Gąski [ˈɡɔ̃ski] (German: Funkenhagen)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielno, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 18 km (11 mi) west of Koszalin and 127 km (79 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. It is located on the Slovincian Coast.
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  Gąski | |
| Coordinates: 54°14′9″N 15°55′21″E / 54.23583°N 15.92250°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Koszalin |
| Gmina | Mielno |
| Population | 400 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ZKO |
The village has a population of 400.
The suffix -hagen of the historic village name is typical for settlements founded by Germans during Medieval Ostsiedlung.[3]
Gąski is one of the most popular tourists' destination on Polish coast for its beautiful beaches and nature, aiming at sustainable development.[4]
Nuclear power station
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As a result of intense civic mobilisation, a referendum was held in February 2012, in which 94% of the citizens of Mielno voted against the building of a nuclear power station in the village of Gąski. The citizens' protest had been supported by members of two biggest parliamentary political groups (otherwise supportive for nuclear power): Civic Platform (Koszalin MP Marek Hok) and Law and Justice (Koszalin MP Czesław Hoc),[5] as well as non-parliamentary Green Party[6] and councillors of nearby city of Kołobrzeg. "Ecological Kołobrzeg" association also supported protests in 2012.[7]
Despite the protests and referendum results, the Polish government still insists on the ___location of NPP in Gąski,[8] although the entire Polish nuclear programme is on a 7-year delay (as of 2015).[9] The first NPP is now planned not earlier than 2027 (the initial plan was 2020 and the government related its construction to goals of 2020 climate-energy package of the EU). In June 2016, state-owned energy company PGE EJ1 announced that it had withdrawn from the NPP project in Gąski.[10]
Green Institute Foundation supports Gąski and Mielno to develop its own renewable energy capacity (prosumer, co-operative or communal) co-organising "Energy democracy" campaign together with Mielno authorities.[11][12]
See also
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References
edit- ^ M. Kaemmerer (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Adolf Bach (1954). Die deutschen Ortsnamen. Deutsche Namenkunde. Vol. II, 2. Heidelberg. p. 204.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ___location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Association for the Development of Gąski". Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- ^ "Mielno przeciw atomowi - referendum na "nie"" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ^ "Gratulujemy mieszkańcom i mieszkankom Mielna mobilizacji przeciwko atomowi" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ^ Ekolodzy z Kołobrzegu też przeciw atomowi, in Polish
- ^ "W Kołobrzegu ponowne nie dla atomu" (in Polish).
- ^ "Polska elektrownia jądrowa jak widmo? Może zobaczymy ją w 2027 roku". Archived from the original on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- ^ Nie będzie atomu w Gąskach
- ^ Spotkanie "Demokracja energetyczna" Archived 2015-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, in Polish
- ^ Demokracja energetyczna - zachodniopomorskie, in Polish
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