Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie


Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie is one of the administrative districts of the city of Gdańsk.

Location

The north of the quarter is bordered by the Bay of Gdańsk. From the east, it is bordered by the district of Wyspa Sobieszewska, from the south by Rudniki and from the west by Stogi on Port Island.
From the east it is bordered by the Śmiała Wisła and from the south by the Dead Vistula.

History

The eastern border was created in 1840 during the flooding and creation of a new mouth of Vistula. The Dead Vistula was closed by a lock and became a dead branch.
The area became a part of Danzig in 1914. Krakau had a population of 536 and Westlich Neufähr of 727.
The shipyard Stocznia Wisła was established in 1945. A second shipyard is Stocznia jachtowa. The national center for sailing Narodowe Centrum Żeglarstwa Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu was established in 2006.

Tourism

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