Nowy Port
District of Gdańsk in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nowy Port (German: Neufahrwasser; Kashubian: Fôrwôter) is a district of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It borders with Brzeźno to the west, Letnica to the south, and Przeróbka to the east (over the Martwa Wisła).
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Nowy Port | |
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District of Gdańsk | |
Coordinates: 54°23′51″N 18°39′54″E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
County/City | Gdańsk |
Area | |
• Total | 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi) |
Population (2019[1]) | |
• Total | 9,334 |
• Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | GD |
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The landmark of the district is the historic Nowy Port Lighthouse, which is open to visitors.
During World War II, in 1939 and 1940, the district was one of places of imprisonment and executions of Polish railway workers by Nazi Germany.[2]