Port Island (Gdańsk)

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Westerplatte Monument in memory of the Polish defenders

The Island (German: Die Nehrung) located between Gdańsk Bay, Śmiała Wisła and Leniwka. The area of the island belongs to the city of Gdańsk, Poland and is divided into 3 administrative quarters:

• Stogi (Heubude), population 11,578, area 11.0 km², density 1,057
• Przeróbka (Troyl), population 4,522, area 6.9 km², density 657
• Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie (Krakau & Westlich Neufähr), population 1,981, area 8.3 km², density 238

Total: population 18,081, area 26,2 km² (2013)

Industry[]

The Island is very important^{[clarification needed]} industrial strip.^{[citation needed]} 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.
• Westerplatte, the place where the Second World War started,^{[citation needed]} is also located there.

External links[]

• Podział administracyjny Gdańska ()

Coordinates: 54°22′52″N 18°43′23″E / 54.38111°N 18.72306°E / 54.38111; 18.72306

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