Nowa Motława () is a branch of the
Motława
Motława (; csb, Mòtława) is a river in Pomerelia, Eastern Pomerania in Poland. The source is in Szpęgawskie Lake, northeast from the town of Starogard Gdański. It goes through Rokickie Lake to Martwa Wisła, a branch of the Vistula. The to ...
river in the district (
dzielnica
In the Poland, Polish system of local administration, a dzielnica (Polish plural ''dzielnice'') is an administrative subdivision or quarter (country subdivision), quarter of a city or town. A dzielnica may have its own elected council (''rada dzi ...
)
Śródmieście of the city of
Gdańsk
Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...
in
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
. It was artificially created in 1576.
Nowa Motława and Motława are forming
Granary Island
Granary Island ( pl, Wyspa Spichrzów, german: Speicherinsel, csb, Spichrze) is an island in the district (dzielnica) Śródmieście, Gdańsk, Śródmieście of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It is located east of the Main City. The island is enclo ...
( pl, Wyspa Spichrzów, german: Speicherinsel).
History
The Motława river is the oldest part of the
trade port. On the eastern bank
granaries
A granary is a storehouse or room in a barn for threshed grain or animal feed. Ancient or primitive granaries are most often made of pottery. Granaries are often built above the ground to keep the stored food away from mice and other animals ...
had been erected since the 14th century. The dug-through of Nowa Motława was made in 1576. The water was regulated by the Stone
Lock
Lock(s) may refer to:
Common meanings
*Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance
*Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal
Arts and entertainment
* ''Lock ...
(''Kamienna Åšluza'').
In 1997, the
Marina
A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.
A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...
Gdańsk () was created in the northern part of Nowa Motława. It has a length of 290 meters.
Bridges
The
Voivodeship road
According to classes and categories of public roads in Poland, a voivodeship road ( pl, droga wojewódzka) is a category of roads one step below national roads in importance. The roads are numbered from 100 to 993. Total length of voivodeship r ...
DW 501 is leading over the southern part of the Granary Island and both parts of the river Motława.
In 1864, Most StÄ…giewny at the Milk Can Gate (''Brama StÄ…giewna'') was reconstructed in steel. Between 1925 and 1945, it was used by the
tramway.
The Mattenbuden Gate was served by the Most na Szopy (). In 1945, the bridge was destroyed.
References
See also
*
OÅ‚owianka
Ołowianka is an island located east of the city center in Gdańsk, Poland. The island is enclosed by the Motława from the north and west and Stepka Channel from the east. It is one of the two islands located on the Motława, alongside Granary ...
and Stepka Channel
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Rivers of Poland
Rivers of Pomeranian Voivodeship
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