Władysławowo

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Władysławowo
Coat of arms of Władysławowo
(Coat of arms)
Location of Władysławowo
Basic Information
Country Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
Population 14 801 (2005)
City rights 1963
Latitude
Longitude
54°50'N
18°19'E
Area 38,41 km²
Density 385,34/km²
Area code +48 58
Car plates GPU, GP
Economy and Traffic
Administration
Mayor Adam Józef Drzeżdżon
Municipal Website

Władysławowo (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Wiôlgô Wies, former German: Großendorf) is a town on the south coast of the Baltic Sea in the Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania region, northern Poland, with 14,801 (2005) inhabitants. Situated in the Puck County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975-1998), Władysławowo is a sea port and one of the most popular Polish seaside resorts.

Lighthouse in Rozewie
Lighthouse in Rozewie

The gmina (municipal commune) of Władysławowo consists of several districts: Władysławowo, Chałupy, Jastrzębia Góra, Rozewie, Karwia, Tupadły.

In 1634 engineer Fryderyk Getkant designed a fort called Władysławowo located on the Hel Peninsula, several km east of today's town of Władysławowo.

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

[edit] Population

  • 1960: 3,900 inhabitants
  • 1970: 7,900 inhabitants
  • 1975: 9,200 inhabitants
  • 1980: 10,600 inhabitants
  • 2004: 10,000 inhabitants

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Coordinates: 54°48′N 18°24′E