- Westerplatte is located north from Gdansk, some 15 min drive from downtown on a small flat peninsula stretching out into the Baltic sea.
- The cheapest way to get from Gdańsk to Westerplatte costs only 7 kr, and the quickest way takes just 9 mins. Find the travel option that best suits you.
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- This Hanseatic port city is full of magical gems. Discover unique Vistulamouth Fortress and Westerplatte - the site of the first battle of World War II.
- 1.500 deutsche Soldaten griffen mit schweren Geschützen und Flugzeugendie auf der Westerplatte in Danzig (Gdańsk) stationierten 182 polnischen Soldaten an.
- In the southwest of the peninsula, the 23m (75-ft.) Statue to the Defenders of Westerplatte is the focal point for World War II commemoration ceremonies.
- Many ships, large and small were on the water. Ferries regularly go from Gdansk and Westerplatte to Stockholm and other northern countries.
- Back to the importance of Westerplatte…. Gdansk was at the time known as the Free City of Danzig and was technically run by the League of Nations to ensure...
- It happened in the city of Gdańsk, Poland – formerly the Free City of Danzig. It was not always Polish. It was part of the German Empire until the end of.