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województwo pomorskie

Gdańsk, the Baltic and the world's largest brick castle.

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Pomerania is the Baltic coast with Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia, and the castle of the Teutonic Knights at Malbork.

Museums in województwo pomorskie

Look inside, then pay your admission straight to the museum.

The story of województwo pomorskie

Gdańsk was a rich Hanseatic port; its Long Market is lined with merchants' houses. The European Solidarity Centre tells how the 1980 strikes changed Europe, and the Museum of the Second World War stands near Westerplatte, where the war began. Malbork Castle, the largest castle in the world by area, was the seat of the Teutonic Knights.

  • 1997Malbork Castle on the UNESCO list
  • 1939the Second World War begins at Westerplatte

województwo pomorskie through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 1980The August strikes at the Gdańsk Shipyard.See it: European Solidarity Centre

What to do in województwo pomorskie

  1. 01

    European Solidarity Centre

    The story of Solidarity.

    Gdańsk2 hours
  2. 02

    Museum of the Second World War

    The war from a Polish and European view.

    Gdańsk3 hours
  3. 03

    Malbork Castle Museum

    The Teutonic Order's red-brick fortress.

    Malbork3 hours
Getting there

Getting to województwo pomorskie

Almost every museum is easy to reach by public transport.

Getting around województwo pomorskie

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

On the map

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Hidden story

The gold of the Baltic

Amber washes up on Pomeranian beaches.

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After winter storms, people walk the beaches near Gdańsk looking for amber, the fossil resin of ancient forests, washed out of the seabed. Gdańsk has worked amber for centuries, and the Amber Museum shows pieces with insects trapped inside 40 million years ago.