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Gdańsk is a unique city. Its history is inextricably linked with the sea, port and Hanseatic tradition. For its residents, the coexistence of the city and the port means, first of all, jobs, but also the improvement of road traffic due to the modernisation of the city-port connections. Gdańsk is an attractive destination, with a multitude of interesting buildings, impressive historic monuments and intriguing old streets. Its architecture is a mix of many styles: Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Rococo and Baroque.

More than three million tourists visit Gdańsk per year. Every third tourist comes from abroad.

There are regular ferry connections to Nynäshamn in Sweden from our port. Every year, thousands of travellers come to the Obrońców Westerplatte Quay on board cruise ships, and the number of calls is constantly growing. Between 1995 and 2019, a total of 680 cruise ships entered the Port of Gdańsk, with more than 250,000 passengers on board.

Here are the key events in the history of Gdańsk and the Port.

Chronology – arrows are between dates, whereas they should indicate specific year

01.09
1939

World War II begins with the German attack on Westerplatte

1627

Battle of Oliwa - the victorious battle between the Polish fleet and the Swedish naval blockade of Gdańsk

1457

King Casimir IV Jagiellon grants Gdańsk privileges that ensure great autonomy for the city and the port

1361

Gdańsk joins the Hanseatic League

999

The first historical record about the Port of Gdańsk in “The Life of Saint Adalbert”

Now

The fastest growing port of Europe

2023

More than 80 million tonnes handled annually

2022

More than 60 million tonnes handled with record-breaking increase +28.2%

2019

More than 50 million tonnes handled annually

2017

Launch of a major port infrastructure modernisation program

2016

Opening of the tunnel under the Dead Vistula - connecting both sides of the Port with the A1 Motorway

2010

Inauguration of the first ocean container connection

2007

Launch of the Deepwater Container Terminal Gdańsk (DCT)

1974

Opening of the Northern Port