Gdynia is one of the youngest and modern cities in Poland. In the early
1900s Gdynia was a little village, but after WW1 and establishing the Free City
of Gdańsk, the Polish Government decided to build a deep-sea port. Construction
began in 1921. The city rose fast in the 1920s and 1930s, so architecture and
planning reflect European trends of the day - Modernism. The city continues to
grow to this day. Today, Gdynia is a modern city with a population of a
quarter-million and is the second major polish port in the Baltic Sea after
Gdansk
