Władysławowo [vwadɨswaˈvɔvɔ] (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Wiôlgô Wies, German: Großendorf) is a city on the south coast of the Baltic Sea in Kashubia in the Pomerelia region, northern Poland, with 15,015 (2009) inhabitants.

Władysławowo
Władysławowo
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Władysławowo
Coordinates: 54°50′2″N 18°18′56″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Puck
Gmina	Władysławowo
First formal settlement	12th Century
Broke ground	March 1936
Official inauguration	3 May 1938
Town rights	30 June 1963
Government
• Mayor	Roman Kużel
Area
• Total	38.41 km2 (14.83 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	15,015
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84-120
Area code(s)	+48 58
Car plates	GPU
Website	http://www.wladyslawowo.pl

History

In 1634 engineer Fryderyk Getkant designed a fort called Władysławowo located on the Hel Peninsula, several km east of today's town of Władysławowo. It was officially recorded as a fort a year later.

It was successfully[1] built as a new town as a Polish fishing port in 1930s during the Polish Second Republic,[1] with fishing a key part of the Polish economy at the time.[1] Construction began in March 1936, and the new town was officially inaugurated on the 3 May 1938.[1]

It was named after King Władysław IV Vasa, 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 (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), 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 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.[2]

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

Gallery

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  Władysławowo railway station
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  Cetniewo
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  Władysławowo church
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  Władysławowo Beach
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  Port of Władysławowo
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  Hel Peninsula as seen from the tallest building in Władysławowo
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  Władysławowo city hall
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References

External links

• Town website

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Władysławowo.

• Site about the city of Władysławowo
• Hotel Władysławowo

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