Sobieszewo Island | |
Settlement Type: | Gdańsk District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Poland |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Pomeranian |
Subdivision Type2: | County/City |
Subdivision Name2: | Gdańsk |
Parts Type: | Notable landmarks |
Parts Style: | para |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 35.79 |
Population Total: | 3484[1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 80-506 80-528 |
Area Code: | +48 58 |
Sobieszewo Island (; ; formerly) is an island on the Baltic Sea, between the Gdańsk Bay and the delta of Vistula river. The island is part of the territory of the city of Gdańsk, Poland.
The northern border of the island is the waters of Gdańsk Bay, while its southern border is a branch of the Vistula river, called the Martwa Wisła. The western border was created in 1840 during the flooding and creation of a new mouth of the Vistula called Śmiała Wisła. The eastern border was dug in 1895 as a new, artificially created mouth of Vistula, called Przekop Wisły.
In Górki Wschodnie is located a bird reservation and a center for research on birds.
Sobieszewo Island is one of the 34 quarters of Gdańsk.
The island is the venue for the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association's (ZHP) bid to host the 26th World Scout Jamboree in 2027.[2] It was the venue of the European Jamboree 2020.[3]