Władysławowo ( Kashubian/ Pomeranian: ''Wiôlgô Wies'', german: Großendorf) is a

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on the south coast of the

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Kashubia pl, Kaszuby , native_name_lang = csb, de, csb , settlement_type = Historical region , anthem = Zemia Rodnô , image_map = Kashubians in Poland.png , image_flag ...

in the

Pomerelia Pomerelia,, la, Pomerellia, Pomerania, pl, Pomerelia (rarely used) also known as Eastern Pomerania,, csb, Pòrénkòwô Pòmòrskô Vistula Pomerania, prior to World War II also known as Polish Pomerania, is a historical sub-region of Pome ...

region, northern Poland, with 15,015 (2009) inhabitants.

History

In 1634 engineer Fryderyk Getkant designed a fort called Władysławowo 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 l ...

, several km east of today's town of Władysławowo. It was officially recorded as a fort a year later. It was successfully built as a new town as a Polish

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in 1930s during the

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, with fishing a key part of the Polish economy at the time. Construction began in March 1936, and the new town was officially inaugurated on the 3 May 1938. It was named after

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Władysław IV Vasa Władysław IV Vasa; lt, Vladislovas Vaza; sv, Vladislav IV av Polen; rus, Владислав IV Ваза, r=Vladislav IV Vaza; la, Ladislaus IV Vasa or Ladislaus IV of Poland (9 June 1595 – 20 May 1648) was King of Poland, Grand Duke of ...

, who initiated the construction of the Polish 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 a

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and a popular seaside holiday destination.

Administration

The gmina (urban-rural municipality) of Władysławowo consists of the town Władysławowo (with a district Cetniewo) and seven villages: Chałupy (to the east, 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 l ...

), Rozewie, Jastrzębia Góra, Ostrowo, Karwia and Tupadły. Several of these places serve as popular seaside resorts. The city is currently situated in the

Puck County __NOTOC__ Puck County ( pl, powiat pucki, csb, pùcczi pòwiat) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. The ''powiat'' of this name existed in the hist ...

in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, since the 1999 reorganisation. It was previously in Gdańsk Voivodeship, between 1975 and 1998.

Geography

Poland's northern extremity is situated in Jastrzębia Góra, marked by the ''Gwiazda Północy'' ("Northern Star") monument, which stands on a cliff overlooking the beach that is the actual most northerly point. The nearby headland of Cape Rozewie was formerly believed to be the country's most northerly point, prior to measurements carried out in December 2000.morze.turystyka.org.pl
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Transport

'' Władysławowo'' and '' Władysławowo Port'' are PKP railway stations in the town.

Population

*1960: 3,900 inhabitants *1970: 7,900 inhabitants *1975: 9,200 inhabitants *1980: 10,600 inhabitants *2009: 15,000 inhabitants

Notable people

Hermann Keidanski Hermann Keidanski (later Keidanz and Kaidanz; November 4, 1865, – December 1938, Germany) was a German-Jewish chess master. Keidanski was born in Großendorf, West Prussia (now Władysławowo, Poland), he came to Berlin where he parti ...

(1865–1938) a German-Jewish chess master * Nocne Szczury (literally: ''Night Rats'') a Polish punk rock band formed in 1980

Gallery

File:Władysławowo railway station, Poland, April 2019.jpg, Władysławowo railway station File:Władysławowo-panorama W.jpg File:Władysławowo west.jpg File:Władysławowo Poland 24 April 2017 ubt-009.jpg File:OPO Cetniewo - hotel.jpg, Cetniewo File:Wladyslawowo kosciol.jpg, Władysławowo church File:Władysławowo - Wniebowzięcia NMP.JPG File:Władysławowo, Beach - panoramio.jpg, Władysławowo Beach File:Wladyslawowo plaza.jpg File:Władysławowo - panoramio.jpg File:Władysławowo port.jpg, Port of Władysławowo File:Władysławowo, port.jpg File:Wladyslawowo-hel.jpg,

as seen from the tallest building in Władysławowo File:POL Mierzeja Helska.jpg File:Hel spit.jpg File:Dom Rybaka Władysławowo.JPG, Władysławowo city hall File:Wladyslawowo, Poland - panoramio (28).jpg File:Władysławowo.jpg File:Wladyslawowo, Poland - panoramio (4).jpg

References

External links

Town website

Site about the city of Władysławowo

Hotel Władysławowo

Cities and towns in Pomeranian Voivodeship Puck County {{Pomeranian-geo-stub