Władysławowo | |
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 Władysławowo | |
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  Władysławowo | |
| Coordinates:54°50′2″N18°18′56″E / 54.83389°N 18.31556°E /54.83389; 18.31556 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Puck |
| Gmina | Władysławowo |
| First formal settlement | 12th Century |
| Broke ground | March 1936 |
| Official inauguration | 3 May 1938 |
| Town rights | 30 June 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roman Kużel |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.7 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 9,363 |
| • Density | 683/km2 (1,770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 84-120 |
| Area code | +48 58 |
| Car plates | GPU |
| Website | http://www.wladyslawowo.pl |
Władysławowo[vwadɨswaˈvɔvɔ] (Kashubian/Pomeranian:Wiôlgô Wies [ˈvʲɞlɡɞ ˈvʲɛs],German:Großendorf) is atown on the south coast of theBaltic Sea in thePomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland,[1] with 9,363 inhabitants as of 2022. It is located within the ethnocultural region ofKashubia in the historic region ofPomerania.
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In 1634 engineerFryderyk Getkant designed a fort called Władysławowo located on theHel Peninsula, several kilometers east of today's town of Władysławowo. It was officially recorded as a fort a year later.
It was successfully[2] built as a new town as a Polishfishing port in 1930s during thePolish Second Republic,[2] with fishing a key part of thePolish economy at the time.[2] Construction began in March 1936, and the new town was officially inaugurated on the 3 May 1938.[2]
Fights to liberate theHel Peninsula started on October 9, 1939. On that day,Nazi forces tookPuck, and were ready to takeSwarzewo.[3] a On October 10, 1939,Nazi German forces attacked then-known-as Wielka Wieś. However, the Polish forces won, making the German forces withdraw from Wielka Wieś. The village was held by Polish forces for about 2 weeks, after then being occupied.[4] A mural was dedicated to this exact battle in Władysławowo.
It was named afterKingWładysław IV Vasa, who initiated the construction of thePolish Navy.
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 asea port and a popular seaside holiday destination.
Thegmina (urban-rural municipality) of Władysławowo consists of the town Władysławowo (with a district Cetniewo) and seven villages:Chałupy (to the east, on theHel peninsula), Rozewie, Jastrzębia Góra, Ostrowo, Karwia and Tupadły. Several of these places serve as popular seaside resorts.
The city is currently situated in thePuck County in thePomeranian Voivodeship, since the1999 reorganisation. It was previously inGdańsk Voivodeship, between 1975 and 1998.
Poland'snorthern extremity is situated in Jastrzębia Góra, marked by theGwiazda Północy ("Northern Star") monument, which stands on a cliff overlooking the beach that is the actual most northerly point. The nearby headland ofCape Rozewie was formerly believed to be the country's most northerly point, prior to measurements carried out in December 2000.[5]
Port of Władysławowo is a seaport located within the city.
Władysławowo andWładysławowo Port arePKP railway stations in the town.
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