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Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana, Gdynia — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana is a hill district of Gdynia holding the Gdynia City Museum, the Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej and a quarter of listed villas.
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Where to stay in Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
The choice on Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana runs between the villa streets under Kamienna Góra and the flatter ground by 14 Kościuszki Square, where the Gdynia City Museum and the Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej stand. Both sides are walkable.
Guests booking around the EXPERYMENT Science Centre or Galeria Tygiel keep those two addresses nearest, while the streets holding Villa Orla and Villa Poznanianka sit quieter and higher.
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Kamienna Góra
Kamienna Góra rises through the district, and Villa Orla, Villa Zosieńka and Villa Szczęść Boże stand on the streets that work up it.Find hotels in Kamienna Góramuseum days split between the Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej and the Gdynia City Museum14 Kościuszki Square
14 Kościuszki Square anchors the seaward end of Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana, with both Gdynia museums and the EXPERYMENT Science Centre reachable on foot from it.Find hotels in 14 Kościuszki SquareHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Gdynia
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Museums & Galleries
2- Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej
- Galeria Tygiel
Churches & Religious Sites
4- Collegiate Church in Gdynia Heritage
- Parish of the Sacred Heart of Lord Jesus in Gdynia Heritage
- Saint Anthony of Padua church in Gdynia Heritage
- klasztor franciszkanów w Gdyni Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
2- Monument of Polish Film Festival
- Memorial Zesłańcom Sybiru
Landmarks & Notable Places
3- House of Jan Radtke in Gdynia Heritage
- Villa Szczęść Boże in Gdynia Heritage
- Kamienica firmy Paged
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About Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana
What are the main landmarks in Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana?
Gdynia City Museum and the Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej are the two museums entered for the district, with the EXPERYMENT Science Centre a short way along. The villa list is long. Villa Orla, Villa Poznanianka, Villa Zosieńka, Villa Szczęść Boże and Villa Sadyba all stand on the hill, together with the Kamienica Józefa Skwiercza, the Kamienica firmy Paged and the House of Jan Radtke.
Churches follow: the Collegiate Church in Gdynia, the Saint Anthony of Padua church and the klasztor franciszkanów w Gdyni. Galeria Tygiel and the Monument of Polish Film Festival close the roster.
What is the history of Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana?
No founding year is entered for Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana. The record keeps its past in buildings instead, since the House of Jan Radtke, the Kamienica Józefa Skwiercza and the Zespół urbanistyczny Kamiennej Góry are all named on the district's landmark register.
Gdynia City Museum sits among them. The Memorial Zesłańcom Sybiru and the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Lord Jesus mark later chapters the quarter commemorates.
Where is Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana?
Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana is high ground within Gdynia, sharing its slope with Kamienna Góra and the Zespół urbanistyczny Kamiennej Góry.
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What is the best area to stay in Wzgórze św. Maksymiliana?
Kamienna Góra: the climbing villa streets under the Kamienna Góra slope. 14 Kościuszki Square: museum days split between the Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej and the Gdynia City Museum.
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Updated October 2026