Tricity, Poland

Tricity
Trójmiasto
Urban area
Tricity
Map of the Tricity area
Coordinates: 54°26′N 18°33′E / 54.433°N 18.550°E / 54.433; 18.550
Country Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
Government
 • Mayor of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz
 • Mayor of Gdynia Wojciech Szczurek
 • Mayor of Sopot Jacek Karnowski
Area
 • Urban area 414.81 km2 (160.16 sq mi)
Population (2017)
 • Urban area 748,126
 • Density 1,804/km2 (4,670/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,098,379
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s) +48 058
Car Plates GA, GD, GSP
Gdańsk
Gdynia
Sopot

Tricity, or Tri-City (Polish: Trójmiasto [Polish pronunciation: [trujˈmʲastɔ]], Kashubian: Trzëgard}) is a metropolitan area in Poland consisting of three cities in Pomerania: Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot, as well as minor towns in their vicinity. They are situated adjacent to one other, in a row on the coast of Gdańsk Bay, Baltic Sea, in Pomerelia (Pomeranian Voivodeship), northern Poland. The Tricity metropolitan area has a population of over 1 million people.

The name Trójmiasto was used informally or semi-formally only, until 28 March 2007, when the "Tricity Charter" (in Polish Karta Trójmiasta) was signed as a declaration of the cities' cooperation.

Economy

Nearly 35% taxpayers from Tricity are in the middle and high taxable income groups (average for Poland 10%). Approximately 12% of Tricity taxpayers are in highest taxable income group (Polish average 3%).

Population

The total population of the 3 cities comprising Tricity (Gdańsk + Gdynia + Sopot):

  • XII.1960: 481,100 inhabitants (286,900 + 150,200 + 44,000)
  • XII.1970: 604,800 inhabitants (365,600 + 191,500 + 47,700)
  • XII.1975: 693,800 inhabitants (421,000 + 221,100 + 51,700)
  • XII.1980: 744,400 inhabitants (456,700 + 236,400 + 51,300)
  • XII.2004: 754,960 inhabitants (460,524 + 253,650 + 40,785)
  • XII.2006: 748,126 inhabitants (456,658 + 251,844 + 39,624)
  • VI.2017: 747,637 inhabitants (464,293 + 246,643 + 36,701)

The Tricity metropolitan area also includes Wejherowo, Reda, Rumia, Pruszcz Gdański and several other communities. The total population in 2006 was 1,100,500, in an area of 1580.69 km².

The Tricity continuous urban area includes following cities:

city area
1996
km²		 area
2017
km²		 pop. 1996 pop. 1999 pop. 2003 pop. 2017
Gdańsk 265.03 261.96 462,336 457,937 461,011 464,293
Gdynia 135.49 135.14 251,932 255,014 253,500 246,643
Sopot 17.31 17.31 43,360 42,333 41,017 36,701
Pruszcz Gdański 16.47 16.47 21,470 21,757 23,187 30,287
Rumia 32,86 30.10 ? 40 200 43 000 48,317
Reda 26.39 33.46 15,422 17,510 17,868 24,888
Wejherowo 25.65 26.99 47,357 47,038 46,900 50,016
Total 513.42 504.96 882,871 884,080 885,240 901,145

According to official EU publication[1] the population of Larger Urban Zone of Tricity is 1 098 379.

Education

The Tricity is an important center of education.

  • Gdańsk: Number of universities: 13 (2010) Number of students: 52,436 (2009) Number of graduates: 10,439 (2001)
  • Gdynia: Number of universities: 7 (2010) Number of students: 21,362 (2010)

Some of universities:

Entertainment

Cinemas:

  • Gdańsk Film Centre (studio cinemas)
    • Helikon
    • Kameralne
    • Neptun
  • Kinoplex
  • Krewetka
  • Multikino Gdynia
  • Multikino Gdańsk
  • Multikino Sopot
  • Multikino Rumia
  • Żak
  • Helios Gdynia
  • Polonia

Theatres:

  • Wybrzeże Theatre
  • Danuta Baduszkowa Musical Theatre in Gdynia
  • Witold Gombrowicz Municipal Theatre in Gdynia
  • Atelier Theatre in Sopot
  • Dreams Theatre
  • Miniatura Theatre in Gdańsk
  • Theatre Znak in Gdańsk
  • Wybrzeżak Theatre
  • Scena Kameralna Teatru Wybrzeże
  • Summer Scene of Gdynia's Municipal Theatre
  • Scena Teatralna ŻAK
  • Theatrum Gedanense Foundation[2]

Opera house and Philharmonic

  • Forest Opera in Sopot
  • Frederic Chopin Polish Baltic Philharmonic
  • Polska Filharmonia Kameralna in Sopot
  • The Baltic Opera

Climate

Tricity has a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters that can be very severe. Rain is possible all year round. Summer is the best time to visit when temperatures range from 70 °F to 90 °F (20 °C to 30 °C), but evenings can be cool enough to require a sweater. Winters are wet, cold and grey.

Climate data for Tricity (Gdańsk)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 0
(33)		 0
(33)		 4
(40)		 9
(49)		 15
(60)		 18
(66)		 20
(69)		 20
(69)		 16
(61)		 11
(52)		 5
(41)		 1
(35)		 10
(50)
Average low °C (°F) −4
(24)		 −4
(24)		 −1
(29)		 1
(35)		 6
(43)		 9
(49)		 11
(53)		 11
(53)		 8
(47)		 4
(40)		 0
(33)		 −2
(28)		 3
(38)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38.1
(1.5)		 27.9
(1.1)		 27.9
(1.1)		 30.5
(1.2)		 43.2
(1.7)		 55.9
(2.2)		 71.1
(2.8)		 71.1
(2.8)		 61.0
(2.4)		 48.3
(1.9)		 55.9
(2.2)		 45.7
(1.8)		 576.6
(22.7)
Source: Weatherbase[3]

Sport

PGE Arena in Gdańsk

Tricity has a number of professional teams, which compete in basketball, volleyball, speedway, handball, rugby union and football.

The most known football clubs are Lechia Gdańsk and Arka Gdynia, both of which also possess highly successful rugby teams (RC Arka and RC Lechia. There is a third top-flight Polish rugby team Ogniwo Sopot, making the Tricity Poland's rugby capital. The third football club is Bałtyk Gdynia.

Wybrzeże Gdańsk are the Tricity's speedway team, formerly a multi-sports club, now its only other remaining section is the reactivated handball team, former 10 times men's Polish champions.

Asseco Gdynia and Trefl Sopot are the two men's professional basketball teams, while Lotos Gdynia are their female counterparts.

Transport

Tricity Beltway

The Tricity has a well-developed public transport system.

Development of the Tricity was smoothed by the construction of the city train (SKM) 1951, binding the whole area from Tczew by Gdańsk, Sopot 1953, Gdynia 1956, Reda, Rumia to Wejherowo 1957.

The backbone of the Tricity is the inner highway. It starts in Gdańsk and goes through Sopot, Gdynia, Rumia and Reda to Wejherowo. It consists of 2-4 lanes in each direction.

In 1975 the dual carriageway Tricity Beltway (Obwodnica Trójmiejska) was constructed. It starts in the vicinity of Pruszcz Gdański and goes through the western districts of Gdańsk to Gdynia-Chylonia.

Fast Urban Railway

There is a plan to build a new line of Szybka Kolej Miejska to connect the Baltic Arena with Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport.

Airport

Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport

Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport is one of the three main international Polish airports. Its position is associated with a well-developed network of domestic and international transport connections provided in response to the growing demand for business and tourist travel.

The Gdańsk Airport is located a mere 10 km from the centre of Gdańsk, about the same distance from the centre of Sopot and 23 km from the centre of Gdynia. The continually expanding road system which connects the airport with the city centres allows drivers to cover the distances in about 15–20 minutes. The close vicinity of the Tri-city by-pass and junctions with state motorways nos. 1, 6 and 7 facilitates access from areas outside the Tri-city. The convenient location of the airport makes it easy for travellers and cargo carriers to transfer from air to road, and also to the railway network and seaports. Gdańsk Lech Walesa Airport has its own railway siding which can be used for handling large lots of cargo dispatched by air.

The efficient Gdańsk Airport operates even the biggest planes and allows thousands of tourists to visit the Pomerania province every day. Just in front of the main entrance to the passenger terminal the visitors can find a bus that will take them to the city centre. They may also chose to take a taxi that will take them wherever they want to go in the area of the Tri-City for a relatively small price.

Getting airport by bus

  • to/from Gdańsk Wrzeszcz - line 110
  • to/from Gdańsk - line 210
  • to/from Gdańsk Wrzeszcz/ Gdańsk Central Train Station - night line N3
  • to/from Gdynia Central Train Station - line 4A
Passenger terminal at Gdańsk Airport

Airplanes connections with GDN:

Ferries

Ferryboats connections with Gdynia, Sopot, Gdańsk:

Buses

The variety and a number of connections make the travel around the Tri-City and surrounding areas very easy. One of the most popular means of transport in the Pomerania province is the public bus. There is a great number of bus lines and they cover every district of the three cities of the metropolis. In Gdynia, except normal buses, there are also Trolleybuses.

Foreign representatives

Gdańsk:

Gdynia:

Sopot:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Urban Audit". European Commission. 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-05-31.
  2. ↑ Sprintnet. "Theatrum Gedanense". www.teatr-szekspir.gda.pl.
  3. ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Gdańsk, Poland". Retrieved February 11, 2008.

Coordinates: 54°26′N 18°33′E / 54.433°N 18.550°E / 54.433; 18.550

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