Pomerania
Jastarnia, Poland
Hel peninsula beaches, amber and war relics
Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Amber
Old bottlesAlso reported: shrapnel, cartridge cases, concrete and steel from batteries.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Wikited at English Wikipedia (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
1939 fortified peninsula with coastal batteries and the Sep bunker on the beach; the sea throws up war debris and amber.
WZCH Trojmiasto names Hel and Jastarnia port area as amber spots after strong winds; znajkraj.pl documents the Sep bunker on the beach, batteries and traces of war washed up by the sea, with looting by collectorsView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Unexploded ordnanceCollapsing bunkers, winter surf
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