My place where I like to come back waterfront promenade in Ustka

Situated on the Baltic Sea, the town of Ustka is one of Poland’s best known bathing resorts. The town becomes increasingly more popular with tourists both from Poland and from abroad, with thousands visiting every year.

 The town boasts two beautiful beaches divided by the river Slupia. Being situated closer to the centre, the eastern beach enjoys far greater popularity among visitors than the western beach, which leads into the Navy Training Centre. Much more developed and surrounded by bars, restaurants, a concert hall, and the 19th century waterfront promenade, Ustka’s eastern beach has also been a cause of considerable expense for the town authorities as the beach is being gradually worn away by the sea. 

 Ustka takes pride in a long railway history, with the first passenger train to leave the town departing on 1st October 1878. The construction of the railway helped the town to start capitalising on tourism, and now since the collapse of the Ustka Shipyard the local authorities have been looking on tourism as the main source of income for the town.

Interesting thing to see is the unfinished pier, the construction of which was started by the Germans at the beginning of World War II, a fact which attracts legends and myths related to Nazi Germany. Worthy of a visit is the lighthouse from 1871, the Main Post Office from 1875, and a church from 1882, while an unmissable event is the International Contest of Fireworks organised annually in July.

 The first written records of Ustka date from 1337. For over five hundred years Ustka officially belonged to the city of Slupsk. The establishment of the railway in 1878 led to an influx of visitors and as a consequence the number of inhabitants gradually increased too. This situation resulted in the rapid development of the service sector in the region. A fast growing holiday resort, Ustka was granted a town charter in 1935. Very early on, the town became Germanised by settlers invited by the Slavonic Dukes of Pomerania. It belonged to the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire, the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany respectively. In 1945, as a result of the Potsdam Conference, the town was ceded to Poland. A popular destination for sun lovers and holidaymakers, Ustka is now one of the most famous tourist landmarks in Poland.

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Long, long ago in Ustce lived a very poor widow Mures, along with his son Gwido. To earn money to support his mother and his Gwido sailed on a ship sailing in the sea and a long time did not return. Mother looking from Usti nad Labem in the sea shore dal spotted eyes. Over the Mures took pity a splash Rosowa, who daily brought abandoned and desperate mother of salmon. One day a resident of the waves said to Maruszy:
Splashes Rosowej listen to advice:Tomorrow, before dawn from the sea able pale,Wipe the pupils a fish liver;passes misery, happiness before you. "
When Mures obeyed splashes Rosowej regained sight and saw returning the ship, aboard which was her son Gwido. In memory of an unusual event outside the townspeople they placed the image of splashes Rosowej in the city's emblem.
"Look at the coat of arms of the city.There's a sailing ship and a fish in his hands maned splashes Rosowej- The gift of the Baltic Princess comely as the morning,he shrugged his doleful cry of the poorest of lips. "

Ustka lighthouse was built at the base of the eastern breakwater in 1892. Its light is visible from a distance of nearly 30km. In the summer tourists can visit it.

Mermaid Statue is not here by accident, associated with the legend. Lady had to help disguise a poor widow - mother sailor. The widow listened to advice mermaid so regained her sight, and her son happily returned home from the sea. Currently Mermaid guarding to fishermen returned home from fishing

The first port breakwaters were built in the fourteenth century. Port was built between 1809-1810 and 1864-1903. Currently the port handles mostly fishing boats, tourist boats and yachts.