Gdañsk z lotu ptaka


Ju 52 in the airport in Zaspa (Saspe)


Only few people have had the possibility to see Danzig from the air, it was much more difficult before the war. Below you can se some pictures of the city from the air.

Gdañsk / Danzig

Danzig seen from the side of High Tower (Hohes Tor).
Danzig seen from the side of Lower Town (Nieder Stadt).
View of Old Town (Altstadt).
The Old Town (Altstadt).
St. Mary church (Marienkirche) seen from west side.
The great synagogue and Podwale Przedmiejskie street (Vorstädtischer Graben).
Drzewny market (Holzmarkt) and Weglowy market (Kohlenmarkt).
Main town with St. Mary church and city hall.
Hansa square (Hansaplatz) and shipyards, Jana z Kolna street (Schichaugasse) at the left.
The main railway station (Hauptbahnhof) in Danzig.
The main railway station (Hauptbahnhof) in Danzig, Podwale Grodzkie street (Stadtgraben) and surroundings.
St. Mary church (Marienkirche) and the surrounding houses.
Wêglowy market (Kohlenmarkt) and Danziger Hof hotel.
Sienny market (Heumarkt) seen from the side of Weglowy market (Kohlenmarkt).
Fortifications and part of Lower Town (Nieder Stadt).
Danzig with Olowianka island (Bleihof) and Motlawa river (Mottlau).
Motlawa and Vistula rivers, Polish Hook at the right.
Port of Danzig, Ostrów island at the left (Der Holm).
View of the city from shipyards.
Motlawa river (Mottlau) and Targ Rybny (Fischmarkt).
Gas works and part of shipyard seen from Motlawa river (Mottlau).
Part of Motlawa river (Mottlau) with Olowianka (Bleihof) and Dlugie Ogrody (Langgarten).
Part of Motlawa river (Mottlau) with Olowianka (Bleihof) and Granary island (Speicherinsel).
View of Danzig from the side of Bishops' hill (Bischofsberg).
Danzig - view to Olowianka island (Bleihof) and Lower Town (Nieder Stadt).
Danzig and Ostrów island (Holm), view to mouth of Vistula river.

Wrzeszcz / Langfuhr

Wrzeszcz with the area of first airfield and the buildings of brewery.
Bridge over the railroad in Zaspa (Saspe).
Technical University (Technische Hochschule) and the view of Wrzeszcz.
Wojska Polskiego (Friedrich Allee) and neighbour streets.
Wojska Polskiego (Friedrich Allee).
New houses at Karlowicza street (Torgauer Weg).
Houses and school at Pestalozzi street (Pestalozzi Straße).
Houses at Kosciuszki street (Magdeburger Straße) and Chrobrego street (Brösenerweg) at right.
Chrobrego (Brösenerweg), Legionów (Heeresanger) and Kosciuszki streets (Magdeburger Straße).
Kosciuszki street (Magdeburger Straße) and its crossroad with Legionów Ave. (Heeresanger).
Houses and Helena Lange school at Hallera street (Ostseestraße).
Buildings of Medical Academy (Krankenhaus) and the stadion.
New houses at the end of Jaskowa Dolina street (Jäschkentalerweg).
Crematory and cemetery at Traugutta street (St. Michaelisweg).

Oliwa / Oliva

The cathedral and Abbots' castle (Schloß) in Oliva.
View of Oliva with the protestant church in the center.

Sopot / Zoppot

View of the cure house in Zoppot.
Pier in Zoppot seen from the land side.
Cure house and cure park with the part of sandy beach.
General view of Zoppot and the beach - view to Gdynia side.
Cure park, cure house and hotel Grand (Casino Hotel).

Jelitkowo / Glettkau

Beach and pier in Glettkau.
General view of Glettkau - view to Zoppot direction.
General view of Glettkau - view to Zoppot direction.

Brzezno / Brösen

Beach in Brösen with pier and beach house, Zaspa (Saspe) in the background.
Pier, baths and beach in Brösen - view from the land side.
Brösen - view to Vistula (Weichsel) and Westerplatte side.
Brösen - part of the pier and baths.

Nowy Port / Neufahrwasser

Neufahrwasser and Westerplatte.
Port in Neufahrwasser, Westerplatte at the right.

Westerplatte / Westerplatte

Baths and beach in Westerplatte.
Lighthouse at the end of pier in Westerplatte.

Wisloujscie / Weichselmünde

Tower of the stronghold Weichselmünde.
Stronghold, church and fishermen's houses in Weichselmünde.
Weichselmünde stronghold and yacht port.
Settlement Neu Hela in Weichselmünde.

Stogi / Heubude

Beach in Heubude, view to Westerplatte side.
Beach with beach-house and baths in Heubude.