Tricity

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leader_title = Mayor of Gdansk
leader_name = Paweł Adamowicz
leader_title1 = Mayor of Sopot
leader_name1 = Jacek Karnowski
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footnotes = Tricity (or "Tri-City", also called "Treble City", in Polish "Trójmiasto") is an urban area consisting of three Polish cities: Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot. They are situated adjacent to one other, in a row, on the coast of the Gdańsk Bay, Baltic Sea, in Eastern Pomerania (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 cities' cooperation.

Welfare

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)

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.

*Largest urban areas of the European Union
*Largest European metropolitan areas

The Tricity continuous urban area includes following cities:

According to official EU publication cite news |publisher = European Commission |date = 2006|url = http://www.urbanaudit.org/index.aspx|title = Urban Audit ] 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: 14 (2001) Number of students: 60,436 (2001) Number of graduates: 10,439 (2001)
*Gdynia: Number of universities: 7 (2003) Number of students: 13,362

Some of universities:
* [http://www.awf.gda.pl/ Academy of Physical Education in Gdansk]
* [http://www.asp.gda.pl/ Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk]
* [http://www.amuz.gda.pl/ Academy of Music in Gdansk]
* [http://www.wsm.gdynia.pl/ Maritime Academy in Gdynia]
* [http://www.amw.gdynia.pl/ Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia]
* [http://amg.gda.pl/ The Medical University of Gdansk]
* [http://www.univ.gda.pl/pl/ University of Gdansk]
* [http://www.pg.gda.pl/ University of Technology in Gdansk]
* [http://www.wsb.gda.pl/wwwGdansk/default.xml/ Gdansk School of Banking]
* [http://www.wsz.pl/ Gdansk Management College]
* [http://www.gwsh.gda.pl/ Gdansk Higher School of Humanities]
* [http://wsfia.omnibusmedia.pl/ Gdansk Administration School]
* [http://wsse.crowley.pl/2006/ Social Economic Higher School in Gdansk]
* [http://www.wstih.edu.pl/ The Higher School of Tourism and Hotel Industry in Gdansk]
* [http://www.wsms.edu.pl/ Academy of International Economic and Political Relations in Gdynia]
* [http://www.wsaib.pl/ Business and Administration School in Gdynia]
* [http://www.pwsh.edu.pl/ Pomeranian Higher School of Humanities in Gdynia]
* [http://www.wskfit.pl/ The Higher School of Physical Culture and Tourism in Sopot]
* [http://www.wsfir.gda.pl/ Sopot College]
* [http://www.swps.edu.pl/ Warsaw School of Social Psychology - The Branch Campus in Sopot]

Entertainment

Cinemas:

*Helikon
*Kameralne
*Kinoplex
*Krewetka
*Multikino
*Neptun
*Żak
*Polonia
*Silver Screen

Theatres:

*Wybrzeże Theatre
*Danuta Baduszkowa Musical Theatre in Gdyni
*Witold Gombrowicz Municipal Theatre in Gdynia
*Atelier Theatre in Sopot
*Dreams Theatre
*Miniatura Theatre in Gdansk
*Maybe Theatre Company in Gdansk
*Theatre Znak in Gdansk
*Wybrzeżak Theatre
*Leśny Theatre
*Scena Kameralna Teatru Wybrzeże
*Scena Letnia Teatru Miejskiego im. Witolda Gombrowicza przy Molo w Orłowie
*Scena Teatralna ŻAK
*Fundacja Theatrum Gedanense

Opera house and Philharmonic

*Forest Opera in Sopot
* [http://www.filharmonia.gda.pl/ Frederic Chopin Polish Baltic Philharmonic] (ENG, DE)
*Polska Filharmonia Kameralna in Sopot
* [http://www.operabaltycka.pl/ 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.

Infobox Weather
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Jan_Hi_°F = 33 |Jan_Hi_°C = 0
Feb_Hi_°F = 33 |Feb_Hi_°C = 0
Mar_Hi_°F = 40 |Mar_Hi_°C = 4
Apr_Hi_°F = 49 |Apr_Hi_°C = 9
May_Hi_°F = 60 |May_Hi_°C = 15
Jun_Hi_°F = 66 |Jun_Hi_°C = 18
Jul_Hi_°F = 69 |Jul_Hi_°C = 20
Aug_Hi_°F = 69 |Aug_Hi_°C = 20
Sep_Hi_°F = 61 |Sep_Hi_°C = 16
Oct_Hi_°F = 52 |Oct_Hi_°C = 11
Nov_Hi_°F = 41 |Nov_Hi_°C = 5
Dec_Hi_°F = 35 |Dec_Hi_°C = 1
Year_Hi_°F = 50 |Year_Hi_°C = 10
Jan_Lo_°F = 24 |Jan_Lo_°C = -4
Feb_Lo_°F = 24 |Feb_Lo_°C = -4
Mar_Lo_°F = 29 |Mar_Lo_°C = -1
Apr_Lo_°F = 35 |Apr_Lo_°C = 1
May_Lo_°F = 43 |May_Lo_°C = 6
Jun_Lo_°F = 49 |Jun_Lo_°C = 9
Jul_Lo_°F = 53 |Jul_Lo_°C = 11
Aug_Lo_°F = 53 |Aug_Lo_°C = 11
Sep_Lo_°F = 47 |Sep_Lo_°C = 8
Oct_Lo_°F = 40 |Oct_Lo_°C = 4
Nov_Lo_°F = 33 |Nov_Lo_°C = 0
Dec_Lo_°F = 28 |Dec_Lo_°C = -2
Year_Lo_°F = 38 |Year_Lo_°C = 3
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Apr_Precip_inch = 1.2 |Apr_Precip_mm = 30.5
May_Precip_inch = 1.7 |May_Precip_mm = 43.2
Jun_Precip_inch = 2.2 |Jun_Precip_mm = 55.9
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accessdate = 2008-02-11

Transport

Tricity has a well-developed common transport system, in addition each city has its own. Here is described only the common part of the 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.

There is plan to build new line of Szybka Kolej Miejska to connect Baltic Arena with Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport. The line should be ready for 2012 Euro games

Airport

Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airportis 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 Gdansk Airport is located a mere 10 km from the centre of Gdansk, 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. Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport has its own railway siding which can be used for handling large lots of cargo dispatched by air.

The efficient Gdansk 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 Gdansk Wrzeszcz - line 110
*to/from Gdansk - line B
*to/from Gdansk Wrzeszcz/ Gdansk Central Train Station - night line N3
*to/from Gdynia Central Train Station - line 510

Airplanes connections with GDN:

*Amsterdam (Centralwings)
*Belfast (EasyJet)
*Barcelona Girona (Centralwings, WizzAir)
*Birmingham (Ryanair)
*Bournemouth (WizzAir)
*Bristol (EasyJet)
*Cardiff (bmibaby)
*Cologne / Bonn (WizzAir)
*Copenhagen (SAS)
*Cork (WizzAir)
*Coventry (WizzAir)
*Cracow (LOT)
*Doncaster Sheffield (WizzAir)
*Dortmund (WizzAir)
*Dublin (Centralwings, Ryanair)
*East Midlands (bmibaby)
*Edinburgh (Centralwings, EasyJet)
*Frankfurt (LOT, Lufthansa)
*Frankfurt Hahn (Ryanair)
*Glasgow Prestwick (WizzAir)
*Goteborg (WizzAir)
*Hamburg (LOT)
*Hamburg Lubeck (WizzAir)
*Helsinki (Finnair)
*Karlskrona Ronneby
*Liverpool (WizzAir)
*London Gatwick Airport (EasyJet)
*London Luton Airport (WizzAir)
*London Stansted Airport (Ryanair)
*Malmo Sturup (WizzAir)
*Munich (LOT)
*Oslo (Norwegian, SAS)
*Oslo Torp (WizzAir)
*Rome (Centralwings)
*Shannon (Centralwings)
*Stockholm Skavsta (WizzAir)
*Turku (WizzAir)
*Warsaw (LOT)

Ferries

Ferryboats connections with Gdynia, Sopot, Gdansk:

*Gdynia - Karlskrona - Gdynia (Stena Line)
*Gdansk - Nynashamn - Gdansk (Polferries)
*Gdynia - Hel - Gdynia (line 520)
*Gdynia - Jastarnia - Gdynia (line 530)
*Gdansk - Hel - Gdansk (line F1)
*Sopot - Hel - Sopot (line F2)
*Sopot - Gdansk - Sopot (line F3)

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 are a great number of bus lines and they cover every district of the three cities of the metropolis.

Foreign representatives

Gdansk:

*Consul of the Kingdom of Denmark
*General Consul of the Kingdom of Sweden
*General Consulate of the People's Republic of China
*General Consulate of the Russian Federation
*General Consulate of the Republic of Belarus
*General Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany
*General Consulate of Ukraine
*Honorary Consul of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
*Honorary Consul of the Republic of Latvia
*Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
*Honorary Consul of Peru
*Honorary Consul of the Mexican United States
*Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Spain

Gdynia:

*Honorary Consul of the Republic of Finland
*Honorary Consul of Italy
*Honorary General Consul of Romania
*Honorary Consul of the Republic of Austria
*Honorary Consul of Chile
*Honorary Consul of the Republic of Cyprus
*Honorary Consul of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
*Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Norway

Sopot:

*Honorary General Consul of the Republic of Iceland
*Honorary Consul of the Republic of Slovakia
*Honorary Consul of France

References

ee also

*Cassubia
*Tricity Landscape Park

External links

* [http://www.zkm.pl/visualsys/ Gdansk transport system] (PL, ENG)
* [http://www.zkmgdynia.pl/ Gdynia transport system] (PL)
* [http://www.skm.pkp.pl/dali.php?aa=mapa_trasy/ SKM (Fast Urban Railway) - map] (PL)
* [http://guide.trojmiasto.pl/ Map and Guide to aglomeration] (PL, ENG)
* [http://www.woj-pomorskie.pl/downloads/mapa_14.jpgMap of population density in the urban area]
* [http://www.shopandsee.eu/ Tricity for tourists from Scandinavia] (ENG)
* [http://www.gdynia.pl City od Gdynia] (PL, ENG, DE, SWE, DEN, FR, RU)
* [http://www.sopot.pl City of Sopot] (PL, ENG, DE, FR, RU)
* [http://www.gdansk.pl City of Gdansk] (PL, ENG)
* [http://www.wrotapomorza.pl/en/ Pomeranian Voivodeship Tourist Portal] (PL, ENG, DE, FR, RU)
* [http://www.joytrip.pl/irl/ City break in Tricity] (ENG)
* [http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=706, Investments in Tricity]
* [http://www.ppnt.gdynia.pl/english/ Pomeranian Science and Technology Park in Gdynia] (PL, ENG, DE, FR, IT, DEN)