Gdynia

Gdynia - The city with the sea and dreams – It may be one of the youngest and most dynamic Polish urban centers and the center of maritime transport. Located in northern Poland, in Pomerania and the Baltic Sea, on the Embankment Gdansk and Lakeland Wschodniopomorskim. In addition to Gdansk and Sopot is part of the Tri-City.

City law Gdynia He got on 10 February 1926 year. The main contribution to the development of the city has become a necessity to build in Poland through our seaport after independence in 1918 year, which in the future would lead to the development of industries such as container transport or transport container. Port was created in order to guarantee Poland access to the sea routes as well as a base for naval, mainly to the uncertain position in the Free City of Danzig.

Rapid influx of people as well as unprecedentedly dynamic revival of the port made, that within ten years from its birth as an urban center Gdynia transformed in the environment inhabited by more than 127 thousand. people (1939) as well as the largest commercial port on the Baltic Sea!

Historians trace the origin of the name, like when in the case of neighboring Gdansk or Małopolskie Gdów, of Slavic base * gъd denoting "wet, humid, Swamp "and at the same time" overgrown ", suggesting a very early origin of the core, could be even before the separation of the Slavic tribes. What had an impact on maritime transport?
The name was first mentioned in historical documents in 1253 r. very Gdina, w 1570 r. Gdigna (gn=ń), with often already Germanized Gdingen. Between the fourteenth and sixteenth century included highly polularny on Kaszubach suffix -ino, Gdynino w 1365 r., Gdinino w 1534 r. - Perhaps in connection with the pronunciation Kashubian. This may be a topographical name to build a Gd-ynia, *gad + suffix -ynia archaic in the sense of locating the place, where the ground is wet, bog. The importance of locating suffix -ynia closer Polish words desert = "empty place, treeless ", Temple, cave etc. The subject of words contrary to appearances, is not far from our specialization: transport container and container transport. It joins us after all, a passion for the sea!

In Gdynia can be placed 2 to the handling seaport in Poland. He specializes in handling general cargo zjednostkowanej, mainly container. In spite of that it is perceived as the most eminent versatile port on the Polish coast (It supports all commodity groups). Sometimes also the main passenger port Tri-City, also when it comes to ferry, like sailing excursion. Gdynia can be both the main port of NATO in the southern Baltic.
Gdynia for registered peeled a lot of important companies in the maritime economy - yard of companies merged with the operation of the port (BCT – Baltic Container Terminal, Balticon Sp. o.o., Gdynia Container Terminal S.A., Maritime Bulk Terminal Gdynia Ltd.. with o.o.. or BTDG - Baltic Terminal Drobncowy Gdynia Sp. o.o.), shipowners, shipping agencies, firm brokerskich, transport, control and forwarding (C. Hartwig Gdynia S.A., Chipolbrok S.A., Helena TS.), and numerous other.

Gdynia This not only maritime transport, no comprehensive coastal walking areas. Qualifies them Molo South, which extent of the Kosciuszko Square, where units are moored museum - ORP "Lightning" and the sailing ship "Dar Pomorza", and both - in the season - passenger ships and tall ships during the rallies of these beautiful units. On the South Pier is both Gdynia Aquarium, a do Helu, Jastarnia, Gdansk, Sopot and Kaliningrad sail with him the white fleet units, the so-called. Water buses ZKM. In Gdynia marina life flourishes sailing.
They are carried out training, it is also possible to charter boats. The most interesting walking paths inhabitants of this seaside boulevard as well as several kilometers of sandy beaches, which extend to the Sopot and Gdansk further to the south and to the north of Rewa. The city skyline as well as the Port of Gdynia at the terminals offering transport container and container transport can be admired from Stone Mountain, the most magnificent willowo-park area of ​​Gdynia.
In the northern part of the city - in the district of Babie Doly, ok. 300 meters from the shore, are the ruins 2 German torpedo. Gdynia can be communicated with the rest of the Tri-City - SKM train from Gdynia Main goes up - Sopot 14 minutes, while Gdansk 35 minutes. It also has an ever-expanding network of trolleybuses, at the Polish scale may now be rare. Outskirts of the city borders with the municipality Kosakowo built airfield passenger lines, and soon the city will gain a new rail link through the Pomeranian Metropolitan Railway.

In Gdynia sea developed guarded summer swimming: Gdynia Downtown, Gdynia Redłowo, Gdynia Orłowo.