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 kilometres (11 mi) west of Koszalin and 127 km (79 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. It is located on the Slovincian Coast.
Gąski | |
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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.
Gąski is one of the most popular tourists' destination on Polish coast for its beautiful beaches and nature, aiming at sustainable development.[3]
Nuclear power station
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),[4] as well as non-parliamentary Green Party[5] and councillors of nearby city of Kołobrzeg. "Ecological Kołobrzeg" association also supported protests in 2012.[6]
Despite the protests and referendum results, the Polish government still insists on the location of NPP in Gąski,[7] although the entire Polish nuclear programme is on a 7-year delay (as of 2015).[8] 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 In June 2016, state-owned energy company PGE EJ1 announced that it had withdrawn from the NPP project in Gąski.[9]
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.[10][11]
See also
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