Monument at Westerplatte

The Westerplatte Monument, also known as the Monument to the Defenders of the Coast is a located in , , on the in the Gdańsk harbour channel constructed between 1964–1966 to commemorate the Polish defenders…
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: monument in Gdańsk, Poland
  • Also known as: “Westerplatte Monument”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Westerplatte Cemetery and Saint Hedwig of Andachs church in Gdańsk.

Cemetery
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is situated 520 metres east of Monument at Westerplatte.

Church
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is situated 630 metres southeast of Monument at Westerplatte.

Park
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is a historic fortress located in by the river, by an old estuary of the river , flowing into the Bay of Gdańsk. is situated 1½ km southeast of Monument at Westerplatte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nowy Port and Wisłoujście.

Suburb
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is a district of the city of , , at the mouth of the .

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Monument at Westerplatte

Latitude
54.4067° or 54° 24′ 24″ north
Longitude
18.66697° or 18° 40′ 1″ east
Inception
October 9th, 1966
Height
25 metres (82 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Operator
Gdański Zarząd Dróg i Zieleni
Open location code
9F6WCM48+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 463564935
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q825098
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Monument at Westerplatte” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Помнік абаронцам узбярэжжа”
  • Chinese: “西盘半岛纪念碑”
  • Dutch: “Westerplatte monument”
  • German: “Westerplatte-Denkmal”
  • Greek: “Μνημείο του Βεστερπλάτε”
  • Japanese: “ヴェステルプラッテ記念碑”
  • Korean: “해안수비대 기념비”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Obrońców Wybrzeża”
  • Russian: “Памятник защитникам побережья”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm Những người lính bảo vệ bờ biển ở Westerplatte”

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