Monument at Westerplatte
The Westerplatte Monument, also known as the Monument to the Defenders of the Coast is a war memorial located in Gdańsk, Poland, on the Westerplatte Peninsula in the Gdańsk harbour channel constructed between 1964–1966 to commemorate the Polish defenders…
- Tourist attraction
- …is also known as “Westerplatte Monument”
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- …is operated by Gdański Zarząd Dróg i Zieleni
- …stands 25 metres (82 feet) tall
- Description: monument in Gdańsk, Poland
- Established: October 9, 1966
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Westerplatte Cemetery and Saint Hedwig of Andachs church in Gdańsk.
Saint Hedwig of Andachs church in Gdańsk
630 metres southeast of Monument at Westerplatte
Wisłoujście Fortress
Wisłoujście Fortress is a historic fortress located…
1½ km southeast of Monument at Westerplatte
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nowy Port and Wisłoujście.
Nowy Port
Nowy Port is a district of the city of Gdańsk, Poland, at the mouth of the Martwa Wisła.
Monument at Westerplatte
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Latitude
54.4067° or 54° 24′ 24″ north
Longitude
18.66697° or 18° 40′ 1″ east
Open location code
9F6WCM48+MQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = monument
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Monument at Westerplatte” goes by many names.
Помнік абаронцам узбярэжжаBelarusian
西盘半岛纪念碑Chinese
Westerplatte monumentDutch
Μνημείο του ΒεστερπλάτεGreek
ヴェステルプラッテ記念碑Japanese
해안수비대 기념비Korean
Pomnik Obrońców WybrzeżaPolish
Памятник защитникам побережьяRussian
Đài tưởng niệm Những người lính bảo vệ bờ biển ở WesterplatteVietnamese
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