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GDAŃSK,
the biggest economic, cultural and scientific center of
polish coast. The area of 262 square kilometres is
inhabited by 457 000 of people. With Gdynia, Sopot and a
few smaller centers it makes a sea agglomeration, named
Trójmiasto, in which live over 800 000 people. Since 1999,
as a result of administrative reform in Poland, Gdańsk is
the capital of one of the 16 new provinces - Pomeranial.
The city is important transport junction with the deepest
and the biggest port on The Baltic Sea which serves the
ships of even 150 000 DWT deadweight, international
airport, railway and road chain. |
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GDYNIA,
the city in Pomeranial Province. It is situated on the
boarderland of Kaszubskie Edge and Kaszubskie Lakeland by
the Gdańsk Bay (Baltic Sea) – 248 000 inhabitants (1998).
With Gdańsk and Sopot it makes city-port agglomeration –
Trójmiasto. Gdynia is also a fishing, passenger (ferry
line from Karlskrony in Sweden) and military port. |

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SOPOT,
area of 17,3 km2, about 43 000 inhabitants. The cultural,
tourist and rest center, health resort with brined water.
Sopot is in the middle of Trójmiasto. There is 11 km from
the center of Gdańsk and 10 km from the center of Gdynia.
In 2001 Sopot celebrated 100 anniversary of being given
city rights. |
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