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Przeróbka
Przeróbka () is one of the administrative districts (''dzielnica administracyjna'') of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It is notable for its significant industrial areas and containing the historically important Westerplatte peninsula. Location Przeróbka is bounded by the Gdańsk Bay to the north, the Martwa Wisła to the south, and the to the west. Administratively, it borders Stogi to the east, Rudniki and Śródmieście to the south, and Młyniska, Letnica, and Nowy Port to the west. It consists of the quarters ('' osiedla'') of Przeróbka, Sączki, Westerplatte, and Wisłoujście. History The first written mention of Wisłoujście Fortress occurred in 1379, describing a small wooden construction. It was destroyed by a storm in 1456, but its crucial role led to it being expanded after the storm with a new round tower in 1482. The fort then grew rapidly in the 16th century, undergoing further modernizations well into the early 20th century before being abandoned and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MÅ‚yniska
Młyniska () is one of the districts of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It is predominantly industrial. Location A significant amount of land in Młyniska is covered by the Martwa Wisła and the ; the latter physically separates it from Przeróbka. Administratively, it borders Letnica to the north, Przeróbka to the east, Śródmieście to the south, and Aniołki and Wrzeszcz Dolny to the west. It consists of the quarters ('' osiedla'') of Ostrów, Młode Miasto, Składy, and Zielony Trójkąt. History Młyniska was, at first, a small village on the shore of the Vistula River. Its name comes from the word ''młyn'', meaning "mill"; a mill was present in the area as far back as the 13th century. From 1283 onward, it was owned by the Oliwa Abbey and rented out to various wealthy families. It was mostly rural and agricultural, with a manor present. The small village that existed there was destroyed during the siege of the city of Danzig in 1734. The manor survived, but was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowy Port
Nowy Port (; ) is a district of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It borders with Brzeźno to the west, Letnica, Gdańsk, Letnica to the south, and Stogi-Przeróbka, Przeróbka to the east (over the Martwa Wisła). The landmark of the district is the historic Nowy Port Lighthouse, which is open to visitors. During World War II, in 1939 and 1940, the district was Nazi crimes against the Polish nation, one of places of imprisonment and executions of Polish people, Polish railway workers by Nazi Germany. Population With 10684 inhabitants and area of 2.28 km2, its population density was 4689/km2, as of 2011. (polish). Retrieved 15 January 2014 By 2019 the population fell to 9334, giving a population density of 4500/km². Gallery [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Śródmieście, Gdańsk
Śródmieście (; 'city centre'; ) is a district (''dzielnica'') of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It is the traditional city centre of Gdańsk. Location Śródmieście is located in the central-eastern part of Gdańsk, on the Motława. To its northeast, it borders the Przeróbka on Port Island (Gdańsk), Port Island, found across the Martwa Wisła River. To its south and east, it is bordered by the . Across this body of water, the districts of Rudniki, Gdańsk, Rudniki, Olszynka and Orunia-Św. Wojciech-Lipce are found. To the south-west, it borders Chełm, Gdańsk, Chełm and to the west, it borders Siedlce, Gdańsk, Siedlce. Śródmieście borders Aniołki and Młyniska to its north. Subdivisions (''osiedla'') Śródmieście comprises the following quarters (''osiedle, osiedla''): Transport The Gdańsk Główny railway station, Gdańsk Główny and Gdańsk Śródmieście railway station, Gdańsk Śródmieście railway stations are located within the district, with the forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stogi, Gdańsk
Stogi () is one of the administrative districts (''dzielnica administracyjna'') of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. The district is located on the central part of the Port Island (''Wyspa Portowa''). Location Stogi is bounded to the north by the Bay of Gdańsk and to the south by the Martwa Wisła. Administratively, it borders Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie to the east, Rudniki to the south, and Przeróbka to the west. It is not divided into any quarters ('' osiedla''). History Stogi was initially a village, under the ownership of various entities and groups of people. It was modestly built-up and granted by Polish king Kazimierz Jagiellończyk to Gdańsk in 1454. It was primarily focused on agriculture and fishing. Its population grew significantly during the 19th century; as of 1820, only 561 people lived there, but by 1910, that amount had increased to 3,114. Despite occasional efforts of reforestation Reforestation is the practice of restoring previously existing forests an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudniki, Gdańsk
Rudniki is a district of Gdańsk, Poland, located in the eastern part of the city. It is a predominantly industrial district, located on the shore of the Vistula River. It is notable for containing the Gdańsk Refinery within its boundaries; much of the land outside of the refinery is rural. Location Rudniki borders Przeróbka, Stogi, Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie, and Wyspa Sobieszewska to the north, Gmina Pruszcz Gdański to the east and south, and Olszynka and Śródmieście to the west. To the north, it is additionally bounded by the Vistula. It consists of the quarters ('' osiedla'') of Biały Dworek, Błonia, Gęsia Karczma, Kryzel, Miałki Szlak, Płonia Mała, Płonia Wielka, Reduta Płońska, Reduta Tylna, and Sienna Grobla II. History Rudniki, located in the Vistula Fens, was uninhabited for most of its history, having been part of the city and known as the City Meadows (Bürgerwiesen) since medieval times. In 1936, ''Daheim'', a housing estate for impoverished fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War Museum
The Museum of the Second World War () is a state cultural institution and museum established in 2008 in Gdańsk, Poland, which is devoted to the Second World War. Its exhibits opened in 2017. The museum is supervised by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. In 2009 the NV Tempora S.A. won the competition for the design of the exhibition which was commissioned in 2015 to Warsaw-based Qumak S.A. company. In 2010 the ''Kwadrat'' architectural team won an architectural competition for the building of the Museum of the Second World War and construction began in 2012. History The museum was created on 1 September 2008 by way of a regulation of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage under the name Westerplatte Museum in Gdańsk. On the same day, Prime Minister Donald Tusk appointed Paweł Machcewicz as his representative for the Museum of the Second World War. The team of the representative for the museum included Piotr Majewski, historian from the Warsaw Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Westerplatte
The Battle of Westerplatte was the first battle of the German invasion of Poland, marking the start of World War II in Europe. It occurred on the Westerplatte peninsula in the harbour of the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland). A small forested island separated from Gdansk by the harbour channel, Westerplatte was established as a Polish military outpost during the interwar period. In the mid-1920s, the Second Polish Republic established the Polish Military Transit Depot (, WST) on the Westerplatte peninsula in the Free City of Danzig. Beginning on 1 September 1939, the German ''Wehrmacht'' and Danzig Police assaulted the WST. Despite initial assessment on both sides that the Polish garrison might hold out for several hours before being reinforced or overwhelmed, the Poles held out for seven days and repelled thirteen assaults that included dive-bomber attacks and naval shelling. The defence of the Westerplatte was an inspiration for the Polish Army and people in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SMS Schleswig-Holstein
SMS () was the last of the five pre-dreadnought s built by the German Kaiserliche Marine. The ship, named for the province of Schleswig-Holstein, was laid down in the Germaniawerft dockyard in Kiel in August 1905 and commissioned into the fleet nearly three years later. The ships of her class were already outdated by the time they entered service, being inferior in size, armor, firepower and speed to the new generation of dreadnought battleships. fought in both World Wars. During World War I, she saw front-line service in II Battle Squadron of the High Seas Fleet, culminating in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May – 1 June 1916. saw action during the engagement, and was hit by one large-caliber shell. After the battle, was relegated to guard duty in the mouth of the Elbe River before being decommissioned in late 1917. As one of the few battleships permitted for Germany by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, was again pressed into fleet service in the 1920s. In 1935 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free City Of Danzig
The Free City of Danzig (; ) was a city-state under the protection and oversight of the League of Nations between 1920 and 1939, consisting of the Baltic Sea port of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) and nearly 200 other small localities in the surrounding areas. The polity was created on 15 November 1920 in accordance with the terms of Article 100 (Section XI of Part III) of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles after the end of World War I. Although predominantly Germans, German-populated, the territory was bound by the imposed union with Poland covering foreign policy, defence, customs union, customs, railways and post, but remained distinct from both the post-war Weimar Republic, Weimar Republic and the newly independent Second Polish Republic, Polish Republic. In addition, Poland was given certain rights pertaining to port facilities in the city. In the 1920 Free City of Danzig Constituent Assembly election, 1920 Constituent Assembly election, the Polish Party received over 6% of the vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sewage Treatment Plant
Sewage treatment is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable to discharge to the surrounding environment or an intended reuse application, thereby preventing water pollution from raw sewage discharges. Sewage contains wastewater from households and businesses and possibly pre-treated industrial wastewater. There are a large number of sewage treatment processes to choose from. These can range from decentralized systems (including on-site treatment systems) to large centralized systems involving a network of pipes and pump stations (called sewerage) which convey the sewage to a treatment plant. For cities that have a combined sewer, the sewers will also carry urban runoff (stormwater) to the sewage treatment plant. Sewage treatment often involves two main stages, called primary and secondary treatment, while advanced treatment also incorporates a tertiary treatment stage with polishing processes and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Śmiała Wisła
The Śmiała Wisła () is a distributary river branch of the Vistula in northern Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ... that flows to the Gdańsk Bay. The Śmiała Wisła is a western border of Sobieszewo Island and was created during the 1840 flooding when it became a new mouth of the Vistula. Literally it means Daring Vistula. External linksMap of Śmiała Wisła 0Śmiała Wisła Rivers of Poland Rivers of Pomeranian Voivodeship {{Poland-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
