Editing Sopot (section)

=== Early history ===
[[File:Sopot Grodzisko (1).JPG|thumb|left|[[Grodzisko in Sopot]]]]
The area of today's Sopot contains the site of a 7th-century Slavonic (Pomeranian) stronghold. Initially it was a commercial trade outpost for commerce extending both up the [[Vistula]] river and to cities north across the [[Baltic Sea]]. With time the significance of the stronghold diminished and by the 10th century it was reduced to a fishing village, eventually abandoned. However, a century later the area was settled again and two villages were founded within the borders of today's city: Stawowie and Gręzowo. They were first mentioned in 1186 as being granted to the [[Cistercian]] [[Oliwa Abbey|abbey]] in [[Oliwa]]. Another of the villages that constitute today's Sopot, Świemirowo, was first mentioned in 1212 in a document by [[Mestwin I]], who granted it to the [[Premonstratensian]] (Norbertine) monastery in nearby Żukowo.

The village of Sopot, which later became the namesake for the whole city, was first mentioned in 1283 when it was granted to the Cistercians. At that time it was part of [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|Poland]] until the 14th-century [[Teutonic Order|Teutonic]] invasion. By 1316, the abbey had bought all villages in the area and became the owners of all the area of the city. After the [[Second Peace of Thorn (1466)]] the area was reincorporated into the [[Crown of the Kingdom of Poland|Kingdom of Poland]].