Chwaszczyno [xfaʂˈt͡ʂɨnɔ] (German: Quaschin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żukowo, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
Population: 2,678
Latitude: 54° 26' 37.64" N
Longitude: 18° 25' 7.50" E
Gdańsk (pronounced [gdaɲsk], English pronunciation /ɡəˈdænsk/, German: Danzig, pronounced [ˈdantsɪç], also known by other alternative names) is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland's principal seaport …
The Free City of Danzig (German: Freie Stadt Danzig; Polish: Wolne Miasto Gdańsk) was a semi-autonomous city-state that existed between 1920 and 1939, consisting of the Baltic Sea port of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) and nearly 200 towns in the surro…
Pomerania (Polish: Pomorze, German: Pommern, Latin: Pomerania) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea.
Gdynia [ˈɡdɨɲa] (Kashubian: Gdiniô, German: Gdingen; 1939–1945 Gotenhafen) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.
The Battle of Westerplatte was the first battle in the Invasion of Poland and marked the start of the Second World War in Europe. Beginning on September 1, 1939, German naval forces and soldiers assaulted the Polish Military Transit Depot (Wojskowa …
Sopot [ˈsɔpɔt] (Kashubian: Sopòt; German: Zoppot ( listen)) is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000.
Lechia Gdańsk (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlɛxja ˈɡdaɲsk]) is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club's name comes from Lechia, a poetic name for Poland. The club was founded by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of the oldest Polis…
Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (Polish: Port Lotniczy Gdańsk im.
Westerplatte is a peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland, located on the Baltic Sea coast mouth of the Dead Vistula (one of the Vistula delta estuaries), in the Gdańsk harbour channel.
The PGE Arena Gdańsk (Polish pronunciation: [ˌpɛɡʲɛˈʔɛ aˈrɛna ˈɡdaɲsk]), previously called the Baltic Arena, is a football stadium in Gdańsk, Poland. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Lechia Gdańsk currently playing i…
Tricity (or Tri-City, in Polish Trójmiasto [Polish pronunciation: [trujˈmʲastɔ]], in Kashubian Trzëgard, German Dreistadt) is an urban area consisting of three major Polish cities in Pomerania: Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot, as well as minor towns nearby…
Gdańsk Shipyard (Stocznia Gdańskа, formerly Lenin Shipyard) is a large Polish shipyard, located in the city of Gdańsk.
The Open'er Festival (formerly as Heineken Open'er Festival from its principal sponsor, Heineken International) is a music festival which takes place on the North coast of Poland, in Gdynia. The first edition of the festival was organized in Warsaw …
The Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig (Gdańsk) was one of the first acts of World War II in Europe, as part of the Invasion of Poland.
St. Mary's Church (Polish: Bazylika Mariacka, German: St. Marienkirche), or formally the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Polish: Bazylika Mariacka Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Gdańsku), is a Roman Catholic church i…
Krzywy Domek (pronounced [ˈkʂɨvɨ ˈd̪ɔmɛk], Polish for "crooked little house") is an unusually shaped building in Sopot, Poland.
Jednostka Wojskowa Formoza, (en. Military Unit Formoza) (2007-2011 Morska Jednostka Działań Specjalnych, MJDS) (en.
Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia (Polish pronunciation: [ˈarka ˈɡdɨɲa]) is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Polish I Liga.