Z widokiem na Morze Bałtyckie

Our geopolitical imagination, which until late was stretched along the East-West axis, has now gained a fresh dimension – the North. This fresh perception is becoming the impetus for economical as well as demographic changes that are taking place along the Polish coast.

The city of Gdańsk, 1 of the largest port cities in Europe, reached the tallness of its power at the turn of the 17th century. During this period, it held the prestigious position of a royal city, enjoying extended autonomy and maintaining its own naval fleet. In return for loyalty and financial support, the Polish kings granted the city many privileges. Thanks to its location on the Baltic Sea and at the mouth of the Vistula river, Gdańsk controlled the trade in grain, timber and salt.