Gdynia
Gdynia [ˈɡdɨɲa] (13px listen) (Kashubian: [Gdiniô] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), German: [Gdingen; 1939-1945 Gotenhafen] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a city in northern Poland in Pomeranian Voivodeship, and is an important and seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. It has about 248 000 inhabitants and 135 km².
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| Country | |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | city county |
| City rights | February 10, 1926 |
| Boroughs | 22 dzielnicas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aleksandra Kosiorek |
| • Vice President | Ewa Łowkiel |
| • Vice President | Michał Guć |
| • Vice President | Bogusław Stasiak |
| • Vice President | Marek Stępa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 136 km2 (53 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (31.03.2014) | |
| • Total | 247,799 |
| • Density | 1,822/km2 (4,719/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 81-004 to 81-919 |
| Car plates | GA |
| Website | http://www.gdynia.pl |
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View from Kosciuszko Square; Dar Pomorza on the left, Sea Towers on the right
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Large-scale map including Oxhöft and Gdynia area
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Red Bull Air Race Gdynia - 2014
Gdynia Media
MS Pilsudski in Gdynia, 1935
ORP Błyskawica, Polish destroyer which served in World War II, now a museum ship
Solidarity election rally in Gdynia, 1989
View from Kościuszko Square; Dar Pomorza on the left, Sea Towers on the right