Gdynia
Gdynia is a modern port city on Poland’s Baltic Sea coast with a population of 244,000. The city is one of three neighbouring urban settlements that make up the Tricity metropolitan area, which millions of tourists visit yearly.
Gdynia obtained municipal rights on 10th February 1926. The development of the town was driven by the need to construct a port to ensure the country’s access to the sea. From its humble beginnings as a small fishing village to its existence today as a flourishing maritime centre and one of the largest cities on Poland’s Baltic coast, Gdynia has always been centred on the sea. Gdynia today is also a hub of international trade, science, higher education, culture and tourism.
Poland’s second busiest cargo port, the Port of Gdynia is one of the most modern in Europe. It maintains extensive global links through its shipping lines and commercial contacts and is home to the main passenger terminal in Tricity.
Gdynia is an entrepreneurial town. A place of success, to which brave, enterprising individuals flocked to contribute during the interwar period after Poland regained independence and access to the sea, and which is to no less extent today home to ambitious people who are increasingly willing to undertake the effort and risk of running their own business. The Pomeranian Science and Technology Park (Park Naukowo – Technologiczny) and Gdynia Entrepreneurship Support Centre (Centrum Wspierania przedsiębiorczości) were founded with such people in mind.
The city is one of the most rapidly developing in Poland, where small and medium-sized enterprises play the leading role. It is also the head office location of big multinational corporations in construction, electronics, IT, and telecommunications, and has a rapidly growing financial sector.
Historically and in terms of the modern development of the local economy, Gdynia Maritime University has a strong connection with the town. The history of the University in Gdynia reaches almost as far back as the history of the city itself, of which it is an integral part, located on one of Gdynia’s most important streets – ulica Morska. Even today, the development of the city and the University are intertwined; the University’s development strategy reflects the development strategies of the city, region, and maritime Poland - in which Gdynia is a key player.
As one of the popular Tricity destinations, Gdynia is home to a growing number of tourist attractions; hotels, restaurants, bars, commercial centres, cinemas, theatres, and nightclubs. There are also local football, basketball and rugby teams with modern stadiums and facilities.
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