Port Island (Gdańsk)

Westerplatte Monument in memory of the Polish defenders

The Island (German: Die Nehrung) located between Gdańsk Bay, Śmiała Wisła and Leniwka. The area of the island belongs to the city of Gdańsk, Poland and is divided into 3 administrative quarters:

Stogi (Gdańsk) (Heubude), population 11,578, area 11.0 km², density 1,057
Przeróbką (Troyl), population 4,522, area 6.9 km², density 657
Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie (Krakau & Westlich Neufähr), population 1,981, area 8.3 km², density 238

Total: population 18,081, area 26,2 km² (2013)

Industry

The Island is very important industrial strip. Gdańsk refinery is located there, together with many facilities of the Gdańsk Port.

Sightseeing

Wisłoujście, 17th-century fortress that used to guard the mouth of the Gdańsk Port.
Westerplatte, the place where the Second World War started, is also located there.

Weblinks

Podział administracyjny Gdańska ()

Gdańsk

Districts	Aniołki Brętowo Brzeźno Chełm i Gdańsk Południe Kokoszki Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie Letnica Matarnia Młyniska Nowy Port Oliwa Olszynka Orunia-Św. Wojciech-Lipce Osowa Piecki-Migowo Przymorze Małe Przymorze Wielkie Rudniki Siedlce Śródmieście Stogi z Przeróbką Strzyża Suchanino VII Dwór Wrzeszcz Wyspa Sobieszewska Wzgórze Mickiewicza Żabianka-Wejhera-Jelitkowo-Tysiąclecia Zaspa-Młyniec Zaspa-Rozstaje

Attractions	St. Mary's Church Oliwa Cathedral Baltic State Opera Westerplatte Ronald Reagan Park Monument to the Shipyard Workers Laznia Centre

History	Timeline

Coordinates: 54°22′52″N 18°43′23″E / 54.38111°N 18.72306°E / 54.38111; 18.72306

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