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Stogi, Gdańsk

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Stogi
Gdańsk District
Stogi
Stogi
Location of Stogi within Gdańsk
Location of Stogi within Gdańsk
Coordinates: 54°22′08″N 18°42′32″E / 54.36889°N 18.70889°E / 54.36889; 18.70889
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
County/CityGdańsk
Area
 • Total10.963 km2 (4.233 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,128
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+48 58

Stogi (German: Heubude) is one of the administrative districts (dzielnica administracyjna) of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. The district is the central part of the Port Island (Wyspa Portowa).

Location

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The north of the quarter is bordered by the Bay of Gdańsk. From the east, it is bordered by the district of Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie, from the south by Rudniki and from the west by Przeróbka.

From the south it is bordered by the Dead Vistula (one branch of the Vistula river).

History

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Heubude became a seaside resort by end of the 19th century. In 1914 it became part of the city of Danzig and in 1927 a tramway was built.[1]

Gdańsk refinery and the shipyard Stocznia Jachtowa are located in the south. The exterior port of Gdańsk is located in the north: Port Północny (northern port since 1970) with coal terminal (1974), Naftoport with oil (1975) and LPG terminal (1998).[1][2] DCT Gdańsk, the Deepwater Container Terminal was opened in October 2007.[3]

Stogi-Przeróbka (Stogi z Przeróbką) had been an administrative district with a population of 18,614. In 2010 Przeróbka, famous for the Westerplatte, became an independent district.

Stogi beach and northern port

Tourism

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Tourist attractions:

References

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  1. ^ a b Stogi (polish)
  2. ^ Port Północny (polish)
  3. ^ DCT Gdańsk (polish)
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