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Port Island (Gdańsk)

Coordinates: 54°22′52″N 18°43′23″E / 54.38111°N 18.72306°E / 54.38111; 18.72306
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Port Island
Native name:
Wyspa Portowa
Westerplatte Monument in memory of the Polish defenders
Port Island is located in Poland
Port Island
Port Island
Port Island is located in Baltic Sea
Port Island
Port Island
Geography
LocationBaltic Sea
Coordinates54°22′52″N 18°43′23″E / 54.38111°N 18.72306°E / 54.38111; 18.72306
Area262 km2 (101 sq mi)
Administration
Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian Voivodeship
CityGdańsk
DistrictsKrakowiec-Górki Zachodnie, Przeróbka, Stogi
Demographics
Population15317 (2021)[1]
Ethnic groupsPoles
Additional information
Time zone
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Port Island (Polish: Wyspa Portowa, German: Die Nehrung) is an island located between Gdańsk Bay, Śmiała Wisła and Leniwka in northern Poland within the city limits of Gdańsk.

Administration

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The island is divided into 3 administrative quarters:

Total: population 15,317, area 26,2 km2 (2021)

Industry

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Industrial facilities of national importance are located on the island, incl. the Gdańsk refinery and Port Północny (Northern Port) with the Deepwater Container Terminal Gdańsk (part of the Port of Gdańsk).

Sightseeing

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Podział administracyjny Gdańska". BIP - Urząd Miejski W Gdańsku (in Polish). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 kwietnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Gdańsk - Twierdza Wisłoujście", Dz. U., 2018, No. 1008
  3. ^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 sierpnia 2003 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii, Dz. U., 2003, vol. 148, No. 1448
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