Wrzeszcz Dolny
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Wrzeszcz Dolny | |
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Gdańsk District | |
Coordinates: 54°23′16″N 18°37′07″E / 54.38778°N 18.61861°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
County/City | Gdańsk |
Area | |
• Total | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 22,823 |
• Density | 6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code(s) | +48 58 |
Wrzeszcz Dolny (translated Lower Wrzeszcz) is an administrative district (dzielnica administracyjna) of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It was created in 2010 by division of the district Wrzeszcz (German: Langfuhr) in two districts.
History[]
In October 2010, some administrative districts of Gdańsk with a population of more than 50,000 had been divided in smaller districts. Wrzeszcz has been divided in Wrzeszcz Dolny and Wrzeszcz Górny.
Location[]
The district is the north-eastern and younger part of Wrzeszcz. The division was made along the railway line.
From the north, the district is bordered by the districts of Zaspa-Rozstaje and Brzeźno, from the east by Letnica and Młyniska, from the south by Aniołki and from the west by Wrzeszcz Górny and Zaspa-Młyniec.
Quarters of Wrzeszcz Dolny are:
- Kolonia (Reichskolonie, Kolonie Neuschottland)
- Kuźniczki (Kleinhammer)
- Nowe Szkoty (Neuschottland – New Scotland)
- Polenhof (Polish colony)
Points of interest[]
- Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station
- Old brewery
- Park Kuźniczki
- Park nad Strzyżą
- Cemetery near Zaspa (Cmentarz na Zaspie - Cmentarz Ofiar Hitleryzmu)
Notable residents[]
- Günter Grass (1927–2015), author
References[]
- ^ bip.gdansk.pl: Podział administracyjny Gdańska.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wrzeszcz. |
- bip.gdansk.pl: Podział administracyjny Gdańska (Polish)
- gedanopedia.pl: Wrzeszcz (Polish)
- Districts of Gdańsk