Gdynia Orłowo Pier (Polish: Molo w Gdyni Orłowie) - a wooden pier located in the coastal borough of Gdynia.[1]
 Gdynia Orłowo pier | |
| Type | Pleasure Pier |
|---|---|
| Official name | Molo w Juracie |
| Characteristics | |
| Construction | 1914-1918 1935-1936 2006-2007 |
| Total length | 180 metres (590 ft) |
| History | |
| Opening date | 1914-1918 |
| Coordinates | 54°17′05″N 18°20′07″E / 54.2848°N 18.3354°E |
The first pier in Orłowo was built during World War I. The pier functioned as a Pleasure Pier and as a promenade for the nearby resort. The pier was expanded during the 1920s (the region was then part of the Second Polish Republic); the pier had the length of 115 metres and functioned as a jetty for small ships.[2] In the late 1920s, as the popularity of Orłowo grew, so did competition with the nearby resort of Sopot (then part of the Free City of Danzig); which led to the pier being expanded to 430 metres in length. In June, 1935 the resort of Orłowo became a borough of Gdynia.[3]
In 1949, the pier was devastated by a huge storm which destroyed over half of the structure. In 1953, the remainder of the pier was renovated. Currently, the pier has a length of 180 metres.[4]
Nearby to the pier, is located the Summer Stage of the Gdynia Theatre (Scena Letnia Teatru Miejskiego w Gdyni) and the Orłowo Cliff.[5]
References
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- ^ "Attractions Of Gdynia Orłowo". Gdynia Orłowo. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "From a wooden pier to a place of Wedding Celebrations". Historia Trójmiasto. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Gdynia Orłowo Pier". Odkryj Pomorze. Retrieved 4 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gdynia Theatre". Teatr Gombrowicza. Retrieved 4 October 2015.