Darłówko () is a seaside neighborhood and a popular summertime

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in the town of

Darłowo Darłowo (; ; ) is a seaside town on the Slovincian Coast of north-western Poland, south of the Baltic Sea, with 13,324 inhabitants as of December 2021. Administratively, it is located in Sławno County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The earlie ...

on the southern coast of the

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in northern

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. It is the site of a yearly gathering of old military vehicles, the largest of its kind in

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, held at the end of Słowiańska street. Darłówko has two beaches, east and west, extending from either side of the

Wieprza The Wieprza () is a river in north-western Poland in the region of Pomerania, a tributary of the Baltic Sea, with a length of and a basin area of . Towns * Kępice * Sławno * Darłowo See also *Rivers of Poland *List of rivers of Europe Th ...

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Lighthouse

Located here is the shortest

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on the Polish seacoast, at 21m in height. It is administered by the marine office in

Słupsk Słupsk (; ; ) is a city with powiat rights located on the Słupia River in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland, in the historical region of Pomerania or more specifically in its part known in contemporary Poland as Central Pomerania ...

Boat to Bornholm

Until 29 August each year there is a connection by ship with Nexø on the Danish island of

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. The catamaran "Jantar" carries 288 passengers, and caters mostly to the children from the summer camps nearby and from around the port of

Ustka Ustka (, , ) is a spa town in the Middle Pomerania region of northern Poland with 17,100 inhabitants (2001). It is part of Słupsk County in Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is located on the Slovincian Coast on the Baltic Sea. It is a port town and po ...

, which does not have a similar connection to Bornholm.

Water park Jan

"Park Wodny Jan" is a water park located at the end of Słowiańska street.

References

Darłowo OFFICIAL website

Darłówko's website
* Polish Wikipedia article about Darłowo * Polish Wikipedia article about Darłówko

External links

Darłówko's website

The annual gathering old military vehicles webpage

Darłówko - Photo gallery, news, maps
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