Gdańsk, Pomerania Voivodeship, Poland

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🇵🇱 Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland. Gdańsk is the capital and largest city of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is Poland's principal seaport and the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.

The city lies at the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay, close to the city of Gdynia and resort town of Sopot; these form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trójmiasto), with a population of approximately 1.5 million. Gdańsk lies at the mouth of the Motława River, connected to the Leniwka, a branch in the delta of the Vistula River, which connects Gdańsk with the Polish capital Warsaw.

The city's history is complex, with periods of Polish, Prussian and German rule, and autonomy as the Free City of Danzig. An important shipbuilding and trade port since the Middle Ages, in 1361 it became a member of the Hanseatic League which defined its economic, demographic and urban landscape for several centuries. In 16th century, Gdańsk experienced its Golden Age and thanks to its grain exports became one of the wealthiest cities in Europe. From 1918 to 1939, Gdańsk lay in the disputed Polish Corridor between Poland and Germany; its ambiguous political status created tensions that culminated in the Invasion of Poland and the first clash of the Second World War at nearby Westerplatte. The contemporary city was shaped by extensive border changes, expulsions and new settlement after 1945. In the 1980s, Gdańsk was the birthplace of the Solidarity movement, which played a major role in bringing an end to Communism in Poland and helped precipitate the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact.

Gdańsk is home to the University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk University of Technology, the National Museum, the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre, the Museum of the Second World War, the Polish Baltic Philharmonic and the European Solidarity Centre. Among Gdańsk's most notable historical landmarks are the Town Hall, the Green Gate, Artus Court, Neptune's Fountain, and St. Mary's Church, one of the largest brick churches in the world. The city is served by Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, the country's third busiest airport and the most important international airport in northern Poland. Companies headquartered in Gdańsk include energy provider Energa SA and clothing retailer LPP.

The city also hosts St. Dominic's Fair, which dates back to 1260, and is regarded as one of the biggest trade and cultural events in Europe. Gdańsk has also topped rankings for the quality of life, safety and living standards world-wide, and its historic city centre has been listed as one of Poland's national monuments.

Economy The industrial sections of the city are dominated by shipbuilding, petrochemical, and chemical industries, as well as food processing. The share of high-tech sectors such as electronics, telecommunications, IT engineering, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals is on the rise. Amber processing is also an important part of the local economy, as the majority of the world's amber deposits lie along the Baltic coast. The Pomeranian Voivodeship, including Gdańsk, is also a major tourist destination in the summer, as millions of Poles and other European tourists flock to the beaches of the Baltic coastline. Major companies in Gdańsk: • Acxiom – IT • Arla Foods – food processing • Bayer Shared Service Centre – finance & accounting • Cognor – steel, engineering, capital goods • Coleman Research – knowledge broker • Crist – shipbuilding • Delphi – automotive parts • Dr. Oetker – food processing • Grupa Lotos – energy, petrol refinery • Energa Trading – electrical and heat energy • Bank BPH – finance • Gdańska Stocznia Remontowa – shipbuilding • Elektrociepłownie Wybrzeże – energy • LPP – retail • Polnord Energobudowa – construction company • Petrobaltic – energy, oil drilling • Intel – IT • IBM – IT • IVONA – IT • FINEOS – IT • Wirtualna Polska – internet service • Kainos – IT • Lufthansa Systems – IT • Jeppesen – IT • Compuware – IT • Thomson Reuters – media • ThyssenKrupp – steel, engineering, capital goods • Maersk Line – services & pick-up • Transcom WorldWide – business processing outsourcing • Jysk – retail • Meritum Bank – finance • Glencore – raw materials • Orlen Morena – energy • Fosfory Ciech – chemical company • Hydrobudowa – construction company • Llentabhallen – steel constructions • Ziaja – cosmetics and beauty company • Stabilator – construction company • Skanska – construction company • Flügger – paints manufacturing • HD heavy duty – retail • Dresser Wayne – retail fueling systems • First Data – finance • Masterlease – finance • Transcom WorldWide – business processing outsourcing • Weyerhaeuser Cellulose Fibres – cellulose fibre manufacturing • Gdańsk Shipyard – shipbuilding • OIE Support – education services (part of Laureate International Universities) • PricewaterhouseCoopers – professional services • Kemira – chemical industry group • BreakThru Films – animated film studio • Schibsted – IT • IWG – business support services • Mango Media – home shopping channel • MOL Europe – shipping • VB Leasing – finance • Metsä Group – forest industry • Competence Call Centre – call centre • EPAM Systems – IT • Esotiq&Henderson – retail • Bayer – chemical and pharmaceutical company • Playsoft – IT • Staples Advantage – office products • Deloitte – professional services • KPMG – professional services • Comarch – IT • ESO Audit – professional services • TF Bank – finance • Ensono – IT.

Education • University of Gdańsk (Uniwersytet Gdański) • Gdańsk University of Technology (Politechnika Gdańska) • Gdańsk Medical University (Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny).

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Gdańsk was ranked #37 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. Gdańsk has a population of over 471,525 people. Gdańsk also forms part of the wider Tricity metropolitan area which has a population of over 1,317,517 people. Gdańsk is ranked #278 for startups with a score of 1.127.

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Antipodal to Gdańsk is: -161.347,-54.349

Locations Near: Gdańsk 18.6528,54.3486

🇵🇱 Sopot 18.567,54.442 d: 11.8  

🇵🇱 Tricity 18.55,54.433 d: 11.5  

🇵🇱 Gdynia 18.536,54.518 d: 20.3  

🇵🇱 Tczew 18.796,54.089 d: 30.4  

🇵🇱 Rumia 18.4,54.567 d: 29.2  

🇵🇱 Starogard Gdański 18.533,53.967 d: 43.1  

🇵🇱 Puck 18.4,54.7 d: 42.3  

🇵🇱 Kartuzy 18.208,54.331 d: 28.9  

🇵🇱 Wejherowo 18.25,54.604 d: 38.5  

🇵🇱 Malbork 19.049,54.037 d: 43.2  

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