Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie (german: Krakau and ''Westlich Neufähr''; csb, Krakówc ë Zôpadné Górczi) is one of the administrative districts (''dzielnica administracyjna'') in the city of
Gdańsk
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.
Location
The north of the quarter is bordered by the
Bay of Gdańsk. From the east, it is bordered by the district of
Wyspa Sobieszewska (Sobieszewo Island), from the south by
Rudniki and from the west by
Stogi on
Port Island (''Wyspa Portowa'').
From the east it is bordered by the
Śmiała Wisła
The Śmiała Wisła () is a distributary river branch of the Vistula in Poland flowing to Gdańsk Bay
Gdańsk Bay or the Gulf of Gdańsk ( pl, Zatoka Gdańska; csb, Gduńskô Hôwinga; russian: Гданьская бухта, Gdan'skaja bukhta, ...
(Daring Vistula) and from the south by the
Dead Vistula
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(two distributary
river branches of the
Vistula).
History
The eastern border was created in 1840 during the flooding and creation of a new mouth of Vistula. The Dead Vistula was closed by a
lock and became a ''dead'' branch.
The area became a part of Danzig in 1914. Krakau had a population of 536 (1910) and Westlich Neufähr of 727 (1905).
The
shipyard
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''Stocznia Wisła'' was established in 1945. A second shipyard is ''Stocznia jachtowa'' . The national center for
sailing ''Narodowe Centrum Żeglarstwa Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu'' (AWFiS) was established in 2006.
Tourism
Tourist attractions:
*Marina of Gdańsk, the national center for sailing with ''Akademicki Klub Morski''
**''Gdańsk tramwaj wodny'', the water tramway between the marina and the city of Gdańsk in summer (since 2012)
*Jezioro Bursztynowe, a lake.
Gallery
File:Gdańsk - Górki Zachodnie (Narodowe Centrum Żeglarstwa 2).jpg, Main building of the sailing center.
File:Gdańsk Stocznia Wisła.JPG, ''Stocznia Wisła''.
External links
Podział administracyjny Gdańska (Polish)* gedanopedia.pl
Górki Zachodnie (Polish)* gedanopedia.pl
Krakowiec (Polish)
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Districts of Gdańsk