The city of Gdańsk

2019 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord

HISTORY

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MILESTONES OF THE 20th AND 21st CENTURIES

  • 28th June 1919

    Creation of the Free City of Gdańsk in the Treaty of Versailles

    28th June 1919
  • 1st September 1939

    The Nazi army invades Poland through the Westerplatte Peninsula, facing the city of Gdańsk.

    1st September 1939
  • March 1945

    The city is destroyed by the Second Belarusian Front.

    March 1945
  • December 1970

    Workers in large cities in northern Poland demonstrate due to the rising prices of basic necessities, suffering violent repression.

    December 1970
  • August 1980

    Known as the “Gdańsk August”, a month triggering the breakdown of the post-WW2 order with the signing of the Gdańsk Shipyard Agreements.

    August 1980
  • 1989

    The Solidarity trade union takes the lead in the overthrow of the Communist regime.

    1989
  • 1990

    Lech Walesa becomes the first democratically-elected president of Poland since 1939.

    1990
  • 1997

    Gdańsk celebrates 1000 years since its foundation and venerates its patron Saint Adalbert, thanks to whom the name of the city begins to be mentioned in different writings.

    1997
  • 2016

    Gdańsk City Council publishes a document entitled “Model of Integration of Immigrants”.

    2016
  • 2018

    Gdańsk approved a “Model for Equal Treatment” to improve the conditions of the most vulnerable social groups.

    2018
Source: Gdansk.pl

GDAŃSK IN FIGURES

Residents

466,631

as of 31th December 2018

Quality of life

3.70points*

*Note: 1 being the lowest score and 6, the highest

The cultural offering

4.13points*

*Note: 1 being the lowest score and 6, the highest

Education

62,372

STUDENTS IN GDAŃSK IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018

    Migration
  • 6,500Emigrants

  • 4,532Immigrants

  • 1,968Net migration

Note: data as of 2018

Mobility and transport

175.7MILLION PASSENGERS

USED PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN 2018

Tourism

3.1MILLION TOURISTS

VISITED GDAŃSK IN 2018

Art and culture

1.3

MILLION VISITORS TO MUSEUMS

Environment

28%

OF PROTECTED AREAS IN THE GDAŃSK AREA IN 2018

Source: Gdansk.pl

EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CENTRE

Located in the city of Gdańsk, the European Solidarity Centre opened its doors in 2008 to commemorate, maintain and popularize the ideals of a democratic, open and supportive society and a culture of dialogue. It aims to inspire cultural, civic, trade union, local, national and European initiatives, applying a universal approach. It is a source of inspiration and hope for all those people who are deprived of human rights around the world, sharing the achievements of the peaceful struggle for freedom, justice and democracy. The European Solidarity Centre is one of the driving forces in the construction of a European identity and a new international order.

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