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Hel, Poland. For the mythical realm, see Hel (location). Hel [a] ( Kashubian: Hél; German: Hela) is a seaside resort city in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, located on the tip of the Hel Peninsula, some 33 kilometres (21 miles) from the Polish mainland .
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Hel Peninsula ( Polish pronunciation: [xɛl] ⓘ; Polish:...
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Location within Poland, 1937 borders. The Battle of Hel (...
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- Visit the end of Hel Peninsula (Cypel Helski), where the Baltic Sea meets the Gulf of Gdansk. You should start your tour of Hel from the Hel Headland – a small ‘prow’ in the southern part of the town.
- Look for military objects from the Fortification Trail (Szlak Fortyfikacji) in the woods. From the promenade by the Hel Peninsula, I recommend you to go back to town along Kuracyjna Street, which leads through the forest.
- Visit the Seal Sanctuary (Fokarium) and learn about the habits of Baltic seals. Thick and moustachioed seals are much-loved inhabitants of the Baltic coast.
- Check out the view from the lighthouse in Hel. Hidden in the Seaside Landscape Park (Nadmorski Park Krajobrazowy) forests is the historic lighthouse, open to tourists during the holiday season.
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Elsewhere in Poland during that first week, the Wehrmacht pushed the Polish Armia Pomorze back from the Danzig corridor, strengthen the German hold on this territory. Once the Germans had also secured the town of Puck, they then focussed their intentions of clearing out the Polish forces on the now isolated Hel Peninsula.
Where is Hel, Poland. The town of Hel is located at the very end of Poland, at the tip of the Hel Peninsula – a narrow, around 35 km long stretch of land north of Gdansk. This is a symbolic beginning of Poland, you can even find the monument dedicated to this fact at the beach in Hel. What makes Hel’s location special is that the town is ...
The Hel Peninsula begins in the vicinity of the village of Władysławowo, its width is approximately 300 meters, extending all the way to the town of Hel, which owes its name. In Hel’s vicinity, the width of the penisula is about 3 kilometers, but in the narrowest point, the Hel Peninsula is only 150 m. You will find here beautiful and ...
