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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Vistula Lagoon
Frombork is a town in northern Poland, situated on Vistula Bay in the Warmia i Mazury voivodship with a population of 2700 (in 2000).
Bays The Curonian Lagoon (or Bay, Gulf) is sundered from the Baltic Sea by the Curonian Spit and belongs to Lithuania and Russia.
The bay is enclosed by a large curve of the shores of Gdańsk Pomerania in Poland (Cape Rozewie, Hel Peninsula) and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia (Sambian peninsula).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Vistula-Lagoon   (777 words)

  
 Gdansk Bay
Gdańsk Bay or the Bay of Gdańsk (Polish: Zatoka Gdańska; Kashubian: Gduńskô Hôwinga; Russian: Гданьская бухта), also known as Danzig Bay (German: Danziger Bucht), is a southeastern bay of the Baltic Sea.
The main rivers of Gdańsk Bay are the Pregolya and the Vistula.
The bay receives the waters of the Vistula directly via three branches — the Leniwka, the Śmiała Wisła, and the Martwa Wisła — and indirectly via the Vistula Lagoon with two branches, the Nogat and the Szkarpawa.
www.algebra.com /algebra/about/history/Gdansk-Bay.wikipedia   (275 words)

  
 SUTRA, a City of Tomorrow project: City Profil: Gdansk
Gdansk is the largest economic, scientific and cultural centre on the Polish coast.
It lies in Northern Poland on the Bay of Gdansk.
Gdansk is situated in the middle of the southern Baltic shore on the Bay of Gddans which shelters it from the open sea.
www.ess.co.at /SUTRA/CITIES/gdansk.html   (795 words)

  
 Gdansk - Environment
Gdansk is located on the shore of the Gdansk Bay at the mouth of the Vistula River.
Gdansk Bay is a rather shallow water basin with a sandy bottom.
Since the mid-1970s studies of the Bay of Gdansk have been conducted by the Institute of Oceanography at the University of Gdansk.
www.valt.helsinki.fi /projects/enviro/cities/gda/gda_envi.htm   (505 words)

  
 Gdansk - Tourism | Tourist Information - Gdansk, Poland |
Gdansk is situated on the coast of the Gdansk Bay, a part of the Baltic Sea enclosed in the north by the Hel peninsula.
Gdansk's past has several characteristic features: a long tradition of being a free city, the multinational mix of Polish and German cultures and close relations with Western Europe as one of the main ports of the Baltic region.
Gdansk, originally ruled by the dukes of Pomerania, was soon settled by Germans.
www.staypoland.com /about_gdansk.htm   (535 words)

  
 Gdansk Bay - Definition, explanation
The Bay of Gdańsk; (also known as the Gdańsk Bay or Gulf of Gdańsk; in Polish Zatoka Gdańska; in German Danziger Bucht) is a southeastern bay of the Baltic sea enclosed by a large curve of the shores of Gdańsk Pomerania; in Poland (Cape Rozewie, Hel Peninsula) and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia (Sambian peninsula).
The western part of Gdansk Bay is formed by the shallow waters of the Bay of Puck and the southeastern part is the Vistula Lagoon, separated by the Vistula Spit and connected to the open sea by the Strait of Baltiysk.
The Bay of Gdansk receives the waters of the River Vistula directly via three branches -- the Leniwka, the Smiala Wisla, and the Martwa Wisla -- and indirectly via the Vistula Lagoon with 2 branches: the Nogat and the Szkarpawa.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/g/gd/gdansk_bay.php   (259 words)

  
 Gdansk: Danzig Tours & Hotels. Walesa hometown, Malbork Teutonic Castle, Kashubian Culture. Discounted hotels all over ...
Gdansk (Danzig) - the Polish maritime capital with the population nearing half a million.
Lying on the Bay of Gdansk and the southern cost of the Baltic Sea the city is a thousand years old.
Today, Gdansk is the capital of the Pomeranian province and an important administration centre.
www.gdansk-tours.com   (96 words)

  
  Gdansk: Gdansk Bay
The city lies on the southern coast of Gdañsk Bay (of the Baltic Sea), in a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdynia and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the greater Gdañsk or the Tricity (Trójmiasto) with a population of over a million people.
It lies in Northern Poland on the Bay of Gdansk.
Gdansk is situated on the coast of the Gdansk Bay, a part of the Baltic Sea enclosed in the north by the Hel peninsula.
www.lycos.com /info/gdansk--gdansk-bay.html   (490 words)

  
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Gdańsk Bay or the Bay of Gdańsk (Kashubian: Gduńskô Hôwinga; Polish: Zatoka Gdańska) also known as the Bay of Danzig (German: Danziger Bucht), is a southeastern bay of the Baltic Sea.
The bay is enclosed by a large curve of the shores of Gdańsk Pomerania in Poland (Cape Rozewie, Hel Peninsula) and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia (Sambian Peninsula).
The main rivers of Gdańsk Bay are the Pregolya and the Vistula.
stron.frm.pl /wiki.php?title=Gdansk_Bay   (259 words)

  
  Gdansk Bay
The Bay of Gdańsk (also known as the Gdańsk Bay or Gulf of Gdańsk; in Polish Zatoka Gdańska; in German Danziger Bucht) is a southeastern bay of the Baltic sea enclosed by a large curve of the shores of Gdańsk Pomerania in Poland (Cape Rozewie, Hel Peninsula) and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia (Sambian peninsula).
The western part of Gdansk Bay is formed by the shallow waters of the Bay of Puck and the southeastern part is the Vistula Lagoon, separated by the Vistula Spit and connected to the open sea by the Strait of Baltiysk.
The Bay of Gdansk receives the waters of the River Vistula directly via three branches -- the Leniwka, the Smiala Wisla, and the Martwa Wisla -- and indirectly via the Vistula Lagoon with 2 branches: the Nogat and the Szkarpawa.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/g/gd/gdansk_bay.html   (221 words)

  
 Catamarans.com - Sunreef in Gdansk
Gdansk is the 6th largest city in Poland, its principal seaport, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodship.
Gdansk is, with a population of 460 000 (2002), the largest city in the historical province of Eastern Pomerania.
Gdansk is situated at the mouth of the Motlawa river, connected to Leniwka, a branch in the delta of the Vistula, whose waterway system connects 60% of the area of Poland, giving the city a unique advantage as the center of Poland's sea trade.
www.catamarans.com /sunreef/company_profile/gdansk   (209 words)

  
 Gdansk : Meet Poland
Gdansk is the Polish maritime capital with the population nearing half a million.
Present-day Gdansk is the capital of the Pomeranian province and an important administration centre.
More recently, in 1980, Gdansk was the scene of the events which shaken the old Soviet post-war order triggering the process of its decomposition and drawing a new map of the Old Continent.
www.meetpoland.com /gdansk   (639 words)

  
 magito's Journal
Gdansk lies on the southern coast of the Gdansk Bay (of the Baltic Sea).
Gdansk is situated at the mouth of the Motlava River, a branch in the delta of the Vistula, whose waterway system connects 60% of the area of Poland, giving the city a unique advantage as the center of Poland's sea trade.
Gdansk in a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdynia and suburban communities, which togheter form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (with a population over a million people).
www.greatestcities.com /users/magito   (179 words)

  
 Quo Vadis your DMC Poland - Gdansk
Gdansk is a thousand-year-old city with a population nearing half a million.
In Gdansk the issue of environment protection is given an exceptionally high priority, as is evidenced by its numerous environmental investments.
These are appended with such other outdoor attractions as the Gdansk cycling tracks, zoological gardens, the famous Oliwa Park with its ancient trees, the "Gdansk Fortress" Culture Park of City Fortifications with unique authentic military architecture, numerous parks and city squares, or the nature reserves of the Sobieszewo Island.
www.dmcpoland.quovadis.com /gdansk.php   (1066 words)

  
 Gdansk Bay - Definition up Erdmond.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
, Bay of Gdansk or Gulf of Gdansk (: ''Danzig Bucht'') is a south-east bay of the Baltic_sea enclosed by a large curve of the shores of Gdansk_Pomerania in Poland (Rozewie_Cape, Hel_Peninsula), and Kaliningrad_Oblast of Russia (Sambian peninsula).
Western part of the Gdansk Bay are the shallow waters of the Bay_of_Puck and the soouth=east part is the Vistula_Lagoon separated by the Vistula_Spit and conected by the Strait_of_Baltiysk.
Bay of Gdansk receives the waters of, and Szkarpawa.
www.erdmond.com /Gdansk_Bay.html   (155 words)

  
 Gdansk :: Way To Poland
Gdansk is the Polish maritime capital, once an important point on the "amber route" and member of the Hanseatic League, now a modern harbour that continues its development.
Gdansk is also the place that witnessed the creation of the first Free Trade Union "Solidarity", which contributed to the fall of the communist system in Poland and other countries of the Central and Eastern Europe.
The golden age for Gdansk amber craft was the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries when amber artefacts attracted not only rich city dwellers, aristocrats, clergymen but also became the most prestigious diplomatic souvenirs given to kings, popes, sultans.
www.waytopoland.com /x.php/1,144/Gdansk.html   (612 words)

  
 Gd Gda& Gdansk Gdansk Gdansk, Poland Gdansk-Nowy Port Danzig temp Gdansk Basin Gdansk Bay   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gdansk Bay - The Gdansk Bay, Bay of Gdansk or Gulf of...
Gdansk County - Gdansk County is a county in the, whose...
Gdansk Voivodship - Gdansk Voivodship was a unit of administrative division...
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 GDANSK
Until XIII century West and East Pomerania were the separate Duchies bordered with the Polish State under Piasts, but the part of Eastern/Gdansk Pomerania belonged to Bishopric of Kuyavia (in the Piast Kingdom).
W czasach napoleonskich i po I wojnie swiatowej Gdansk mial status Wolnego Miasta.
W Gdansku urodzili sie i pracowali wielki astronom Jan Heweliusz, fizyk Gabriel Fahrenheit, filozof Artur Schopenhauer, laureaci nagrody Nobla Lech Walesa i Gunter Grass, skrzypek Konstanty Andrzej Kulka.
groups.msn.com /GDANSK   (605 words)

  
 Quo Vadis your DMC Poland - Gdansk
Gdansk is a thousand-year-old city with a population nearing half a million.
In Gdansk the issue of environment protection is given an exceptionally high priority, as is evidenced by its numerous environmental investments.
These are appended with such other outdoor attractions as the Gdansk cycling tracks, zoological gardens, the famous Oliwa Park with its ancient trees, the "Gdansk Fortress" Culture Park of City Fortifications with unique authentic military architecture, numerous parks and city squares, or the nature reserves of the Sobieszewo Island.
dmcpoland.quovadis.com /gdansk.php   (1066 words)

  
 Gdansk travel guide - Wikitravel
Gdansk [1], also known as Danzig, its German name; (Polish: Gdańsk) is a city in Poland on the Baltic Sea.
In modern history, Gdansk is known as the birthplace of Solidarity, the labor and democracy movement that helped to bring down the Communist government in Poland, and subsequently marked the beginning of the end of The cold war.
Do not be fooled by the fact that Gdansk is famous for its ship yards, as it is a beautiful city with a charm of its own.
wikitravel.org /en/Gdansk   (1706 words)

  
 Sofitel Grand Sopot, Sopot Poland
The historical building overlooking the beach and the Gdansk bay is located in the neighbourhood of the famous Sopot pier and a few hundred meters from the most popular street of Sopot.
The Sofitel Grand Sopot is settled in a beautiful park, at the promenade and the sandy beach and also in the heart of the holiday resort.
Hotel Sofitel Grand Sopot built in 1927 in the Art Noveau style is situated on the picturesque Bay of Gdansk, very close to the beach in the centre of the resort of Sopot.
www.polhotels.com /Gdansk/Grand   (214 words)

  
 Gdansk Convention - convention, congress, conference in Gdansk
Gdansk is still the biggest and busiest port on the Baltic, but the port on the Mot³ava is now an oasis of peace and beauty.
The forested and sandy coast of Mierzeja Wi¶lana ("Spit of the Vistula"), abundant in flora, fauna and amber, is a haven for holiday makers.
A tour to the charming town of Frombork – a small fishing port in the Vistula Bay and seat of the Warmia bishops since the 13th century.
www.marco2.dev2.araneo.pl /tours   (481 words)

  
 Gdansk Annual Events | Festivals in Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia
One of the oldest and also the most prestigious annual events in Gdansk is St.
Besides the treasures of the fair itself, which are particularly strong on art and amber, the festival embraces a range of events from concerts to firework displays.
The city of Gdansk carefully prepares itself for the welcoming of guests and counts on the visit of many sailing ships and their crews.
www.gdansk-life.com /poland/annual-events   (537 words)

  
 Gdańsk.pl
Lying on the Bay of Gdańsk and the southern cost of the Baltic Sea the city is a thousand years old.
Amateurs of water sports can indulge in their pastime out in the Bay of Gdańsk or along the Motława Arm, an exquisite watercourse for canoeing or kayak escapades.
Always hospitable, Gdańsk invites visitors to its charming lanes and historic interiors, bathing grounds on the sea and sailing courses, comfortable hotels, elegant restaurants, and cosy cafes.
www.gdansk.pl /en/article.php?category=453&article=991&history=453:   (769 words)

  
 Gdansk Events | Bay of Gdansk Days | Dni Zatoki Gdanskiej
The shallow waters of the Baltic which lap up against the shores of Poland from Krynica Morska, past Gdansk, and all the way to Hel, is collectively called the Bay of Gdansk.
Sport, culture, and recreational activities can be found in abundance all along the bay towards the start of September.
The opening of the festival usually takes place in Gdansk on the Motlawa river, in the heart of the city, and from there on, you’ll be immersed in the action, but hopefully not in the water!
www.gdansk-life.com /poland/bay-gdansk-days   (344 words)

  
 ES 331/767 Lecture 14
The Vistula delta and Gdansk Bay region is a classic area for research on Eemian deposits and environments in northern Poland.
The great depth of Gdansk Bay is a result of combined strong glacial erosion and glaciotectonism by major ice streams or lobes during repeated glaciations.
It is possible that Elblag Upland was created in an interlobate position, as local ice-lobes surged into a proglacial lake dammed in the Gdansk Bay basin--one ice lobe was situated to the east in the till-plain lowland, and another to the west in Vistula delta/lagoon depression.
academic.emporia.edu /aberjame/ice/lec14/lec14.htm   (3278 words)

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