Tricity

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Tricity
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Tricity (Poland)
Tricity
Tricity
Basic data
State : Poland
Voivodeship : Pomerania
Area : 414.81  km²
Geographic location : 54 ° 26 '  N , 18 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 54 ° 26 '0 "  N , 18 ° 33' 0"  E
Height : 0-205 m npm
Residents : 746,927 (June 30, 2015)
Telephone code : (+48) 058
Economy and Transport
Street : A1 motorway
Rail route : Gdynia – Warsaw– (Prague) , Danzig – Stettin
Next international airport : Gdansk Airport



Gdańsk ( Danzig )
Sopot ( Sopot )
Gdynia ( Gdynia )

The Tricity (Polish Trójmiasto [ trujˈmʲastɔ ], Kashubian Trzëgard ) is an urban agglomeration in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland . The three cities of Gdańsk ( Danzig ), Gdynia ( Gdynia ) and Sopot ( Sopot ) committed themselves to closer cooperation in 2007 in the “Karta Trójmiasta” (Tricity Charter). The three cities border each other and are located on the Danzig Bay ( Baltic Sea ).

Wejherowo ( Neustadt in Westpr. ), Reda ( Rheda ) and Rumia ( Rahmel ) also belong to the greater Tricity area ; these are called the little tri -city.

  • Population (2015): 746,927
  • Area: 414.81 km², metropolitan area including Wejherowo, Reda and Rumia: 1332.5 km².

Residents

(in brackets Gdańsk + Gdynia + Sopot)
1960: 481,100 inhabitants (286,900 + 150,200 + 44,000)
1970: 604,800 inhabitants (365,600 + 191,500 + 47,700)
1975: 693,800 inhabitants (421,000 + 221,100 + 51,700)
1980: 744,400 inhabitants (456,700 + 236,400 + 51,300)
2001: 761,000 inhabitants
2004: 752,900 inhabitants (459,100 + 253,300 + 40,500)
2007: 746,630 inhabitants (456,103 + 251,183 + 39,344)
2015: 746,927 inhabitants (461,798 + 247,672 + 37,457)

Schools and colleges

There are many educational institutions in the Tricity.

  • Gdańsk: Number of universities: 10 (2001) Number of students: 60,436 (2001) Number of degrees: 10,439 (2001)
  • Gdynia: Number of universities: 7 (2003) Number of students: 13,362

traffic

The Tricity has a well-developed common local transport system. In addition, each has its own public transport. Only public transport is described below.

In 1951 an S-Bahn ( Szybka Kolej Miejska w Trójmieście , SKM ) traffic was established. This included the entire region from Tczew via Danzig, Sopot 1953, Gdynia 1956, Reda, Rumia to Wejherowo 1957.

The backbone of road traffic is a multi-lane expressway from Gdansk via Sopot, Gdynia, Reda and Rumia to Wejherowo.

In 1975 a multi-lane ring expressway was built, which runs from Pruszcz Gdański via Danzig to Gdynia- Chylonia . An extension to Wejherowo is planned.

See also

Web links

Wikivoyage: Trójmiasto  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. a b Główny Urząd Statystyczny, "LUDNOŚĆ - STAN I STRUKTURA W PRZEKROJU TERYTORIALNYM", as of June 30, 2007 ( Memento of February 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  2. https://trojmiasto.wyborcza.pl/trojmiasto/1,35612,4020355.html Accessed January 8, 2020 - Commitment to cooperation on: Introduction of a common ticket for public transport; Development of integrated public transport timetables and routes connecting all three cities; Construction of the Tri-City cycle path network; Creation of a common calendar with cultural events; Coordination of major road repairs in individual cities; Introduction of integrated traffic lights ("green wave"); Promotion of the tourist attractions of Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot at home and abroad; Activities to attract new investments; Planning the construction of sports and cultural facilities; Creation of a network of schools adapted to the needs of the labor market.
  3. population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2015 , accessed May 28, 2016