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official statistics

Statistics Poland

Period covered: July–August 2025
What these details cover: Tourist accommodation establishments with 10 or more bed places in coastal gminas; exact rows for Kołobrzeg urban gmina and Świnoujście
This source helps check: visitor figures, accommodation information

Kołobrzeg urban gmina recorded 985.8 thousand overnight stays and 176.4 thousand accommodated tourists; Świnoujście recorded 529.1 thousand overnight stays and 131.8 thousand accommodated tourists. Every value is for July–August 2025 only, not an annual total.

Checked 2026-08-20

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current local information

City of Kołobrzeg

Period covered: Current municipal geography rechecked 2026-08-29
What these details cover: Practical stay areas inside Kołobrzeg urban gmina: the historic spa district, Old Town/Śródmieście, Podczele and Radzikowo
This source helps check: supporting information

Municipal heritage pages define the historic spa district and Old Town, while the spa-protection resolution maps Podczele and Radzikowo. After a 2021 abolition, Resolution LVI/808/22 created nine current auxiliary districts. Podczele and Radzikowo are among those districts; Śródmieście is also a current district, while the visitor-facing Old Town label refers to its historic core. Dzielnica Uzdrowiskowa is a historic and visitor-facing area, not one of the nine current districts. The four stay labels therefore have different administrative status.

Checked 2026-08-29

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current local information

Kołobrzeg Municipal Transport and POLREGIO

Period covered: Line 5 timetable effective 2026-07-01 and operator information rechecked 2026-08-30
What these details cover: Kołobrzeg rail station, current municipal line 5 corridor between Podczele, the station/centre and western districts, plus named local rail stops
This source helps check: trip planning

The current line 5 timetable explicitly links Podczele with Jagiellońska–Dworzec PKP and the western Grzybowska terminus and remains labelled effective from 1 July 2026. POLREGIO's current city-ticket terms, effective from 19 March 2026, list Kołobrzeg, Amfiteatr, Ogrody, Radzikowo and Stadion. Frequencies and final services can change, so check both operators again shortly before travel.

Checked 2026-08-30

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current local information

Kołobrzeg Municipal Tourist Information

Period covered: Live municipal visitor materials rechecked 2026-08-29
What these details cover: Official visitor maps made available in Polish, English and German
This source helps check: trip planning

The municipal tourist office provides separate printable visitor maps in Polish, English and German, giving travellers practical first-party information in all three languages.

Checked 2026-08-29

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current local information

City of Kołobrzeg and Municipal Tourist Information

Period covered: Official place inventory rechecked 2026-08-29
What these details cover: Six visitor anchors linking Kołobrzeg's seafront, port and urban centre: pier, lighthouse, promenade/central beach, co-cathedral, Museum of Polish Arms and Town Hall/New Old Town
This source helps check: supporting information

Official city and heritage material verifies the location and visitor role of all six anchors. Editorial pages use them to shape a day and choose a base; they do not freeze admission prices, opening hours, accessibility or temporary closures.

Checked 2026-08-29

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current local information

Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Poland

Period covered: Polish statutory holidays in December 2026, rechecked 2026-08-29
What these details cover: Christmas Eve on 24 December as a statutory holiday from 2025, plus the 24–26 December 2026 calendar sequence
This source helps check: trip planning

Christmas Eve is a statutory day off in Poland from 2025. In 2026 it falls on Thursday, followed by Christmas Day on Friday and the second Christmas holiday on Saturday. The dates support closure and transport planning; they do not establish the opening hours of any operator, shop, restaurant or attraction.

Checked 2026-08-29

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current local information

Regional Culture Centre in Kołobrzeg

Period covered: Public Christmas-market information rechecked 2026-08-29
What these details cover: Recurring Christmas market beside Kołobrzeg Town Hall; current 2026 date attribution remains unconfirmed
This source helps check: supporting information

The official organiser describes a recurring Christmas market beside the Town Hall and gives vendor operating information, but the public page does not make the event year sufficiently clear to publish its displayed dates as a confirmed 2026 schedule. The guide therefore names the usual setting while directing travellers to recheck the current RCK and city calendars.

Checked 2026-08-29

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current local information

City of Świnoujście and Świnoujście Tourist Information

Period covered: Municipal destination structure checked 2026-08-20
What these details cover: Dzielnica Nadmorska and Centrum on Uznam, Warszów on Wolin, and Karsibór island
This source helps check: supporting information

Official material distinguishes the seaside district, centre, rail-side Warszów and rural, nature-led Karsibór. They suit different stays, and the relevant island is always stated with each area.

Checked 2026-08-20

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current local information

Świnoujście ZDMiŻ, City of Świnoujście, UBB and POLREGIO

Period covered: 2026 ferry season and UBB timetable valid through 2026-12-12, rechecked 2026-08-26
What these details cover: Road tunnel and bus links between Uznam and Wolin, pedestrian/cycle Bielik ferry, Polish rail terminus on Wolin, and German-side Świnoujście Centrum rail access on Uznam
This source helps check: trip planning

The ZDMiŻ 2026 ferry schedule remains the current source from 29 May 2026, and the published UBB RB23/RB24 timetable is valid through 12 December 2026. On 23 August the UBB change page showed only an expired 3–23 July item; no current exception was identified there. The road tunnel does not admit ordinary pedestrians or bicycles, but city buses use it. Bielik remains the pedestrian/cycle crossing. The Polish PKP station is on Wolin at Warszów, while the German-side rail approach reaches Świnoujście Centrum on Uznam. Check services and temporary closures again shortly before travel.

Checked 2026-08-26

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current local information

Świnoujście Official Visitor Portal

Period covered: Official attraction inventory rechecked 2026-08-26
What these details cover: Uznam beach, Promenade of Health, Stawa Młyny, lighthouse, Western Fort and Karsibór/Świna Delta context across the destination's island geography
This source helps check: supporting information

The official visitor portal identifies all six anchors and makes their island or river-side setting explicit. Attraction access, cruises, opening hours and nature-area restrictions remain date-specific and must be checked before a visit.

Checked 2026-08-26

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current local information

City of Świnoujście

Period covered: 2026 budget planning rechecked 2026-08-29; exact 2026 event details not yet verified
What these details cover: Municipally planned 2026 Christmas market; dates, location and programme remain unpublished in the cited budget
This source helps check: supporting information

The adopted 2026 city budget lists an Easter and Christmas market among planned cultural events but gives no exact Christmas-market dates, location or programme. The official 2025 programme is retained only as historical context and cannot be used to promise a repeat of its dates or Plac Rybaka setting.

Checked 2026-08-29

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municipal report

Municipality of Krynica-Zdrój

Period covered: 2024
What these details cover: Municipality of Krynica-Zdrój; municipal administration and tourism-information operations
This source helps check: accommodation information, trip planning

The report confirms a maintained municipal accommodation register and year-round visitor information in Polish, English, German and French. It does not provide a current total for accommodation demand.

Checked 2026-08-20

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destination report

Municipality of Krynica-Zdrój

Period covered: Calendar year 2024
What these details cover: Recorded visits to the municipal Tourist Information Point in Krynica-Zdrój
This source helps check: visitor figures

The municipal report records 14,689 visits to the Tourist Information Point in 2024, slightly below the previous year, with the busiest period in the summer holidays. This counts information-centre visits, not all visitors, accommodated tourists or overnight stays.

Checked 2026-08-20

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current local information

Municipality of Krynica-Zdrój

Period covered: Municipal visitor geography checked 2026-08-26
What these details cover: Deptak/spa centre, Czarny Potok, Słotwiny and the separate village of Tylicz within Krynica-Zdrój municipality
This source helps check: supporting information

Municipal sources place the spa-centre axis around Deptak, Pijalnia Główna and Stary Dom Zdrojowy, distinguish Czarny Potok and Słotwiny as separate corridors, and map Tylicz as a separate village and base within the municipality.

Checked 2026-08-26

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current local information

PKP Passenger Portal, Koleje Małopolskie and Krynica-Zdrój municipal transport

Period covered: Rail and municipal transport structure rechecked 2026-08-26
What these details cover: Krynica-Zdrój terminal station, current K7/K71 railway information and municipal links among the centre, Słotwiny, Tylicz and other municipality stops
This source helps check: trip planning

Official sources verify the terminal station and the existence of rail and municipal transport corridors needed for a car-free plan. They do not justify permanent frequency, journey-time or fare claims; engineering works and replacement transport must be checked for the exact date.

Checked 2026-08-26

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current local information

Municipality of Krynica-Zdrój and Municipal Tourist Information

Period covered: Official place inventory rechecked 2026-08-26
What these details cover: Deptak/Main Pump Room, Old Spa House, Parkowa Hill/Spa Park, Nikifor Museum, Jaworzyna Krynicka and Tylicz as six anchors across the centre, mountain corridors and separate locality
This source helps check: supporting information

Municipal maps and visitor publications verify the six anchors and keep Tylicz separate from the city. Mountain lifts, museums, pump rooms, trails and seasonal attractions retain operator-specific hours, access rules and weather constraints.

Checked 2026-08-26

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official statistics

Statistics Poland and Municipality of Krynica-Zdrój

Period covered: Official 2024 data availability checked on 2026-08-22
What these details cover: Krynica-Zdrój municipality demand-series availability; comparison with Nowy Sącz county GUS accommodation-use publication
This source helps check: supporting information

GUS explains the accommodation statistics and confidentiality limits, but the available 2024 result covers the wider Nowy Sącz county rather than Krynica-Zdrój municipality alone. The municipal report records combined spa-fee revenue while the 2024 daily rates differed between Krynica-Zdrój and Tylicz. The combined revenue cannot therefore be converted into an exact municipal overnight-stay total.

Checked 2026-08-22

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strategy document

Małopolska regional government, based on Statistics Poland

Period covered: 2022
What these details cover: Krynica-Zdrój municipality among Małopolska spa municipalities
This source helps check: supporting information

The 2022 regional strategy reports 241,679 accommodated tourists. This is useful historical context, not a current visitor figure.

Checked 2026-08-20

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current local information

Municipality of Krynica-Zdrój

Period covered: Official calendar checked 2026-08-29; no December 2026 programme published at that check
What these details cover: Available Krynica-Zdrój municipal event information for Christmas 2026
This source helps check: supporting information

The official events calendar had not yet published a December 2026 programme when checked. The official page for the 13–14 December 2025 Christmas market at the Main Pump Room proves that historical event only and does not establish a 2026 repeat.

Checked 2026-08-29

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