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Publisher:
City Hall of Gdańsk
Mayor’s Office for City Promotion
ul. Nowe Ogrody 8/12, 80-803 Gdańsk
tel. (+48 58) 323 71 00, fax (+48 58) 323 71 20
e-mail: bppm@gdansk.gda.pl
Text:
Jarosław Kempa
Editors:
Przemysław Rot
Remigiusz Kitliński
Katarzyna Drozd-Wiśniewska
Katarzyna Auksztol
Aleksandra Mokwa
Maciej Szymański
Graphic design and set-up:
Art Design Maciej Blachowski
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Atlas of the Gdańsk
Metropolitan Area
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Gdańsk Metropolitan Area – A Gem of the North. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Area and population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Solid foundations for development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Metropolis Open to the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Transport accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Sea gates to the world. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Regular shipping services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Air transport – closer and quicker than you might think . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Road transport – on the good course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Railways – the circulatory system of the economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Public transport in the Metropolitan Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Metropolis Puts Stake on Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Hotbed of staff and research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Metropolitan Labour Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Young and qualified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Economic Potential of the Metropolitan Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Entrepreneurial and ambitious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Foreign investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Towards innovative economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Green Light for Real Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Housing and commercial space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tourist Heaven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Welcome to the Metropolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Growing hotel base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Metropolis of sport and recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Health and beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Euro 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Towards the European Capital of Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Worth seeing in the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area and the Pomeranian region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Regional and International Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Effective metropolis: the global and local perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Guide to the local governments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Major institutions in the region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Sources of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Atlas of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area

Ladies and Gentlemen,
The geographic location in Europe at a key point of international contacts, two modern sea ports
and an international airport, intensively developed road and railway infrastructure, over 1.2 million educated
and entrepreneurial inhabitants, nearly thirty establishments of higher education, more than three thousand
businesses with foreign equity participation, hundreds of businesses in the hi-tech sector, wide beaches, amber,
and millions of tourists…
This is the picture of the dynamically developing Gdańsk Metropolitan Area made up of a number of neighbouring
and closely cooperating local communities of the Pomeranian Voivodship. The Metropolitan Area stretches over eight
poviats, including a conurbation of three municipalities, each a poviat in itself, all working hand in hand in search
for solutions conducive to swifter social and economic development at the local and regional levels.
Perceiving the new opportunities opening before the local authorities when they join forces to attract new investors
and create new jobs, we have become one of the quickest developing agglomerations in Poland. The sense of unity
in the Area is not accidental. It is based on mutual links in education, culture, transport and communication,
housing and labour markets.
The human capital, convenient location, focused effort on infrastructure development, and high quality of life,
combined with a base of efficient services available to the residents and businesses in large cities and rural areas
alike, add up creating a background which fosters development and equips the metropolis with instruments, which
enable it to compete successfully against other similar centres in Poland and the Baltic Sea Region.
The Gdańsk Metropolitan Area is worth a closer interest not only due to its social and economic advantages, but also
because of its rich history, highly diverse culture, its exceptionally attractive location and the values of the natural
environment which in times immemorial attracted men so much as to settle in the area and today enhance
the unquestioned tourist advantages of the Metropolitan Area.
Our combined potential is an asset which pertains to and encourages new projects which will consolidate our own
and our investors’ position on the economic map of Poland and the united Europe. Many success stories and
the satisfaction shared by our international investors testify best to the fact that the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area
is now and will continue to support bold, new ventures.
In realisation of the role and significance of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area on the economic map of Poland
and Europe we have once again decided to use our publication to give you a closer insight into its values.
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Enjoy your reading,
Mayor of the City of Gdańsk

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Gdańsk Metropolitan Area
- A Gem of the North
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AREA AND POPULATION
The Bay of Gdańsk Metropolitan Area, with the population of over 1.24 million, occupies
the area of 4858 square kilometres. 60% of the inhabitants live in the kernel cities, where
Gdańsk accounts for almost 37% of the number, Gdynia for 20%, and Sopot for slightly
more than 3%. The average population density for the whole Metropolitan Area is 804
people per square kilometre.
The Gdańsk Metropolitan Area is the quickest developing sub-region of Northern
Poland and a well-established centre of integration processes in the Baltic Sea region.
The Gdańsk Metropolitan Area too, is a major link in the chain of the transport routes
connecting Northern and Western Europe to the central and southern parts of the continent.
It is also a gate to the world for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe forming
the natural hinterland for the two seaports of Gdańsk and Gdynia.
Borderlines of the Bay of Gdańsk
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Table 1. Area, inhabitants, and population density by poviats of the Metropolis.
Sub-region Poviat Inhabitants Area (sq. km)
Tri-City
Gdańsk
Population /
sq. km
Gdańsk 455 559 262 1739
Gdynia 249 879 135 1851
Sopot 39 061 17 2298
pucki 75 876 577 132
wejherowski 186 626 1280 146
kartuski 112 574 1121 100
gdański 89 598 794 113
nowodworski 35 561 672 53
Metropolis, in total 1 244 734 4858 804
Source: Own study based on the CSO data, as at 31 March 2008.
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The exceptional attractiveness of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area, though stemming from
its convenient location at an intersection of important transport routes, is however the
ultimate function of many other features, e.g. the well educated local labour market, the
robust centres of academic life, science and research, the long list of tourist and cultural
attractions, the unique natural environment, and the excellently organised business infrastructure.
These factors pertain not only to continuity in the economic development
of the metropolis, but most of all to the growing number of new investments.
The Gdańsk Metropolitan Area comprises cities, towns, and communes of eight poviats,
including three poviat cities forming the heart of the metropolis: Gdańsk, Gdynia,
and Sopot. The degree of integration is highest between the cities and communes
working hand in hand as members of the Metropolitan Council of the Bay of Gdańsk
The Gdańsk Metropolitan Area is the quickest developing sub-region of Northern Poland.
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and the Metropolitan Transport Union of the Bay of Gdańsk. The two institutions are in
charge of integration of the transport, investments in the utilities, and many other projects
which, once completed, will substantially improve the local living standards and
add to the advantages of the area from the point of view of the visitors and investors.
Cooperation between the cities and communes of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area pertains
to their swift social and economic development and enhances the quality of the residents’
living conditions. The effects are largely due to the skilful economic policy which,
alongside the industries traditional for the region, is geared towards the development
of modern branches of economy and tourism, focusing particularly on implementation
of the sustained development principle.
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SOLID FOUNDATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT
The most recent estimates of the Central Statistical Office (CSO) reveal that the central
sub-region of the Metropolitan Area comes fifth country wide in terms of the size of GDP
per capita (PLN 40 491 in 2006). This high position among other Polish metropolitan
areas is primarily due to the growing share of the knowledge-based lines of economy,
generating products and services of high added value. The position also proves the high
degree of professional activity and enterprise among the inhabitants, and the growing
significance of foreign investors who locate their advanced service centres in the metropolis.
The investor inflow process intensified substantially in the years 2007-2008, which
will certainly be reflected in the GDP per capita level in the coming years.
The structure of the generated gross added value implies that the structural processes
taking place in the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area in the times of economic transformation
follow the world trends. In terms of the sector composition, the economy is dominated
by services which by far exceed industrial production and building. Agriculture, hunting,
forestry and fishery are merely of symbolic significance.
The high gross domestic product and gross added value translate to the sizes
of the local budgets in the Metropolitan Area, as the funds at disposal of the local
authorities have one of their prime sources in the governments’ share in the personal
income tax (PIT) and corporate income tax (CIT). Moreover, the share of the revenue
from those sources in the overall income generated by the local governments
is steadily on the rise. The higher the income, the more flexible the implemented
social and economic policy can be. Most importantly, though, higher income translates
to higher funds available for investments of key importance for improving the
quality of life and the functioning of the economy. This applies especially to the
size of contributions from the local authorities into the projects co-financed from
the EU funds available primarily under the regional operational programmes and
the programmes devoted to modernisation and activation of rural areas and the
fishery.
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Graph 1. 2006 GDP per capita by sub-regions (in PLN).
Warsaw
Poznań
Kraków
Legnica region
Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot
Wrocław
Łódź
Central Silesia
Ciechanów-Plock region
Warsaw region
33 269
32 205
29 265
27 965
40 491
40 457
Source: own study based on the CSO data; GDP, Regional Accounts in 2006, Katowice, October 2008.
EU funds are very important in modernisation of the region.
44 529
44 366
56 081
83 933
30 000 60 000 90 000
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Graph 2. Gross Added Value by sectors in the years 1995-2006 (data for the centre of the metropolis, i.e. Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot).
Industry & building
35,1%
Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishery
0,5%
Services
64,4%
PIndustry & building
29,3%
Source: Own study based on the CSO data, GDP, Regional Accounts in 2006, CSO Katowice, October 2008.
Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishery
0,3%
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Services
70,4%
Industry & building
26,7%
Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishery
0,1%
1995 2000 2006
Economic transformation of Gdańsk Metropolitan Area follows the world trends.
Services
73,1%
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Graph 3. Local budgets in the Metropolitan Area, 2007.
POVIAT
Gdańsk City
Gdynia
Sopot
Puck
Wejherowo
Kartuzy
Poviat of Gdańsk
Nowy Dwór
207 662 755
254 198 866
109 324 788
114 456 607
262 713 991
261 475 892
337 133 238
344 160 104
272 903 444
303 778 145
543 317 340
565 727 521
0 1 000 000 000
Source: Own study based on the CSO data.
923 708 674
978 805 985
1 642 070 967
1 653 459 954
Graph 4. Budget income and expenditure per capita, by local governments
in the Metropolitan Area, 2007.
POVIAT
Gdańsk City
Gdynia
Sopot
Puck
Wejherowo
Kartuzy
Poviat of Gdańsk
Nowy Dwór
2911
3031
2995
3057
3046
3390
3074
3219
3605
3630
3697
3917
3462
3446
total expenditure [zł]
total income [zł]
2 000 000 000
expenditure per capita [zł]
income per capita [zł]
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
Source: own study based on the CSO data.
5316
6508
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Table 2. Budget income per head in regional cities of Poland (PLN).
City Income per capita
Sopot 5603
Warsaw 4254.9
Gdańsk 3167
Gdynia 3052
Wrocław 2965.59
Opole 2108.27
Katowice 2074.5
Poznań 2060.58
Kraków 2053
Olsztyn 1725
Łódź 1712.28
Bydgoszcz 1628.4
Szczecin 1616.9
Zielona Góra 1569.37
Toruń 1499.2
Rzeszów 1473
Kielce 1424
Lublin 1397.8
Białystok 1379.67
Gorzów Wielkopolski 1309.41
Source: Own study based on the CSO data, as at 31 March 2008.
The local authorities in the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area, particularly of its central part,
i.e. the cities of Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Sopot, rank among the richest local governments
in Poland. They lead the list of large regional cities in terms of the generated level of own
income per capita. The size of the income is the direct function of good financial standing
of the businesses having their registered seats in the cities, and the high earnings
of their inhabitants.
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TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY
The role of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area in transport goes beyond its being the main
node in the region. It is one of the prime transport hubs in Central and Eastern Europe,
its component elements including two modern and ice-free seaports of Gdańsk and
Gdynia. Both ports are linked to the railway system which forms an interchange of three
SEA GATES TO THE WORLD
The seaports of the metropolis have undergone substantial transformation over the
last two decades. They have become modern transport hubs adequately equipped
to handle almost any type of cargo in import, export, and international transit. Huge-scale
investments have changed the structure of the loads handled. The share of traditional
bulk cargo such as coal and coke, sulphur, or crude oil and its derivatives, has gone down
giving way to grain, gases, and chemical products. The volumes handled are on the rise,
particularly in the general cargo sector supplying the retail market on the one hand,
and manufacturers and traders operating in the domestic market on the other hand.
The ports of Gdańsk and Gdynia are, for instance, the prime Polish locations handling
and distributing imported and exported vehicles, and the main point receiving supplies
of citrus fruit and bananas designated to the domestic market and Central Europe.
Table 3. The volumes handled at the metropolitan sea ports by selected cargo groups.
Cargo (TH tonnes/
year)
2005 2006 2007
TOTAL 36 478 38 412 36 851
Coal and coke 7949 5161 2563
Ores 36 24 31
Corn 1675 1869 6445
Timber 73 42 36
Crude oil and oil products 12 242 14 818 12 864
Other bulk cargo 4805 5390 6444
General cargo 9698 11 108 12 687
Source: COS data, www.stat.gov.pl/gdansk, Maritime Economy in the Pomeranian Voivodship, 2006,
statistical data of the Gdańsk and Gdynia ports.
Thanks to the intensively developed, modern port infrastructure, Gdańsk and Gdynia today
have four container terminals whose handling capacity stands at 1.5 million TEU. These
are complemented with two modern ro-ro terminals and three terminals taking mixed
passenger/vehicle ferries. Ferry boats play an important role in handling both the passen-
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international trunk lines regulated under the international AGC agreements. Here, too,
three road routes of key importance for transit traffic converge. The air carriers served
by the Lech Wałęsa International Airport in Gdańsk ensure swift and direct transport to
several score cities in Europe.
ger traffic and cargo transit between Poland and Scandinavia. Therefore, the ports of the
Gdańsk Metropolis typically receive passengers, and handle general cargo containers and
truck loads.
Table 4. Containers reloaded at the ports of Gdańsk and Gdynia in the years 2000-2007 (TEU).
Year/Port Gdańsk Gdynia Total
2000 18 037 188 272 206 309
2001 24 435 217 024 241 459
2002 20 136 252 247 272 383
2003 22 537 308 619 331 156
2004 43 739 377 236 420 975
2005 70 014 400 165 470 179
2006 78 364 461 170 539 534
2007 96 873 614 373 711 246
Source: Own study based on data from: www.portgdansk.pl, www.portgydnia.pl.
Port infrastructure in Gdańsk and Gdynia is intensively developed.
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In anticipation of the growing trend in the container-based and ro-ro trading, both ports
are undertaking further investments to enable more efficient handling of more vessels
and higher cargo volumes. The largest projects planned, in preparation by the port authorities
and investors, include construction of a new ferry terminal capable of handling
the ferry-carried cargo in Gdynia, expansion of the container and ro-ro terminals in the
port of Gdańsk, and erection of modern logistic centres to back the container terminals
in both ports.
REGULAR SHIPPING SERVICES
The network of the sea routes along which shipping services are regularly offered from
the ports of the Gdańsk Metropolis is getting denser by the years. The destinations spread
far beyond the ports of the Baltic Sea or Europe, embracing the whole world. Today,
Regular sea transport from the ports of the Gdańsk
Metropolis.
Source: Port of Gdańsk Authority, Port of Gdynia Authority.
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Due to the ports’ favourable location investors are willing to engage in modernisation
and expansion projects, in construction of brand new, specialised re-loading terminals,
or initiatives connected with cargo handling and processing. Hence, the port areas abound
in service providers, with manufacturers following suit.
the two ice-free seaports of Gdańsk and Gdynia offer convenient shipping services to
numerous ports in 47 countries.

Container shipping and ferry transport are of major importance in international trade.
Poland and the Gdańsk Metropolis have their substantial share in both forms of transport.
Sea carriers and forwarders have long appreciated the modern handling and storage
infrastructure available at the ports of Gdańsk and Gdynia. Equipped so, today the
ports take ships travelling regularly to more than 20 ports in 12 European countries.
The new container terminal in Gdańsk.
Photo: DCT Gdańsk SA.
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Regular ferry lines, container and ro-ro transport
from the ports of Gdańsk and Gdynia
to the European ports.
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AIR TRANSPORT – CLOSER AND QUICKER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK
Poland’s accession to the European Union and opening the skies to low-cost carriers
have triggered increase in air transport. The number of regular flights, passenger traffic,
and the volumes of the cargo handled in Gdańsk are growing year by year. The Gdańsk
Lech Wałęsa Airport services direct flights to almost 30 cities in Europe, including major
international transit ports in Warsaw, Frankfurt on the Mein, Copenhagen, Munich,
Table 5. Regular flights from the Gdańsk Airport, summer flight schedule 2008.
City Country Airport Airline
Barcelona-Girona Spain Girona Costa Brava Airport Wizz Air
Billund Denmark Billund Airport Sun-Air Of Scandinavia
Birmingham UK Birmingham International Airport Ryanair
Bristol UK Bristol International Airport Ryanair
Brussels Charleroi Belgium Brussels South Charleroi Ryanair
Cork Ireland Cork Airport Wizz Air
Doncaster-Sheffield UK Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield Wizz Air
Dortmund Germany Dortmund Airport Wizz Air
Dublin Ireland Dublin Airport Ryanair
Frankfurt Germany Frankfurt am Main International Airport Lufthansa, Pll Lot
Frankfurt-Hahn Germany Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Ryanair
Glasgow-Prestwick UK Glasgow-Prestwick Airport Wizz Air
Goteborg Sweden Gothenburg City Airport Wizz Air
Hamburg-Lübeck Germany Lubeck Airport Wizz Air
Cologne-Bonn Germany Cologne/Bonn Airport Wizz Air
Copenhagen Denmark Copenhagen Airport
Sas – Scandinavian
Airlines
Liverpool UK Liverpool John Lennon Airport Wizz Air
London-Luton UK London-Luton Airport Wizz Air
London-Stansted UK London-Stansted Airport Ryanair
Malmo Sweden Malmo Sturup Airport Wizz Air
Munich Germany Munich International Airport Lufthansa, Pll Lot
Oslo Norway Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Norwegian Air As, Sas
– Scandinavian
Oslo-Torp Norway Sandefjord Airport, Torp Wizz Air
Rome Italy Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport Wizz Air
Shannon Ireland Shannon International Airport Ryanair
Stockholm-Skavsta Sweden Stockholm Skavsta Airport Wizz Air
Turku Finland Turku Airport Wizz Air
Warsaw Poland Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport Pll Lot
Source: www.airport.gdansk.pl.
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and the airports taking the prime European low-costs. The network of the available airway
links enables swift and efficient transfer of people and cargo from the Gdańsk Metropolitan
Area to any location in the world.
Graph 5. Passenger traffic at the Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, 1999-2007.
1 800 000
1 600 000
1 400 000
1 200 000
1 000 000
800 000
600 000
400 000
200 000
0
249 913
269 960
Source: www.airport.gdansk.pl.
319 174
318 033
365 036
466 691
Simultaneously, the Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport is building its capacity to handle air
cargo. The volume of cargo transferred via the airport has more than tripled over the last
eight years.
The Gdańsk airport has grown to become a major transport junction in Europe.
672 186
1 256 014
1 715 758
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Photo: Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport.

The Gdańsk airport has also grown to become an important cargo airport.
Graph 6. Air cargo handled at the Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, 1999-2007 (kg).
5 000 000
4 000 000
3 000 000
2 000 000
1 000 000
0
1 472 812 1 552 408
1 953 539
2 211 333
2 686 028
3 100 496
3 458 725
4 036 950
4 757 358
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Source: www.airport.gdansk.pl
The continuously growing passenger and cargo traffic, and the perspective of the UEFA
2012 European Football Championships make it necessary to expand the Gdańsk airport,
especially by erection of a new passenger terminal. A modern and functionally
efficient facility, combined with an extended apron will increase the airport’s capacity to
5 million passengers as soon as in 2011.
According to the projections, the passenger traffic will grow to 3.5 million in 2012, and
Photo: www.artdesign.net.pl
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in 2016 will exceed 5 million. The airport investment will be complemented with comprehensive
modernisation of the main access roads, and the building of a swift metropolitan
train line.
Alongside the expansion of the existing airport, another option is pondered, i.e. the potential
building of another civilian airport in the metropolis (on the site of the ex-military
airfield in Babie Doły, Commune of Kosakowo). The other facility would increase the overall
capacity by far more planes, passengers, and cargo, within a radius extending far
beyond the borders of the Pomeranian Voivodship.
Graph 7. Projected passenger traffic at the Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, 2008-2016 (in TH.
passengers).
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
1955
2008
2500
Source: www.airport.gdansk.pl
2695
2911
3493
3842
4219
4628
5091
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
The future passenger terminal at the Gdańsk airport.
Drawing: Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport.
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Metropolis Open to the World
ROAD TRANSPORT – ON THE GOOD COURSE
The Metropolitan Area and the region lie exactly on the convergence of international
trunk transport corridors running from Scandinavia and North-Eastern Europe
to Southern Europe and the Mediterranean Sea in one direction, and from the northern
part of Western Europe to Eastern Europe.
The grid of the existing international and national roads links the region to:
Southern Europe via the Czech Republic and Slovakia (E-75, E-77, and national roads
Nos. 1 and 7), Eastern Europe via Kaliningrad (E-22, national road No. 22), and Western
Europe via Germany (E-28, national road No. 6). The network of regional and local roads
serves transport within the region and metropolitan area. The length of all roads
within the voivodship system adds up to nearly 19 thousand km.
Support from the European Union has contributed substantially to a number of road
projects recently completed in the metropolis. They all facilitate transit and the residents’
errands within the agglomeration. The list of the projects includes, e.g.:
• modernisation of road No. 7, section Gdańsk – Elbląg,
• construction of the last stretch of the Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski Route and Janka
Wiśniewskiego Street, which link the port and industrial estates of Gdynia with the
express road S-6 (national road No. 6),
• construction of the Różowa Road in Gdynia,
• modernisation of Marynarki Polskiej Street to facilitate access to the inner port area
and the ferry terminal,
• modernisation of the road system leading to the new DCT container terminal and
the industrial estates in the eastern part of the Gdańsk port,
• redevelopment of the crossing of Słowackiego, Grunwaldzka, and Kościuszki Streets
in Gdańsk,
• modernisation of national road No. 1, section Pruszcz Gdański-Pszczółki,
• modernisation of road No. 6 between Reda and Wejherowo.
The A1 motorway in construction is of strategic importance for the development of
the Metropolitan Area. Linking the region to southern Poland and Europe, the road
will offer the shortest route from Scandinavia down south the continent and onwards
towards the East, along the VI European transport corridor. The motorway is already in
operation over an almost 100 km long section from the junction in Różyny, the Commune
of Pruszcz Gdański, to the locality of Nowe Marzy near Grudziądz in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Voivodship. The entire length of the motorway, which will continue
across Toruń, via Łódź, Częstochowa, and Katowice, up to the Polish-Czech border,
is to be ready in 2011.
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The A1 motorway has improved transport in the region.
Photo: www.artdesign.net.pl

Alongside the A1 motorway, other road investments pursued outside the metropolis
and region are also of fundamental importance. The projects include e.g. the staged
investment in upgrading national road No. 7 to the standard of the express road S-7.
Modernisation of national road No. 22 is included in the plans. The road, once redeveloped,
will be upgraded to the express road standard becoming a section of the thoroughfare
linking the cities on the southern Baltic coast, from Hamburg to Tallin (Via
Hanseatica and Via Baltica). A 50 km long section of the route (S-22), between Elbląg
and the Grzechotki border crossing, was opened to the traffic in 2008. The same project
further includes staged modernisation of national road No. 6 in the voivodships
of Pomerania and Western Pomerania.
Map of transit roads from the Gdańsk Metropolis.
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The residents and entrepreneurs of the Metropolitan Area can already use an almost 100 km long section of
the A1 motorway.
Photo: www.artdesign.net.pl
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RAILWAYS – THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM OF THE ECONOMY
Four international railway trunk lines cross the voivodship:
• from Gdańsk via Szczecin to the German border,
• from Gdynia via Warsaw and Cracow down to the Czech and Slovak border,
• from Gdynia via Bydgoszcz, Łódź, and Katowice to the western and southern state
borders,
• from Gdynia via Olsztyn to Kaliningrad, or via Białystok to Belarus.
These lines form sections of the pan-European transport corridors, and via secondary
junctions are linked to the main industrial centres in the country.
Pomerania has 1350 km of railway lines in operation. The density of the railway network
is one of the highest in the country. The ratio between the operated lines and the size
of the region is 7.4 (line length per 100 sq. km). The high status of the metropolis and
region on the railway map of Poland stems from e.g. the fact that a large proportion
of the cargo reaching the seaports is delivered by rail.
The Swift Commuter Train is but an introduction to the modern,metropolitan railway system.
Photo: Gdańsk City Hall/ Jerzy Pinkas
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Many trunk routes of strategic significance to the economy are undergoing modernisation
to improve the efficiency and speed up the railway traffic. In effect, however, not
only the travelling speed will increase, but also safety and reliability of the railway infrastructure.
Modernisation of the regional track network, on the other hand, will facilitate access
to the metropolis for people living outside the centre, i.e. improve their opportunities
of taking up jobs in the centre. Scheduled for implementation too, is the project of
expanding the metropolitan railway system. Based on the existing track lines of the swift
commuter trains, extended to include newly laid lines, the metropolitan railway will cover
the western districts of Gdańsk and Gdynia, including the Gdańsk airport and – ultimately
– the airport in Babie Doły. The metropolitan railway will be a far quicker means
of transport than a private car or bus.
Map of transit railway lines starting from Gdańsk.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA
The economic potential of a metropolis is, among other factors, a function of well organised
public transport which enables the residents to move smoothly from and to school,
work, and places of leisure. The main organiser of the public transport in the Gdańsk
Metropolis is the Metropolitan Transport Association of the Bay of Gdańsk formed in
2007 (www.mzkzg.org). The purpose of the Association is to integrate the existing bus,
tram, trolley, and swift commuter train (overground equivalent of the subway) systems.
Integration is intended to embrace all sub-systems of the public transport operated
by the municipal, state, and private carriers.
For three years now the association has also been promoting water transport in the summer
season, i.e. the water tram shuttle between the harbours of Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot,
and Hel. The local governments of the areas comprising the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area
aim at making the public transport system an attractive alternative to the private car.
The tram network in Gdańsk has recently been substantially extended and modernised
The geographic expanse the Metropolitan Transport Association of the Bay of Gdańsk
[MTABG] is in charge of.
Source: website of the Metropolitan Transport Association of the Bay of Gdańsk.
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(gaining e.g. the junction in the district of Chełm), just like the trolley network in Gdynia.
The entire Gdańsk Metropolitan Area has invested in environmentally-friendly and reliable
bus stock (e.g. hybrid buses).
To further improve transport in the Area, an intelligent system of monitoring and controlling
the road traffic is planned. Integration of the cycling routes will create another
attractive alternative to the car or public transport.
Water tram shuttles offer a popular means of seasonal transport from and to the shoreline localities of the metropolis.
The modern metropolitan transport is based on the stock of environmentally friendly buses, trolleys,
trams, and swift commuter train.
Photo: City Hall of Gdańsk
Photo: City Hall of Gdańsk
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Metropolis Puts Stake
on Education
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HOTBED OF STAFF AND RESEARCH
The Metropolis is home to many public and non-public schools of higher education which,
together with academic and research institutes, form the hotbed for staff resources tapped
by the entire northern Poland.
In terms of the number of graduates, public schools of higher education, especially the
University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk University of Technology, Medical University, and Maritime
University, contribute most to educating future staff in an array of special fields. The recent
15 years have witnessed swift development of privately-owned schools of tertiary education.
Focusing mainly on the humanities, they offer studies in areas high in demand in the
market, related to law, administration, management, finance, and accounting.
The range of profiles of the offered courses, and the enrolment places available to the candidates
are growing year by year. In the academic year of 2005/2006 16.5 thousand graduates
left higher schools. In the subsequent academic year their number rose to 17.4 thousand.
The enrolments for the year 2007/2008 beat the record with more than 90.6 thousand freshmen.
Seeing to their education is the academic staff of 5.2 thousand teachers.
The evolving structure of the educational opportunities will have its impact on the future of
the Metropolitan Area, particularly on its economy. Year after year we are getting more students
who opt for the specialisations sought for in the market, that is engineering and technical
studies, architectural and construction profiles, fields related to information technology
and environment protection. Economics and administration continue to be in high interest.
The growing number of students and the ever new needs with which the economy challenges
the schools require steady development of the academic and research base. Hence the
efforts of both public and non-public schools to expand their educational ‘hardware’. The
effects can be evidenced most clearly on the example of three top universities of the Gdańsk
Metropolitan Area. The Gdańsk University of Technology has acquired modern facilities now
housing the Management and ETI departments. The University of Gdańsk is steadily continuing
its massive project of expanding the university campus. In pursuance of a long-term
investment programme the school has erected a new facility complex for the Faculty of Management
in Sopot, the Main Library, the Faculty of Law and Administration, the facilities
housing the Faculty of Social Sciences (Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, Journalism, Pedagogy,
and Political Sciences), and the Institute of Geography in Gdańsk.
The Metropolis is the important academic centre.
Photo: City Hall of Gdańsk.
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The existing facilities have been given a thorough revamp and modernisation.
The educational infrastructure of the metropolis has further been enhanced with another
major addition – the new Academic Centre of Invasive Medicine, that is a clinical hospital
which will not only treat patients, but also educate new specialists studying at the Medical
University of Gdańsk. The Academy of Music in Gdańsk, and the Academy of Physical Education
and Sport have also enlarged their bases.
Table 6. Students and graduates of higher schools in the metropolis.
Schools of higher education
No. of students,
academic year
2007/08
No. of students,
academic year
2006/07
In total 90 628 17 389
Per 1000 inhabitants 73 14
University of Gdańsk 28 352 6245
Gdańsk University of Technology 19 416 2487
Higher School of Administration and Business in Gdynia 2333 299
Higher School of Tourism and Hotel Industry in Gdańsk 3829 908
Higher School of Banking in Gdańsk 3196 571
Medical University of Gdańsk 4827 973
Gdynia Maritime University 6564 1397
Academy of Physical Education and Sport in Gdańsk 4093 1084
Academy of Music in Gdańsk 625 79
Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk 826 206
Higher School of International Economic and Political Relations
in Gdynia
422 21
Gdańsk Higher School of Humanities 4339 1056
Higher School of Management in Gdańsk 2352 332
Higher School of Finance and Accountancy in Sopot 1566 286
Social-Economic Higher School in Gdańsk 433 130
Higher School of Finance and Administration in Gdańsk 378 89
Pomeranian Higher School of Humanities in Gdynia 1337 322
European School of Hotel Management, Tourism, and Enterprise –
School of Higher Education in Sopot
968 216
Gdańsk Higher School of Administration 1052 249
Higher School of Social Communication in Gdynia 427 88
„ATENEUM” Higher School in Gdańsk 2499 264
Kashubian-Pomeranian School of Higher Education in
Wejherowo*)
794 87
Source: Review of the Social and Economic Situation in Gdańsk, 2007, and the Regional Databank:
Central Statistical Office, 2007.
*) Regional Databank: Central Statistical Office, 2007.
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Table 7. Students and graduates in the metropolis, by types of university-level schools.
School of higher
education
Students,
academic year
2006/2007 (%)
Graduates,
academic year
2005/2006 (%)
Economics and administration 22.59 22.83
Social sciences 15.22 14.93
Pedagogy 12.09 18.34
Engineering and technology 11.07 8.11
Services 7.31 8.39
Medicine 5.75 5.75
Humanities 5.60 6.02
Information technology 4.42 3.41
Architecture and construction 4.08 2.81
Law 3.26 2.20
Physics 1.86 1.23
Transport services 1.55 1.43
Biology 1.49 1.93
Art 1.47 1.24
Environment protection 1.25 0.66
Manufacturing and processing 0.53 0.55
Journalism and information 0.47 0.17
Source: Regional Databank, Central Statistical Office, 2007.
In anticipation of the needs of the students to come, university schools invest in the development of their
educational base.
Photo: Tomasz Hutel
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New facilities housing of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Photo: Tomasz Hutel
Photo: Tomasz Hutel

Numerous scientific and research institutes also contribute to the academic, scientific
and developmental potential of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area.
The Metropolis is home to the following institutes:
• institutes of science and research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN),
• Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery,
• Institute of Hydraulic Engineering Construction,
• Institute of Mathematics,
• Institute of Oceanology,
• Other state institutes and R&D entities:
– Sea Fishing Institute in Gdynia,
– Maritime Institute in Gdańsk,
The number of students and graduates of teleinformation-related courses is growing by the years.
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– Ship Design and Research Centre in Gdańsk,
– Ship Design and Research Centre, Centre of Maritime Technologies in Gdynia,
– State Institute of Geology – Sea Geology Department,
– Institute of Power Engineering, Gdańsk Division,
– Electro-technical Institute, Gdańsk Division,
– Telecommunications Research Institute, Gdańsk Division,
• Other units:
– Laser Technology Centre,
– European Centre for Technology Transfer and Innovation,
– Ecobaltic Foundation,
– Institute for Market Economics.
Photo: Griszka Niewiadomski
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Metropolitan
Labour Market
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Young and qualified
The strength of the metropolitan labour market is largely due to the highly advantageous
economic structure of the population. Nearly two thirds of the inhabitants (about
780 thousand people) are in their production age. Their knowledge and experience serve
the employers already operating in the Metropolitan Area, and the new investors
entering the market. The prospects for the future look good considering a high share
of the pre-production population, especially in the poviats neighbouring on the heart
of the Metropolis.
Graph 8. Economic structure of the population.
POVIAT
Gdańsk City
Gdynia
Sopot
Puck
Wejherowo
Kartuzy
Poviat of Gdańsk
Nowy Dwór
12,7
11,8
11,6
11,2
11,0
13,2
16,4
18,0
16,7
18,3
23,8
24,1
24,2
23,2
21,9
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
pre-production age production age post-production age
Source: Own study based on the CSO data, as at 31 March 2008.
Many highly qualified specialists work in the region.
27,4
61,4
65,6
65,0
63,5
64,1
64,2
65,8
64,9
Photo: Elena Buetler
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The metropolitan labour market offers many opportunities for professional development.
Swift economic development translates to the low level of registered unemployment
in the Metropolitan Area. This is particularly true of the most heavily industrialised centre
and the adjacent poviats, the latter both the source of labour for large employers,
and an ever more attractive location for new investments.
Graph 9. Registered unemployment in 2008.
POVIAT
Gdańsk City
Gdynia
Sopot
Puck
Wejherowo
Kartuzy
Poviat of Gdańsk
Nowy Dwór
Metropolitan
Area (total)
1,8%
1,6%
2,5%
4,0%
6,7%
8,4%
8,7%
10,9%
0,00% 5,00% 10,00% 15,00% 20,00% 25,00%
Source: Own study based on the data from the Statistical Office in Gdańsk, as at 30 June 2008.
22,0%
Photo: City Hall of Gdańsk / Przemysław Rot
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Graph 10. Unemployment structure in the metropolitan area, by education, 2008.
Junior high and lower
27,85%
Basic vocational
24,99%
Source: Own study based on the data from the Statistical Office in Gdańsk, 2008.
The demand for highly qualified specialists translates to the level of the average salaries
in the metropolitan area. The pay earned in the centre of the metropolis is much above
the national average. Thanks to convenient transport links, employers can hire labour
from those areas in the Metropolitan Area, where the average earnings are lower.
Table 8. Average gross remuneration per month, 2007.
Poviat Total
Average gross remuneration per
month vs. national average
(Poland = 100)
Gdańsk City 3473.08 121.2
Gdynia 3198.33 111.6
Sopot 3286.43 114.7
Puck 2403.82 83.9
Wejherowo 2492.52 87.0
Kartuzy 2295.23 80.1
Poviat of Gdańsk 2612.77 91.2
Nowy Dwór 2238.76 78.1
Source: Own study based on the CSO data.
Higher
10,85%
Secondary vocational
24,27%
Secondary general profile
12,03%
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The labour market of the Metropolitan Area reports a growing demand for new technology staff.
Photo: Gokhan Okur

Table 9. Average gross remuneration per month in 2007, by industries and largest cities in Poland (PLN).
Industry / City Warsaw Gdańsk Cracow Katowice Poznań Wrocław Łódź
Manufacturing 4035.39 3926.67 3415.72 4329.04 3729.24 3381.74 2540.51
Construction industry 4641.06 3604.28 3017.74 3076.04 3377.21 3290.56 2849.91
Trade and repairs 3879.62 3290.04 2399.57 2923.06 2885.11 2723.85 2605.32
Hotels and restaurants 2573.18 2190.10 1968.58 1571.56 2224.80 2256.45 1807.20
Transport, storage, communication 3426.83 3758.47 3258.35 2679.44 2820.74 3675.20 2642.83
Source: Review of the Social and Economic Situation in Gdańsk, 2007.
Alongside professional qualifications, employers, especially investors from abroad, pay
much attention to the command of foreign languages among job candidates. Under
the Polish educational system compulsory English is introduced as early as in grade one
of primary school and typically continues until university graduation. Many students
of primary, secondary, and tertiary level schools, as well as university graduates attend
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more than one foreign language course – the other language typically being German,
Spanish, French, Italian, or Swedish. A network of privately owned language schools
which offer courses starting from the elementary level of general language, up to specialist
courses in area-oriented terminology, e.g. technical, legal, or business, makes access
to language training easy.
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Economic Potential
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ENTREPRENEURIAL AND AMBITIOUS
Table 10. Entities of the national economy, entered in the REGON register, operating from
the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area.
Poviat
Total,
including:
Commercial
companies
Co-operatives Proprietary
businesses
Gdańsk City 59 076 7566 319 39 782
Gdynia 32 104 4024 97 23 213
Sopot 7599 1288 36 4334
Poviat of Gdańsk 9271 723 43 7274
Kartuzy 8910 506 30 7235
Nowy Dwór 3611 115 19 2916
Puck 7857 359 36 6336
Wejherowo 16 532 903 56 13 462
TOTAL 144 960 15484 636 104 552
Source: Own study based on the CSO data.
Almost 145 thousand entities of the national economy entered in the REGON system
operate from the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area. A vast majority, that is more than 104 thousand,
represent businesses owned by natural persons who have taken their chances
starting independent businesses. The metropolis has been chosen domicile by over
15 thousand equity-based companies, including listed joint stock companies.
Here are the companies based in the Gdańsk Metropolis, quoted on the Warsaw Stock
Exchange:
• ATLANTA POLAND S.A.
• BEST S.A.
• PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO PRODUKCYJNO-HANDLOWE BOMI S.A.
• CENTROSTAL S.A.
• EUROTEL S.A.
• FOTA S.A.
• GRAAL S.A.
• GRUPA LOTOS S.A.
• LPP S.A.
• MERCOR S.A.
• MULTIMEDIA POLSKA S.A.
• NORDEA BANK POLSKA S.A.
• PETROLINVEST S.A.
• POLNORD S.A.
• PROCAD S.A.
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• TOWARZYSTWO FINANSOWE SPÓŁDZIELCZYCH KAS OSZCZĘDNOŚCIOWO-KREDY-
TOWYCH S.A.
• SWISSMED CENTRUM ZDROWIA S.A.
• WILBO S.A.
The several dozen top companies generating the highest income on sales and profits,
whose taxes feed e.g. the local governmental budgets, are of key importance to the economy
of the region and metropolis. The same entities belong to the largest employers
in the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area.
Almost 145 thousands businesses operate in the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area.
Photo: Dynamic Graphics Inc.
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Table 11. The top companies of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area in terms of income on sales, 2007 (PLN TH.)
Company name Location Income Description
Lotos S.A. Capital Group Gdańsk 13 125 123 Fuel concern, second in Poland
Energa Power Generation Concern S.A. Gdańsk 7 224 000 Largest power distributor in Poland
Elnord Capital Group S.A. Gdańsk 3 682 022 Intermediary in power trade, active on domestic and international market
Gdańsk Ship Repair Yard Capital Group S.A. Gdańsk 1 794 941 Largest Polish repair yard, one of five largest in the world
GE Money Bank S.A. Gdańsk 1 639 200 One of the largest banks in Poland
LPP S.A. Gdańsk 1 274 322 One of the largest firms of light industry in Poland
Gdynia Shipyard S.A. Gdynia 1 040 987 Largest European ship-building yard in terms of production volume
Fota S.A. Gdynia 595 405 Distributor of spare parts for cars and trucks. Company runs chain of independent service outlets Leader Service and Leader Service Truck
Orlen Morena sp. z o.o. Gdańsk 595 303 Regional market operator for the largest polish fuel concern -PKN Orlen SA
PPH Bomi S.A. Gdynia 488 858 Delicatessen chains operating in Poland
Jysk sp. z o.o. Gdańsk 479 554 Distributor of furniture and home appliances
Centrostal Gdańsk Capital Group S.A. Gdańsk 444 990 Distributor of steel products, largest in Pomeranian region
Balex Metal Capital Group sp. z o.o. Bolszewo 443 860 Producer of steel building materials in Poland
Wybrzeże Power and Heat Generators S.A. Gdańsk 423 185 Electricity and heat generator
Multimedia Polska Capital Group S.A. Gdynia 419 497 Telecommunication operator
Rabat Pomorze Capital Group S.A. Pruszcz Gdański 358 884 Company supporting local, independent traditional shops
Porta KMI Poland sp. z o.o. Bolszewo 348 160 Door-manufacturing company
Analda Żywiec Trade sp. z o.o. Gdynia 337 917 Distributor of beer and beverages
Graal Capital Group S.A. Wejherowo 336 271 Largest national producer of fish and meat preserves
Port of Gdynia Authorities Capital Group S.A. Gdynia 322 509 Public company managing the port in Gdynia
Fosfory GZNF Capital Group sp. z o.o. Gdańsk 312 596 Products and services for the agricultural and chemical sector
Petrobaltic S.A. Gdańsk 310 024 Exploration and mining of petroleum and gas deposits
Gdańsk Shipyard S.A. Gdańsk 308 823 Ship-building yard
NDI Capital Group S.A. Sopot 294 417 Real estate investments
Mercor Capital Group S.A. Gdańsk 293 379 Passive fire-safety systems
Polbruk S.A. Gdańsk 283 279 Producer of building materials
Source: Own study based on the ‘Top 500’ ranking of the Rzeczpospolita Daily of 29 April 2008, and the respective corporate websites.
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FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
The metropolis, characterised by swift social and economic development, is gaining in attractiveness
in the eyes of foreign investors who perceive it as an advantageous location
for various kinds of business ventures. The inflow of foreign investments has accelerated
ever since Poland joined the European Union.
The improving transport, rapidly developing home building and the commercial property
market, qualified human resources, attractive land available for investments, including
estates subject to the regulations on special economic zones, proximity of higher schools
and the research base – these are but the main factors which induce investors to engage
their capital in this part of the world.
The Metropolitan Area and the entire Pomeranian region rank among the top five locations
in Poland in terms of popularity among foreign investors. The Pomeranian voivodship
is home to nearly 3.8 thousand businesses with foreign equity participation. The share
of the region in the volume of direct foreign investments in Poland stands at about 13%.
Table 12. Key foreign investments in the Metropolis and the Pomeranian region in selected
economy sectors.
Company name Location Parent company,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ELECTROTECHNICAL INDUSTRY
PHILIPS CEI SP. Z O.O. KWIDZYN* PHILIPS, THE NETHERLANDS
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL
POLAND SP. Z O.O.
TCZEW* FLEXTRONICS, USA
JABIL CIRCUIT POLAND SP. Z O.O. KWIDZYN* JABIL CIRCUIT, USA
INTEL TECHNOLOGY POLAND SP. Z O.O. GDAŃSK INTEL, USA
LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS POLAND SP. Z O.O. GDAŃSK LUFTHANSA, GERMANY
GEMPLUS POLOGNE SP. Z O.O. TCZEW* GEMPLUS, FRANCE
MOELLER ELECTRIC SP. Z O.O. GDAŃSK MOELLER, GERMANY
HUBNER+SUHNER SP. Z O.O. TCZEW* HUBNER+SUHNER, SWITZERLAND
MOLEX PREMISE NETWORKS SP. Z O.O. ROKITKI* MOLEX PREMISE NETWORKS, USA
ALL TECH SP. Z O.O. KARTOSZYNO ALL TECH, USA
COMPUWARE SP. Z O.O. GDAŃSK COMPUWARE, USA
JEPPESEN (BOEING) GDAŃSK JEPPESEN INC. (BOEING), USA
YOUNG DIGITAL PLANET GDAŃSK WS OY, FINLAND
MARITIME ECONOMY
DAMEN SHIPYARDS GDYNIA S.A. GDYNIA DAMEN SHIPYARDS GROUP, HOLLAND
ALUSHIP TECHNOLOGY SP. Z O.O. GDAŃSK GERMANY
STOCZNIA GDAŃSKA S.A. GDAŃSK ISD, UKRAINE
SUN REEF JACHTS/HTEP POLSKA GDAŃSK HTEP, FRANCE
VIK-SANDVIK POLAND LTD. GDYNIA VIK-SANDVIK AS, NORWAY
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FINANCE
STU ERGO HESTIA S.A. SOPOT MUNICH RE, GERMANY
GE MONEY BANK S.A. GDAŃSK GE, USA
NORDEA BANK POLSKA S.A. GDYNIA NORDEA, SWEDEN
EUROPÄISCHE REISEVERSICHERUNG AG,
POLISH BRANCH
GDAŃSK
EUROPÄISCHE REISEVERSICHERUNG
AG, GERMANY
MASTERLEASE,
PRIME CAR MANAGEMENT S.A.
GDAŃSK GMAIC, USA
REUTERS – MACROECONOMIC DATA
CENTER
GDYNIA/GDAŃSK REUTERS, USA
INDUSTRY
AMHIL EUROPA SP. Z O.O. KARTOSZYNO AMHIL ENTERPRISES, CANADA
BALEX METAL BOLSZEWO PLAST METAL, BELGIUM
BERENDSEN TEXTILE SERVICE SP. Z O.O. ŻUKOWO SOPHUS BERENDSEN, DENMARK
MBT METAL-TECH STRASZYN BENDIRO AB, SWEDEN
CEMEX POLSKA, GDYNIA PLANT GDYNIA CEMEX, MEXICO
DELLNER COUPLERS SP. Z O.O. GDYNIA DELLNER COUPLERS, SWEDEN
DELPHI MECHATRONICS SYSTEM GDAŃSK USA
DANFOSS LPM TUCHOM DENMARK
POMERANIA SP. Z O.O. PLASTIC FACTORY KWIDZYN* PLASTIVALOIRE, FRANCE
FLÜGGER GDAŃSK FLÜGGER A/S, DENMARK
ECOL-UNICON GDAŃSK UNICON A/S, DENMARK
FEDERAL-MOGUL BIMET S.A. GDAŃSK FEDERAL-MOGUL, USA
FRANKE GASTOPOL SP. Z O.O. GDYNIA
FRANKE FOODSERVICE SYSTEMS,
GERMANY
GFM KLOSE SP. Z O.O. GOŚCICINO KLOSE KOLLEKTION, GERMANY
INTERNATIONAL PAPER KWIDZYN S.A. KWIDZYN* INTERNATIONAL PAPER, USA
JOHANN KRAUSE POLSKA SP. Z O.O. GDAŃSK THYSSENKRUPP, GERMANY
SMURFIT KAPPA GDAŃSK SP. Z O.O. PRUSZCZ GDAŃSKI KAPPA PACKAGING, HOLLAND
KNAUF PACK SP. Z O.O. KWIDZYN* KNAUF SNC, FRANCE
LEMAHIEU POLSKA SP. Z O.O. KWIDZYN* LEMAHIEU, BELGIUM
NEFAB PACKAGING SP. Z O.O. TCZEW* NEFAB, SWEDEN
PIPELIFE SP. Z O.O. KARTOSZYNO WIENERBERGER, AUSTRIA
POLAND PAPER MAJOV SP. Z O.O. GDYNIA OPTIOPAJA OY, FINLAND
POLCOVA SP. Z O.O. WEJHEROWO SPAIN
SURUGA POLSKA SP. Z O.O. GDAŃSK SURUGA SEIKI, JAPAN
TAPFLO SP. Z O.O. TCZEW* TAPFLO, SWEDEN
TEKOSOM POLAND SP. Z O.O. ŻUKOWO TEKOSOM SVENSKA, SWEDEN
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FOOD PROCESSING
FARM FRITES POLAND SP. Z O.O.
UNILEVER POLSKA S.A., ICE CREAM
LĘBORK* FARM FRITES, AVIKO, HOLLAND
AND FROZEN FOOD BRANCH, BANINO
PLANT
BANINO UNILEVER POLSKA S.A., HOLLAND/ UK
COCA COLA HBC POLSKA SP. Z O.O. GDYNIA COCA COLA COMPANY, USA
DR. OETKER POLSKA SP. Z O.O. GDAŃSK DR. OETKER, GERMANY
GLENCORE POLSKA SP. Z O.O. GDAŃSK
GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL,
SWITZELRLAND
BALTIC MALT SP. Z O.O. GDAŃSK
FRIEDRICH WEISSHEIMER
MALZFABRIK, GERMANY
RIEBER FOODS POLSKA S.A. GNIEWINO* RIEBER & SON, NORWAY
TAN-VIET INTERNATIONAL LTD SP.
Z O.O.
GDAŃSK VIET-NAM
GDAŃSK'S MILLS AND GRANARIES
DR. CORDESMEYER SP. Z O.O.
GDAŃSK HEMELTER MUHLE, GERMANY
CAFÉ SATI POLSKA SP. Z O.O. KWIDZYN* CAFÉ SATI, FRANCE
SOBIESKI DISTILLERY S.A. STAROGARD GDAŃSKI* BELVEDERE S.A.
UTILITIES – POWER, WATER, HEAT
SAUR NEPTUN GDAŃSK S.A. GDAŃSK SAUR, FRANCE
WYBRZEŻE POWER AND HEAT
GENERATORS S.A.
GDAŃSK EDF, GDF, FRANCE
GDAŃSK DISTRICT HEATING
ENTERPRISE SP. Z O.O.
GDAŃSK STADTWERKE LEIPZIG, GERMANY
BAŁTYK-GAZ SP. Z O.O. RUMIA
PROPAN RHEINGAS, WESTFALEN,
GERMANY
DALKIA SOPOT SP. Z O.O. SOPOT STADTWERKE LEIPZIG, GERMANY
PORT SERVICE SP. Z O.O. GDAŃSK BLUM, GERMANY
THERMINVEST SP. Z O.O.
BUILDING INDUSTRY
GDAŃSK
E.ON RUHRGAS INTERNATIONAL,
GERMANY
CEMEX POLSKA, PREMIXED
CONCRETE PLANT
GDAŃSK/GDYNIA CEMEX, MEXICO
HYDROBUDOWA S.A. GDAŃSK NCC, SWEDEN
POL-TARMAC S.A. GDYNIA ANGLO AMERICAN, UK
SAINT-GOBAIN WEBER TERRANOVA
SP. Z O.O.
GDYNIA SAINT-GOBAIN, FRANCE
SEMMELROCK STEIN + DESIGN GDYNIA
SEMMELROCK INTERNATIONAL GMBH,
AUSTRIA
BE&K EUROPE SP. Z O.O. KWIDZYN* BE&K, USA
HEMPEL POLAND SP. Z O.O. GDAŃSK HEMPEL, DENMARK
LEIER MALBORK SP. Z O.O. MALBORK* MICHAEL LEIER, AUSTRIA
WIENERBERGER LĘBORK LĘBORK* WIENERBERGER, AUSTRIA
POLBRUK S.A. GDAŃSK CRH, IRELAND
LSMW SP. Z O.O., POLISH BRANCH GDAŃSK M+W ZANDER, GERMANY
* investment outside the Metropolitan Area
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BPO AND SSC SERVICES
ZENSAR TECHNOLOGIES GDAŃSK ZENSAR, INDIA
KAINOS GDAŃSK KAINOS, IRELAND
FIRST DATA CORPORATION GDAŃSK FIRST DATA CORPORATION, USA
ARLA FOODS GDAŃSK ARLA FOODS, DENMARK
TRNASCOM GDAŃSK TRANSCOM, USA
GEOBAN GDAŃSK SANTANDER BANK, SPAIN
ACXIOM
TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
GDAŃSK ACXIOM INC., USA
PANATTONI POLSKA GDAŃSK
PANATTONI DEVELOPMENT COMPANY,
USA
BALTIC CONTAINER TERMINAL SP. Z O.O. GDYNIA ICTS, PHILIPINES
GDYNIA CONTAINER TERMINAL SP. Z O.O. GDYNIA
HUTCHISON PORT HOLDINGS, HONG
KONG
DEEPWATER CONTAINER TERMINAL
GDANSK S.A.
GDAŃSK UK / AUSTRALIA
BALTIC AUTO CENTER SP. Z O.O. GDYNIA JAPAN
STENA LINE POLSKA SP. Z O.O. GDYNIA STENA LINE, SWEDEN
KAPENA S.A. SŁUPSK CACCIAMALI SPA, ITALY
PROLOGIS PARK GDAŃSK GDAŃSK PROLOGIS INC., USA
SÜD-CHEMIE POLSKA GDAŃSK SÜD-CHEMIE AG, GERMANY
NORD CAPE MINERALS POLSKA GDAŃSK NORD CAPE MINERALS, NORWAY
GASPOL S.A. GDAŃSK SHVGas, HOLLAND
SEA INVEST POLSKA GDAŃSK SEA INVEST, BELGIUM
VEOLIA TRANSPORT POMORZE SP. Z O.O. GDYNIA VEOLIA ENVIRONMENT, FRANCE
Source: Memorandum of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area, Gdańsk Academy of Banking, Institute for Market
Economics, Gdańsk 2007, plus other own information.

Operators of the leading European chain stores also find the Metropolis attractive.
In the heart of the Metropolitan Area alone there are over 40 large-floor-surface shopping
centres and hypermarkets owned and managed by such operators and chain traders as:
APSYS (France), AUCHAN / LEROY MERLIN (Auchan Group, France), ECE Projektmanagement
(Germany), E.Leclerc (France), Carrefour (France), Castorama (United Kingdom),
TESCO (UK), REAL/Praktiker/Media Markt (Metro Group, Germany), Obi (Germany), and
IKEA (Sweden). The trading offer of the shopping centres is complemented by the supermarket
chain stores run by such operators as: Jeronimo Martins (Portugal, Biedronka
chain stores), Schwarz (Lidl chain stores, Germany), Kaufland (Kaufland, Germany), and
Dansk Supermarked (Netto chain stores, Denmark).
Like a magnet, the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area attracts foreign investors who establish
their main business offices and branches of their parent companies here. At the close
of 2007 over 3 thousand equity-based companies with foreign equity participation had
their operations based in the area.
TOWARDS INNOVATIVE ECONOMY
The Gdańsk Metropolitan Area and the whole voivodship are in the lead in Poland
in terms of concentration of businesses representing the high technology sector. Their
prevailing lines of business include the production of:
• Electronic and telecommunication devices,
• Industrial automation and mechanotronics,
• Pharmaceuticals and derivative products,
and services in:
• Teleinformation,
• System and database building and servicing,
• Finance and accounting.
The dynamic development of the high-tech sector is fed by the inflow of investments from
international concerns and Polish companies transferring their own know-how here. It is
also the effect of the high level training offered by the schools of higher education which
teach highly specialised and professional staff.
Companies of the type include e.g.: Intel Technology Poland, Flextronics International
Poland, Young Digital Planet, DGT, Gemplus, Polotne, or ZenSar technologies.
The important elements pertaining to the development of the knowledge-based economy
include centres of excellence. The centres group academic and research units conducting
research at the top world level, solving technical and technological problems indicated
by the industry, offering training and education. The Metropolitan Area is home to an
odd dozen Centres of Excellence and Centres of Competence.
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Graph 11. Equity-based companies operating in the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area in 2007.
Gdańsk City
Gdynia
Sopot
Poviat of Gdańsk
Kartuzy
Nowy Dwór
Puck
Wejherowo
79
96
115
144
185
231
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Source: Own study based on the CSO data, as at 31 March 2008.
Centres of Excellence and Centres of Competence in the Metropolitan Area.
BALTDER Centre of Excellence for Baltic Development, Education and Research –
University of Gdańsk,
BioMoBil Centre of Excellence in Bio-Safety and Molecular Biomedicine – University
of Gdańsk,
RECOURSE Research and Education Centre for Urban Socio-Economic Development –
University of Gdańsk,
COCISA Centre of Competence in Internet Security Area – University of Gdańsk,
CEEAM Centre of Excellence in Environmental Analysis and Monitoring – Gdańsk
University of Technology,
CURE Centre for Urban Construction and Rehabilitation: Technology Transfer, Research
and Education – Gdańsk University of Technology,
CEMET Centre of Medical Technologies – Gdańsk University of Technology,
CLEANERPAS Centre for Clean and Safe Technologies in Power Engineering – Institute of
Fluid-Flow Machinery, PAS,
CeSSS Centre for Shelf Seas Science – Institute of Oceanology, PAS – Sopot,
CEM Centre for Environmental Engineering and Mechanics
– Institute of Hydroengineering, PAS – Gdańsk,
CREM Centre of Research and Education in Medicinal Chemistry / Biotechnology
– Gdańsk University of Technology – Gdańsk
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CEMTAR Competence Centre for Marine Technology Applied Research – Marine
Technology Centre – Gdańsk,
POLMARF Polish Marine Fishery Science Centre – Sea Fisheries Institute – Gdynia.
Source: Memorandum of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area, Gdańsk Academy of Banking, Institute for Market
Economics, Gdańsk 2007.
Pomeranian Special Economic Zone
The Pomeranian Special Economic Zone (PSSE) is made up of seventeen investment
sub-zones spread over three voivodships: Pomeranian (448.3 ha), Kuyavian-Pomeranian
(463.93 ha), and West Pomeranian (150 ha). The managing company, Pomeranian Special
Economic Zone sp. z o.o., has its head office in Sopot.
The entrepreneurs operating in the zone under the permit licence, are eligible for income tax
exemption with respect to specific investment expenditure and the employment level.
Pomeranian Special Economic Zone sp. z o.o.
ul. Władysława IV 9, 81-703 Sopot
tel.: (+48 58) 555 97 00, fax: (+48 58) 555 97 11, e-mail: marketing@strefa.gda.pl
Alongside land available for investments, the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone offers a modern park
of science and technology.
Photo: Gdańsk Science and Technology Park
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The special economic zone plus two parks of science and technology, in Gdańsk and
Gdynia serve as a tool employed to support and develop businesses of the high-tech
sector in the metropolis.
Tabela 13. Locations of The Pomeranian Special Ecomomic Zone in 2008.
Sub-Zone Location Aggregate area
ŻARNOWIEC
Kartoszyno, commune of Krokowa, poviat of Puck; commune
of Gniewino, poviat of Wejherowo
105.33 ha
CZATKOWY urban commune of Tczew, poviat of Tczew 63.70 ha
ROKITKI
urban commune of Tczew and rural commune of Tczew,
poviat of Tczew
38.96 ha
KWIDZYN urban commune of Kwidzyn, poviat of Kwidzyn 65.79 ha
STAROGARD GDAŃSKI
urban commune of Starogard Gdański, poviat of Starogard
Gdański
urban commune of Malbork (post-industrial estates), poviat
59.64 ha
MALBORK
of Malbork, neighbouring on national road No. 55, possible
use of the river harbour on the Nogat, and a railway siding)
8.16 ha
CZŁUCHÓW (RYCHNOWY)
rural commune of Człuchów (5 km from Człuchów), poviat of
Człuchów, on national road No. 22
15 ha
CHOJNICE
rural commune of Chojnice, poviat of Chojnice, on national
road No. 22
15.31 ha
SZTUM
town and commune of Sztum, poviat of Sztum, on national
road No. 55
12.47 ha
GDAŃSK KLUKOWO city of Gdańsk, near the Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport 12.44 ha
REGIONAL PSEZ PARK IN
GDAŃSK KOKOSZKI
city of Gdańsk, near the Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport 46.12 ha
GDAŃSK SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY PARK
city of Gdańsk, in the vicinity of the Gdańsk University of
Technology, University of Gdańsk, and the Medical University
of Gdańsk
Source: Own study based on the data of the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone, 2008.
2.60 ha
ŁYSOMICE – CRYSTAL
PARK
Ostaszewo, commune of Łysomice, poviat of Toruń 177.61 ha
BARCIN commune of Barcin, poviat of Żnin 100.00 ha
ŚWIECIE town of Świecie 166 ha
REGIONAL PSEZ PARK IN
GRUDZIĄDZ
town of Grudziądz, near the A1 motorway in construction 115.91 ha
STARGARD SZCZECIŃSKI town of Stargard Szczeciński 100.00 ha
REGIONAL PSEZ PARK IN
STARGARD SZCZECIŃSKI
town of Stargard Szczeciński 50.00 ha

Pomeranian Science and Technology Park
The Pomeranian Science and Technology Park in Gdynia was first launched in 2001
on joint initiative of the Pomeranian Centre of Technology and the city authorities
of Gdynia. The PSTP is currently under the management of the City of Gdynia’s budgetary
unit – Gdynia Innovation Centre. Since 2004 the PSTP structure has included the
Pomeranian Innovation and Entrepreneurship Incubator clustering young businesses
representing the high-tech sector. Today, the PSTP serves as the location of about
70 innovative businesses. The purpose of the PSTP is to create conditions conducive
to the pursuance of projects based on advanced technologies in the areas of:
• biotechnology and environment protection, including an implementation laboratory.
• the information technology module,
• industrial design,
• conference and exhibition space.
APLA
Pomeranian Science and Technology Park
Al. Zwycięstwa 96/98, 81-451 Gdynia
tel.: (+48 58) 735 11 40/41, fax: (+48 58) 622 55 88
e-mail: ppnt@ppnt.gdynia.pl, www.ppnt.gdynia.pl
Gdańsk Science and Technology Park
The Park is a joint project launched by the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone sp. z o.o.,
the Local Government of the Pomeranian Voivodship, the City of Gdańsk, and the Gdańsk
University of Technology. GSTP offers the best conditions for the location of R&D laboratories
and high-tech businesses in such areas as:
• information and telecommunication technologies,
• functional materials and nanotechnologies,
• environment protection,
• biotechnology, food and medicinal chemistry.
The area of the Gdańsk Science and Technology Park has been given the status of a special
economic zone. Today, the office and production facility complex located in close
vicinity of the Gdańsk University of Technology and the Medical University of Gdańsk
is home to several dozen businesses of the high-tech sector, the Gdańsk Construction
Cluster, and an incubator of technological businesses. Ultimately, after yet another stage
in the development of the GSTP infrastructure, the Park will house the main offices
of the Baltic Centre of Biotechnology and Innovative Diagnostics formed jointly by three
largest universities in the region: the Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk University
of Technology, and the University of Gdańsk, as well as the Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster.
Gdańsk Science and Technology Park
ul. Trzy Lipy 3, 80-172 Gdańsk
tel.: (+48 58) 306 35 31
email: office@gpnt.pl, www.strefa.gda.pl
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The Metropolis puts stake on biotechnology.
Photo: Jean Scheijen
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Green Light
for Real Property
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HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL SPACE
The Gdańsk Metropolitan Area is one of the most attractive places to live in Poland.
Proximity of the sea, varied terrain, the Tri-City Landscape Park on the verge of the very
heart of the metropolis, the peace and charm of the Kashubian towns, the magnificent
architecture representing a cross-section of the historic epochs – from Gdańsk with its
Mediaeval origins, through the modernist Gdynia, to the Fin de Siecle Sopot – all these
factors inspire a growing number of ambitious housing projects in the metropolis.
Engaged in the field are private investors, cooperatives, social building societies, and
a score-or-so domestic and foreign developers.
The year 2007 beat the record with more than 8.8 thousand new homes handed over for
use in the Metropolitan Area. Simultaneously, another several score investment projects
were under way on detached family homes (primarily in the suburban and rural neighbourhoods),
multi-family housing, and apartment estates.
Several dozen further projects proposed by domestic and foreign developers are currently
in preparation or at the stage of planning.
The Gdańsk Metropolitan Area continues to abound in land (publicly and privately
owned) available for subsequent investments in housing, commercial office and shopping
space, recreational facilities, etc.
Availability of office space fitted with modern telecommunication infrastructure is a major
factor stimulating development of the economy, particularly the knowledge-based
business. Availability of such space is particularly important in the central part of the metropolis,
i.e. Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Sopot. The offer in the heart of the Metropolitan Area
comprises over 30 sites providing office space classes A and B, all totalling more than
260 thousand sq. m. with the usable floor space of almost 150 thousand sq. m.
Graph 12. Flats handed over for use in 2007.
Gdańsk City
Gdynia
Sopot
Poviat of Gdańsk
Poviat of Kartuzy
Poviat of Nowy Dwór
Poviat of Puck
Poviat of Wejherowo
159
220
353
737
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Source: Own study based on the CSO data.
1151
1256
1576
3295
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Investments in modern office space have intensified substantially over the last two years.
Well advanced are the construction works on two modern office compounds in Gdańsk
and Gdynia, which together will offer the total of over 50 thousand sq. m. A dozen-or-so
other projects of the same type, all adding up to about 200 thousand sq. m., are at the
stage of preparation for implementation.
The metropolis, a major industrial centre and transport node, attracts investors interested
in building commercial facilities designated primarily to storage and production.
Most modern sites of the kind are located in the vicinities of the seaports and along the
main transit roads, especially the S6 express road. The largest logistic operators in the
world have already marked their presence in the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area, with ProLogis
and Panattoni entering the market.
The Sea Towers in Gdynia belongs to the highest apartment blocks in Poland and on the southern coast
of the Baltic Sea.
Photo: City Hall of Gdańsk / Przemysław Rot
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WELCOME TO THE METROPOLIS
Tourism ranks among the most important and best developing industries in the Metropolitan
Area and Pomeranian region. Visitors are encouraged by the unmatched values
of the natural environment and the multi-cultural heritage of the region – legacy of the
local population and newcomers who settled and stayed here for generations. The tourist
values translate to dynamic development of the tourist infrastructure. The Gdańsk
Metropolitan Area takes pride in its exceptional offer available to both the visitors and
residents.
The number of tourists visiting the metropolis, especially in the summer, is the ultimate
outcome of interplay between more than just the weather conditions, or natural and
historic values. It is also the function of such factors as: availability of accommodation,
the interesting recreational and cultural offer, accessibility of medical and spa services of
the European standard, and the shopping offer. The Swedish and residents of the Kaliningrad
Circuit, for example, find the Gdańsk metropolis an attractive and popular place
to do the shopping. On the other hand, many Norwegians, Germans, and British enjoy the
tourist offer and the varied entertainment, and complement their stay reaching for medical
services, e.g. ophthalmological and dentistry clinics, or specialists in plastic surgery.
Table 14. Visitors using the accommodation base in the metropolitan area, 2007 (by poviats).
Poviat
Visitors using accommodation Beds sold
In total Foreigners In total To foreigners
Gdańsk City 394 650 146 516 1 025 903 379 065
Gdynia 110 407 30 598 252 066 72 870
Sopot 159 652 37 345 602 463 94 200
Poviat of Gdańsk 50 085 4344 103 230 8701
Poviat of Kartuzy 38 424 2140 113 895 5316
Poviat of Nowy Dwór 84 150 2495 513 799 9570
Poviat of Puck 203 960 6118 1 065 415 21 817
Poviat of Wejherowo 63 425 11 253 126 135 21 628
TOTAL 1 104 753 240 809 3 802 906 613 167
Source: Own study based on the data of the Institute of Tourism.
Tourist flow in the Metropolis is also generated by ports. Every year over 100 cruisers call
at the ports of Gdańsk and Gdynia with about 100 thousands tourists on board.
Many foreign tourists are the passengers of ferries operating between metropolis
and Swedish ports, come for one day shopping or they are in transit.
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Considering the average daily spending of foreign tourists while in Poland, which the
Institute of Tourism in Warsaw estimates to oscillate around USD 92, one can deduce that
the income the metropolis earned on the visitors staying overnight stands at about USD
56.4 million. The ‘one-day’ visitors left another sum, at least comparable to the figure.
Table 15. The accommodation base in the Metropolitan Area, 2007.
Poviat
No. of
sites
No. of all-season
sites
Source: Own study based on the data of the Institute of Tourism.
No. of beds
The cruisers mooring in Gdańsk and Gdynia bring in tourists in tens of thousands.
No. of all-season
beds
Municipality of
Gdańsk
84 60 10 242 5885
Municipality of
Gdynia
24 20 2493 1790
Municipality of Sopot 33 29 3866 2872
Poviat of Gdańsk 16 11 1216 689
Poviat of Kartuzy 35 15 2340 915
Poviat of Nowy Dwór 81 14 9714 1223
Poviat of Puck 169 57 16 995 5989
Poviat of Wejherowo 20 15 1380 1139
TOTAL 462 221 48 246 20 502
Photo: Port of Gdańsk Authority
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GROWING HOTEL BASE
The position of the metropolitan area as an important centre of tourism and business
is reflected in the development of the hotel base. In 2007, the visitors could choose from
72 facilities representing a range of standards. Hotels had over 4.4 thousand rooms and
more than 8.8 thousand beds to offer. Most hotel facilities available were of the three
and two-star standards.
Table 16. The hotel base in the Metropolitan Area, 2007.
Voivodship/
poviat
No. of sites
Source: Own study based on the data of the Institute of Tourism.
No. of hotel
rooms
No. of beds
Gdańsk City 17 1334 2542
Gdynia 10 651 1200
Sopot 13 796 1668
Poviat of Gdańsk 5 183 360
Poviat of Nowy Dwór 3 97 196
Poviat of Puck 15 891 1969
Poviat of Wejherowo 9 455 915
TOTAL 72 4407 8850
The Hilton chain hotels have selected Gdańsk as the location of one of their prestigious hotels.
Drawing by: Jan Wójcikiewicz Hotels / Stefan Kuryłowicz
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The metropolis is gaining new hotels year by year. On the photo, the Sheraton Hotel in Sopot, opened in 2008.
The steadily growing number of hotel guests and the pending UEFA EURO 2012 Football
Championships enhance interest in building new, higher class hotels with conference
and spa facilities, as well as tourist-class accommodation among the domestic and foreign
investors.
The year 2008 marked the opening of e.g. the Sheraton Hotel in Sopot (5*), and the
Hotel Gdańsk in Gdańsk (4*). Further three hotels are in construction in the same city:
the Radisson SAS, Hilton, and Qubus. The projects of the IBB chain hotels, and the Ibis
and Etap tourist-class facilities are in their initial stages of construction. Several other
hotel sites are at the investment planning stage. New investment opportunities arise on
attractively located estates offered by the local governments, and on sites of multi-functional
large-scale centres planned by the developers. Among the latter, let us mention
but e.g. the project envisaging the development of the ex-shipyard estate in Gdańsk, or
the expanse separating the port of Gdynia from the city, or the neighbourhood of the
railway station in Sopot. The overall number of beds in the hotels of the Metropolitan
Area is anticipated to exceed 20 thousand by the year 2012.
Photo: archives of the Sopot City Hall

METROPOLIS OF SPORT AND RECREATION
Fans of sport and active leisure find the Bay of Gdańsk Metropolitan Area absolutely
exceptional. The sports and recreational infrastructure in place enables them to indulge
in almost any discipline of individual sports and team games.
The infrastructure base serving team games is steadily expanded. A Performance and
Sports Hall for 15 thousand spectators is now in construction on the border between
Gdańsk and Sopot. Gdynia has already launched a Sports Hall taking an audience of
4.5 thousand in (2008). Gdańsk, a host city of the EURO 2012 Championship football
finals, is building a football stadium capable of accommodating 44 thousand spectators.
The two existing club football stadiums in Gdańsk and Gdynia have been thoroughly
modernised in the recent years, several sports halls designated for training and entertainment
purposes and offered for hire to the residents for sports and recreation have
been erected and/or modernised. Similar projects are taken all across the Metropolitan
Area where the existing sports facilities are being revamped or entirely new sports and
recreational sites erected for the inhabitants and tourists.
The Metropolitan Area offers several score sports facilities fit for such sports disciplines
as squash or tennis. Out of the latter, the most widely known are the courts of the Sopot
Tennis Club, host to the ATP Series international competitions. Many courts are also
available in the winter season.
The Metropolis is also known for its decades’ long horse-riding traditions. Owing
to the EU funds, the Sopot hippodrome in the very heart of the Metropolitan Area, once
The performance and sports hall in construction in the centre of the metropolis will enable organisation
of mass events for as many as 15 thousand participants.
Drawing: archives of the City Hall of Gdańsk
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famous for the horse races and horse-riding competitions it used to organise, will be
modernised.
Intense effort is taken all across the Metropolitan Area to develop and expand the infrastructure
for all kinds of water sports. Windsurfing and kite surfing clubs have located
their campuses along the beach. The best known are the Sopot Sailing Club and the National
Sailing Centre. The competitors training here have a record of victorious European
and World Championships in sailing and windsurfing.
In the summer, a number of sites right on the beach, and water sports centres offer light
watercraft for hire: kayaks, water bicycles, rowing boats, motorboats, and sailing boats.
Sailing clubs and the newly built marinas take in seafaring sailing and motor yachts,
and offer boats for hire. Expansion of network of the sailboat ports and harbours along
the shores of the Bay of Gdańsk, the Vistula Delta, and the Vistula Lagoon, under the
programme of revitalisation of inland watercourses, stands high on the priority lists
of the local governments who aim at enhancing the attractiveness of the metropolis
and region to tourists. In effect, excellent conditions for mooring, garaging, and repairing
boats have been created in the yachting ports and marinas of Gdynia and Gdańsk.
Sopot also intends to join the exclusive group of the world’s sailing ports planning
to build a marina on the shoulder of the world’s longest wooden pier.
The Metropolitan Area has an odd dozen swimming pools to choose from, headed by
the Sopot aqua park complex of pools. Other sites of the kind are planned e.g. in Gdańsk
and Reda. There are three golf courses located in the immediate neighbourhood of the
metropolis: the Sierra Golf Club in Piętkowice near Wejherowo, the Postołowo Golf Club
in Postołowo, and the Tokary Golf Club in Tokary.
The consequently developed sports infrastructure serves as the arena for professional
team contests. The league games held on stadiums and in sports halls gather tens of
thousands of fans every year. The Metropolitan Area takes pride in its two teams playing
in the football Premier League: Lechia Gdańsk and Arka Gdynia. High in the men’s
basketball tables is the Assecco Prokom Sopot team, and their women’s counterpart:
Lotos PKO BP Gdynia. Fans of volleyball gather to watch matches played by the first
and second league men’s teams of Trefl Gdańsk and GTS Gdańsk, and women’s teams
of Energa Gedania II Gdańsk, and EC Wybrzeże TPS Rumia. Handball is also well represented
in the Area in terms of both the players, and match events held. Two women’s
teams: KS Łączpol Gdynia and Dablex AZS AWFiS Gdańsk, and a men’s team of KS AZS-
AWFiS Gdańsk are ranked in the handball prime league. The Metropolis is a strong national
centre of rugby. The top positions in the national tables in the discipline belong to:
Lechia Gdańsk, Arka Gdynia, and Ogniwa Sopot. High level of mastery can also be found
in cinder-track motor racing represented by the club team of GKŻ Wybrzeże, and hockey
with the prime league team of GKS Stoczniowiec Gdańsk.
All in all, fans cheering their clubs on the way to the highest trophies cannot complain
of shortage of exciting sports events. The league teams and their players are sponsored
by large regional companies which in this way turn the idea of corporate social responsibility
into flesh.
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Table 17. Selected sports events in the Metropolitan Area.
Gdańsk
Gdynia
Sopot
Poviat of
Gdańsk
• International Youth and Junior Handball Tournament
• MTB Bike Tour Gdańsk 2008
• Gdansker Family Race
• Gdańsk Roller Skating Rally
• Great Bicycle Ride
• ‘Stanislaw Przybylowski Memorial’ rowing regattas
• ‘Amber Foil’ tournament
• Hevelius regattas
• Gdańsk Kayak Festival
• St. Dominic Race
• Polish Open Water Scooter Championships
• Gdańsk Cup International Cinder-Track Racing Competitions
• Solidarity Marathon
• Westerplatte Defenders Cup regattas
• International Race Walk Competition for the Polish Post Defenders Cup in Gdańsk
• Dragon Boats – Polish Long Distance Championships
• Hanseatic City Cup Wrestling Tournament
• W. Malak International Memorial
• Baltic Cup International Figure Skating Competition
• Baltic Games – Extreme Sports’ Festiwal
• Baltic Sea International Judo Tournament
• Twin City Olympics
• Polish Gdynia Cafe Cup Ballroom Dancing Tournament
• Gdynia table tennis championships
• ‘INTERPLASTIC CUP Gdynia’ Unihockey Tournament for the Disabled
• All-Polish Rally of Tuned Automobiles
• Gdynia Festival of Cheerleader Teams
• Greyhound race
• BIG CITY JIVE All-Polish Popular Tournament in Ballroom Dancing
• Gdynia Water Rescue Championships
• Leonid Teliga Single Handed Memorial Regattas
• Janusz Sidło Memorial
• CSI International Show Jumping Competition
• Pole vault on the Pier
• Amber Mile
• Toyota Sopot Match Race
• Polish Hill Climb Championship
• ‘Round the Pier’ swimming competitions
• Sopot Grand Prix beach run races
• Sopot Catamaran Cup
• Horse riding competition in Przywidz
• Hynek Cup (Bielkówko – Kolbudy – Przywidz – Nowa Karczma – Szymbark – Szatarpy)
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Poviat of
Kartuzy
Poviat of
Nowy Dwór
Poviat of
Puck
Poviat of
Wejherowo
• All-Polish Cross-Country Żukowo Race in Żukowo
• Copernicus Open Chess Tournament in Kartuzy
• Kashubian Championship in the Local Horse Cart [szlupa] Driving in Ostrzyce
• Hey-Ho, as the Kashubians say – the Ostrzyce Tournament for Cart Drivers and Breeders of Cold-
Blooded Horses in Kashubia
• Horseback Rally along Daniel Chodowiecki’s Route, Sierakowice
• Sports Tournament of Towns and Communes in Kartuzy
• Pomeranian Sport Festival, Żukowo
• International Stolem Cup Chess Festival, Kartuzy
• All-Polish Family Football Tournament, Żukowo
• International Junior Football Tournament, Żukowo
• All-Polish 4 Wheel Drive Rally, ‘Kashubia by Night’, Ostrzyce
• Kayak marathons, lakes of the Radunia Circle
• Autumn Gbur, or Rich Farmers’ Run Race, Nowy Dwór Gdański
• Grand Prix Polonia Landmark Cross Country Run Race, Sztutowo/ Stegna
• All-Polish Chess Memorial of the ‘Stutthof Victims’, Sztutowo
• ‘Amber Weight’, All-Polish Tournament in Weight Lifting, Nowy Dwór Gdański
• M. Sucharski Chess Memorial, Sztutowo
• All-Polish Chess Tournament to commemorate the Heroes of Westerplatte, in Stegna
• ‘Flame’ Sports Olympics in Krynica Morska
• Sports All Souls Day in Puck
• Windsurfing Polish Junior Championships, Władysławowo
• Football Baltic Cup, Władysławowo
• Kuźnica Championships in Sand Castle Building
• ‘Harpagan’ All of Extreme Rally, Wejherowo
• Polish Firemen’s Race, under the formula of Jakub Wejher International Run Races in Wejherowo
• All-Polish Tennis Classification Tournament, Reda
• Season closing sailing race for the Drift Cup of the Wejherowo Commune Head Officer,
• Polish Open Championship, class F5-E
The most modern sports facility in the Metropolitan Area today is the sports hall in Gdynia.
Photo: www.artdesign.net.pl

HEALTH AND BEAUTY
The health service system of both public and non-public status is well developed in the
Bay of Gdańsk Metropolitan Area. Medical services in the metropolis can be obtained
from over 250 various health care entities and almost 500 apothecaries.
The health care system is based on a network of privately-owned health care centres
providing basic medical services. These are complemented with a network of centres
offering advanced medicine (hospitals), owned mostly by the local governments.
The major institutions providing medical services in the Metropolitan Area include:
• St Adalbert Specialist Hospital in Gdańsk-Zaspa,
• Pomeranian Centre of Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis in Gdańsk,
• Specialist Mother and Child Healthcare Complex in Gdańsk,
• Prof. T. Bilikiewicz Voivodship Psychiatric Hospital in Gdańsk,
• Pomeranian Centre of Traumatology at the N. Copernicus Voivodship Specialist
Hospital in Gdańsk,
• J. Titz-Kosko Voivodship Rheumatologic Complex in Sopot,
• Polish Red Cross Maritime Hospital in Gdynia,
• J. Brudziński Municipal Hospital in Gdynia,
• F. Ceynowa Specialist Hospital in Wejherowo,
• Voivodship Oncology Centre in Gdańsk.
Alongside the above, the Metropolitan Area is home to highly specialised health care
institutions, to name e.g. the Academic Clinical Centre in Gdańsk or the Marine and
Tropical Medicine Institute. The hospital network in the metropolis further includes the
Rheumatologic Hospital. Gdańsk was the first city in Poland to have a private hospital,
owned by the listed SWISSMED company, built.
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Table 18. The population-to-hospital bed ratio in the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area.
Poviat Population per hospital bed
Poviat of Gdańsk -
Poviat of Kartuzy 297
Poviat of Nowy Dwór 234
Poviat of Puck 553
Poviat of Wejherowo 367
Gdańsk City 166
Gdynia 271
Sopot 164
Source: Own study based on the CSO data.
The Metropolitan Area, particularly the city of Sopot, is also known for its unique healing
values. SPA services are available from many specialist medical centres, however the best
known are the SPA facilities of the Nadmorski hotel (Gdynia), Haffner hotel (Sopot), and
Sheraton hotel (Sopot).
The first privately-owned hospital in Poland was built in the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area
by the listed SWISSMED company. The Metropolitan Area will soon gain a modern Academic Centre of Invasive Medicine.
Photo: City Hall of Gdańsk / Przemysław Rot
Drawing: Medical University of Gdańsk
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EURO 2012
In the year 2012 the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area will host football teams participating in the
European Football Championship, EURO 2012. The matches will be held at the modern football
stadium capable of taking the audience of 44 thousand, currently in construction in the
Letnica district of Gdańsk. While the responsibility for the erection of the stadium rests with
the Gdańsk city authorities, organisation of a sports event of that scale requires engagement
on the part of all local governments of the Metropolitan Area, especially as concerns transport,
accommodation, catering, and public security. These needs call for intensive development
of the existing infrastructure which, once the EURO 2012 games are over, will serve the residents
and the visitors to the metropolis.
The most vital projects required to accompany the erection of the football stadium in connection
with hosting the EURO 2012, include:
• enlargement of the Lech Wałęsa airport,
• redevelopment of the road leading from the airport to the stadium (Słowackiego Street),
• building of the metropolitan railway line to link the airport with Gdańsk and Gdynia,
• construction of the southern ring road, and the Sucharski Route together with the tunnel
under the Dead Vistula canal,
• erection of a congress and exhibition centre in the neighbourhood of the new football
stadium,
• building of new accommodation facilities,
• modernisation and expansion of the medical base.
Most of the investment projects accompanying the stadium erection and organisation of the
EURO 2012 are already under way or well advanced in their preparation for implementation.
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A view of the grandstand of the Letnica football stadium.
An artistic visualisation of the Letnica football stadium. A Congress and Exhibition Centre will be erected in the neighbourhood of the stadium.
Drawing: City Hall of Gdańsk / Rhode-Kellermann-Warowsky.
Drawing: City Hall of Gdańsk / Rhode-Kellermann-Warowsky.
Drawing: INW-EKO CONSULT.

TOWARDS THE EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE
The Bay of Gdańsk Metropolitan Area offers a broad range of cultural events and cyclical
ventures to its residents and visitors. The popularity of the seashore agglomeration is
largely due to its cultural calendar. Boredom in the Metropolis is unheard of, and the
kaleidoscope of the living styles and paths finds its way to the highly varied cultural offer
which includes occasions of the world format.
The list of top institutions, centres, and events of cultural nature certainly includes:
Theatres
• Wybrzeże Theatre in Gdańsk,
• Danuta Baduszkowa Musical Theatre in Gdynia,
• Witold Gombrowicz City Theatre in Gdynia,
• Agnieszka Osiecka Atelier Theatre in Sopot,
• Kameralna Stage in Sopot,
• Miniatura Theatre in Gdańsk,
• Sopot Off de Bicz Alternative Stage in Sopot.
Breathing the air of culture is taught from the cradle in the Metropolitan Area. In the photo: the Suzuki
school students.
Photo: City Hall of Gdańsk / Przemysław Rot
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Philharmonic halls and musical stages
• Frederick Chopin Polish Baltic Philharmonic in Gdańsk,
• State Baltic Opera in Gdańsk,
• Polish Chamber Philharmonic in Sopot.
Museums
• National Museum in Gdańsk,
• Gdańsk History Museum,
• Amber Museum in Gdańsk,
• Archaeological Museum in Gdańsk,
• Polish Maritime Museum in Gdańsk and Gdynia,
• Polish Navy Museum in Gdynia,
• Gdynia City Museum,
• Sopot City Museum,
• Aquarium in Gdynia,
• City Zoological Garden in Gdańsk.
Galleries and centres of culture
• ‘Żak’ Club in Gdańsk,
• ‘Łaźnia’ Centre of Contemporary Art in Gdańsk,
• State Art Gallery in Sopot,
• Wyspa’ Institute of Art,
• Baltic Sea Culture Centre in Gdańsk,
• ‘Triada’ Gallery of Contemporary Art in Sopot,
• Sierakowski Family Manor in Sopot.
There are four cinema complexes (multiplexes) and several smaller cinema halls in the
Metropolitan Area.
The rich cultural offer has always something of interest to the residents and visitors alike,
irrespective of the season.
Appreciating the role of culture in the lives of the inhabitants and tourists, the local
governments take numerous steps to modernise and expand the existing infrastructure.
The flagship projects in the field, both completed and planned, include:
• HEVELIANUM Centre – adaptation of the historic military complex to accommodate
a centre of education and recreation in Gdańsk,
• amber route – reconstruction of a Roman trading post in Pruszcz Gdański;
• extension to the National Museum in Gdańsk,
• modernisation of the Forest Opera in Sopot,
• erection of an early Mediaeval stronghold in Sopot,
• construction of the Gdynia City Museum and the Polish Navy Museum in Gdynia,
• construction of the World War Two Museum in Gdańsk,
• construction of the ‘European Solidarity Centre’ in Gdańsk,
• erection of the Shakespearean Theatre in Gdańsk.
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Alongside family recreational events, the metropolis holds events of the world format featuring
music stars.
Table 19. Selected cultural and recreational events held in the Metropolitan Area.
Gdańsk
Gdynia
International Festivals of Organ and Chamber Music
Gdańsk DocFilm Festival
International Festivals of Organ Music in Oliwa
‘FETA’ International Festival of Open-Air and Street Theatre
Sounds of the North – Festival of Folklore-Inspired Music
St Dominic Fair
Gdańsk Press Photo
Baltic Cartoon Festival
Star Festival
Yach Film Festival
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg Festival
Shakespearean Festival
Gdańsk Carillon Festival
Gdańsk Sense of Humour Festival
All About Freedom
JaZzGdyni
Ladies Jazz Festival
Gdynia Blues Festival
Polish Feature Film Festival
Summer stage of the City Theatre on the Orłowo beach
Music concerts on the open-air stage at the Seashore Boulevard
Twin City Games
Heineken Open’er Music Festival
GLOBALTICA World Culture Festival
Pomeranian Film Workshops
Photo: City Hall of Sopot
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Sopot
Poviat of Wejherowo
(Wejherowo, Rumia, Reda,
Choczewo, Szemud, Łęczyce,
Linia, Gniewino, Luzino)
Poviat of Gdańsk
(Pruszcz Gdański, Cedry
Wielkie, Suchy Dąb, Pszczółki,
Trąbki Wielkie, Kolbudy,
Przywidz)
Poviat of Puck
(Hel, Kosakowo, Puck,
Krokowa, Jastarnia,
Władysławowo)
Poviat of Kartuzy
(Kartuzy, Żukowo, Somonino,
Sulęczyno, Stężyca, Chmielno,
Przodkowo, Sierakowice)
Poviat of Nowy Dwór
(Nowy Dwór Gdański, Stegna,
Sztutowo, Ostaszewo, Krynica
Morska)
International Sopot Festival
‘Two Theatres’ Festival of the Polish Radio Theatre and TV Theatre
Sopot Hit Festival
Midsummer Night – the Pier
International Open Air Film Workshop for young artists
Sopot Pier Festival
Top Trendy Festival
Sopot Jazz
Rev. Ormiński International Festival of Religious Music
A. Luterka Review of Small Theatrical Forms
All-Polish Festival of Marine Songs and Wejherowo Songs
Kashubian Fair
VW Bug Rally
Pomeranian Festival of Lent Song
‘Kashubian Embroidery’ competition
Beach picnic in Przywidz (7 Corners of the Poviat)
Days of Pruszcz Gdański
‘Fermata’ Piano Festival
Trumpet in Trąbki
Bees Days in Pszczółki
Koźlaki Bielkowskie Amber, Beer and Food Festival
Contemporary Music Festival in Pruszcz Gdański
Staging of the defence battle for Kępa Oksywska
Fishermen’s Sea Pilgrimage
Baltic Snuff Championships
‘Buchta’ Festival of Marine Art, Humour and Satire
D-day Hell
Life Saving Championships, Volunteer Water Rescue Teams
Kashubian Small Literary Forms
Festival of Kashubian Song
Puck Artistic Salon
Guitar Player Confrontations
Kashubian Collector Meetings
Amber Miss Poland
Midsummer Night at the Jeziorak Lake
European musical meetings
All-Polish 4 Wheel Drive Rally, ‘Kashubia by Night’, Ostrzyce
International Friendship Games
Kashubian Festival of Religious and Patriotic Song
‘Kaszëbskô Pipa’ International Kashubia Championship in Pipe Smoking
Strawberry Harvest
Polish Championship in Snuff Taking
Jazz in the Woods
Blues at a Forest Warden’s
Old Motorcycle Rally – Kashubian Starry Night
Sulęczyno Accordion Meetings
Farewell to the Summer
Żuławy Cycling Rally
International Organ Festival
World Championship in Amber Fishing
All-Polish Peter and Paul’s Name Day
Source: Own study based on the information materials of the local governments.

WORTH SEEING IN THE GDAŃSK METROPOLITAN AREA AND THE POMERANIAN REGION
The Royal Route and the Historic
Sites of the Main City in Gdańsk
Ranking among the largest and most
beautiful architectural complexes of
historic value in Poland and Northern
Europe, it is a must for every tourist.
The route running the course of Long
Street and Long Market, from the Golden
Gate to the Green Gate, evokes
awe and wonder with its facades of rich
burger townhouses and buildings of
stature, including the most impressive
and most valuable Artus Court and the
Town Hall of the Main City. All around
the route stretch blocks and quarters of
the historical architecture interspersed
with authentic gems instantly associated
with Gdańsk – St Mary’s Church, the
world’s largest brick shrine of the Gothic
epoch, and the Crane – a Mediaeval
port hoisting structure.
Kościuszko Square in Gdynia
The Square is where Gdynia merges with
the sea revealing the marine heritage of
the place. It is also one of the favourite
sites to take a leisurely stroll, appreciated
by the visitors and locals alike, and
a popular open air stage for concerts,
picnics, and other mass events. Here
too, is the permanent mooring site of
the historic vessels: the ORP Błyskawica
[Lightning Navy Vessel] and the Dar Pomorza
tall ship [Gift of Pomerania]. Cruisers,
visiting naval fleets, and tall ships
berth here. The incoming water tram
shuttles and white fleet vessels will stop
here. Out of many sites of interest in the
neighbourhood one should mention
the Gdynia Aquarium, popular especially
among children and teenagers,
a modern sailing boat marina, and many
gourmet’s nooks.
Long Street in Gdańsk.
Dar Pomorza tall ship on Kościuszko Square.
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Photo: www.artdesign.net.pl
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The Sopot Pier
This longest European wooden pier
(511.5 m) spanning the Sopot beach is
the place to take a recreational and therapeutic
walk (the iodine concentration
at the outermost seaward tip is twice
the level recorded on shore). The pier
is the stage of numerous festivals and
a landing place for the white fleet vessels
and water taxis. The pier offers an
excellent vantage point to watch the
World Sailing Championships, the Baltic
Cup in Windsurfing, or the Sopot Triathlon
on the bay waters.
The Sopot pier is composed of two sections:
the famous wooden promenade,
and the Spa Square on land, where
concerts and festivities are held. Surrounding
the place is the unique Fin de
Siecle spa architecture.
St Mary’s Assumption Gothic
Nunnery Church in Żukowo
The origins of the shrine go back to mid
14. century. The first unquestionable
mention of the already existing nunnery
church is dated 1462. The church served
the nuns and the Żukowo population
for ages. The most precious element
of its fixtures is the 16. century altar
from Antwerp, now flanking the main
altar on the right. The latter, depicting
St Mary’s Assumption, is dated to the
17. century. Equally interesting are: the
Baroque pulpit, choir balustrade, numerous
paintings and ornamentation.
Adjacent to the church is the Parish
Museum with a collection of canonicals
and liturgical accessories originating
from the Żukowo nunnery on display.
A separate exhibition is devoted to the
Kashubians and the Kashubian embroidery
of the Żukowo school.
The Sopot Pier – the longest European wooden pier.
Precious church in Żukowo – St Mary’s Assumption Church.
Photo: www.artdesign.net.pl
Photo: Commune Office in Żukowo
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Buildings and hydrotechnical
installations of the early 20. century
power plant in Rutki
Rutki is the name of one of the oldest
and still operated power plants in Pomerania.
It was built in 1910 in the Radunia
River Valley, below the breakthrough
section of the river course. A low
dam holds back the water which forms
a small pond accumulating 4 million
cubic metres of water. An artificial canal
directs the water from the pond to the
power station where it falls down to two
Francis turbines installed 12 metres below.
Their aggregate capacity is 560 kW.
Surviving too, are the nearby dwellings
of the power station crew. The plant neighbours
on a truss bridge resting on
30 metre high columns, a popular meeting
place of dedicated wall climbers
and bungee jumpers.
Raising of the Cross Church in Pruszcz
Gdański
An authentic 14. century structure,
with a beautiful Renaissance pulpit and
a Baroque organ prospectus.
The church, erected on a slight elevation
on the bank of the Radunia canal
and sheltered by the surrounding old
tree stand, is one of the earliest surviving
remains of the town settlement
of Pruszcz Gdański.
Truss bridge in Rutki – ideal place for wall climbing
and bungee jumping.
The Cross Church in Pruszcz Gdański – the earliest
surviving remains of the town settlement.
Photo: City Hall of Gdańsk/ Przemysław Rot
Photo: Town Hall of Pruszcz Gdański
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The Tri-City Landscape Park
The woodlands stretching over more than 20 thousand hectares offer exquisite opportunities
for foot walks, cycling, and classical skiing. The park overgrows a range of moraine
hills carved deep by numerous crisscrossing brooks. This is where many tourist tracks
begin. The woodlands of the park are the lungs of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area.
The Tri-City Landscape Park – the lungs of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area.
Hel Peninsula
This 35-kilometre long peninsula is actually a sandy dune. Tucked along its shores are
many fishing towns and settlements of unique features. They are excellent locations for
water sports. The peninsula is strewn with surviving remains of authentic military structures,
mostly from World War Two. To get to the peninsula, you can travel by car, train,
bike, or the water tram shuttle which travels between the peninsula and the cities of the
Bay of Gdańsk Metropolitan Area in the summer.
Hel Peninsula is an excellent location for water sports.
Photo: www.artdesign.net.pl
Photo: www.artdesign.net.pl

Puck Bay
Nicknamed the ‘Little Sea’, the bay is a basin known in Europe for the excellent conditions
one can find here to indulge in many water sports, such as windsurfing, kite
surfing, or sailing. In the winter, you can also try your skills on the ice. Boat ports and
harbours are in Puck, Chałupy, Kuźnica, Jastarnia, and Jurata. The bay is also an excellent
angling spot.
Puck Bay – heaven for water sports and angling.
Slovinian National Park
The site is just one of the 23 national parks of Poland, but its nature is unique. In 1977
UNESCO listed it among the World Nature Reserves. Wandering dunes which shape the
landscape turning it into a desert of unmatched features are the key attraction of the
park. The nearby village of Kluki is the location of the Slovinian Village Museum.
Wandering dunes are the main attraction of Slovinian National Park.
Photo: City Hall of Gdańsk / Błażej Kucharski
Photo: City Hall of Gdańsk/ Przemysław Rot
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Kashubian Lake District
The District stretches from the Baltic coast in the north to the southern borders of the
Pomeranian region. The land is a natural leisure base for the inhabitants of the metropolis.
The picturesque moraine hills are dotted with long strings of ribbon lakes, which
highlight the landscape of unusual beauty. In the quiet and peace of this virtually undiscovered
part of the country sailing is gaining in popularity. We recommend visiting the
Kashubian Ethnographic Park in Wdzydze Kiszewskie.
Kashubian Lake District is the natural leisure base for locals and tourists.
The Teutonic Castle in Malbork
Centuries ago, Malbork used to be the capital of the state set up by the Teutonic Order.
The castle is the largest brick fortress of Europe. Also recognised as one of the largest
castle compounds in the world, in 1997 it was entered in the UNESCO World List of Cultural
Heritage.
Breathtaking view of The Teutonic Castle in Malbork – the largest brick fortress in Europe.
Photo: www.artdesign.net.pl
Photo: Jacek Kita
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EFFECTIVE METROPOLIS: THE GLOBAL AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES
To achieve the tasks ensuring from the local and regional policies, it is necessary to undertake
many ventures whose range stretches beyond the borders of any particular city
or commune. This is particularly true of the infrastructural projects which frequently affect
from several to ten or more towns and communes. Cooperation of that scale is well
exemplified by the operations of the Metropolitan Transport Association of the Bay of
Gdańsk. The purpose of the organisation is to put in place an integrated system of public
transport. The current priority is the introduction of the metropolitan ticket to enable
the holders to use different types of transport in any of an odd dozen cities, towns, and
communes. The objectives adopted by the association further include coordination of
various means of transport (buses, trams, trolleys, swift commuter train), combined with
establishment of a network of modern transport hubs to facilitate interchanges, including
the change from the private car to public transport.
The communal unions provide another metropolitan forum for solving issues connected
with environment protection, water management, and waste utilisation. The ‘Reda
and Chylonka Valleys’ Municipal Commune Union formed by five urban agglomerations
(Gdynia, Sopot, Rumia, Reda, and Wejherowo) and two rural communes (Kosakowo, and
Wejherowo), has for years successfully performed the tasks taken over from the local governments,
relating to the provision of water supply, sewage collection and treatment,
heat supply, waste management, environment protection, and environmental education.
Communal sewage management and treatment is also tackled jointly by the rural communes
of Stegna and Sztutowo via their ‘MIERZEJA’ Municipal Union.
Many countryside communes in the Metropolitan Area are members of the regional Pomeranian
Association of Rural Communes. The aim of this organisation is to support the
local governments in search for the means, tools, and sources of finance for projects
related to environment conservation, education, and fire protection. The association is
involved in implementing projects financed from the EU funds, geared towards improving
the educational system and solving the environmental problems.
Sustained development of maritime economy is another area which the local governments
address hand in hand. The authorities of the coastal communities work towards
exerting a joint impact on various lines of development of that particular economy sector
via the forum of the Union of Sea Towns and Communes. The organisation groups
32 local governments, including about a dozen towns and communes of the metropolis.
So far, the union has presented a common standing of the local authorities in matter
such as the development of sea tourism, amendments to the act on seaports, the issues
of reviving inland roads, or improving accessibility of ports from the land.
The communes of the Metropolis are also engaged in the works of the ‘Pomorskie in the
European Union’ Association. The association aims at assisting local governments in the
process of applying for the EU funds available under various operational programmes.
Raising the level of know-how and transferring good practices and experience into the
local reality are the areas where the local governments of the Metropolitan Area have
been highly active at the international level. Krynica Morska can serve us as a good
example. The town, together with its peers, i.e. the towns of Łeba, Neringa (Lithuania),
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Borgholm (Sweden), Morbylanga (Sweden), Hohnstorf (Germany), and Comines (Belgium)
participates in the EU Town Twinning partnership programme.
One of the prime organisations formed to act to the benefit of the coastal regions is the
Union of the Baltic Cities. The local governments of Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia, Reda, Pruszcz
Gdański, and Krynica Morska hold membership in the Union.
Another organisation of major importance in which Gdańsk is actively involved, is the
Union of Hanseatic Cities whose origins go back to the Middle Ages. The organisation
focuses on tightening cooperation between the Hanseatic cities in a dozen or so countries
of Europe, mainly in the spheres of cultural, economic, and youth exchange, and
tourism.
The cities, towns, and communes of the Metropolitan Area have built a dense network
of working relationships with their sister local governments abroad. In total figures, cooperation
is maintained with more than 100 local authorities on 3 continents. The relationships
involve mainly cultural, and economic contacts, youth exchange, sport, and
promotion. Members of the local authorities also share their experience and know-how
in management of units of territorial self-government.
The local governments of the Metropolitan Area actively participate in international cooperation between
partner towns and communes.
Photo: City Hall of Gdańsk / Jerzy Pinkas
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Table 20. Partner cities, towns, and communes of the selected local governments of the
Metropolitan Area.
Gdańsk
Gdynia
Sopot
Bremen (Germany), Turku (Finland), Cleveland (USA), Barcelona (Spain), Kalmar
(Sweden), Helsingor (Denmark), Marseilles (France), Rouen (France), Kaliningrad
(Russia), Sefton (United Kingdom), Odessa (Ukraine), Astana (Kasachstan), Sankt
Petersburg (Russia), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Vilnius (Lithuania), Niece (Frane),
Shanghai (China), Palermo (Italy), Bytów (Poland)
Aalborg (Denmark), Baranowicze (Belarus), Brooklyn (USA), Haikou (China),
Kaliningrad (Russia), Karlskrona (Sweden), Kiel (Germany), Klaipeda (Lithuania),
Kotka (Finland), Kristiansand (Norway), Kunda (Estonia), Lipava (Latvia), Plymouth
(United Kingdom), Seattle (USA), the Opal Coast Union (France)
Aszkelon (Israel), Frankenthal (Germany), Karlshamn (Sweden), Naestved
(Denmark), Peterhof (Russia), Ratzenburg (Germany) Southend on Sea (United
Kingdom), Zakopane (Poland)
Rumia Hultsfred (Sweden), Sventsyany (Lithuania), Dęblin (Poland)
Reda
Wejherowo Town
Wejherowo Commune
Lubliniec (Poland), Waldbronn (Germany), Łowicz (Poland), the Vilnius Region
(Lithuania)
Commission for International Exchanges and Twonning (France), Normandy, Tyresö
(Sweden), Sventsyany (Lithuania), Postawy (Belarus)
Commission for International Exchanges and Twonning (France), Normandy,
Commune of Pogiry (Lithuania), Vilnius Region, Commune of Limanowa (Poland)
Pruszcz Gdański Town Situle (Lithuania), Nybro (Sweden), Wivenhoe (United Kingdom)
Żukowo urban cum rural
commune
Kolbudy Uffenheim (Germany)
Kosakowo
Nowy Dwór Gdański
Wendelstein (Germany), Saint-Junien (France)
Local Government of the Vilnius Region (Lithuania), Krościenko nad Dunajcem
(Poland), Żerków (Poland)
Hennef (Germany), Swietlyj (Russia), Sarny (Ukraine), Velka nad Velickou (Czech
Republic)
Puck Cieszyn (Poland), Gueret (France), Konz (Germany), Stein (Germany)
Jastarnia Baabe (Germany), Elbe-Parey (Germany), Wałbrzych, Wisła (Poland)
Kartuzy Caissargues (France), Duderstadt (Germany)
Source: Own study base on the websites of the town offices, plus www.wikipedia.pl.
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Non-governmental organisations play a vital role in the workings of the metropolis, since
they are the actual implementers of many lines in the social and economic policies. In
a number of areas, the organisations either substitute, or complement the local authorities
in their operations. The spheres in which the two meet include e.g.:
• social aid,
• counteracting social pathologies and exclusion,
• health protection,
• research and educational actions,
• cultural activities and initiatives connected with cherishing the cultural heritage,
• environment protection,
• human resources development,
• initiatives connected with raising the efficiency of the local infrastructure.
Non-governmental organisations operate on support from donors (some enjoy the status
of public benefit organisations), grants from the local authorities earmarked for the tasks
resting within the responsibility of public administration, and subsidies from the European
Union operational programmes. Across the Pomeranian region there are several thousand
non-governmental organisations. Their sheer number is the best evidence of the pro-active
stance and sense of civic responsibility among the residents of the region.
Information on a major group of non-governmental organisations operating in the Metropolitan
Area and the region can be found in the non-governmental organisation database
at: http://www.bazy.ngo.pl.
The entity which coordinates and supports civic initiatives is the Regional Information
and Support Centre for NGOs based in Gdańsk (for more information go to:
http://www.rci.org.pl).
Partnership cooperation between local governments, institutions, and businesses translates e.g. into
tangible effects in the areas of research, culture, and labour market.
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GUIDE TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Table 21. Guide to the Local Governments.
Gdańsk Urban commune
Gdynia Urban commune
Sopot Urban commune
Rumia Urban commune
Reda Urban commune
Wejherowo Urban commune
Pruszcz
Gdański
Pruszcz
Gdański
Urban commune
Rural commune
Wejherowo Rural commune
Żukowo
Mixed urban and
rural commune
Kolbudy Rural commune
City Hall of Gdańsk
ul. Nowe Ogrody 8/12
80-803 Gdańsk
Tel. (+48 58) 323 63 00
Fax (+48 58) 302 01 34
City Hall of Gdynia
Al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego
52/54
81-382 Gdynia
Tel. (+48 58) 668 80 00
Fax (+48 58) 620 97 98
City Hall of Sopot
ul. Kościuszki 25/27
81-704 Sopot
Tel. (+48 58) 521 37 50
Fax (+48 58) 551 01 33
Town Hall of Rumia
ul. Sobieskiego 7
84-230 Rumia
Tel. (+48 58) 679 65 00
Fax (+48 58) 679 65 17
Town Hall of Reda
ul. Pucka 9
81-240 Reda
Tel. (+48 58) 678 80 23
Fax (+48 58) 678 31 24
Town Hall of Wejherowo
pl. Jakuba Wejhera 8
84-200 Wejherowo
Tel. (+48 58) 677 70 00
Fax (+48 58) 672 12 57
Town Hall of Pruszcz Gdański
ul. Grunwaldzka 20
83-000 Pruszcz Gdański
Tel. (+48 58) 775 99 21
Fax (+48 58) 682 34 51
Commune Office of Pruszcz
Gdański
ul. Wojska Polskiego 30
83-000 Pruszcz Gdański
Tel. (+48 58) 692 94 21
Fax (+48 58) 682 27 14
Commune Office of
Wejherowo
Os. Przyjaźni 6
84-200 Wejherowo
Tel. (+48 58) 677 97 01
Fax (+48 58) 677 97 00
Commune Office of Żukowo
ul. Gdańska 52
83-330 Żukowo
Tel. (+48 58) 685 83 00
Fax (+48 58) 685 83 18
Commune Office of Kolbudy
ul. Staromłyńska 1
83-050 Kolbudy
Tel. (+48 58) 691 05 21
Fax (+48 58) 691 05 58
Mayor
Paweł Adamowicz
Mayor
Wojciech Szczurek
Mayor
Jacek Karnowski
Mayor
Elżbieta Rogala-
Kończak
Mayor
Krzysztof Krzemiński
www.gdansk.pl
www.gdynia.pl
www.sopot.pl
www.um.rumia.pl
www.reda.pl
Mayor
Krzysztof Hildebrandt www.wejherowo.pl
Mayor
Janusz Wróbel
Head Officer
Magdalena
Kołodziejczak
Head Officer
Jerzy Kepka
Mayor
Albin Bykowski
Head Officer
Leszek Grombala
www.pruszcz-gdanski.pl
www.pruszczgdanski.pl
www.ug.wejher.pl
www.zukowo.pl
www.kolbudy.gd.pl
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Kosakowo Rural commune
Puck Urban commune
Puck Rural commune
Krokowa Rural commune
Władysławowo Urban commune
Jastarnia Urban commune
Hel Urban commune
Choczewo Rural commune
Szemud Rural commune
Łęczyce Rural commune
Linia Rural commune
Luzino Rural commune
Commune Office of Kosakowo
ul. Żeromskiego 69
81-198 Kosakowo
Tel. (+48 58) 660 43 00
Fax (+48 58) 660 43 01
Town Hall of Puck
84-100 Puck, ul. 1 Maja 13
Tel. (+48 58) 673 05 00
Fax (+48 58) 673 05 33
Commune Office of Puck
ul. 10 lutego 29
84-100 Puck
Tel. (+48 58) 673 20 96
Fax (+48 58) 673 27 37
Commune Office of Krokowa
ul. Szkolna 2
84-110 Krokowa
Tel. (+48 58) 675 41 00
Fax (+48 58) 675 41 01
Town Hall of Władysławowo
ul. Hallera 19
81-120 Władysławowo
Tel. (+48 58) 674 54 00
Fax (+48 58) 674 07 63
Town Hall of Jastarnia
ul. Portowa 24
84-140 Jastarnia
Tel. (+48 58) 675 19 99
Fax (+48 58) 675 21 76
Town Hall of Hel
ul. Wiejska 50
84-150 Hel
Tel. (+48 58) 677 72 40
Fax (+48 58) 677 72 77
Commune Office of Choczewo
ul. Pierwszych Osadników 17
84-210 Choczewo
Tel. (+48 58) 572 39 40
Fax (+48 58) 676 30 12
Commune Office of Szemud
ul. Kartuska 13
84-217 Szemud
Tel. (+48 58) 676 11 85
Fax (+48 58) 676 11 13
Commune Office of Łęczyce
ul. Długa 49
84-218 Łęczyce
Tel. (+48 58) 678 92 14
Fax (+48 58) 678 91 25
Commune Office of Linia
ul. Turystyczna 15
84-223 Linia
Tel. (+48 58) 676 85 82
Fax (+48 58) 676 85 88
Commune Office of Luzino
ul. Ofiar Stutthofu 11
84-242 Luzino
Tel. (+48 58) 678 20 68
Fax (+48 58) 678 23 25
Head Officer
Jerzy Włudzik
Mayor
Marek Rintz
www.kosakowo.pl
www.miasto.puck.pl
Head Officer
Tadeusz Puszkarczuk www.gmina.puck.pl
Head Officer
Henryk Doering
Mayor
Adam Drzeżdżon
Mayor
Tyberiusz Narkowicz
www.krokowa.home.pl
www.wladyslawowo.pl
www.jastarnia.pl
Mayor
Mirosław Wądołowski www.hel.eu
Head Officer
Jacek Michałowski
www.choczewo.com.pl
Head Officer
Zbigniew Engelbrecht www.szemud.pl
Head Officer
Bożena Chmielewska www.leczyce.pl
Head Officer
Łukasz Jabłoński
Head Officer
Jarosław Wejer
www.bip.ug-linia.pl
www.luzino.pl
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Gniewino Rural commune
Kartuzy
Mixed urban and
rural commune
Somonino Rural commune
Sulęczyno Rural commune
Stężyca Rural commune
Chmielno Rural commune
Sierakowice Rural commune
Przodkowo Rural commune
Cedry Wielkie Rural commune
Suchy Dąb Rural commune
Pszczółiki Rural commune
Trąbki Wielkie Rural commune
Commune Office of Gniewino
ul. Pomorska 8
84-250 Gniewino
Tel. (+48 58) 676 76 77
Fax (+48 58) 676 72 26
Commune Office of Kartuzy
ul. Hallera 1
83-300 Kartuzy
Tel. (+48 58) 681 05 02
Fax (+48 58) 681 09 73
Commune Office of Somonino
ul. Ceynowy 21
83-314 Somonino
Tel. (+48 58) 684 11 21
Fax (+48 58) 684 11 44
Commune Office of Sulęczyno
ul. Kaszubska 26
83-320 Sulęczyno
Tel. (+48 58) 684 40 01
Fax (+48 58) 684 40 01
Commune Office of Stężyca
ul. 9 Marca 7
83-322 Stężyca
Tel. (+48 58) 684 33 05
Fax (+48 58) 684 33 44
Commune Office of Chmielno
ul. Gryfa Pomorskiego 22
83-333 Chmielno
Tel. (+48 58) 684 22 16
Fax (+48 58) 684 22 16
Commune Office of Sierakowice
ul. Lęborska 30
83-340 Sierakowice
Tel. (+48 58) 681 61 20
Fax (+48 58) 681 66 01
Commune Office of Przodkowo
ul. Kartuska 21
83-304 Przodkowo
Tel. (+48 58) 685 14 25
Fax (+48 58) 685 13 61
Commune Office of Cedry
Wielkie
ul. Krasickiego 16
83-020 Cedry Wielkie
Tel. (+48 58) 683 61 64
Fax (+48 58) 683 61 66
Commune Office of Suchy Dąb
ul. Gdańska 17
83-022 Suchy Dąb
Tel. (+48 58) 682 86 85
Fax (+48 58) 682 86 20
Commune Office of Pszczółki
ul. Pomorska 18
83-032 Pszczółki
Tel. (+48 58) 683 91 28
Fax (+48 58) 682 91 95
Commune Office of Trąbki
Wielkie
ul. Gdańska 12
83-034 Trąbki Wielkie
Tel. (+48 58) 682 83 23
Fax (+48 58) 682 83 19
Head Officer
Zbigniew Walczak
Mayor
Mirosława Teresa
Lehman
Head Officer
Mieczysław
Flisikowski
Head Officer
Jan Kulas
Head Officer
Czesław Witkowski
www.gniewino.pl
www.e-kartuzy.pl
www.somonino.pl
www.suleczyno.pl
www.gminastezyca.pl
Head Officer
Zbigniew Roszkowski www.chmielno.pl
Head Officer
Tadeusz Kobiela
www.sierakowice.pl
Head Officer
Andrzej Wyrzykowski www.przodkowo.pl
Head Officer
Janusz Goliński
Head Officer
Sławomir Kaźmierski
Head Officer
Hanna Brejwo
Head Officer
Błażej Konkol
www.cedry-wielkie.pl
www.suchy-dab.pl
www.pszczolki.pl
www. trabkiw.ug.gov.pl
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Przywidz Rural commune
Nowy Dwór
Gdański
Mixed urban and
rural commune
Stegna Rural commune
Sztutowo Rural commune
Ostaszewo Rural commune
Krynica
Morska
Poviat of
Gdańsk
Poviat of
Kartuzy
Poviat Nowy
Dwór
Urban commune
Poviat
Poviat
Poviat
Poviat of Puck Poviat
Poviat
Wejherowo
Poviat
Commune Office of Przywidz
ul. Gdańska 7
83-047 Przywidz
Tel. (+48 58) 682 51 46
Fax (+48 58) 682 52 25
Town Hall of Nowy Dwór
Gdański
ul. Wejhera 3
82-100 Nowy Dwór Gdański
Tel. (+48 55) 247 24 01
Fax (+48 55) 247 24 05
Commune Office of Stegna
ul. Gdańska 34
82-103 Stegna
Tel. (+48 55) 247 81 71
Fax (+48 55) 247 83 95
Commune Office of Sztutowo
ul. Gdańska 55
82-110 Sztutowo
Tel. (+48 55) 247 81 51
Fax (+48 55) 247 83 96
Commune Office of
Ostaszewo
Ostaszewo 74
82-112 Ostaszewo
Tel. (+48 55) 247 13 28
Fax (+48 55) 247 13 18
Town Hall of Krynica Morska
ul. Górników 15
82-120 Krynica Morska
Tel. (+48 55) 247 65 27
Fax (+48 55) 247 65 66
Poviat Starost Office in
Pruszcz
ul. Wojska Polskiego 16
83-000 Pruszcz Gdański
Tel. (+48 58) 683 53 90
Fax (+48 58) 683 48 99
Poviat Starost Office in
Kartuzy
ul. Dworcowa 1
83-300 Kartuzy
Tel. (+48 58) 685 33 43
Fax (+48 58) 681 36 43
Poviat Starost Office in Nowy
Dwór Gdański
ul. Sikorskiego 23
82-100 Nowy Dwór Gdański
Tel. (+48 55) 247 36 68
Fax (+48 55) 247 36 70
Poviat Starost Office in Puck
ul. Orzeszkowej 5
84-100 Puck
Tel. (+48 58) 673 42 02
Fax (+48 58) 673 41 91
Poviat Starost Office in
Wejherowo
ul. 3 Maja 4
84-200 Wejherowo
Tel. (+48 58) 572 94 00
Fax (+48 58) 572 94 02
Source: local governments’ information pages.
Head Officer
Bożena Mielewczyk
Zawada
Mayor
Tadeusz Studziński
Head Officer
Eugeniusz
Wyrzykowski
Head Officer
Stanisław
Kochanowski
Head Officer
Kazimierz Stadnicki
Burmistrz
Adam Ostrowski
Starost
Cezary Bieszniac-
Krzywiec
Starost
Janina Kwiecień
Starost
Zbigniew Piórkowski
Starost
Artur Jabłoński
Starost
Józef Reszke
www.przywidz.pl
www.miastonowydwor.pl
www.stegna.ug.gov.pl
www.sztutowo.ug.gov.pl
www.ostaszewo.pl
www.krynicamorska.pl
www.powiat-gdanski.pl
www.kartuskipowiat.pl
www.nowydworgdanski.pl
www.starostwo.puck.pl
www.powiat.wejher.pl

MAJOR INSTITUTIONS IN THE REGION
Pomeranian Marshal Office
ul. Okopowa 21/27, 80-810 Gdańsk
tel. (+48 58) 32 61 555
fax (+48 58) 32 61 556
marszalek@woj-pomorskie.pl
www.woj-pomorskie.pl
Pomeranian Voivodship Office in Gdańsk
ul. Okopowa 21/27, 80-810 Gdańsk
tel. (+48 58) 30 77 695
zok@gdansk.uw.gov.pl
www.uw.gda.pl
Inland Revenue Chamber in Gdańsk
ul. Długa 75/76, 80-831 Gdańsk
tel. (+48 58) 300 23 00
fax: (+48 58) 301 43 18
www.is.gdansk.pl
isdn@pm.mofnet.gov.pl
Voivodship Labour Office
ul. Podwale Przedmiejskie 30, 80-824 Gdańsk
tel. (+48 58) 32 61 801
fax: (+48 58) 32 64 894
wup@wup.gdansk.pl
www.wup.gdansk.pl
Pomerania Development Agency S.A.
ul. Piwna 36/39, 80-831 Gdańsk
tel. (+48 58) 32 33 100
fax: (+48 58) 30 11 341
sekretariat@arp.gda.pl
www.arp.gda.pl
Pomeranian Borrowing Fund S.A.
ul. Szara 332-33, 80-116 Gdańsk
tel. (+48 58) 30 22 005
fax (+48 58) 30 75 125
biuro@pfp.gda.pl
www.pfp.gda.pl
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Pomeranian Regional Credit Guarantee Fund sp. z o.o.
ul. Szara 32-33, 80-116 Gdańsk
tel. (+48 58) 32 03 405/406, 30 17 747
fax (+48 58) 32 03 637
prfpk@prfpk.com.pl
www.prfpk.com.pl
Pomeranian Chamber of Skilled Crafts for Small and Medium Enterprises
ul. Piwna 1/2, 80-831 Gdańsk
tel. (+48 58) 30 18 441, 30 57 541
fax (+48 58) 30 17 931
biuro@pomorskaizba.com.pl
www.pomorskaizba.com.pl
Office for Competition and Consumer Protection in Gdańsk
ul. Podwale Przedmiejskie 30, 80-824 Gdańsk
tel. (+48 58) 30 15 175
fax (+48 58) 34 62 932
gdansk@uokik.gov.pl
www.uokik.gov.pl
Statistical Office in Gdańsk
ul. Danusi 4, 80-434 Gdańsk
tel. (+48 58) 76 83 100
fax (+48 58) 76 83 270
sekretariatUSGDK@stat.gov.pl
www.stat.gov.pl/urzedy/gdansk
Customs Chamber
ul. Północna 9a, 81-029 Gdynia
tel. (+48 58) 66 69 393, 66 69 088
fax (+48 58) 62 10 554
dyrektor@gdy.mofnet.gov.pl
www.gdynia.uc.gov.pl
Gdańsk Metropolitan Development Agency sp. z o.o. (GARG sp. z o.o.)
ul. Kartuska 5, 80-103 Gdańsk
tel. (+48 58) 323 63 23
e-mail: cob@gdansk.gda.pl
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
1. Pomeranian Marshal Office: www.woj-pomorskie.pl
2. Pomerania Development Agency S.A.: www.arpg.gda.pl
3. Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport: www.airport.gdansk.pl
4. Seaports of Gdańsk and Gdynia: www.portgdansk.pl, www.port.gdynia.pl
5. Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency: www.paiz.gov.pl
6. Statistical Office in Gdańsk: www.stat.gov.pl/gdansk
7. websites of the cities and communes of the Bay of Gdańsk Metropolitan Area: City of Gdańsk – www.gdansk.pl, City of Gdynia – www.gdynia.pl, City of Sopot – www.sopot.pl,
Town of Rumia – www.um.rumia.pl. Town of Reda – www.reda.pl, Town of Pruszcz Gdański – www.pruszcz-gdanski.pl, Town of Wejherowo – www.wejherowo.pl, Commune of
Pruszcz Gdański – www.pruszczg.ug.gov.pl, Town of Żukowo – www.zukowo.pl, Commune of Kolbudy – www.kolbudy.gd.pl, Commune of Kosakowo – www.kosakowo.pl
8. websites of the Poviat Starost Offices in Wejherowo – www.powiat.wejherowo.pl, Pruszcz Gdański – www.powiat-gdanski.pl, and the Town of Kościerzyna
– www.koscierzyna.gda.pl
9. Studies: Memorandum of the Pomeranian Metropolitan Area, Gdańsk Academy of Banking, Gdańsk 2006
10. Memorandum of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area, Gdańsk Academy of Banking, Gdańsk Institue for Market Economics, Gdańsk 2007
11. Pomeranian Special Economic Zone: www.strefa.gda.pl, Pomeranian Science and Technology Park: www.ppnt.gdynia.pl
12. Pomeranian website of the Polish Touring and Sightseeing Society [PTTK]: www.pomorskie.pttk.pl
13. Rzeczpospolita Daily of 29 April 2008
14. www.zatokapucka.pl
15. Statistical Yearbook of the Pomeranian Voivodship, CSO 2007
16. The Pomeranian Voivodship 2007. Sub-regions, Poviats, Communes, CSO 2007
17. Gross Domestic Product, Regional Accounts in 2006, CSO, Katowice 2008
18. Area and population by territories in 2007, CSO, Warsaw 2007
19. Maritime Economy in the Pomeranian Voivodship, 2006
20. Report – Office Property in the Tri-City, Spring 2008, Pomerania Development Agency S.A.
21. Adecco: www.adecco.pl/channels/adecconewvi_pl/home/home1.asp
22. Institute of Tourism: www.intur.com.pl
23. www.wikipedia.pl
24. Statistical Bulletin of the Pomeranian Voivodship – 2Q 2008
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