Krynica Morska, Poland
The Vistula Spit offers wonderful opportunities for motorhomers in summer. With sea, forest and beaches on both sides, there are plenty of places to spend the day - and although in theory one is not allowed to camp there no-one has ever moved me on. Krynica Morska is the main town on the spit.
Before 1945 the area was part of East Prussia (within Germany from 1870) and was known as Kahlberg. The settlement was first mentioned in 1424, and became a summer resort around 1840. Following World War II the native German populace was expelledand replaced by Poles. When it came under Polish rule after the Second World War, it was given the name Łysica (the Polish rootłys- corresponding to the German kahl, meaning bald). In 1958 it was renamed Krynica Morska (Krynica is an obsolete, poetic term for spring; Morska meaning of the sea, i.e., sea spring or seaside spring) as opposition to the other famous Polish resort of Krynica.
Krynica Morska is the main tourist destination on the Vistula Spit. The administrative area of the town extends along most of the Polish part of the spit, up to the Russian border, also including a number of other localities such as Przebrno and Piaski (the latter being about 4 kilometres from the border, which is not crossable at present).
The Lighthouse in Krynica Morska was originally built in 1895. It was destroyed in 1945 after being mined by retreating German forces. A new lighthouse, now open to visitors, was built in 1951. Adjacent to it is a small cemetery with a monument to the Sovietsoldiers killed in the explosion that destroyed the original building.
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