Gdynia

Introducing Gdynia

You couldn’t say Gdynia shares the charms of its southern neighbours in the Tri-City. As a relatively modern city, it lacks the historic touch and has a little too much concrete for most tastes. However, its broad, straight streets lend the place a look unlike any other Polish city, and it has enough interesting sights to justify a day trip.

Gdynia wasn’t always an industrial city; it managed to progress from the 14th century to the early 20th century as a humble fishing village. However, in the aftermath of WWI, when Poland was reconstituted without regaining Gdańsk, the Polish government decided to build a new outlet to the sea. By the 1930s, Gdynia was the largest and most modern port on the Baltic.

The port was badly damaged during WWII, but was rebuilt and modernised and is now the base for much of Poland’s merchant and fishing fleet.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009