Ustka
Ustka (
Polish: Ustka;
German: Stopmuende), is a town in
Middle Pomerania region, north-western
Poland with 17,100 inhabitants (2001). Ii is also part of Slupsk County in
Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999, previously in
Slupsk Voivodship (1975-1998).
Popular tourist destination and a fishing port on the south coasts of the Baltic
Monuments: lighthouse from 1871 and church from 1882. The first historic records mention the village of Ujsc or Ujscie in 1310.
The eastern part is older and is currently focusing most of the tourist traffic. However, an extremely costly beach maintanance makes the western part more and more popular.
Population
1950: ? inhabitants
1960: 6.100 inhabitants
1970: 9.500 inhabitants
1975: 12.400 inhabitants
1980: 15.200 inhabitants
1990: ? inhabitants
2000: ? inhabitants
2001: 17.100
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