Gdynia

Summary

Gdynia is a city with powiat rights in Poland^[1]. Gdynia draws 244 Wikipedia views per month (city_with_powiat_rights_in_poland category, ranking #22 of 62).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gdynia was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities^[3].
• Gdynia is located in Pomeranian Voivodeship^[4].
• Gdynia is in the country of Poland^[5].
• Gdynia is on the body of water Baltic Sea^[6].
• Gdynia's head of government is recorded as Wojciech Szczurek^[7].
• Gdynia's image is recorded as 00 sea towers (April 2018).jpg^[8].
• Gdynia's continent is recorded as Europe^[9].
• Gdynia's instance of is recorded as city with powiat rights in Poland^[10].
• Gdynia's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Gdynia's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Gdynia's flag image is recorded as POL Gdynia flag.svg^[13].
• Gdynia's shares border with is recorded as Gdańsk^[14].
• Gdynia's shares border with is recorded as Kartuzy County^[15].
• Gdynia's shares border with is recorded as Sopot^[16].
• Gdynia's shares border with is recorded as Gmina Żukowo^[17].
• Gdynia's shares border with is recorded as Gmina Kolbudy^[18].
• Gdynia's coat of arms image is recorded as POL Gdynia COA.svg^[19].
• Gdynia's flag is recorded as flag of Gdynia^[20].
• Gdynia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Klaipėda^[21].
• Gdynia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aalborg^[22].
• Gdynia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baranavichy^[23].
• Gdynia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brooklyn^[24].
• Gdynia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Haikou^[25].
• Gdynia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karlskrona Municipality^[26].
• Gdynia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kotka^[27].

Body

Geography

Gdynia is in the country of Poland^[5]. Gdynia is located in Pomeranian Voivodeship^[4]. Gdynia is on the body of water Baltic Sea^[6]. Gdynia's continent is recorded as Europe^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+247672'}^[28], {'amount': '+247799'}^[29], {'amount': '+245222'}^[30], and {'amount': '+242141'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city with powiat rights in Poland^[10], city^[11], and big city^[12].

History and Context

+1253-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gdynia^[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gdynia include Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in Poland^[35], founded in 2007^[36] and Gdynia Główna railway station^[37], a railway station^[38], in Poland^[39].

Why It Matters

Gdynia draws 244 Wikipedia views per month (city_with_powiat_rights_in_poland category, ranking #22 of 62).^[2] Gdynia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Gdynia is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Gdynia include Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in Poland^[35], founded in 2007^[36] and Gdynia Główna railway station^[37], a railway station^[38], in Poland^[39].