Puck / Poland
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On November 16, 2003, the mayors Winfried Manns, Konz, and Adam Zazemblowski, Puck/Poland, signed an agreement on future partnerships between the cities of Konz and Puck in a ceremony in the conference room of the Puck town hall. The city of Puck is the fourth sister city of the city of Konz after the cities of Brienon in Burgundy/France, Charny in Burgundy/France and Koksijde in Belgium. The districts of Puck and Trier-Saarburg have been friends since 1999.
Puck County is the northernmost part of Poland with more than 150 km of coastline, mostly with the finest sandy beaches.
The town of Puck is the largest commune in the Puck district and is located near Gdańsk, directly on the sea. A tourist highlight is the Hela Peninsula, which is 36 km long and only 150 m wide in some areas, separating the Puck Bay from the Baltic Sea. In 1918 Puck was Poland's gateway to the Baltic Sea in the so-called "Corridor" and is now a charming small town in transition.
Just under an hour's drive away is the old trading city of Danzig with its rebuilt old town, further south is the old headquarters of the Teutonic Knights, the mighty Marienburg. Puck is located in Kashubia, the old settlement area of the Kashubians in Northern Pomerania.
