Navigational aids:
Chałupy is a fishing village situated on Hel Peninsula, 3.75 miles
SE of Władysławowo. A beacon stands about 6 cables NW of it.
Quayage and berthing facilities
There are two fishing harbours situated on the open beach. The first
harbour from the side of the open sea is 100 m long. The second
is from the side of Puck Bay and is 150 m long.
General facilities
Fuel
Available in Władysławowo.
Water
Available locally.
Slipping
Beach slip for fishing boats.
Stevedoring
Available in Władysławowo.
Fisheries facilities
Ice
Available in Władysławowo.
Cold storage capacity
Available in Władysławowo.
Chilling storage capacity
Available in Władysławowo.
Frozen fish transport
Available in Władysławowo.
Types and size of fishing fleet
3 fishing boats (length of 5 to 7m) and average engine power of
25 HP
Types of fish landed (in tonnes) (1995)
Flounder
25.5
Perch
0.3
Eel
0.2
Cod
0.1
Garfish
0.1
Others
0.1
Total
26.3
Nearest airport:
Rębiechowo, approx. 68km
General information:
Chałupy, is the first fishing village and seaside resort situated
near the root of Hel Peninsula, close the narrowest part of the
peninsula, about 250m wide. In the 17th century the waters of the
gulf were connected with the sea by an isthmus. The population of
Chałupy is about 1,600. Great number of the inhabitants work in
the tourist business. Hel Peninsula, the narrow peninsula on the
W side of the Gulf of Puck, extends SE for about 18 miles, from
a position about 4 miles SE of Rozewie. It is formed by a sand bar,
deposited by the sea and modelled by the wind which has piled the
sand into high dunes. The peninsula is dotted with fishing harbours
and holiday resorts.
On the seaward side of the peninsula, a line of wooded dunes, from
3 to 29 m high, extend along its whole length. From Chałupy there
is an access, both to the Baltic Sea and to the Puck Bay. It is
a favourite place to practise surf bathing.
The first written record about Chałupy fishing settlement is dated
1678.
In 1772 there were 11 fishermen's cottages and five families had
the Kasubian surname Ceynowa.
The fishing community in 1920 numbered 38 families, which used 10
larger and 35 smaller fishing boats.
