Port Island (, ) is an
island
An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...
located between
Gdańsk Bay
Gdańsk Bay or the Gulf of Gdańsk is a southeastern bay of the Baltic Sea. It is named after the adjacent port city of Gdańsk in Poland.
Geography
The western part of Gulf of Gdańsk is formed by the shallow waters of the Bay of Puck. The so ...
,
Śmiała Wisła
The Śmiała Wisła () is a distributary river branch of the Vistula in northern Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mou ...
and
Leniwka in northern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
within the city limits of
Gdańsk
Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...
.
Administration
The island is divided into 3 administrative quarters:
*
Stogi, population 9,832, area 10.9 km
2, density 901
[
*]Przeróbka
Przeróbka () is one of the administrative districts (''dzielnica administracyjna'') of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It is notable for its significant industrial areas and containing the historically important Westerplatte peninsula.
Location
...
, population 3,750, area 6.9 km2, density 545[
*]Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie
Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie () is one of the administrative districts (''dzielnica administracyjna'') of the city of Gdańsk. It is located on Port Island.
Location
Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie is bounded by the Bay of Gdańsk to the north, the Š...
, population 1,735, area 8.3 km2, density 208[
Total: population 15,317, area 26,2 km2 (2021)
]
Industry
Industrial facilities of national importance are located on the island, incl. the Gdańsk refinery and Port Północny (Northern Port) with the Deepwater Container Terminal Gdańsk (part of the Port of Gdańsk
The Port of Gdańsk is a Polish seaport located on the southern coast of Gdańsk Bay in the city of Gdańsk, extending along the Vistula estuary Martwa Wisła (Dead Vistula), Port Channel and Kashubia Canal. It is one of the largest seaports o ...
).
Sightseeing
* Wisłoujście Fortress
Wisłoujście Fortress (, ) is a historic fortress located in Gdańsk by the Martwa Wisła river, by an old estuary of the river Vistula, flowing into the Bay of Gdańsk. The fortress is located close to the Wisłoujście borough, Westerplatte a ...
, historic fortress dating back to the 15th century, that used to guard the mouth of the Port of Gdańsk
The Port of Gdańsk is a Polish seaport located on the southern coast of Gdańsk Bay in the city of Gdańsk, extending along the Vistula estuary Martwa Wisła (Dead Vistula), Port Channel and Kashubia Canal. It is one of the largest seaports o ...
, listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.
* Westerplatte
Westerplatte (, , ) is a peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland, located on the Baltic Sea coast mouth of the Dead Vistula (one of the Vistula delta estuaries), in the Gdańsk harbour channel. From 1926 to 1939, it was the location of a Polish Military ...
, the place of the Battle of Westerplatte
The Battle of Westerplatte was the first battle of the German invasion of Poland, marking the start of World War II in Europe. It occurred on the Westerplatte peninsula in the harbour of the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland). A small f ...
, the first battle of the German invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Second Polish Republic, Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak R ...
and World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, now a memorial and museum complex, listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.
See also
* List of islands of Poland
References
External links
Podział administracyjny Gdańska ()
Gdańsk
Islands of Poland
Landforms of Pomeranian Voivodeship
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