Open-air museum · Pomorie a Gdansk
Westerplatte
Gdańsk
It was on the Westerplatte peninsula at the mouth of the Vistula that the first shots of World War II were fired on 1 September 1939, when a small Polish garrison resisted the German attack. Today it's a memorial site with a massive Monument to the Coast Defenders, the ruins of barracks and information panels. The site is freely accessible and also offers views of the port canal. It's easy to reach from central Gdańsk by car or by excursion boat along the Motława.
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