Sand Island

The Sand Island in is one of several islands in the Oder within the Old Town and Downtown Water Junction. The island is connected to mainland Wrocław by the Piasek Bridge, the Młyński Bridge, and .
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: river island in Wroclaw
  • Also known as: “Piasek”, “Piaskowa Island”, and “Sand Island, Wrocław”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orthodox Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius and Church of St Mary on the Sand.

Church
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The Church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius is an orthodox church in , Poland. It is located on the Sand Island.

Church
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The Church of St. Mary on the Sand is a Catholic church in , in , located on the Sand Island, in the Oder River, in the heart of the city.

Bridge
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The is a steel bridge over the northern branch of the in . Constructed in 1889, it replaced an old wooden bridge to connect the with the Sand Island. is situated 140 metres east of Sand Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cathedral Island and Old Town, Wrocław.

Quarter
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The is the oldest part of the city of in south-western . It was formerly an between branches of the . Today it is the city's popular tourist destination.

Suburb
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Old Town is a neighbourhood in located in the central part of the city. It was established in the territory of the former Old Town district.

Suburb
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is a district in , , separated in 1991 from a larger district, , which now lies to the east of it. It also borders to the north and the Old Town to the west.

Sand Island

Latitude
51.11453° or 51° 6′ 52″ north
Longitude
17.0402° or 17° 2′ 25″ east
Open location code
9F3V427R+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32266809
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Wiki­data ID
Q9380319
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Polish—“Sand Island” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Пясек”
  • Bulgarian: “Пясъчен остров”
  • Chinese: “沙岛 (弗罗茨瓦夫)”
  • Chinese: “沙岛”
  • Czech: “Piasek”
  • Czech: “Pískový ostrov”
  • Esperanto: “insulo Piasek”
  • German: “Sandinsel (Breslau)”
  • German: “Sandinsel”
  • Italian: “Isola della sabbia”
  • Polish: “Piasek”
  • Polish: “Wyspa Piasek we Wrocławiu”
  • Polish: “wyspa Piasek”
  • Polish: “Wyspa Piasek”
  • Polish: “Wyspa Piaskowa”

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