Wà Âadysà Âawowo (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Wiôlgô Wies [ÃÂvòÃÂláàÃÂvòÃÂs], ) is a town on the south coast of the Baltic Sea in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland, with 9,363 inhabitants as of 2022. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.
In 1634 engineer Fryderyk Getkant designed a fort called Wà Âadysà Âawowo located on the Hel Peninsula, several kilometers east of today's town of Wà Âadysà Âawowo. It was officially recorded as a fort a year later.
It was successfully built as a new town as a Polish fishing port in 1930s during the Polish Second Republic, with fishing a key part of the Polish economy at the time. Construction began in March 1936, and the new town was officially inaugurated on the 3 May 1938.
Fights to liberate the Hel Peninsula started on October 9, 1939. On that day, Nazi forces took Puck, and were ready to take Swarzewo. a On October 10, 1939, Nazi German forces attacked then-known-as Wielka Wieà Â. However, the Polish forces won, making the German forces withdraw from Wielka Wieà Â. The village was held by Polish forces for about 2 weeks, after then being occupied. A mural was dedicated to this exact battle in Wà Âadysà Âawowo.
It was named after King Wà Âadysà Âaw IV Vasa, who initiated the construction of the Polish Navy.
After growing and incorporating several of the surrounding villages and settlements into its boundaries since then the town officially received town rights on 30 June 1963. It continued to expand through with several more villages becoming its neighbourhoods.
Currently Wà Âadysà Âawowo is a sea port and a popular seaside holiday destination.
The gmina (urban-rural municipality) of Wà Âadysà Âawowo consists of the town Wà Âadysà Âawowo (with a district Cetniewo) and seven villages: Chaà Âupy (to the east, on the Hel peninsula), Rozewie, JastrzÃÂbia Góra, Ostrowo, Karwia and Tupadà Ây. Several of these places serve as popular seaside resorts.
The city is currently situated in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, since the 1999 reorganisation. It was previously in Gdaà Âsk Voivodeship, between 1975 and 1998.
Poland's northern extremity is situated in JastrzÃÂbia Góra, marked by the Gwiazda Póà Ânocy ("Northern Star") monument, which stands on a cliff overlooking the beach that is the actual most northerly point. The nearby headland of Cape Rozewie was formerly believed to be the country's most northerly point, prior to measurements carried out in December 2000.
Port of Wà Âadysà Âawowo is a seaport located within the city.
Wà Âadysà Âawowo and Wà Âadysà Âawowo Port are PKP railway stations in the town.