Sopot

:This page is about the city Sopot in Poland. For other cities with the same name see Sopot (disambiguation)

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Sopot (pronounce: , Kashubian: Sopòt, German Zoppot) is a town on the South coast of the Baltic Sea in a metropolitan agglomeration called the Tricity (Gda?sk, Gdynia and Sopot) with approximately 40,000 inhabitants.

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Kashubian - German - Baltic Sea - Tricity - Gda?sk - Gdynia

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Sopot is located in Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland and is also a powiat capital city in Pomeranian Voivodship. Until 1999 it formed a part of the Gda?sk Voivodship.

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Eastern - Pomerania - Poland - Powiat - Pomeranian Voivodship - Gda?sk Voivodship

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Sopot is quite a big health and tourism resort, well known for the longest wooden pier in Europe (called Molo, total length 515.5 m), from where there is a view on the Gulf of Gda?sk. The city is also famous for its Sopot International Song Festival, 2nd biggest such event in Europe after the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Pier - Europe - Gulf of Gda?sk - Sopot International Song Festival - Eurovision Song Contest

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