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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chłapowo
| settlement_type = Village
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| image_caption = Skyline of Chłapowo with the Baltic Sea in the background
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Pomeranian Voivodeship|Pomeranian]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Powiat|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Puck County|Puck]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Gmina]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Gmina Władysławowo|Władysławowo]]
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'''Chłapowo''' is a [[seaside resort]] and [[village]] in the administrative district of [[Gmina Władysławowo]], within [[Puck County]], [[Pomeranian Voivodeship]], in northern Poland. It lies north-west of [[Władysławowo]], approximately {{convert|10|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of [[Puck, Poland|Puck]], and {{convert|50|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-west of the regional capital [[Gdańsk]]. It is located in the ethnocultural region of [[Kashubia]] in the historic region of [[Pomerania]] on the coast of the [[Baltic Sea]].<ref name="rozporzadzenie2014">{{Cite Polish law
| title = Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 29 lipca 2014 r. w sprawie połączenia gmin, ustalenia granic niektórych gmin i miast, nadania niektórym miejscowościom statusu miasta oraz zmiany siedziby władz gminy
| trans_title =
| year = 2016
| volume =
| number = 1264
| date = 2014-07-29
}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Typowa zabudowa Chłapowa.jpg|thumb|left|Typical historic architecture of Chłapowo]]
The first mention of Chłapowo comes from 1359, the name of the village was then written in German as ''Klappow''. Chłapowo was a royal village of the [[Crown of the Kingdom of Poland|Polish Crown]], administratively located in the Puck County in the [[Pomeranian Voivodeship (1466–1772)|Pomeranian Voivodeship]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Biskup|first1=Marian|last2=Tomczak|first2=Andrzej|year=1955|title=Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w.|language=pl|location=Toruń|page=100}}</ref> The name Chłapowo was finally established in the mid-17th century. In 1877–1949, 124 box graves of the East Pomeranian culture from the [[Bronze- and Iron-Age Poland|Iron Age]] (650-400 BC) were discovered and examined in Chłapowo. Archaeologists found well-preserved amber ornaments, ashtrays, glass beads, earthenware, and jewelry. The subsequent archaeological research conducted in the vicinity of the village in the 20th century led to the discovery of traces of settlement from the Neolithic period (4200–1700 BCE) and the Bronze Age (2000–1000 BCE).

The development of Chłapowo began at the end of the 18th century. Rural cottages with thatched roofs and a historic brick chapel have survived to this day. In the mid-nineteenth century, a small lignite mine was operating here. In the late 19th century, the village had a population of 278, incl. 270 Catholics and 8 Protestants, mostly employed in fishing.<ref>{{cite book|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I|year=1880|language=pl|location=Warsaw|page=586}}</ref> The proximity of the Baltic Sea and the scenery of the Chłapowo Ravine made Chłapowo a summer resort in the interwar period.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} Summer vacationers (mainly from [[Warsaw]]) rented rooms from the peasants who lived in the village. Later, as a result of competition with other resorts (Władysławowo, [[Jastrzębia Góra]], [[Karwia]], [[Hel Peninsula]]), Chłapowo lost its importance, preserving the atmosphere of a fishing village.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} In the vicinity of the village, there are documented deposits of rock salt and potassium-magnesium salt.

Kashubian writer Augustyn Necel, was born, lived and worked in Chłapowo, creating such works as: Bloody Storm, Kutra with Red Sails, Saga o Swedish Chëczy and Maszopi.

During the [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|German occupation of Poland]] ([[World War II]]), in 1942, several [[Polish people|Polish]] families were [[Expulsion of Poles by Nazi Germany|expelled]] by the [[SS]] and German police, and enslaved as [[Forced labour under German rule during World War II|forced labour]] in the county.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wardzyńska|first=Maria|year=2017|title=Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945|language=pl|location=Warsaw|publisher=[[Institute of National Remembrance|IPN]]|page=119|isbn=978-83-8098-174-4}}</ref>

From 1973 to 2014 Chłapowo was a part of the town of Władysławowo.

==Tourism==
In Chłapowo at al. Żemorskiego, two summer seaside resorts were organized.

Along the northern border of Chłapowo there is a sandy beach with a cliff. The main bathing area is situated on the sandy beach.

Chłapowo's attraction is the Chłapowski Gorge, called by the Kashubs Rudnik. It was created as a result of the erosion by waters flowing from Wysoczyzna to the Baltic Sea. The shore of a high and steep cliff is constantly washed away by sea waves.

The seaside part of Chłapowo includes the Seaside Landscape Park. This area, remaining beyond human interference, constitutes a fully natural environment. The species found here include common broom (''[[Cytisus scoparius]]'').

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=160>
File:Dolina Chłapowska - wejście.jpg|Entrance to the Chłapowo gorge
File:Kościół pw. Miłosierdzia Bożego w Chłapowie 2.jpg|Divine Mercy church
File:Przyladek rozewie z plazy w chlapowie.jpg|Chłapowo beach during sunset
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Gmina Władysławowo}}
{{Polish coast}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Villages in Puck County]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Poland]]
[[Category:Seaside resorts in Poland]]