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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 the villages ''Saspe'', ''Mühlenhof'' and a training area of the Prussian hussar A hussar, ; ; ; ; . was a member of a class of light cavalry, originally from the Kingdom of Hungary during the 15th and 16th centuries. The title and distinctive dress of these horsemen were subsequently widely adopted by light cavalry ...s. There is an SKM (Rapid City Railway) stop called Gdańsk-Zaspa. *inhabitants: 16,471 *area: 1.3 km2 *population density 13,144/ km2 See also * Zaspa * Zaspa-Rozstaje External links Map of Zaspa-Młyniec Gdańsk {{Pomeranian-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaspa-Rozstaje
Zaspa-Rozstaje is one of the administrative districts of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It was separated from the district of Zaspa alongside Zaspa-Młyniec in 1990. Location Zaspa-Rozstaje borders Przymorze Wielkie to the north, Brzeźno to the north and east, Wrzeszcz Dolny to the south and east, and Zaspa-Młyniec to the west. It is not divided into any quarters ('' osiedla''). History For the broader history of the area which this is in, which goes into deeper detail regarding its past, see Zaspa § History. Rozstaje, known in German as ''Eckhof'', was initially a small manor house in Zaspa which was part of the village. As of 1905, it had 10 inhabitants, and became part of the city of Danzig in 1914. The current area known as Zaspa-Rozstaje was developed in the 1970s, on the grounds of a former airport, and became a separate district in 1990. Gallery Gdańsk aleja Jana Pawła II.JPG, Large apartment blocks on al. Jana Pawła II, the central street Gdańsk ulica J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaspa
Zaspa (; ) 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 an airport. The concrete airstrip of the airport was not dismantled, and now forms the axis of the district. Zaspa buildings are mainly high-rise condominiums (between 4 and 12 stories high) erected in the early 1980s and additional thermal isolation in the form of styrofoam sheets was applied in the early 2000s. In the following years the buildings were also painted in pastel colours. History As part of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland it was a private church village of the Cistercian Monastery in Oliwa, administratively located in the Gdańsk County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. During World War II, on October 5, 1939, the Germans carried out an execution of 39 Poles, defenders of the Polish Post Office in Gdansk, in the district. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Gdańsk
This is a list of the current city districts of Gdańsk. Former districts are listed at the bottom. Modern division of administrative districts of Gdańsk (since 2019) The city of Gdańsk was divided into 34 administrative districts (''dzielnica administracyjna'') from 2010 to 2018. The City of Gdańsk has been divided into 35 administrative districts since March 2019: Former districts * Chełm i Gdańsk Południe, divided into: **Chełm ** Jasień ** Orunia Górna-Gdańsk Południe ** Ujeścisko-Łostowice * Stogi z Przeróbką, divided into: ** Stogi ** Przeróbka *Wrzeszcz, divided into: ** Wrzeszcz Dolny ** Wrzeszcz Górny External links Podział administracyjny Gdańska (Polish) {{DEFAULTSORT:List of neighbourhoods of Gdansk Gdansk Gdansk Neighbourhoods A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Przymorze Wielkie
Przymorze Wielkie is one of the quarters of the city of Gdańsk in 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 .... The district is mainly composed of length '' falowiec'' buildings, including the second longest housing block in Europe (located at Obrońców Wybrzeża street), long with 1,792 flats. The district is also home to sandy beaches and a strip of natural forest between the housing part and the beach. It also features a modern shopping mall—Kołobrzeska Centre and has a bicycle route. An important attraction is Ronald Reagan Park. See also * Przymorze, Przymorze Małe External links Map of Przymorze Wielkie References Gdańsk {{Pomeranian-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voivodeships Of Poland
A voivodeship ( ; ; plural: ) is the highest-level Administrative divisions of Poland, administrative division of Poland, corresponding to a province in many other countries. The term has been in use since the 14th century and is commonly translated into English as "province". The administrative divisions of Poland, Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998, which went into effect on 1 January 1999, reduced the number of voivodeships to sixteen. These 16 replaced the 49 subdivisions of the Polish People's Republic, former voivodeships that had existed from 1 July 1975, and bear a greater resemblance (in territory, but not in name) to the voivodeships that existed between 1950 and 1975. Today's voivodeships are mostly named after historical and geographical regions, while those prior to 1998 generally took their names from the cities on which they were centered. The new units range in area from under (Opole Voivodeship) to over (Masovian Voivodeship), and in population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship ( ; ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The voivodeship was established on January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998), Gdańsk, Elbląg Voivodeship, Elbląg and Słupsk Voivodeship, Słupsk, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1997. It is bordered by the West Pomeranian Voivodeship to the west, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Greater Poland and the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship to the south, the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the east, and the Baltic Sea to the north. It also shares a short land border with Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast), on the Vistula Spit. The bulk of the voivodeship is located in the historic region of Pomerania, with the territories on the eastern bank of the Vistula being part of Powiśle (region), Powiśle. The Pomeranian part of the region comprises most of Pomerelia (the easternmost part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City With Powiat Rights
A city with powiat rights () is in Poland a designation denoting 66 of the 107 cities (the urban gminas which are governed by a city mayor or ''prezydent miasta'') which exercise also the powers and duties of a Powiat, county (), thus being an independent city. They have roughly the same status as former county boroughs in the United Kingdom. Sometimes, such a city will also be referred to in Polish as city county (); this term however is not official (it was used during the interwar times of the Second Polish Republic). The contemporary term ''city with powiat rights'' should not be used interchangeably with the interwar ''city county''. Such cities are distinct from and independent of the 314 regular powiats (sometimes referred as 'land counties' (), again a term that was used in the interwar period and is not used in modern Polish law). List of cities with powiat rights References See also * Consolidated city-county {{DEFAULTSORT:City County (Poland) City counties o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gdańsk
Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdańsk lies at the mouth of the Motława River and is situated at the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay, close to the city of Gdynia and the resort town of Sopot; these form a metropolitan area called the Tricity, Poland, Tricity (''Trójmiasto''), with a population of approximately 1.5 million. The city has a complex history, having had periods of Polish, German and self rule. An important shipbuilding and trade port since the Middle Ages, between 1361 and 1500 it was a member of the Hanseatic League, which influenced its economic, demographic and #Architecture, urban landscape. It also served as Poland's principal seaport and was its largest city since the 15th century until the early 18th century when Warsaw surpassed it. With the Partition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate. Poland is composed of Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, fifth largest EU country by area, covering . The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Prehistoric human activity on Polish soil dates to the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runway
In aviation, a runway is an elongated, rectangular surface designed for the landing and takeoff of an aircraft. Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt concrete, asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (sod, grass, soil, dirt, gravel, ice, sand or road salt, salt). Runways, taxiways and Airport apron, ramps, are sometimes referred to as "tarmac", though very few runways are built using Tarmacadam, tarmac. Takeoff and landing areas defined on the surface of water for seaplanes are generally referred to as waterways. Runway lengths are now International Civil Aviation Organization#Use of the International System of Units, commonly given in meters worldwide, except in North America where feet are commonly used. History In 1916, in a World War I war effort context, the first concrete-paved runway was built in Clermont-Ferrand in France, allowing local company Michelin to manufacture Bréguet Aviation military aircraft. In January 1919, aviation p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrzeszcz
Wrzeszcz (pronounced , ; ) is one of the boroughs of the Northern Polish city of Gdańsk. With a population of more than 65,000 in an area of (population density 6,622), Wrzeszcz is the most populous part of Gdańsk. History The current name Wrzeszcz comes from the old name of the area – ''Wrzost'', which derives from ''wrzos'', a Polish and Kashubian word for heather. The area of modern Wrzeszcz used to be forest and fields of heather. In modern Polish, the literal meaning of the word "wrzeszcz" is the second-person singular imperative form of "wrzeszczeć", meaning 'to scream/shout/yell', but this is not related to the etymology of this place name. Historical sources mention ''Vriezst'' in 1263 AD and Vriest 1283 as a place of a mill and by the end of the 13th century the Cistercian Monks of Oliwa owned four or five water mills on the Strieß ( Strzyża), the creek running through Wrzeszcz. Vriest is Low German as well as Dutch language word meaning ''frost''. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
