Władysławowo
Władysławowo is a town on the south coast of the Baltic Sea in Kashubia in the Pomerelia region, northern Poland, with 15,015 inhabitants.
It was named after King Władysław IV Vasa, who initiated the construction of the Polish Navy.Overview
Situated in the Puck County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Gdańsk Voivodeship, Władysławowo is a sea port and a popular seaside holiday destination.
The gmina of Władysławowo consists of the town Władysławowo and seven villages: Chałupy, Rozewie, Jastrzębia Góra, Ostrowo, Karwia and Tupadły. Several of these places serve as popular seaside resorts.
Poland's northern extremity is situated in Jastrzębia Góra, marked by the Gwiazda Północy monument, which stands on a cliff overlooking the beach that is the actual most northerly point. The nearby headland of Cape Rozewie was formerly believed to be the country's most northerly point, prior to measurements carried out in December 2000.
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.Population
