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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Settlement.name: Gdynia
Settlement.settlement_type: City county
Settlement.motto: ("The city of sea and dreams")
Settlement.image_flag: POL Gdynia flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: 70px
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Logo_of_Gdynia.svg
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Brandmark
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Pomeranian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County

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Contents

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

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.