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Goedkope vluchten vanuit België. <div class="alert-box-container"><div class="alert-box"><strong>Watch out! </strong> Looks like you have JavaScript disabled, which is bad news, because this website relies on this technology. <br> Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings, then reload the page. </div></div> We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Cheap flights from Cheap flights from Belgium Serbia Brussels Charleroi→ Belgrade Hungary Romania Slovenia Macedonia Bulgaria Poland The prices shown correspond to recent searches made by customers. Rail/Air Links in Poland. Gdańsk. Gdańsk (/ɡəˈdænsk/ or /ɡəˈdɑːnsk/; Polish: [ˈɡdaɲsk]; Kashubian: Gduńsk; German: Danzig, pronounced [ˈdantsɪç]) is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland's principal seaport and the center of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.[1] The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay (of the Baltic Sea), in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trójmiasto), with a population near 1,400,000.

Gdańsk itself has a population of 460,427 (December 2012), making it the largest city in the Pomerania region of Northern Poland. Gdańsk is the historical capital of Gdańsk Pomerania and the largest city of Kashubia. Names[edit] The city's name is thought to originate from the Gdania River,[2] the original name of the Motława branch on which the city is situated. Zwantepolc de Danceke, 1228 ). In the Kashubian language the city is called Gduńsk. Kobza Haus (Gdansk, Poland) - Hotel Reviews. Toruń. Toruń [ˈtɔruɲ] ( ) (known also by several alternative names) is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland.

The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. In 1997 the medieval part of the city was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2007 the Old Town in Toruń was added to the list of Seven Wonders of Poland. National Geographic Polska rated the old town market and the Gothic town hall as one of the "30 Most Beautiful Places in the World. " Previously it was the capital of the Toruń Voivodeship (1975–98) and the Pomeranian Voivodeship (1921–45). History[edit] The first settlement in the vicinity is dated by archaeologists to 1100 BC (Lusatian culture).[2] During early medieval times, in the 7th through 13th centuries, it was the location of an old Slavonic settlement.[3] Gothic City Hall (Ratusz) started in the 13th century Etymology[edit] Sights[edit] Hotel Bulwar.