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Colonisation on the Vistula Sandbar dates back as early as the Stone Age. Archeological findings discovered here prove along a trade route to Sambia crossed these areas.
1258-1282 First mentions of what today is Krynica Morska and what then was a village called Lipa (Linden) – named after a tree growing on the border.
1309 and later The Teutonic Order incorporated Lipa into a district subject to the Commander of Elbląg. At that time a trade route from Gdańsk to Królewiec ran through this area.
1424 The Commander of Elbląg granted a foundation charter to an inn which was run by Mikołaj Wildenberg in a town called Kahlengerg. In a free translation to Polish language, the town’s name meant Łysa Góra (Łysa Mountain), which was then simplified and reduced to Łysica.
End of 15th cent. Historical records give the first mentions of fishing settlements situated e.g. in Przebno, Skowronki, Nowa Karczma and Łysa Góra.
End of 18th cent. Royal post station was opened in Łysa Góra, which was a part of the route from Gdańsk to Królewiec city.
Beginning of 19th cent. First vacationers in the history of the Vistula Sandbar were accommodated in specially prepared rooms of the post station.
1827 Four wealthy townsmen from Elbląg launched a water connection between Elbląg, Pilawa and Królewiec. Unfortunately, however, their steamship Copernicus a year later ran aground and crashed.
1840-1841 Wealthy merchants from Elbląg set up Steam Consortium. They purchased two English steamships, which later on cruised on the route from Elbląg to Królewiec.
1842 and later The Consortium purchased from the city of Gdańsk several hectares of woodland and built there a boarding house called Belvedere. The first tourist-oriented villas, as well as rich mansions and recreational houses were built.
1852-1857 Guests from Elbląg, Toruń, Malbork, Szczecin, Gdańsk and Berlin started coming to Krynica Morska.
1872 Joint Stock Company Łysa Góra Seaside Resort was set up.
1878 Hot Baths were built near the beach and the Beach Pavilion. These were modernized and extended in 1913.
1894 The construction of the lighthouse started, which was completed the year after.
Turn of 19th and 20th cent. This was a very special period in the history of Łysica. A large pier was built, electric installation and water supply system were created, more boarding houses and villas were built, accompanied by the construction of baths and a tennis court, and the opening of a facility offering baths in heated water. Concerts, regattas and other events were organised.
02.09.1939 It is here that the first concentration camp was opened, which existed until May 1945. Currently it is a Museum of Martyrdom Stutthof.
1945 In May Russian army fighting with withdrawing Nazi troops seized Łysica.
After 1945 the town for a long time couldn’t regain its former splendor and leading position among seaside resorts. At that time it merely had the status of a fishing settlement.
1949 A new lighthouse was built, and regular cruises to Elbląg and Tolkmick were launched.
1958 In January Łysica was granted settlement rights and changed its name to Krynica Morska. The number of residents and tourists started to increase.
1960s The town’s popularity as a perfect holiday resort began to surge.
1971 Yacht Club Krynica Morska was set up.
1985 Works commenced on the construction of a sewage system and a sewage treatment plant.
1990 An independent town Krynica Morska was set up by the regulation of the Cabinet dated 22 December 1990.
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