| Gdansk Gdańsk | ||
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| State | Poland | |
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| Region | Voivodeship of Pomerania | |
| Altitude | 0-180 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 265.50 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 456 967 (2010 census) | |
| Prefix tel | 48 58 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 80-008 to 80-958 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | St. Adalbert of Prague | |
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Gdansk, Gdánsk in Polish, Gduńsk in casciubo e Danzig in German, is a city of the Poland.
To know
| (FR) «Dantzig est la clé de tout! " | (IT) «Gdansk is the key to everything! " |
| (Napoleon Bonaparte, 1807) | |
Gdansk stands beautifully on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, at the confluence of the Motława River with the Vistula. Its name means "city located on the river Gdania", the ancient name of the Motlawa river.
By extension it is the sixth largest city in Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. The city is part of the urban agglomeration, formed by the cities of: Gdynia, the seaside town of Sopot and other suburban cities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Triple City (Trójmiasto), with a population of approximately 750,000.
Geographical notes
The city is located on the eastern edge of the Bay of Gdansk in the southern part of the Baltic Sea. Gdansk is located on the banks of the Motława River, a branch of the Vistula delta, which divides into two channels forming the Spichrzów Island and the Ołowianka Island. It is also crossed to the east by the Dead Vistula. Danzig is located in the river area of Żuławy (Vistula delta), and its eastern ends overlook the Vistula Lagoon. The city is surrounded by small hills and hills, which do not exceed 100 m asl. Most of the city area of Gdansk (in particular the hills), is made up of woods and pine forests, 24% of the total area of the city.
When to go
Gdansk enjoys a temperate climate, with moderate winters and mild summers, frequent showers and thunderstorms. The average annual temperature is 6.5 ° C, with a maximum in July and August of 21.0 ° C. Precipitation ranges from 31.0mm per month to 84.0mm per month. In general it is a maritime climate: humid, variable and mild.
The seasons are clearly differentiated. Spring begins in March and is initially cold and windy, then becomes warm and very often sunny. Summer begins in June, it is mostly hot, sometimes with temperatures that can easily reach 30 - 35 ° C, with plenty of sunshine. July and August are the hottest months of the year. Autumn comes in September and is initially warm and sometimes sunny, then becomes humid and foggy in November. Winter begins in December and ends in March, it includes periods interspersed with snow. January and February are the coldest months, with temperatures that can drop as low as -15 ° C.
Background
Gdansk has a thousand-year history, was one of the most important cities of the Hanseatic League and experienced a wide autonomy as a city-state twice. But above all it is remembered as the symbolic place of the outbreak of the Second World War.
Gdansk is also the birthplace of the Solidarność movement, which, under the leadership of political activist Lech Wałęsa, played an important role in ending the communist regime in Poland and throughout Central Europe.
How to orient yourself
Gdansk: full screen map.How to get
By plane
Gdansk is served by an international airport, the1 Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (15 km from the city). From Pisa and Rome-Fiumicino it is possible to use direct flights operated by Ryanair or Wizz air. Warsaw, located 300 km from the city, and then continue by bus or train.
By car
For Gdansk passes the Polish Highway 7 coming from Warsaw, the 6 for Szczecin and 1 for the province of Silesia.
It is also possible to reach Gdansk by ship; from the Swedish city of Nynäshamn in fact a ferry leaves every day to Gdansk and vice versa. Other locations connected by sea are the feature Hel Peninsula, Gdynia is Sopot. Gdynia, incorporated in the metropolitan area of Gdansk, is connected by ferry with Helsinki is Karlskrona.
On the train
Gdansk has a beautiful nineteenth-century station; despite the not very central position of the city within the country, Gdansk is very well connected with the major European cities. National trains depart and arrive to and from other major Polish cities several times a day. Szybka kolej miejska (the Gdansk metro) which connects the different points of the city and reaches the neighboring ones Słupsk is Tczew.
By bus
The bus is still the most popular means of transport for those moving around the region. The city is served daily by numerous national and international buses, many of which connect Poland with the Baltic Republics (Vilnius in particular) or with Kaliningrad.
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What see
- 1 Fountain of Neptune, Długi Targ. The ancient Roman god of the sea is often considered the second - non-Christian - patron of Gdansk, a city at the confluence of two rivers and not far from the Baltic that has developed a strong vocation as a seafaring city since its origins.
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Useful information
Information stand for tourists
- 2 [link not working]Tourist Information Center, Długi Targ 28/29 (Next to Zielona Brama (green door)), ☎ 48 58 301 43 55, @[email protected].
- [link not working]Tourist Information Point, Podwale Grodzkie 8 st. (Gdańsk Główny), ☎ 48 58 721 32 77, @[email protected].
- [link not working]Tourist Information Point, Słowackiego 200 st. (at Lech Walesa airport), ☎ 48 58 348 13 68, @[email protected].
- 3 [link not working]PTTK Tourist Information, 45 Długa st (In front of the town hall (Ratusz Głównego Miasta)), ☎ 48 58 301 91 51, 48 58 301 37 52, @[email protected].
