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St. John's Church, Gdańsk
St. John's Church (; ) is a Brick Gothic church situated in the Old Town of Gdańsk, Poland. Formerly a place of worship for Roman Catholics and Lutheranism, Lutherans, it now serves as a venue for mass and various secular events, exhibitions or concerts organised by the St. John's Centre, which is part of the Baltic Sea Cultural Centre initiative. History The contemporary church stands on the remains of a chapel, the existence of which was first recorded in 1358. It is possible that the chapel was erected as early as 1349, as suggested by the street name which predates 1358. In the following years, a dispute emerged between the nearby parishes of St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk, St. Mary's and St. Catherine's Church, Gdańsk, St. Catherine's regarding the administrative ownership of the building. In 1363, Commander (order), Knight Commander of the Teutonic Order, Giselbert von Dudulsheim, resolved the discord by assigning St. John's under the leadership of St. Catherine's Church. T ... [...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] |
