Gdynia Orłowo Pier Explained

Gdynia Orłowo Pier
Official Name:Molo w Juracie
Type:Pleasure Pier
Construction:1914-1918 1935-1936 2006-2007
Length:180m (590feet)
Open:1914-1918
Coordinates:54.2848°N 18.3354°W

Gdynia Orłowo Pier (Polish: Molo w Gdyni Orłowie) - a wooden pier located in the coastal borough of Gdynia.[1]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gdynia Orłowo Pier. Kaszuby Bez Barier. 4 October 2015. 27 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027184728/http://www.kaszubybezbarier.pl/Baza-atrakcji/GDYNIA-Molo-w-Orlowie. dead.
  2. Web site: Attractions Of Gdynia Orłowo. Gdynia Orłowo. 4 October 2015.
  3. Web site: From a wooden pier to a place of Wedding Celebrations. Historia Trójmiasto. 4 October 2015.
  4. Web site: Gdynia Orłowo Pier. Odkryj Pomorze. 4 October 2015.
  5. Web site: Gdynia Theatre. Teatr Gombrowicza. 4 October 2015.