Pomeranian Coast

The Pomeranian coast faces the southern Baltic, where rivers meet sandy shores and harbours give access to the lands inland. At the mouth of the Parsęta stood Kolberg, a centre of fishing, trade and salt production. Granted town rights in 1255, it became a Hanseatic port during the Middle Ages. Its sailors and merchants joined a network of coastal towns whose ships carried goods across the Baltic, while local fishermen worked the waters off the shore.