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Baltic coast in Poland Pomerania (Pomorze) is a historical and geographical region in northern Poland stretching along the Baltic coast from the German frontier in the west as far as the lower Vistula valley. It is divided into Western Pomerania (around Szczecin) and Eastern Pomerania (around Gdańsk) . Geographically, it encompasses two different landscape zones: the coast and, more inland, the lake districts. Pomerania is a scenic land with broad sand beaches, high cliffs and shallow coastal lakes. There are places still to be found there with the landscape unchanged since the Middle Ages, despite increasing tourist traffic, industrial development and urbanisation. The Baltic itself - a shallow inland sea - forms Poland's southern border along a distance of about 500 km. Its beaches and cliffs attract tens of thousands of tourists every year. What makes the Polish coast so alluring is its diversified coastline. All the beaches are sandy, strewn with sea-washed shells, stones, and pieces of amber. The shore has alternating high and flat stretches: cliffs and dunes. The most impressive examples of cliffs (up to 100 metres in height) can be found on Wolin Island, where they are protected by the Wolin National Park, and also near Kolobrzeg, Ustronie Morskie, Jaroslawiec, Jastrzebia Góra and the Triple City, while the biggest and most attractive shifting dunes are in the Słowiński National Park near Leba. To the south of the Baltic coast extends a beautiful, if less frequently visited lake-land zone. Gdańsk is probably Poland's most atractive historic city after Kraków, however Szczecin is far less atmospheric and interesting. The lower Vistula Valley is notable for its castles like Lidzbark and its here where Toruń, the most finest surviving Gothic town in the country is located.

• Amber (2937)  • Frombork (2736) Town closely linked with Nicolaus Copernicus and it was in the tiny coastal town of Frombork that the great astronomer spent the latter half of his life and where he conducted most of his research for his heliocentric theory.  • Hel Peninsula (2469) The Hel Peninsula is a unique on a national scale natural and landscape attraction and some call it the longest pier in Europe.  • Kaszubia (2169) Kashubia, another magnificent region, lies to the west of Masuria.  • Kołobrzeg (2277) The biggest and best-known spa on the Polish coast.  • Lech Wałęsa (2661) Lech Wałęsa is known for his valiant effort to free his native Poland from Communist rule.  • Malbork (2250) A fortified Teutonic Knights castle sited upon River Nogat started about 1270 to be completed in 1404. In 1309 the castle became the seat of the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights' Order which had its former residence in Venice.  • Nicolaus Copernicus (2748) Copernicus was a proponent of the theory that the Sun, and not the Earth, is at rest in the center of the Universe.  • Słowiński National Park (2259) Słowiński National Park encompasses 32 km of coastline and owes its beauty to the last glaciation, which carved out the hills, and the sea currents that for thousands of years have been depositing sand and creating the dunes, bars, and coastal lakes.  • The Tricity: Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Sopot (2226) Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Sopot, which cover a strip of coastline along the Gulf of Gdańsk, make up a conurbation known as the Tricity.  • Toruń (2061) A fortified Teutonic Knights castle sited upon River Nogat started about 1270 to be completed in 1404. In 1309 the castle became the seat of the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights' Order which had its former residence in Venice.  • Wolin National Park (1866) In the most western part of Pomerania, the most interesting area is Wolin Island, protected by the Wolin National Park. Wolin Island is a delightful patchwork of different landscapes: empty flats, rugged cliffs, sandbars, and rocks jutting out of the lagoon waters, forest wildernesses, crowded beaches, fishermen's cottages, charming pensions... It is a great place to relax both for nature lovers (particularly bird-watchers) and those who prefer to tan on the beach.