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The Żabi Kruk Harbour

  • The harbour is situated on the Old Motława, two-minute walk from Embankment Square.
  • The building was constructed in 1920s and it avoided destruction during the war.
  • In 1947 Maria Czarnowska and her husband established the Hurricane Club.
  • In 1957 the PTTK Water Club in Gdańsk was established.
  • In 1992 the Żabi Kruk Association was established.
  • The harbour was named after Paweł Chudacz who used to be an experienced canoeist and club keeper after the war. He was also a strong drive for activities undertaken by the club members.
  • At present, the harbour accommodates the Żabi Kruk Water Club Physical Culture Association and a canoe rental company.

Memories and stories told by the inhabitants

  • Every year a Children’s Day feast used to be organised, including various contests, such as sack races or slaloms with eggs held on spoons which contestants used to keep in their mouths.
  • People used to go swimming and fishing there.
  • In winter the harbour was safe for ice-skaters because the water around the harbour was stagnant – it did not flow as in the nearby moat.

Contemporary photographs

⯆ The plate above the harbour gate.

Gdańsk. The Żabi Kruk Harbour. Contemporary photographs. A board with a photograph above the harbour building door. The photograph presents old tenement houses nearby the Motława, located at Długie Pobrzeże St. and Rybackie Pobrzeże St., the Crane, the Holy Spirit Gate. Captions: “The Żabi Kruk Club Since 1947” and “Kajakiem po gdańsku.pl”

⯆ The pre-war harbour building.

Gdańsk. The Żabi Kruk Harbour. Contemporary photographs. The pre-war harbour building with the board. It was constructed from wood and painted with dark brown colour. Under the roof there is a board presenting a photograph of old tenement houses nearby the Motława, located at Długie Pobrzeże St. and Rybackie Pobrzeże St., the Crane, the Holy Spirit Gate. Captions: “The Żabi Kruk Club Since 1947” and “Kajakiem po gdańsku.pl”

⯆ The harbour and the canal of the Old Motława.

Gdańsk. The Żabi Kruk Harbour. Contemporary photographs. The harbour and the Old Motława canal. The photograph presents buildings located near the Old Motława canal, where some dinghies and motorboats are moored.
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