Hel
Hel is a town at the end of Hel peninsula in Poland. It is surrounded by the sea and is a water sport centre. The settlement was first mentioned in the early Middle Ages and its inhabitants lived on piracy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Góra Szwedów Lighthouse and Nature Reserve Helskie Wydmy.
Góra Szwedów Lighthouse
Photo: Dwxn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Góra Szwedów Lighthouse is a deactivated lighthouse on the coast of the Baltic Sea in the administrative region of the town of Hel, Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Poland.
Hel railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sebastian Maćkiewicz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hel railway station is a railway station serving the town of Hel, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened in 1922 and is located on the Reda–Hel railway. The train services are operated by Przewozy Regionalne.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jurata.
Jurata
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Jurata is a settlement and seaside resort in northern Poland, located on the Hel Peninsula in a forested area between the towns of Jastarnia and Hel in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the coast of the Baltic Sea.
Hel
- Type: Locality with 3,370 residents
- Location: Puck County, Pomorskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
54.6365° or 54° 38′ 11″ northLongitude
18.7744° or 18° 46′ 28″ eastPopulation
3,370Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
9F6WJQPF+JQGeoNames ID
7531384
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In Other Languages
“Hel” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Hel”
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Highlights include Hel Bór railway station and Hel Lighthouse.
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