Love padlocks at the pier, Sopot - Poland
N 54° 26.916 E 018° 34.690
34U E 342976 N 6036135
Love Padlocks at the end of the impressive 551 meter long pier in Sopot.
Waymark Code: WMZENP
Location: Pomorskie, Poland
Date Posted: 10/30/2018
Views: 5
The Sopot Pier (Polish: Molo w Sopocie) - the pier in the city of Sopot, built as a pleasure pier and as a mooring point for cruise boats, first opened in 1827. At 511.5m, the pier is the longest wooden pier in Europe. It stretches into the sea from the middle of Sopot beach which is a popular venue for recreation and health walks (the concentration of iodine at the tip of the pier is twice as high as on land) or public entertainment events, and it also serves as a mooring point for cruise boats and water taxis. It is also an excellent point for observing the World Sailing Championship, the Baltic Windsurfing Cup and the Sopot Triathlon taking place on the bay. Sopot pier consists of 2 parts: the famous wooden walking jetty and the Spa Square on land, where concerts and festivities are organised.
To contrast, Southend Pier, the longest pier in Europe is 2158m long but constructed primarily of iron, unlike the wooden Sopot Pier.
Structure/Location: Pier
Approximate number of padlocks at this location: 1000
Approximate year of the first padlock at this location: Not listed
Website of some background information about the padlocks at this location: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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