Navigational aids:
From the mouth of Piasnica River a continuous ridge of low wooden
dunes extend E as far as Karwia. A small fishing settlement, about
4.25 miles W of Rozewie. A beacon with a rectangular topmark stands
close to the coast 2 miles W of Karwia.
Quayage and berthing facilities
The fishing harbour is the stretch of open beach in length of 150m.
General facilities
Fuel
Not available locally. Available in Wladyslawowo.
Water
Available.
Slipping
Beach slip for fishing boats.
Stevedoring
Not available.
Fisheries facilities
Ice
Available in Wladyslawowo.
Cold storage capacity
Available in Wladyslawowo.
Chilling storage capacity
Available in Wladyslawowo.
Frozen fish transport
Available in Wladyslawowo.
Types and size of fishing fleet
2 fishing boats (lenght of 5 to 7m) and average engine power of 7.7 HP
Types of fish landed (in tonnes) (1995)
Flounder
3.9
Cod
0.9
Turbot
0.8
Salmon-trout
0.4
Salmon
0.2
Total
6.2
Nearest airport:
Rebiechowo, approx. 70km
General information:
Karwia is a small fishing settlement which became a seaside resort
in the years between the last two wars. The first written record about
Karwia dated 1247. A belt of sand dunes, safeguarded from the sea
waves by concrete dikes separates the set-tlement from the sea. South
and west of the village stretch vast waterlogged moors. A part of them
situated south and south-east of Karwia is known as Bielawskie Bog.
Over grown heather fields of the Atlantic type. The locate where the
village is currently situated was completely uninhabited. In 1599
Dutchmen were settled here and farmed the bogs.
In 1849, from the population of 201 inhabitants most were employed as
fishermen.
Currently Karwia is a village of fishermen and holiday - makers during
summer. There is nice sandy beach and fine pine forest.
The fishing harbour is on the open beach. The harbour is connected by
road to the settlement.
