Wrzeszcz Dolny (translated ''Lower Wrzeszcz'') is an administrative district (''dzielnica administracyjna'') 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 ...

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 created in 2010 by division of the district Wrzeszcz 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 Wrzeszcz Górny (translated ''Higher 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. Hist ...

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 Zaspa-Rozstaje is one of the administrative districts of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. The quarter with mainly high buildings has been built on the runways of the former airport of Gdańsk (''Lotnisko Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz''). * Inhabitants: 15,118 * A ...

and

Brzeźno Brzeźno (; german: Brösen /b̥ʁøzn/; csb, Brzézno) is one of the quarters of the city of Gdańsk, Poland with a sandy beach and 130 m long pier. Location The north of the quarter is bordered by the Bay of Gdańsk. From the east, it ...

, from the east by Letnica and

Młyniska Młyniska (german: Schellmühl) is one of the quarters of the city of Gdańsk, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, cov ...

, from the south by

Aniołki Aniołki (, csb, Janiółczi; lit. ''Little Angels'') is one of the quarters of Gdańsk in Poland. Location Aniołki is located in the centre of the city, mainly around Victory Alley. It borders Wrzeszcz Górny and Wrzeszcz Dolny in the nort ...

and from the west by Wrzeszcz Górny and

Zaspa-Młyniec Zaspa-Młyniec is one of the administrative districts of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. The quarter with mainly high buildings has been built on the runways of the former airport of Gdańsk (''Lotnisko Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz''). Around 1900 there had been ...

. Quarters of Wrzeszcz Dolny are: * Kolonia * Kuźniczki *

Nowe Szkoty Nowe Szkoty (german: Neu Schottland/Neuschottland; en, New Scotland; csb, Nowi Szotland) is one of the neighbourhoods of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It belongs to the administrative district of Wrzeszcz, Wrzeszcz Dolny since 2010. History Ne ...

* Polenhof

Points of interest

Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station is a railway station serving the city of Gdańsk, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened in 1870 and is located on the Gdańsk–Stargard railway, the parallel Gdańsk Śródmieście–Rumia ra ...

* Old brewery * Park Kuźniczki * Park nad Strzyżą * Cemetery near

Zaspa Zaspa (german: Saspe) is one of the quarters of Gdańsk, Poland, located in the northern part of the city. It is divided into two administrative districts: Zaspa-Młyniec and Zaspa-Rozstaje. Zaspa was founded on a place previously occupied by a ...

(Cmentarz na Zaspie - ''Cmentarz Ofiar Hitleryzmu'')

Notable residents

Günter Grass Günter Wilhelm Grass (born Graß; ; 16 October 1927 – 13 April 2015) was a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born in the Free City of Da ...

(1927―2015), German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature * Jacek Szafranowicz (1983― ), Polish poet

References

External links

* bip.gdansk.pl
Podział administracyjny Gdańska (Polish)
* gedanopedia.pl
Wrzeszcz (Polish)
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