Peninsula Tourist Attractions

 NORD attracts tourists not only natural beauty of the location, but also cultural and historical monuments, has been linked to Kaszuby and maritime tradition.Visitors this area, both residents of Polish and foreign tourists, learn about its rich history going back to the times of Cistercians, the reign of the Teutonic Knights and the rule of the royal Starostes. 
Tourist attractions in the region is very much, and your visitors zachwycają ideal state, wealth and beauty. So choose the footsteps of former settlements, villages and estates in search of the past. Dear Kaszub significant coastal przydrożne crosses and chapels, churches and shrines, palaces and mansions. Interesting stories and legends, passed down from generation to generation, have discovered the true face of NORDY. Each monument its beauty, a place breathes history. 

HEL 
Lighthouse Baltic Street, closed to traffic, leads to a slender, red Helskie near the tower, or lighthouse. The gallery, located at almost 40 meters high, you can enjoy an extensive panorama, including the Gulf of Gdansk and Hel Peninsula. Helska The current lighthouse was built in 1942, is a brick, octagonal tower with a height of 41.5 meters and the 197 steep steps. Entry to the lantern is made available to the public every day during the period from May to early September, at the time at 10.00 14.00 and 15.00 19.00 
Fishing port was built between 1892-1893, while the present shape was given to him after modernization in the interwar period and during the period 90. Twentieth century. Port gives shelter and kutrom fishing trip and fishing łódkom, act as the harbor for cruise ships and hydrofoils. There are also harbor yachts. 
Fokarium 
This place not only fascinating to young tourists. There are a few pools, the building housing the exhibition hall and education, as well as the underground, from which it can, through special windows, watch the underwater dalliance gray seals.Launched by the Maritime Station Helska project aims to reproduce on the coast of a small herd of very rare animals out. The fruit of these efforts was the birth (25 February 2001) a small foczki named Adam. Parents first born in captivity at Helskie earth, gray seals were male and female Balbina Unda Marina. In May 2002, released on Adam and freedom fight, where the route can be viewed at: www.grasal.nu., And in 2003 for the next two go wolnoć Cypel seals and Cuma, also equipped with satellite transmitters. 
Military path 
The most important historical sites are protected by Nordy military law as monuments of architecture. In 1999, scouts helscy designated tourist route. Designated it white, rectangular boxes on the trees pniach. It allows tourists to reach the most interesting military objects. 
9 Hall tradition fleet Coast Defense 
The Club Garnizonowego building is located at ul.Przybyszewskiego Hall Tradition 9FOW, which are related memorabilia from the past, and teraniejszością garrison Helskiego. There are, inter alia: personal seamen, brass cartridge shells after them with the famous battery. kmdr. ppor. Heliodora Laskowskiego, and boards depicting the reconstruction of the Polish Navy. Visiting by appointment only phone: (058) 675 70 87 In addition to the building in which the Hall of Tradition 9FOW, you can watch the outdoor exhibition of weapons and armaments. Attract attention include: marine works and land, deep bomb launchers, mines of various types of marine, Lufy fragment cut from the former Bofors gun battery to 31. President H. Laskowskiego. 
31 Battery Cyplowa them. Heliodora Laskowskiego (1932-1935 onwards) 
It was the heaviest in the coastal battery Poland wrzeniu 1939, the fight came unfinished and without an adequate supply of ammunition, but in the course of the war has proven its high skutecznoci. In September 1939, on the spur Helskim, there were 4 position fire Swedish Bofors cannon, CAL 152.4 mm. Two cannons are kept intact in the military museum in Gdynia and Warsaw, while Helu is the third section. In early 1948, the position of batteries have been used to set the Soviet 130 mm cannons, one of which survived to this day. 
Residue position dwudziałowej Batteries No. 21 (1939 onwards) 
Located approximately 60 m to the left of the road, just before entering the Baltic beach, along with batteries 22 and 23 fall within the 2 Dywizjonu Marine Artillery Przeciwlotniczej Area Umocnionego Hel. Its main weapons were the French cannons on the grounds of marine company Schneider CAL 75 mm, and the task was to defend anti-cyplowej of the battery. H. Laskowskiego. 
Posts "Flakbatterie situated on the dunes overgrown with forest, west of the battery No. 21, four batteries Przeciwlotniczej German Kriegsmarine, CAL 105 mm. Today, partly overwhelmed with sand, do not recall his former destination. 
The Do No 33 ( "Danish", 1931) 
They guided him to the trail and forest road in a wild, Baltic beach. The battery included in the Riparian Dywizjonu Artillery. His weapons were the French company Schneider CAL operates 105 mm and the maximum range of 17 700 m. salwy battery to keep the fire for purposes of marine and terrestrial. 
The Do No 32 ( "Greek", 1931) 
It is situated by the road, near the post-war positions of the battery of 150 mm. They create them, and two shelters działobitnie Artillery Dywizjonu quayside where the cannons were mounted 105 mm field CAL French firm Schneider. This might lead round the fire for the sea and on land. The battery was the precursor to the future defense fortifications Area Umocnionego Hel. Dismantled works can be seen in the exposition of the Navy-air museum in Gdynia. 
The ruins of the German batteries Przeciwlotniczej 
Situated on a high dune, the railway tracks, about 1000 m east of plot 23 batteries. CAL 105 mm, 4 position fire. Approximately 300 m to the west there is a double-decker bunker, which is probably the position of command and rangefinders battery. 
The Do No 23 (1935 onwards) is situated on a high dune, about 100 m in the right of the road leading to the wild sea-beach. His entry can be seen from the railway tracks and construction sites and their development very similar to batteries 21 and 22. The battery can keep the fire for the purpose of surface and ground. Its task was to defend anti-Hel Umocnionego Area from the west. 
Posts batteries "Schleswig Holstein" (1939-1940) 
The largest position in the Baltic Sea region. It consisted of: three fire CAL 406 mm (two of them occupied by MW) from ground-based, żelbetowymi schronami severe type, two magazines amunicyjne (not available) and trzydziestometrowa observation tower (called by the inhabitants of Hel Mouse), which was mounted rangefinder. The interiors of all the bunkers lead narrow corridor traffic queue.Impressive effective when jednopoziomowe fire position, coming in its maze of rooms inside a real, coincide to a large działobitni. When there are two large działobitniach ramps, after which they had to move the gantry cranes, capable of exchanging huge LUF. 
Border Guard cutter chaser "Batory" Preserved Polish warship, launching in 1932, designed and built at the request of the Ministry of Treasury. In August 1975 the year of its hull wbetonowano permanent staff in addition to 9 in the Port War FOW in Helu. 

Jastarnia 
Church. Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Jastarnia 
Was built in the thirties of the twentieth century his square tower crowned helmet is beautiful and so visible from afar, from the pages of Puck Bay and open sea. The Church is very distinctive, with marynistycznym fishing decor and themes. There is a unique pulpit in the shape of the boat lifted by the waves wzburzone. Polychromy in shades of white, blue-seledynowej create an unusual atmosphere, conducive to contemplation and zadumaniu. In the temple are valuable monuments of sacral art - the image linked with the Holy Trinity Herman Hanem (1. pol. XVII century) and the image of Our Lady of Świętolipskiej (XVII century). The seven stained glass windows represent the Mother of God Joy: Annunciation, Nativity, sacrifice, Finding in the Temple, Assumption, Mary's glory in heaven and God's revelation of the Mother at Lourdes. When one of the walls there is a miniature Lodz, with a copy of miraculous Swarzewskiej figure of Our Lady, the patron of fishermen Kashubian. On the side walls of a church dedicated to the memory arrays placed Fr. Jerome Gołębiewskiego, ks.Wojciecha Kossak-Główczewskiego and Fr. Paul Stefanski. Every year during the summer takes place this organ concerts performed by well-known organists in the country and abroad. According to experts, jastarnickie, trzydziestogłosowe authorities may compete with well-known bodies of Oliwskimi. 
Cottage Fishing Jastarnia 
Was built in 1881. As the building blocks used by the discarded remains of the sea broken down ships and vessels. Equipment is from the nineteenth century, the oldest fishing vessels, however, date back to the fifteenth century Cottage Fishing Jastarnia was peculiar kind of cultural center - is gathering all the fans singing and music.Currently, the museum look storyteller and poet Kashubian Marian Selin. It brings visitors to the history, tradition and culture Jastarnia and fishermen. 
Port Marina Jastarnia 
The history of sailing training Jastarnia-20. Borze dates back years last century. It is in this period was chosen to Jastarni port in the center of maritime training. With funds from the State Office of Physical Education and Military adoption was to be built modern center, equipped with a number of yachts, szkolący youth. From 1933 year benefited from members of the Students Union of Marine, and scouts since 1934 Harcerski Center have designated Sea Jastarnia. One of the managers was a famous center Mariusz Zaruski, who organized the first training. After World War II, among others, came to Jastarnia żaglowiec gorgeous, bought before the war Mariusz Zaruskiego the initiative, called the Young Guard after the war, and later General Zaruski.Żaglowiec until now has the eyes of tourists visiting Jastarnia. Over the training center has undergone almost all of postwar Polish staff kapitańska Sailing. Harbor Marina is the base today and płetwonurkową an excellent base for sightseeing miłoników wrecks lying on the bottom of the Gulf of Puck. Call the unit and yachts from all over the world. 
Port Rybacki Jastarnia 
Jastarnia place in the picturesque fishing port is formed on the 1928 year and the passenger harbor navigation. Port project has been developed in the years 1925-1926, provided for setting up the pool with a small port awanportem. Deepening refulując dock adjacent areas, a track podejściowy the piers with a depth of 3 m, which miałocharakter Pirsue landing for fishing vessels. It all started on the day after the 18 March 1923 No 1 year Petitions to the High Sejm of the Republic of Poland. Fishing vessels to work Jastarnia workshops were fishermen, and because of the lack of a port have to be anchored to the deep water, which compromise the safety of individuals during strong storms. Fishing port has become a refuge for żaglowców also white fleet. This was of great importance for tourism development, ensuring communication with Gdynia, Gdańsk and Sopot. In the eastern part of the port is located in the center of yachting and sport płetwonurków base, while the western part is used by fishing boats and fishing vessels and coastal shipping. You can also go in the Baltic cruise. Here you can swim at the bay. pomerankami, kaszubskimi old traditional boats and fishing kutrami. 
House Jastarnia 
The initiator of the creation of the House was the last prewar Zdrojowy Mayor municipalities Helium - Stelmaszczyk who seek to become a resort Jastarnia true. The concept of the house was built in 1937, architectural plans in 1938 created by Eng. John Konka. The permit was issued for the construction of 22 February 1939 year by the Maritime Authority and the work commenced in February 1939. From the Baltic Sea was separated Zdrojowa part, which is a part of the park recreation. Established a broad avenue planted ornamental shrubs and trees. The works were carried out in a surprisingly fast pace in the summer season in 1939 years the object was opened for tourists. The war has not destroyed the impressive building at those times that even after the war served the people for many years.Were held here Jan Kiepura famous concerts, the stage at the House of Zdrojowy guests scenes of Polish artists and dancigi and parties lasting till dawn. He was the only facility of its kind on the Hel Peninsula. Its tradition new House, with modern facilities apartamentowo-hotel, which will have the opportunity to visit. 
Lighthouse (Jastarnia-Bor) In order to avoid a large number of casualties, it was decided in 1872 on the edge of the village of boron (now East Jastarni part), to build an additional lighthouse. However, from year 1936 due to the technical difficulties are not used to its potential. Lighthouse was wysadzona by defenders of the Polish coast in 1939, it was a navigation point for the enemy. At the 1938-1939 year (the current site) the construction of a new lighthouse. Light on the surroundings Jastarni waters less than a year. Already wrzeniu in 1939, was destroyed as a result of warfare. The present lighthouse was built in 1950 and is the lowest light on the Polish coast. This is only 13.3 meters high, is automatically controlled and ranges from 10 nautical miles (about 18.5 km). This represents an exceedingly attractive and good at it but stopped for a moment. 
Chapel of St.. Rozalia (JastarniaBór) 
Was erected by the inhabitants of boron in the period when the plague epidemic. the great northern war. In the years 1707-1711 approximately 229 residents died Jastarnia and with Borem 500. At the initiative of the local village priest was given to the care of St. Rosalia, and disappeared a short time of plague. At the memorial of the miraculous events each year on the first Sunday in September, the faithful parishioners Jastarnia Boru and take part in the solemn holy mass, praying for the blessing and grace for each other, and their families. 
Top Cmentarzowa (Jastarnia-Bor) 
It is the oldest burial place of people with boron, which is the eastern part of today's Jastarnia. The dead buried there since time immemorial. Direct the top position on the Gulf resulted in the destruction of the cemetery by the waves of storms. For this reason, the necropolis Jastarni moved. 
At the museum roof (Jastarnia-Bor) 
In the vicinity of Cmentarzowej Mountains (in track cycling) is a private museum Rybackie Julius struck. It can be seen in a chamber with the fishing village of the XVII, XIX sprztętu exhibition of household appliances, tools for fishing, hunting, among other things for crows and gulls. At the request of tourists właciciel shows szkutniczy own workshop. 
Torpedownia (Jastarnia-Jurata) 
Is worth to mention the houses on the Bay of Puck visible from the shore in the vicinity of Juraty and Jastarnia, which is called torpedowniami. Currently, only the remaining two objects, the closer Juraty. Nearest Jastarnia was destroyed and left only after the foundation (also shown) called the "stone". Related to large torpedownią lying on the other side of the Gulf of Babich Dołach near Gdynia, objects fulfill the function of measurement position. Wystrzeliwano torpedoes in the torpedowni Dołach Babich and Oksywiu towards Peninsula Helskiego or discharged from the air in the region of the measuring points in the surroundings Jastarnia. Lot air torpedo, torpedo for submarines and surface record on the film placed in concrete bunkers. The recorded parameters were analyzed by professionals in the laboratories of German Research Center for Babich Dołach. 
Resistance Jastarnia Center 
Helium Division reinforced Fortifications Republic in 1920, taking Pojezierze Pomerania and the Baltic coast, the reborn Republic regained access to the sea. Polish coast was only 140 km of coastline, including nearly half were due to the 33 km length of time of Hel Peninsula. The sandy patch of land covered by grasses and forests, it was not a serious economic and military importance. During the Polish-Soviet War, the strike has blocked the port of Gdansk in the supply of war materials. For the Polish Army workaround would be the adoption by the supply port in Hel, so for that purpose built railway line leading to the nose and was taken to prepare the first defense of the peninsula. Construction of Deep-sea port in Gdynia at the end of the war against Soviet Russia led the military has become a more important role of the peninsula, the Gulf of Gdansk on the parent. Helium was to be the Polish Navy bases, so that the construction of the port of martial law, facilities and facilities for the artillery coastal fortifications. In 1936 it was considered peninsula Division reinforced, and an element of defense fortifications were to be a shut-off access from the mainland. Their implementation has been planned for the year 1942, but the events of March 1939 year and then taken to prepare mobilization in the fact that the work is przypieszono. The construction of the core Resistance Jastarnia Center started 15 May 1939, when heavy shelters to climb the structure of modern warfare. Fortifications built 3 km to the west of Jastarnia, Convenient to przewężeniu defend, for which the peninsula extends to yield odwodów hide and artillery. Was built here three lines of defense. The first half was a forward position, the second main heading of defense, consisting of 4 permanent shelters, heavy fortifications, rendered Codenames Sokół, Sabała, Saragossa, sep. The third, tyłową field position, strengthened finally only 1 of 4 planned light combat shelters. Defense of the anti-complementary and przeciwpiechotne. A very strong emphasis on organizing właciwe defense ppanc., With the Jastarnia implemented in a particular way. In a typical line of fixed fortifications dominated cross-fire, led to the shelters, whose side were shooting galleries hidden from the enemy fire and observation. On a narrow peninsula, it was not for this place, and due to the terrain it was decided that the cannons fire ppanc. 37 mm, as contained in a special dome ppanc., Will be conducted czołowo with armored domes. For RU Hel fortifications were so modern, ppanc fortress cannons. 37 mm, as contained in a special tank dome and shelters Center Jastarnia Resistance had them get first in Poland. Unfortunately, a lack of barely a few days to arms to reach the coast and the outbreak of war prevented the development of implementation plans. Other finishing work already carried out in September during the war. Powered three lanes of personnel, the line of obstacles against armored, cut and cleaned for przerzedzono the fire box, a timber used for the strengthening and expansion of the obstacles and field fortifications. Shelters were to be battle ready to fight, although it lacked the domes armatami ppanc.; Sabała zalepiono shelter in a nest on the dome, while the vulture nest shelter dome was used to-face position Obserwacyjno combat. Actors Jastarnia fortifications at the company accounted for 11 battalion of the Border Protection Corps, later called Hel, supported by artillery, and the node is located on the Baltic Summer landscape defense has been set to defend land, and przeciwdesantowej Przeciwlotniczej. Fight on land Hel RU started until 10 September, but the German attacks against fading leadership in defense Chałupami. Offensive was resumed until 29 September and within two days the German troops arrived at the Kunice, about 5 km away from the defensive position Jastarnia. On 1 October, in the country by controlling Germany and the Soviet Union, in the absence of prospects for defense and information on the operation of allies, defense command RU Hel rear-admiral Unrugpodpisał J. capitulation act. On the peninsula, occupied the German Navy built a defense system covering Kriegsmarine base in Gdynia, Poland and served as shelters and warehouses disguised plot. Reactivating the Jastarnia fortifications took place in March 1939, when after the fall of Gdynia and Gdansk Hel Peninsula region has become the last major defense of German forces. Fortifications were then prepared to fight again, rebuilding the destroyed by the strengthening of field time, made new obstacles and ditches ppanc. and the entry was a constant density of infantry and artillery to the capitulation of German forces on the Gulf of Gdansk, which was 10 May 1945. After the war, fighting shelters built into the importance of defense Jastarnia lost and started to slow destruction of buildings and field fortifications.Discarded or almost all the interior fittings. Great historical value of these unique buildings was the basis for their inclusion in legal protection and in the year 1999 have been entered in the register of historic monuments. In 2000, after canceling the legislation Hel continued the RU, the fortifications became civilian property. Combat shelters, built under the Jastarnia, the Polish construction najnowoczeniejsze permanent fortifications. Heavy armaments shelters were ckm s ppanc and cannons. firing ranges in the side and armored kopułach. Complement them rkm s used for close defense, and headlights, illuminating rocket launchers, grenades chute. 
Hotel Lido (Jurata) 
The most famous and exclusive place of a hotel "Lido" (1932/1933), which was taken by eminent score from the world of culture and politics. Bywali included Eugeniusz Bodo, Zheng Ji, Halama sisters, Jadwiga Smosarska, General Wladyslaw Sikorski, Jan Kiepura, Wojciech Kossak and his daughters - Maria and Jasnorzewska-Pawlikowska Magdalena pretender. Were taken during the triumphant journey through Poland Bolesław brothers Joseph and Adamowicz, lotnicy, who in 1934 przelecieli Atlantic. Dance were held here Saturday, balls, and played the famous warszawskie dance orchestra: the orchestra and Henryk Gold Petersburg. In the interwar period at the hotel, there was also a phone call from Paris. About Lido Magdalena pretender wrote: "Hotel Lido is as if the luxury passenger ship, from which no one want to get out is, this is where all feel good ...." 
Molo (Jurata) 
Unusual place for a promenade in Jurata isthmus, where you can go from beach to the pier in the water entering the Gulf of Puck at 330 meters. This is a meeting place for social and love. Restored in the last two years, is a notoriously Juraty attraction and all those who visit the Hel Peninsula. 
Kossakówka (Jurata) 
The house had its Jurata Wojciech Kossak (now Street. Svatopluk 13). In our family spent a vacation. In the year 1938 proceeded to build his villa, and studio dobdował veranda on which to create whatever the weather. For Juraty sent him zagruntowane canvas, painted quickly and still wet, specially packaged, sent to marszandów. I loved the time spent in Jurata, which gave expression in his correspondence. With Juraty moved at the last moment, mid-August 1939. Realized that the war hangs on the Italian. Jurata remembers the last time in a letter to Mary Pannenko (December 1939), friend from Warsaw, and a common holiday: "Apparently our villas, occupied by naval officers, there are a whole. Maybe there will be this summer, Maryniu? I did not want me to wait long even I can not, given my age, and I think in this studio, and as many malowało well najmilszychsąsiadów and brydżów. " 
WZW Jantar (Jurata) 
Attractive location Juraty led the officers to pour the Republic of Poland decided to build here Wypoczynkowy House Officer. This case dealt with the Central Committee of the Foundation officers and homes after the purchase of land (about 20 hectares) and its preparation, and in 1936 began construction of the center, which lasted until 1938. But the most illustrious visitor center Polish president Ignacy Mocicki, there was already the summer of 1937. Lived in the villa Muszelka, active to this day. In accordance with the provisions contained in the orders MSW No. 7 of 31 May 1938, ODW consisted of 22 skanalizowanych electrified houses and mobile homes built by three types of projects. In addition, the Foundation submitted a colony located 25 caravan cottages in the woods, away from a certain bay. Center operated only during the summer season. Built by the contributions of the officers, rest assured Oficerskiej staff and their families. One-off holiday adoption 120. During the war was used by Polish troops as Koszarowa accommodation for crews of warships, including Sep warship. In the center branch of the batteries were deployed 57-mm, which defended the coast at the height of the center.After the capitulation of Hel, 2 October 1939, until the end of the war, benefited from the center of the German Wehrmacht troops. WDW new phase of development began in 1948. Houses are still camping in the summer serve military personnel and their families.Summer of 1948 years Żymierski Marshall visited the center, the first visitors came from abroad. Since the sixties the twentieth century we can speak about the expansion of the facility. In 1974 he was subordinate to the principal WDW Wojska Polskiego kwatermistrzowi and from that moment began the development and construction of new pavilions. Since 1977 the center is working on the system and approve the annual foreign guests in the holiday exchange between the armies. In the period 1938-1988 was adopted by the 124 534 visitors. To this day, the center has retained the original villa Muszelka, house No. 24, and rental equipment. 
Church. St.. Anthony of Padua in Kuźnicy 
In the year 1840, Fr. Bishop Anastazy Sedlak Jastarnia established parish including its Kuźnica, Jastarnia and Hel-Bor. For almost 100 years kuniczanie were about 8 kilometers to the church land. The decision to build its own temple took Kuźnicy residents in 1931. In the same year began the construction of which was discontinued in 1933. The church was built in neo-Gothic style. Architecture and interior design modeled on the temple in Swarzewie. This is a small single-room decor. In windows there is a 9 beautiful stained glass windows, through which flows the sun while creating a unique atmosphere of reflection. About fishing provides a wooden pulpit kszatłcie in the boat, constructed by the inhabitants Kunicy. On the left side of Christ painted on the wall of the boat and the teaching of Our Lady of the image. In the main altar is a picture of the house of village patron Anthony of Padua with the Child. The first parish priest has been 1 January 1933 the vicar ekspozyt Fr. Łosiński, and from 1 July 1933, Fr. Szynalewski Francis Xavier, who four years later became the first pastor of the parish in Kuźnicy. In the church porch built powięconą the memory array. 

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