Jelitkowo (german: Glettkau) is one of the quarters of
Żabianka-Wejhera-Jelitkowo-Tysiąclecia in the city of
Gdańsk, just south of
Sopot
Sopot is a seaside resort city in Pomerelia on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. It is located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, and has the status of the county, being the smallest ci ...
,
Poland
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.
As part of the
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland it was a private church village of the
Cistercian Monastery in
Oliwa
Oliwa ( la, Oliva; csb, Òlëwa; german: Oliva) is a northern district of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. From east it borders Przymorze and Żabianka, from the north Sopot and from the south with the districts of Strzyża, VII Dwór and Brętow ...
, administratively located in the Gdańsk County in the
Pomeranian Voivodeship.
[Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, ''Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w.'', Toruń, 1955, p. 91 (in Polish)]
Located on the seaside, with beautiful sandy beaches, the town became known as an Ostsee-Bad Glettkau, a
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain.
The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and ...
(
spa-vacation town). Some important hotels, windsurfing schools, and centres of water sports are in today's Jelitkowo. In the past, an old tram route ran from
Danzig, the main city, to the tram loop in Glettkau. It now runs from Gdańsk to Jelitkowo.
Population (together with
Żabianka) 23,145 inhabitants on area 2.1 km
2 (population density 10,923 inhabitants/km
2).
Sea-front Jelitkowo encompasses coastal Jelitkowo Beach, famous in the summer with local people, who package the Out Door health club, windsurfing schools, and volleyball courts. Park Jelitkowski includes calm, shaded paths, and a couple of historical, white-washed fishermen's cottages sit close to its northwestern border. Icecream kiosks and bucolic beer bars miss the shore, with al-fresco taverns offering breaded cod or herring dishes.
References
External links
Ostsee Bad GlettkauMap of Żabianka and Jelitkowo
Gdańsk
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