Port Island (Gdańsk)

The Island (German: Danzig - Krakau) located between Gdańsk Bay, Śmiała Wisła and Leniwka. The area of the island belongs to the city of Gdańsk, Poland and is divided into 2 quarters:

Stogi z Przeróbką, population 19,866, area 16.9 km², density 1,173
Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie, population 2,301, area 8.8 km², density 261

Total: population 22,167, area 25,7 km²

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. The place where the Second World War started, Westerplatte is also located there.

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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