Jurata is a settlement and

seaside resort A seaside resort is a resort town, town, village, or hotel that serves as a Resort, vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requirements, suc ...

in northern

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

, located on the

Hel Peninsula Hel Peninsula (; pl, Mierzeja Helska, Półwysep Helski; csb, Hélskô Sztremlëzna; german: Halbinsel Hela or ''Putziger Nehrung'') is a sand bar peninsula in northern Poland separating the Bay of Puck from the open Baltic Sea. It is loc ...

in a forested area between the towns of

Jastarnia Jastarnia ( csb, Jastarniô, german: Heisternest) is a resort town in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodship, northern Poland. It is located on the Hel Peninsula on the Baltic Sea. It is a popular Polish seaside resort and small fishing port. The m ...

and Hel in

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Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province (Polish: ''Województwo pomorskie'' ; ( Kashubian: ''Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò'' ), is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The ...

, on the coast of the

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History

Jurata was established in the

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(1928) as a Polish sea side resort, popular especially among Varsovians. Its name comes from the Lithuanian Goddess Jūratė which in Polish is spelled as Jurata. During the

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(

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), several

Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Ce ...

from Hel were enslaved as

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to serve new German colonists in Jurata.

Gallery

File:Miedzymorze Jurata view.JPG, Promenade File:Playa de Jurata, Península de Hel, Polonia, 2013-05-24, DD 03.jpg, Beach File:POL Jurata 052(2).jpg, Nature of Jurata File:Muelle de Jurata, Península de Hel, Polonia, 2013-05-24, DD 13.jpg, Pier File:Hotel Bryza, Jurata, Península de Hel, Polonia, 2013-05-24, DD 01.jpg, Hotel Bryza Resort File:Jurata center - panoramio.jpg, Jurata Cinema File:Kościół Matki Boskiej Nieustającej Pomocy w Juracie.jpg, Our Lady of Perpetual Help church File:WK15 Jurata (5) Travelarz.jpg, Railway station

References

External links

*
www.chalupy.pl
* Villages in Puck County 1928 establishments in Poland Populated places established in 1928 {{Puck-geo-stub

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