Grodno (1947-2010: Jaromin; german: Jordansee)
[''Topografische Karten (Meßtischblätter) 1:25 000''. Das Reichsamt für Landesaufnahme, 1929.] is a coastal place on the island of
Wolin
Wolin (; formerly german: Wollin ) is the name both of a Polish island in the Baltic Sea, just off the Polish coast, and a town on that island. Administratively, the island belongs to the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. Wolin is separated from th ...
, in the administrative district of
Gmina Międzyzdroje
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Gmina Międzyzdroje or Gmina Misdroy is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Międzyzdroje, which lies approximately west of Kamie ...
, within
Kamień County,
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
The West Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as the West Pomerania Province, is a voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals 22 892.48 km² (8,838.84 sq mi), and in 2021, it was ...
, in north-western Poland.
It lies approximately north-east of
Międzyzdroje
Międzyzdroje (;), known as Misdroy in English, is a city and a seaside resort in northwestern Poland on the island of Wolin on the Baltic coast. The city is located in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, and is a seat of the Kamień County and the ...
, west of
Kamień Pomorski
Kamień Pomorski (; csb, Kamiéń; german: Cammin or ''Kammin'') is a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship of north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. It is the seat of an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kamień County whic ...
, and north of the regional capital
Szczecin.
There are two vacation centres at Grodno, ''Grodno I'' (formerly a vacation centre for the Polish government, given to the
Wolin National Park
Wolin National Park ( pl, Woliński Park Narodowy) is one of 23 national parks in Poland, situated on the island of Wolin in the far north-west of the country, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It was established on 3 March 1960 and covers an are ...
on 10 February 2009), and ''Grodno II'', a vacation centre within the National Park with its own beach.
To the south-east of Grodno is
Gardno Lake.
See also
History of Pomerania
The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polans rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern-day times Pomerania is split between Germany and Po ...
References
Grodno
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