Abstract
From the moment Poland regained her independence there existed an unambiguous
political will to ascertain the access to Baltic to the newly revived nation, this despite the
differences existing in the territorial concepts of the said access. The creation by numerous
opinion-forming circles of sea ideology became one of the most significant element
of not only the struggle for the access to the sea but also for its future use. Another important
element of the Polish sea-cultivation was the construction of the Gdynia port, a basis
for the development of the Polish foreign trade. Also, Gdynia’s gaining the dominant
role among the ports of the south Baltic and winning the competition with the German
ports claiming the right to maritime servicing of the hinterland within the bounds of the
Second Republic of Poland.
