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Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998)

The Gdańsk Voivodeship was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998.

The place

The Gdańsk Voivodeship was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Gdańsk, and it was centered on the region of Pomerelia. It was established on 1 June 1975, from parts of the voivodeships of Gdańsk, and Bydgoszcz, and existed until 31 December 1998, when it was incorporated into then-established Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998)

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Gdańsk Arena

    The Gdańsk Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as the Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk since May 2021, is a football stadium in Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Lechia Gdańsk, which competes in the I liga, and the Poland women's national football team.

    3.7 km · stadium in Gdańsk, Poland · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Gdańsk University of Technology

    The Gdańsk University of Technology is a public research university in Gdańsk, Poland. Founded in 1904 and re-established in 1945, it is the oldest university of technology in modern-day Poland.

    2.8 km · University in Gdańsk, Poland · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    St. Mary's Basilica in Gdańsk

    St. Mary's Church (Polish: Bazylika Mariacka, German: St.

    900 m · church building in Gdańsk, Poland · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Museum of World War II in Gdańsk

    The Museum of the Second World War is a state cultural institution and museum established in 2008 in Gdańsk, Poland, which is devoted to the Second World War. Its exhibits opened in 2017.

    400 m · history museum in Gdańsk, Poland · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Gdańsk Main Town Hall

    Main City Hall is a historic town hall located in Gdańsk, Poland, within the Main City borough of the Downtown district. It is one of the finest examples of the Gothic-Renaissance historic buildings in the city, built at the intersection of Ulica Długa and Długi Targ, in the most popular part of Gdańsk.

    1 km · Landmark in Gdansk, Poland · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970

    The Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers 1970 was unveiled on 16 December 1980 near the entrance to what was then the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, on the Baltic coast of northern Poland. It commemorates the 42 or more people killed during the Coastal cities events in December 1970.

    500 m · monument (Gdańsk, Poland) · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Żuraw in Gdańsk

    The Gdańsk Crane or the Crane Gate is a 15th-century crane located in central Gdańsk, Poland, on the Motława river. One of the city's most well-known structures and tourist attractions, it was the largest port crane in medieval Europe and is presently found on the regional heritage list.

    800 m · building in Śródmieście, Gdańsk · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk

    The National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk is a maritime museum in Gdańsk, Poland, established on 1 January 1962. It is dedicated to gathering, researching and preserving artifacts and documents concerning ship transport, international trade, fishing and culture of people working at sea, rivers and those ashore as well as the dissemination of knowledge on maritime history of Poland and its economy through the ages.

    800 m · Museum in Gdańsk · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    National Museum in Gdańsk

    The National Museum in Gdańsk, established in 1972 in Gdańsk, is one of the main branches of Poland's national museum system.

    1.5 km · national museum in Gdańsk, Poland · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Artus Court

    The Artus Court is a building in the centre of Gdańsk at Długi Targ 44, which used to be the meeting place of merchants and a centre of social life. Today it is a point of interest of numerous visitors and a branch of the Gdańsk History Museum.

    1 km · building · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Go there

Getting to Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998)

Airports
Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa (GDN), 12 km · Khrabrovo (KGD), 138 km · Palanga (PLQ), 237 km
Stations
Gdańsk Główny railway station, 700 m
  • Poznań → Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998)
    244 km · quickest by road, 4h 18m · zł65–85
  • Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki → Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998)
    254 km · quickest by road, 4h 15m · zł65–90
  • Szczecin(Glewice) → Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998)
    259 km · quickest by road, 4h 34m · zł70–95
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998)

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998). What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inIt is also possible to go by ferry from Karlskrona to Gdynia, then reach Gdańsk by short drive from the north.
  • Get inPolferries operates ferry service between Gdańsk and Nynäshamn, just south of Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Get inStena Line operates ferry service between Gdynia and Karlskrona, Sweden.
  • Go nextTickets for the Sopot ferry must be purchased from an office directly across from the terminal.

From Wikivoyage: Gdańsk, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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Around it

Next door to Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998)

  • Gdańskcity and capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship on the Baltic coast of northern Poland1.1 km
  • Free City of DanzigNapoleonic semi-independent city state1.2 km
  • Golden Gatehistoric Renaissance city gate in Gdańsk, Poland1 km
  • Green Gateold watergate in Gdańsk, Poland; one of the city's most notable tourist attractions.1.1 km
  • Śródmieściethe central district of Gdańsk, Poland700 m
  • WrzeszczDistrict in Gdańsk, Poland3.8 km