1253The first reference made to the village of Gdynia 1870 Railway Station in Gdynia Chylonia is built 1920 Gdynia (and Pomerania) was attached to Poland. Nuptials of Poland with the sea 1922 Act of building the port in Gdynia 1926 February 10 - Gdynia received city rights. The first election to the City Council 1930 Regular cruises connected Gdynia and New York 1939 Gdynia is the biggest Baltic Sea port and 4-th in the Europe. Gdynia has 113.000 inhabitants September 1-19 Defence of the city 1939-1945 German occupation, mass deportations and executions of Polish citizens 1945 March 28 Liberation of the City 1949 Rebuilding of the port, destroyed in 1945 1970 Numerous victims in december riots 1979 Opening of the Musical Theatre 1987 Pope John Paul II visits Gdynia and celebrates a service in Skwer Kościuszki 1990 The Gdynia-Karlskrona ferry connection is launched 1993 The December 1970 Memorial is unveiled 1994 9-10 June "Europartenariat Polska '94" is held 1995 Gdynia is awarded Golden Stars for partnership projects by the European Commission 1996 Gdynia is awarded Council of Europe Flag of Honour The Summer Stage of the City Theatre is opened at Orłowo Beach 1998 Gdynia is awarded the Council of Europe Plaque of Honour Estakada Kwiatkowskiego (a flyover taking HGV traffic in and out of the Gdynia port) becomes operational 1999 The road project funded by the city budget and municipal bonds takes off 2000 The most advanced bus depot in Poland is opened The Franciszka Cegielska junction becomes operational The City Theatre is the first in the world to be named after Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz 2002 Gdynia is awarded the Europe Prize Construction begins of the City Museum of Gdynia and of the Museum of the Navy 2003 "The Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Race" is held Stage Two of street Świętojańska re-development is completed 2004 Gdynia in the European Union 2005 IODA European Championship is held - the first time in Poland 2007 President of the Republic of Poland attends the City Museum of Gdynia opening ceremony - the first museum in Poland entirely designed and built after WWII. 2008 Gdynia Arena is opened 2009 The Tall Ships' Races are held The Sea Towers - the tallest apartment building in Poland is opened 2010 The National Rugby Stadium is opened Opublikowano: 15.09.2010 00:00 Autor: Łukasz _Kierznikiewicz (2010)