Władysławowo

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Władysławowo

Harbour on Baltic Sea

Coat of arms

Władysławowo

Coordinates: 54°50′2″N 18°18′56″E / 54.83389, 18.31556

Country

Poland

Władysławowo (urban gmina)

Established

12th century

Town rights

1963

Government

- Mayor

Adam Józef Drzeżdżon

Area

- Total

38.41 km² (14.8 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

14,892

- Density

387.7/km² (1,004.2/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

84-104 to 84-131

Area code(s)

+48 58

Car plates

GPU

Website: http://www.wladyslawowo.pl

Władysławowo [vwadɨswaˈvɔvɔ] (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Wiôlgô Wies, 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.

The gmina (municipal commune) of Władysławowo consists of several districts: Władysławowo, Chałupy, Jastrzębia Góra, Ostrowo, Rozewie, Karwia, Tupadły. Jastrzębia Góra, Ostrowo and Karwia are some of the most popular Polish Baltic Sea resorts.

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.