Further reading
- Łapiński, Teofil (1879). Powstańcy na morzu w wyprawie na Litwę (in Polish). F. H. Richter.
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In 1863, Polish General Teofil Lapinski led a failed naval expedition to deliver munitions from England to the insurgents of the January Uprising in the Baltic Sea.
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Port of Gdynia is a Polish seaport located on the western shore of Gdańsk Bay, Baltic Sea, in Gdynia. Founded in 1926, in 2008 it ranked second in intermodal containers on the Baltic Sea. The port adjoins Gdynia Naval Base, with which it shares waterways, but is administratively a separate entity.
The table below lists the most recent statistics for over a 100 ports of the Baltic Sea which handle notable freight or passenger traffic.
The Vistula Spit is an aeolian sand spit, or peninsular stretch of land, separating Vistula Lagoon from Gdańsk Bay, in the Baltic Sea, with its tip separated from the mainland by the Strait of Baltiysk. The border between Poland and Kaliningrad Oblast, an exclave of Russia, bisects it, politically dividing the spit into two pieces between the two countries. The westernmost geographical point of Russia is located on the Vistula Spit. The Polish part contains a number of tourist resorts, incorporated administratively as the town of Krynica Morska.
The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement fought from 1 September to 2 October 1939 on the Hel Peninsula, of the Baltic Sea coast, between invading German forces and defending Polish units during the German invasion of Poland. The defense of the Hel Peninsula took place around the Hel Fortified Area, a system of Polish fortifications that had been constructed in the 1930s near the interwar border with the German Third Reich.
Świnoujście Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Świnoujście, Poland. At a height of 212 feet (65 m) it is the fifteenth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the tallest brick lighthouse, and the tallest in Poland. It is located on the east bank of the river Świna just inside the entrance.
The Port of Świnoujście is a Polish seaport in Świnoujście, Poland on the Baltic Sea located at the Świna strait, on Wolin and Usedom islands. The port has a passenger terminal.
The Sopot Lighthouse is a navigation facility on the Polish Baltic coast, located in Sopot. It was built in 1903–04 as a part of the Balneological Institute. The extent of its focal length of the light has since been reduced to 7 nautical miles, which, according to existing criteria, no longer formally makes it a lighthouse, although it is still called so. It is open to visitors.
Poles in Sweden are citizens and residents of Sweden who emigrated from Poland.
Jastarnia Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Jastarnia on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea. The lighthouse is located in Jastarnia, Pomeranian Voivodeship on the Hel Peninsula.
Gąski Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Gąski, on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea. The lighthouse is located in Gąski, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Poland.
Kołobrzeg Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Kołobrzeg on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea. The lighthouse in located in Kołobrzeg, West Pomeranian Voivodeship; in Poland.
Niechorze Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Niechorze, on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea, by a steep cliff. The lighthouse is located in Niechorze, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Poland.
Gdańsk Port Północny Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Gdańsk, located on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea, by the Bay of Gdańsk. It is the youngest lighthouse in Poland; located between the lighthouse in Hel, and the lighthouse in Krynica Morska.
Rozewie Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the small village of Rozewie, located between Jastrzębia Góra and Władysławowo, on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea.
Ustka Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Ustka, on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea.
Jan Grudziński was a submarine commander of the Polish Navy during World War II.
Bolesław Romanowski was a submarine commander of the Polish Navy during World War II.
Eugeniusz Józef Stanisław Pławski was a Polish Navy officer who served in World War I and World War II. He was the commander of the ORP Piorun (G65) during the hunt for Bismarck.
Poland–Sweden relations are historical and bilateral relations between Poland and Sweden. Both countries are separated by the Baltic Sea and have had a very long historical contact. They have also survived several conflicts between the two countries as well. At the beginning of the 20th century, Poland and Sweden enjoyed a close relationship, which was interrupted by the Soviet and German invasion of Poland, which started World War II. After the war, both re-established relations and Sweden has become the largest economic contributor for Poland among the Nordic countries. Both Poland and Sweden are members of the EU, NATO, OECD, OSCE, Council of the Baltic Sea States, HELCOM, Council of Europe and the World Trade Organization. There are over 90,000 Poles in Sweden and residents from both countries visit each other frequently. Sweden has given full support to Poland's membership of the European Union. Poland strongly supported Sweden's NATO membership.
Teofil Lapinski was a Polish military commander, writer, an activist against Russian imperialism and volunteer in the Circassian army during the Russo-Circassian War.