Władysławowo
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Władysławowo [vwadɨswaˈvɔvɔ] (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Wiôlgô Wies, German: Großendorf) is a city on the south coast of the Baltic Sea in Kashubia in the Pomerelia region, northern Poland, with 9,363 inhabitants as of 2022.
History
In 1634 engineer Fryderyk Getkant designed a fort called Władysławowo located on the Hel Peninsula, several km east of today's town of Władysławowo. It was officially recorded as a fort a year later.
It was successfully
It was named after
After growing and incorporating several of the surrounding villages and settlements into its boundaries since then the town officially received town rights on 30 June 1963. It continued to expand through with several more villages becoming its neighbourhoods.
Currently Władysławowo is a
Administration
The
The city is currently situated in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, since the 1999 reorganisation. It was previously in Gdańsk Voivodeship, between 1975 and 1998.
Geography
Poland's
Transport
Port of Władysławowo is a seaport located within the city.
Notable people
- Hermann Keidanski (1865–1938) a German-Jewish chess master
- Nocne Szczury (literally: Night Rats) a Polish punk rock band formed in 1980
Gallery
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Cetniewo
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Władysławowo church
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Władysławowo Beach
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Port of Władysławowo
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Hel Peninsula as seen from the tallest building in Władysławowo
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Władysławowo city hall
References
- ^ a b c d Dariusz Kaliński (24 February 2021), Władysławowo. Zapomniany sukces przedwojennej Polski (in Polish), onet.pl & WielkaHistoria.pl
- ^ morze.turystyka.org.pl