Sand Island
The Sand Island in Wrocław 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 Tumski Bridge.- Islet
- Description: river island in Wroclaw
- Also known as“Piasek”“Piaskowa Island”“Sand Island, Wrocław”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orthodox Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius and Church of St Mary on the Sand.
Orthodox Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Church
The Church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius is an orthodox church in Wrocław, Poland.
Church of St Mary on the Sand
Church
The Church of St. Mary on the Sand is a Catholic…
Tumski Bridge
Bridge
The Tumski Bridge is a steel bridge over the northern branch of the Oder in Wrocław. Tumski Bridge is situated 140 metres east of Sand Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cathedral Island and Old Town, Wrocław.
Cathedral Island
Quarter
The Cathedral Island is the oldest part of the city of Wrocław in south-western Poland.
Old Town, Wrocław
Suburb
Old Town is a neighbourhood in Wrocław located in the central part of the city.
Sand Island
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Latitude
51.11453° or 51° 6′ 52″ north
Longitude
17.0402° or 17° 2′ 25″ east
Open location code
9F3V427R+R3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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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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