Sopot

Sopot
Sopòt (Kashubian)
Spa House and Sheraton Hotel (top) and Pier in Sopot (bottom)
Flag of Sopot
Coat of arms of Sopot
Official logo of Sopot
Motto(s): 
Najmniejsze z wielkich miast
(The smallest of the great cities)
Sopot is located in Poland
Sopot
Sopot
Sopot is located in Pomeranian Voivodeship
Sopot
Sopot
Sopot is located in Baltic Sea
Sopot
Sopot
Coordinates: 54°26′N 18°33′E / 54.433°N 18.550°E / 54.433; 18.550
Country Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
Countycity county
Established8th century
City rights1901
Government
 • City mayorMagdalena Czarzyńska-Jachim (Ind.)
Area
 • City27 km2 (10 sq mi)
Highest elevation
152.7 m (501.0 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2021)
 • City35,049 Decrease
 • Metro
1,080,000 (Tricity)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
81-701 to 81-878
Area code+48 58
Car platesGSP
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.sopot.pl

Sopot (Polish: [ˈsɔpɔt] ; Kashubian: Sopòt or Sopòtë; German: Zoppot [ˈtsɔpɔt] ) is a seaside resort city in Pomerelia on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. It is located in Pomerania Province and has the status of county – the smallest city in Poland to have that status. Sopot lies between the larger cities of Gdańsk to the southeast and Gdynia to the northwest. The three cities together form the Tricity metropolitan area.

Sopot is a major health-spa and resort destination. It has the longest wooden pier in Europe, at 511.5 metres, stretching out into the Bay of Gdańsk. The city is also famous for the Sopot International Song Festival, the largest such event in Europe after the Eurovision Song Contest. Among its other attractions is a fountain of bromide spring water, known as the "inhalation mushroom".