Jelitkowo

A resort at Jelitkowo in 1964

Jelitkowo (German Glettkau) is one of the quarters of the city of Gdańsk, just south of Sopot, Poland.

Located on the sea side, with beautiful sandy beaches, the town became known as an Ostsee-Bad Glettkau, a Baltic Sea (spa-vacation town). Some important hotels, windsurfing schools, and centers of water sports are in today's Jelitkowo. In the past, an old tram route ran from Danzig, the main city, to the tram loop in Glettkau. It now runs from Gdańsk to Jelitkowo.

After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

Population (together with Żabianka) 23,145 inhabitants on area 2.1 km² (population density 10,923 inh/km²).

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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

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Coordinates: 54°26′N 18°36′E / 54.433°N 18.600°E / 54.433; 18.600

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