Tricity, Poland

Tricity
Trójmiasto
Urban area
Aerial view of the Port of Gdynia
Polish Baltic Philharmonic in Gdańsk
Westerplatte Monument in Gdańsk
Powiats of Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot (in red)
Powiats of Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot (in red)
Tricity is located in Poland
Tricity
Tricity
Map of the Tricity area
Coordinates: 54°26′N 18°33′E / 54.433°N 18.550°E / 54.433; 18.550
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
Government
 • Mayor of GdańskAleksandra Dulkiewicz
 • Mayor of GdyniaAleksandra Kosiorek
 • Mayor of SopotMagdalena Czarzyńska-Jachim
Area
 • Urban area
414.81 km2 (160.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Urban area
749,786
 • Density1,806/km2 (4,680/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,098,379
GDP
 • Urban area€23.781 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+48 058
Car PlatesGA, XA, GD, XD, GSP
Gdańsk
Gdynia
Sopot

Tricity, or Tri-City (Polish: Trójmiasto; Polish pronunciation: [trujˈmʲastɔ], Kashubian: Trzëgard; Kashubian pronunciation: [tʂəɡart]; German: Dreistadt), is an urban area in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, consisting of three contiguous coastal cities in Pomerelia forming a row on the coastline of the Gdańsk Bay, Baltic Sea, namely the cities of Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Sopot, along with other cities and towns in their vicinity. In 2021, the three core cities were inhabited by 749,786 people, while the Tricity together with its metropolitan area had a combined population of between 1 and 1.5 million, depending on the definition of the boundaries of the latter.

The designation has been used informally or semi-formally only. A strategic cooperation declaration, the Tricity Charter (Polish: Karta Trójmiasta), was signed by the three city mayors on 28 March 2007. The only incorporated common management authority in the Tricity metro is the Gdańsk Bay Public Transport Metropolitan Union (Polish: Metropolitalny Związek Komunikacyjny Zatoki Gdańskiej) which is, despite the name, an inter-municipal union and not a metropolitan one.

  1. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.