Port Island (Gdańsk)
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Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox islands Port Island (Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is an island located between Gdańsk Bay, Śmiała Wisła and Leniwka in northern Poland within the city limits of Gdańsk.
Administration
The island is divided into 3 administrative quarters:
- Stogi, population 9,832, area 10.9 km2, density 901<ref name=bip/>
- Przeróbka, population 3,750, area 6.9 km2, density 545<ref name=bip/>
- Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie, population 1,735, area 8.3 km2, density 208<ref name=bip/>
Total: population 15,317, area 26,2 km2 (2021)
Industry
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
- Wisłoujście Fortress, historic fortress dating back to the 15th century, that used to guard the mouth of the Port of Gdańsk, listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.<ref>Template:Cite Polish law</ref>
- Westerplatte, the place of the Battle of Westerplatte, the first battle of the German invasion of Poland and World War II, now a memorial and museum complex, listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.<ref>Template:Cite Polish law</ref>