Władysławowo ( Kashubian/ Pomeranian: ''Wiôlgô Wies'' �vʲɞlɡɞ ˈvʲɛs ) is a

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

on the south coast of the

Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North European Plain, North and Central European Plain regions. It is the ...

Kashubia Kashubia or Cassubia ( or ; ; or ) is an ethnocultural region in the historic Eastern Pomerania (Pomerelia) region of northern Poland. It is inhabited by the Kashubian people, and many in the region have historically spoken the Kashubian langua ...

in the

Pomerelia Pomerelia, also known as Eastern Pomerania, Vistula Pomerania, and also before World War II as Polish Pomerania, is a historical sub-region of Pomerania on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland. Gdańsk Pomerania is largely c ...

region, northern Poland, with 9,363 inhabitants as of 2022.

History

Imperial times

In 1634 engineer Fryderyk Getkant designed a fort called Władysławowo located on the

Hel Peninsula Hel Peninsula (; ; ; or ''Putziger Nehrung'') is a sand bar peninsula in northern Poland separating the Bay of Puck from the open Baltic Sea. It is located in Puck County of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Name The name of the peninsula ...

, several kilometers east of today's town of Władysławowo. It was officially recorded as a fort a year later.

Pre-war era

It was successfully built as a new town as a Polish

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in 1930s during the Polish Second Republic, 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.

World War II

Fights to liberate the

started on October 9, 1939. On that day,

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forces took Puck, and were ready to take Swarzewo. a On October 10, 1939,

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forces attacked then-known-as Wielka Wieś. However, the Polish forces won, making the German forces withdraw from Wielka Wieś. The village was held by Polish forces for about 2 weeks, after then being occupied. A mural was dedicated to this exact battle in Władysławowo.

Post-war

It was named after

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Władysław IV Vasa Władysław IV Vasa or Ladislaus IV (9 June 1595 – 20 May 1648) was King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and claimant of the thrones of Monarchy of Sweden, Sweden and List of Russian monarchs, Russia. Born into the House of Vasa as a prince ...

, 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 sea port and a popular seaside holiday destination.

Administration

The

gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...

(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 (; ; ; or ''Putziger Nehrung'') is a sand bar peninsula in northern Poland separating the Bay of Puck from the open Baltic Sea. It is located in Puck County of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Name The name of the peninsula ...

), 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 (, ) 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 history of Poland, since the times of th ...

in the

Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship ( ; ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The voivodeship was established on January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk Voivo ...

, 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

Port of Władysławowo is a seaport located within the city. ''

Władysławowo Władysławowo (Kashubian language, Kashubian/Pomeranian language, Pomeranian: ''Wiôlgô Wies'' �vʲɞlɡɞ ˈvʲɛs ) is a city on the south coast of the Baltic Sea in Kashubia in the Pomerelia region, northern Poland, with 9,363 inhabitant ...

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

Notable people

* Hermann Keidanski (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
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