Baltic Sea Region Cultural Heritage Properties
LOCATION The “University and Hanseatic Town of Greifswald” – with about 60.000 inhabitants – is located at a lagoon of the Baltic Sea in the north-eastern area of Germany. HISTORY In 1199 a monastery was founded by Cistercians in Eldena, which is a part of Greifswald today. The production of […]
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LOCATION Westerplatte is a peninsula in Gdańsk which is situated at the mouth of the Dead Vistula. It is communicated with roads (can be reached by public buses). It is located in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. 54°24′N 18°40′E. Westerplatte – the guardhouse destroyed in 1939 ATTRACTION DESCRIPTION Westerplatte is a place where the first battle […]
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LOCATION The museum called Muzeum – Kaszubski Park Etnograficzny is located in Wdzydze (Wdzydze Kiszewskie). This is a village in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland within Kościerzyna County, about 60 kilometres from Gdańsk. It is communicated with main Polish cities by roads. 54°01′N 17°56′E. The museum in Wdzydze Kiszewskie– the interior of a house ATTRACTION DESCRIPTION […]
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LOCATION The Emigration Museum is situated in Gdynia, which is a seaport located on the southern edge of the Bay of Gdańsk. Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland and is communicated with main Polish cities by roads and railways. Available also from the sea. 54°30′N 18°32′E. Batory under construction ATTRACTION […]
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LOCATION The Regional Centre of Education and Promotion is located in Szymbark. This is a village in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland, about 40 kilometres from Gdańsk. It is communicated with main Polish cities by roads. 54°13′N 18°06′E. The Upside Down House ATTRACTION DESCRIPTION The Regional Centre of Education and Promotion in Szymbark is […]
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LOCATION The Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic is located in Szczecin. Szczecin is the capital of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. The city is located near the Polish-German border and is communicated with main Polish cities by roads and railways. There is also an airport less than 50 kilometres from the city centre. 53°26′N 14°33′E. The Szczecin […]
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LOCATION The Museum of the Pomeranian Folk Culture is located in Swołowo. This is a village within Słupsk County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It lies about 13 kilometres from Słupsk and is communicated with main Polish cities by roads. 54°29′N 16°50′E. Albrecht’s farm ATTRACTION DESCRIPTION When you get to a small village called Swołowo, […]
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LOCATION The museum Stutthof is situated in Sztutowo. This is a village in the Pomeranian Voivodeship that is communicated with main Polish cities by roads. It is located about 40 kilometres from Gdańsk. 54°20′N 19°11′E. Stutthof – bird’s-eye view DESCRIPTION Stutthof is a former Nazi German concentration camp. It was the longest-functioning this type of camp […]
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LOCATION The Stilo Lighthouse is located in Osetnik – a settlement within Wejherowo County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is situated about 40 kilometres from Wejherowo. It is communicated with main Polish cities by roads. 54°47′N 17°44′E. The Stilo Lighthouse ATTRACTION DESCRIPTION The Stilo Lighthouse is located in a very picturesque area. This […]
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LOCATION St. Dominic’s Fair takes place in Gdańsk (Poland), which is located at the mouth of the Motława River, on the southern edge of the Bay of Gdańsk. Gdańsk is the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship and is communicated with main Polish cities by roads and railways. Available also from the sea. There is also […]
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