History of Sopot
The timeline below presents the key events in the history of Sopot, from a small fishing village to Poland's best-known seaside resort.
On the left there is a title and brief summary of the event, while on the right there is the year and the political entity that administered the city at that time. The length of the vertical line roughly corresponds to the duration between events.
- First record of SopothThe Pomerelian duke Mściwój II gives the small fishing village to the Cistercian monks of Oliwa.1283Pomerelian dukes
- Danzig massacreTeutonic Order takes over Danzig. Sopot comes under Teutonic rule, while remaining the property of the Cistercian monastery of Oliwa.1308Teutonic Order
- Danzig rebellion1454Poland
- First Partition of PolandSopot is annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia.1772Prussia
- Haffner opens the first bathing house1823Prussia
- City rights granted1901Prussia
- Treaty of Versailles1920Free City (Versailles)
- Invasion of Poland1939Nazi Germany
- Liberation of Sopot1945Poland
Old German street and valley names
Curious what today's streets used to be called before 1945? This overlay places 9 old German street names on today's map, along with the old names of a few valleys in the Sopot forests. Click a line or dot to see the old name next to the current one.
About the data
Streets are shown as lines. Valleys are shown as small black dots, or as a
dotted line where the valley floor is mapped. Looking for Gdańsk's old
street and district names, or the wider region's old town names? See the Gdańsk history page or the City names tab.