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Explore Wisłoujście
The district Wisłoujście of Gdańsk in Gdańsk (Województwo Pomorskie) is located in Poland about 177 mi north-west of Warsaw, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Pruszcz Gdanski, Suchy Dab, Hel, Kosakowo and Jastarnia. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
Morning Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
Evening Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 63% |
Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
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Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
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Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
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Hotels and Places to Stay
Welcome Apartment - Old Town
Hotel Gdansk Boutique
Podewils Old Town Gdansk
Admirał
Dom & House - Apartments Old Town
Hanza
Flatinfo Apartments AURA
Q Hotel Grand Cru Gdańsk
Flatinfo Apartments Szafarnia
Mercure Gdansk Stare Miasto
Videos from this area
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Ostrzał Westerplatte z pancernika Schleswig-Holstein - 1 września 1939
Jest to całe nagranie, udostępniane w kronikach niemieckich, dotyczących ataku pancernika Schleswig-Holstein na Wojskową Składnicę Tranzytową na Westerplatte, 1 września 1939 roku....
Westerplatte (1967) Zwiastun
Zwiastun filmu o bohaterskich obrońcach Westerplatte, w reżyserii Stanisława Różewicza. Występują: Zygmunt Hübner jako Major Henryk Sucharski Arkadiusz Bazak jako Kapitan Franciszek...
Polonezem po torach: Westerplatte - oczyszczanie toru.
I znowu z aparatu filmiki, bo kamery zapomniało się zabrać :) Tym razem Polonez jako drezyna pojeździł po torze na Westerplatte. Jako przecieracz szlaku sprawdził się doskonale. Zapraszam...
perla i rejs na westerplatte
Rejs na Westerplatte, na statku śpiewa i opowiada o Gdańsku - bard Gdańska Andrzej Starzec (www.myspace.com/andrzejstarzec) , przewodnikiem po trójmieście jest Dorota Stachura ( tel.501...
Spot Audi A3 Club Pomorskie Westerplatte 11 Kwietnia 2015
Otwarcie sezonu wraz z BMW 3City 11 Kwietnia godzina 12:00 Cały filmik ze spotu gdzie zobaczycie też BMW trochę później. Filmik dla miłośników Audi A3 jak i dla naszych Klubowiczów...
Trip-City: Westerplatte
Trip-City i.e. one of our trips around Tri-City. Ania and Janek took me to Westerplatte. Lived in Gdańsk for 20 years and I've been there only once as a little boy.
WESTERPLATTE 1939-2009 GDAŃSK PREZYDENCI
Przemówienie prezydenta Gdańska P. Adamowicza podczas uroczystości 70. rocznicy II WŚ.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Gdańsk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland's principal seaport and the center of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area. The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay, in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trójmiasto), with a population near 740,000.
Westerplatte
Westerplatte is a peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland, located on the Baltic Sea coast mouth of the Dead Vistula, in the Gdańsk harbour channel. From 1926 to 1939 it was the location of a Polish Military Transit Depot (WST), sanctioned within the territory of the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk). It is famous for the Battle of Westerplatte, which was the first clash between Polish and German forces during the Invasion of Poland and thus the first battle of the European theater of World War II.
Ostrów Island
Note that the word Ostrów or Ostrov is a generic Slavic name for an island Ostrów Island is an island on the Baltic Sea, located in the delta of Vistula river. The island composes a portion of the territory of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. More specifically, it is part of the quarter known as Mlyniska. The northern border of the island is formed by the waters of Port Channel (Gdańsk), while the southern border is a branch of the Vistula river, called Leniwka.
Free City of Danzig
The Free City of Danzig (German: Freie Stadt Danzig; Polish: Wolne Miasto Gdańsk) was a semi-autonomous city-state that existed between 1920 and 1939, consisting of the Baltic Sea port of Danzig and surrounding areas. It was created on 15 November 1920 in accordance with the terms of Part III, Section XI of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. The Free City included the city of Danzig and over two hundred nearby towns, villages, and settlements.
Motława
Motława is a river in Eastern Pomerania in Poland. The source is in Szpegawskie lake, northeast from Starogard Gdański. It goes through Rokickie lake, and goes to Leniwka. Length 64.7 km, drawn area 1511.3 km². The city of Gdańsk is situated at its mouth in the Leniwka. In Gdańsk, the Motława ferry crosses the river, a service that has run since 1687. The Polish name Motława is derived from the Old Prussian language. In German the river is known as Mottlau.
Suchanino
Suchanino, formerly a village, became in 1902 (as Zigankenberg) a district of the city of Danzig. With 12,937 inhabitants in an area of 1.3 km² it has a population density of 9,812 inhabitants/km². Most buildings are high-rise and were constructed in the 1970s.
Martwa Wisła
The Martwa Wisla is a river, one of the branches of the Vistula, flowing through the city of Gdańsk in northern Poland. It got its name when this branch of the river became increasingly moribund. A harbor canal was constructed with the Westerplatte on one of its banks. It was constructed to flow through Danzig into the Danziger Bucht, now Gdańsk Bay. Its river mouth and environs double as a harbor channel for the Inner Port of the port of Gdańsk.
SS Sołdek
SS Sołdek was a Polish coal and ore freighter. She was the first ship built in Poland after World War II and the first seagoing ship completed in Poland. She was the first of 29 ships classed as Project B30, built between 1949 and 1954 in Stocznia Gdańska. The name was given in honour of Stanisław Sołdek, one of the shipyard's shock workers. The ship is currently preserved as a museum ship in Gdańsk.
Battle of Westerplatte
The Battle of Westerplatte began the Second World War in Europe. During the first week of September 1939, a Military Transit Depot (Wojskowa Składnica Tranzytowa, WST) on the peninsula of Westerplatte, Free City of Danzig, that was manned by fewer than 200 Polish soldiers, held out for seven days in the face of a heavy German attack.
Gdańsk Shipyard
Gdańsk Shipyard (Stocznia Gdańskа) is a large Polish shipyard, located in the city of Gdańsk. The yard gained international fame when Solidarity (Solidarność) was founded there in September 1980. It is situated on the left side of Martwa Wisła and on Ostrów Island.
Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970
The Monument to the fallen Shipyard Workers 1970 (Polish: Pomnik Poległych Stoczniowców 1970) was unveiled on 16 December 1980 near the entrance to what was then the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland. It commemorates the 42 or more people killed during the Coastal cities events in December 1970. It was created in the aftermath of the Gdańsk Agreement and is the first monument to the victims of communist oppression to be erected in a communist country.
Polish Baltic Philharmonic
Polish Baltic F. Chopin Philharmonic in Gdańsk was founded in 1945 as Gdańsk Symphony Orchestra. The inaugural concert took place on September 29 in Sopot. In 1949 it changed its name to Polish Baltic Philharmonic. In 1953 it was combined with opera department and changed into Polish Baltic Opera and Philharmonic (POiFB). After forming a new symphony orchestra in 1974, Baltic Philharmonic was transformed into independent Polish Baltic F. Chopin Philharmonic in 1993. Prof.
Gdańsk Stocznia railway station
Gdańsk Stocznia is an SKM stop in Gdańsk, Poland. It is the second stop of this urban train line on the way to Wejherowo. This stop is not merged with any railway station. It has two platforms, out of which only one is still operating, as the second one (with one track adjacent) was operating the line to Nowy Port which is now closed. The ticket office used to be located on this platform, but the building has been pulled down for at least 4 years.
Gdańsk Brzeźno railway station
Gdańsk Brzeźno is a former SKM stop in Gdańsk, Poland. It is no longer used since June 2005, after canceling passenger service on Gdańsk - Nowy Port line. This line is now used only for freight transport. There is plan to include the stop in the planned new Metropolitan Tricity Train line to be ready for 2012 UEFA European Football Championship.
Gdańsk Zaspa Towarowa railway station
Gdańsk Zaspa Towarowa is a former SKM stop in Gdańsk, Poland. It is no longer used after canceling passenger service on Gdańsk – Nowy Port line in June 2005. This line is now used only for freight transport. The stop is likely to have re-open by 2012 as it is near to the location of the future stadium PGE Arena, which is planned for 2012 UEFA European Football Championship.
Gdańsk Nowy Port railway station
Gdańsk Nowy Port is a former SKM stop in Gdańsk, Poland. It is no longer used since December 15, 2002, after shortening the line Gdańsk - Nowy Port line to Brzeźno. Despite plans of re-opening the line it is very unlikely that this stop would be restored, as the access to it has been impossible since November 2005.
Gdańsk Port Północny railway station
Gdańsk Port Północny is a freight railway station in Gdańsk, Poland.
PGE Arena Gdańsk
The PGE Arena Gdańsk, previously called the Baltic Arena, is a football stadium in Gdańsk, Poland. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Lechia Gdańsk. The Stadium is located on ul. Pokoleń Lechii Gdańsk ("Generations of Lechia Gdańsk street") in the northern part of the city. The capacity of the stands is 43,615 spectators, all seated and roofed. PGE Arena Gdańsk is the largest arena in Ekstraklasa and the third largest in the country.
Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig
The Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig was one of the first acts of World War II in Europe, as part of the Invasion of Poland. On September 1, 1939, Polish personnel defended the building for some 15 hours against assaults by the SS Heimwehr Danzig (SS Danzig Home Defence), local SA formations and special units of Ordnungspolizei (Danzig police).
German submarine U-10 (1935)
German submarine U-10 was a Type IIB U-boat built before World War II for service in the Kriegsmarine. As she was one of the first batch of boats built following the renunciation of the Treaty of Versailles, she was only capable of coastal and short cruising work. This led to her being reassigned to training duties after the Norwegian campaign of 1940 together with many of her sister boats. During the war U-10 sank two vessels: The Norwegian 1,819 ton Kvernaas, on 17 February 1940.
Free City of Danzig (Napoleonic)
The Free City of Danzig, sometimes referred to as the Republic of Danzig, was a semi-independent city state established by Napoleon on 9 September 1807, during the time of the Napoleonic Wars following the capture of the city in the Siege of Danzig in May. After the Congress of Vienna of 1814/5, Danzig was re-incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia.
Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge
The Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge is a cable-stayed road bridge which spans the Martwa Wisła River in Gdańsk, Poland. The bridge forms an inverted “Y”-shape with a 100-metre-tall pylon. It is the longest cable-stayed bridge in Poland supported by a single pylon. The bridge links the Northern Port of Gdańsk with the national road network and is the first section of the future by-pass road of the city of Gdańsk.
Motława (ship)
The Motława is a small passenger ferry operating on the river Motława in Gdańsk, Poland.
Ołowianka
Ołowianka is an island located East of the city center in Gdańsk, Poland. Ołowianka is enclosed by the Motława and the Stepka channel in Gdańsk.
St Catherine's Church, Gdańsk
St Catherine's Church is the oldest church in Gdańsk, Poland. It was a Protestant church from 1545 until 1945, after which it became a Roman Catholic church.