooperation.

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Welfare

Nearly 35% taxpayers from Tricity are in the middle and high taxable income groups (average for Poland 10%). Approximately 12% of Tricity taxpayers are in highest taxable income group (Polish average 3%).

Population

The total population of the 3 cities comprising Tricity (Gdańsk + Gdynia + Sopot):

The Tricity metropolitan area also includes Wejherowo, Reda, Rumia, Pruszcz Gdański and several other communities. Wejherowo (Neustadt in Westpreußen Wejrowò is a Town in Gdańsk Pomerania, northern Poland, with 47000 inhabitants ( 1 October 2006 Rumia ( Kashubian / Pomeranian: Rëmiô, Rahmel is a town in the Eastern Pomerania region of north-western Poland, with some 43000 Pruszcz Gdański (Praust Pruszcz Gduńsczi is a Town in Gdańsk Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 23 529 inhabitants (2004 The total population in 2006 was 1,100,500, in an area of 1580. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 69 km².

The Tricity continuous urban area includes following cities:

city area
1996
km²		 area
2006
km²		 pop. This is a list of all the Urban areas of the European Union which have more than 750000 inhabitants in 2005 This is a list of the largest Metropolitan areas of Europe. The population figures for both the metropolitan area and central city are given 1996 pop. 1999 pop. 2003 pop. 2006
Gdańsk 262. 03 266. 00 462,336 457,937 461,011 456,658
Gdynia 135. 49 135. 49 251,932 255,014 253,500 251,844
Sopot 17. 31 17. 31 43,360 42,333 41,017 39,624
Pruszcz Gdański 16. 47 16. 47 21,470 21,757 23,187 24,276
Rumia 32,86 30. 00 ? 40 200 43 000 44,551
Reda 26. 39 30. 00 15,422 17,510 17,868 18,610
Wejherowo 25. 65 26. 00 47,357 47,038 46,900 45,522
Total 513. 42 521. 27 882,871 884,080 885,240 881,085

According to official EU publication [1] the population of Larger Urban Zone of Tricity is 1 098 379.

Education

The Tricity is an important center of education.

Some of universities:

Entertainment

Cinemas:

Theatres:

Opera house and Philharmonic

Climate

Tricity has a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters that can be very severe. Rain is possible all year round. Summer is the best time to visit when temperatures range from 70ºF to 90ºF (20ºC to 30ºC), but evenings can be cool enough to require a sweater. Winters are wet, cold and grey.


Weather averages for Tricity (Gdansk)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 0 (33) 0 (33) 4 (40) 9 (49) 15 (60) 18 (66) 20 (69) 20 (69) 16 (61) 11 (52) 5 (41) 1 (35) 10 (50)
Average low °C (°F) -4 (24) -4 (24) -1 (29) 1 (35) 6 (43) 9 (49) 11 (53) 11 (53) 8 (47) 4 (40) 0 (33) -2 (28) 3 (38)
Precipitation mm (inches) 38. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric 1 (1. 5) 27. 9 (1. 1) 27. 9 (1. 1) 30. 5 (1. 2) 43. 2 (1. 7) 55. 9 (2. 2) 71. 1 (2. 8) 71. 1 (2. 8) 61. 0 (2. 4) 48. 3 (1. 9) 55. 9 (2. 2) 45. 7 (1. 8) 576. 6 (22. 7)
Source: Weatherbase[2] 2008-02-11

Transport

Tricity has a well-developed common transport system, in addition each city has its own. Here is described only the common part of the system.

Development of the Tricity was smoothed by the construction of the city train (SKM) 1951, binding the whole area from Tczew by Gdańsk, Sopot 1953, Gdynia 1956, Reda, Rumia to Wejherowo 1957. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Tczew ( Dërszewò is a Town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60128 inhabitants ( Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Sopot (Zoppot Kashubian: Sopòt) is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gdynia (Gdingen (until 1939 Gotenhafen (1939-1945 Gdiniô is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important Seaport Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rumia ( Kashubian / Pomeranian: Rëmiô, Rahmel is a town in the Eastern Pomerania region of north-western Poland, with some 43000 Wejherowo (Neustadt in Westpreußen Wejrowò is a Town in Gdańsk Pomerania, northern Poland, with 47000 inhabitants ( 1 October 2006 Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)

The backbone of the Tricity is the inner highway. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve It starts in Gdańsk and goes through Sopot, Gdynia, Rumia and Reda to Wejherowo. Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Sopot (Zoppot Kashubian: Sopòt) is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland Gdynia (Gdingen (until 1939 Gotenhafen (1939-1945 Gdiniô is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important Seaport Rumia ( Kashubian / Pomeranian: Rëmiô, Rahmel is a town in the Eastern Pomerania region of north-western Poland, with some 43000 Wejherowo (Neustadt in Westpreußen Wejrowò is a Town in Gdańsk Pomerania, northern Poland, with 47000 inhabitants ( 1 October 2006 It consists of 2-4 lanes in each direction.

In 1975 the dual carriageway Tricity Beltway (Obwodnica Trójmiejska) was constructed. A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or Highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land known as a History Construction started in the 1970s and the first section was opened for use in 1977 It starts in the vicinity of Pruszcz Gdański and goes through the western districts of Gdańsk to Gdynia-Chylonia. Pruszcz Gdański (Praust Pruszcz Gduńsczi is a Town in Gdańsk Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 23 529 inhabitants (2004 Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Gdynia (Gdingen (until 1939 Gotenhafen (1939-1945 Gdiniô is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important Seaport

There is plan to build new line of Szybka Kolej Miejska to connect Baltic Arena with Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport. The Baltic Arena (Arena Bałtycka is a multi-use Stadium in Gdańsk 's Letnica neighborhood Poland, which is going to be constructed for the Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (Port Lotniczy Gdańsk im Lecha Wałęsy formerly Port Lotniczy Gdańsk-Rębiechowo is an international Airport located in Gdańsk The line should be ready for 2012 Euro games

Airport

Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airportis one of the three main international Polish airports. Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (Port Lotniczy Gdańsk im Lecha Wałęsy formerly Port Lotniczy Gdańsk-Rębiechowo is an international Airport located in Gdańsk Its position is associated with a well-developed network of domestic and international transport connections provided in response to the growing demand for business and tourist travel.

The Gdansk Airport is located a mere 10 km from the centre of Gdansk, about the same distance from the centre of Sopot and 23 km from the centre of Gdynia. The continually expanding road system which connects the airport with the city centres allows drivers to cover the distances in about 15-20 minutes. The close vicinity of the Tri-city by-pass and junctions with state motorways nos. 1, 6 and 7 facilitates access from areas outside the Tri-city. The convenient location of the airport makes it easy for travellers and cargo carriers to transfer from air to road, and also to the railway network and seaports. Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport has its own railway siding which can be used for handling large lots of cargo dispatched by air.

The efficient Gdansk Airport operates even the biggest planes and allows thousands of tourists to visit the Pomerania province every day. Just in front of the main entrance to the passenger terminal the visitors can find a bus that will take them to the city centre. They may also chose to take a taxi that will take them wherever they want to go in the area of the Tri-City for a relatively small price.

Getting airport by bus

Airplanes connections with GDN:

Ferries

Ferryboats connections with Gdynia, Sopot, Gdansk:

Buses

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Foreign representatives

Gdansk:

Gdynia:

Sopot:

References

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  2. ^ Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Gdansk, Poland (English). Retrieved on February 11, 2008.

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