Jurata

Jurata on the Hel Peninsula as seen from Landsat satellite in 2000

Jurata - popular Polish sea side resort, part of the town of Jastarnia. Located on the Hel Peninsula in forested area between Jastarnia and Hel, on the Baltic Sea, Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship.

History

Jurata was established in the interwar period (1928) as a Polish sea side resort, popular especially among Varsovians. Its name comes from the Lithuanian Goddess Jūratė which in Polish is spelled as Jurata.

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Coordinates: 54°40′N 18°43′E / 54.667°N 18.717°E / 54.667; 18.717


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