Jurata
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Pomerania | ||
| Powiat : | Pucki | ||
| Gmina : | Jastarnia | ||
| Geographic location : | 54 ° 41 ' N , 18 ° 43' E | ||
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| Street : | Ext. 216 : Hel– Władysławowo - Reda | ||
| Rail route : | Reda – Hel railway line | ||
| Next international airport : | Danzig | ||
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| Website : | www.jurata.net.pl/index.html | ||
Jurata is a seaside resort on the Baltic Sea on the Hel peninsula in the Powiat Pucki of the Polish Pomeranian Voivodeship and belongs to the urban and rural community of Jastarnia ( German Heisternest ). The village is located in a wooded part of the peninsula between Jastarnia and the city of Hel (Hela) .
history
Jurata is the youngest settlement on the Hel Peninsula. Until the 1920s, there were only poor, scattered houses in the Jurata area along the coast, where Kashubian fishermen lived.
In 1928 the joint stock company “Jurata” leased a 150 hectare area from the Polish state in order to build a seaside resort here. From the beginning, the target group was wealthy guests. As a result, a bathing resort in a modern, elegant style was built between the fishermen's houses. No small pensions were built, as is usual on the Hel peninsula, but hotels with tennis courts, swimming pools and games rooms in order to be able to offer a sophisticated range of leisure activities. Although not all projects were implemented, Jurata soon developed into the most modern lido in the Second Polish Republic and was sometimes called "Polish Palm Beach" because it was one of the most fashionable Polish coastal towns. Mainly Warsaw citizens as well as well-known personalities from politics, sport, media and culture came as guests . The outbreak of the Second World War prevented the planned construction of a cultural center for the rich guests. After the war, construction work was resumed.
The old fishermen's houses, which were once built in traditional Kashubian construction, are still preserved today. The urban structure of the village was placed under monument protection. Particularly noteworthy is the former summer residence (ulica Swietopel 13) of the Polish painter Wojciech Kossak , who was part of the Polish bohemian artist. Another painter who was a frequent visitor to Jurata was Mieczysław Lurczyński .
The villas and guest houses from the 1930s have been renovated in recent years and are now operated as modern, high-standard hotels. Jurata thus regained something of its old glory and noble appearance, which again attracts actors, politicians and business people as guests.
Between 1939 and 1945 the place was renamed Helaheide .
Sightseeing and sports
In Jurata there is a pier that extends 320 meters into the Baltic Sea. Guests can practice various water sports and take part in tours of the Putziger Wiek on traditional sailing boats (“Pomeranka”) .
The summer residence of the Polish President is located in the Jurata spa town . The area includes a protection zone with an approx. 2 km long strip along the beach that is closed to the public. The President received heads of state from all over the world in Jurata.
Name from Lithuanian mythology
The name comes from the Lithuanian sea goddess Jūratė, who is spelled “Jurata” in Poland. According to legend, she lived on the seabed on the coast of the Hel Peninsula in a beautiful underwater palace made of amber . One day she noticed that the fisherman Kastytis was catching her fish. She went to his boat to correct him, but he was so beautiful to look at that she fell in love with him. From then on Jurata visited the young fisherman every day until Perkunas , the god of thunder, learned of her relationship with a mortal. Full of jealousy and anger, he let lightning strike Jurata's palace that shattered him into many thousands of small pieces. He chained Jurata to a rock on the ocean floor and killed Kastytis. According to legend, you can hear the screams of Kastytis when it thunders on the Baltic Sea and the small pieces of amber that wash up on the Baltic Sea beach are said to come from the destroyed palace of Jurata or from the tears that the chained Jurata cries on the sea floor.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Official website of Jurata (Polish, German, English)
- ↑ a b c d e website pomorskie.travel.de (German) ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Website ostsee-urlaub-polen.de (German) ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://maps.mapywig.org/m/German_maps/series/100K_KDR_Gross_and_Einheitsblaetter/Gb_13_Danzig-Putzig_III_1945.jpg
- ↑ Report at poznajpolske.onet.pl from June 9, 2007, accessed on October 12, 2014 (Polish).
- ↑ Website on Myths and Legends / www.goddessaday.com (English) ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
