Przeróbka () is one of the administrative districts (''dzielnica administracyjna'') of the city of

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. It is notable for its significant industrial areas and containing the historically important

Westerplatte Westerplatte (, , ) is a peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland, located on the Baltic Sea coast mouth of the Dead Vistula (one of the Vistula delta estuaries), in the Gdańsk harbour channel. From 1926 to 1939, it was the location of a Polish Military ...

peninsula.

Location

Przeróbka is bounded by the

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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 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 Przeró ...

, Letnica, and

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 ...

to the west. It consists of the quarters ('' osiedla'') of Przeróbka, Sączki,

, 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 neglected. It was restored extensively in the early 21st century, and is today open to tourists. The area of Westerplatte was first a small collection of islands, becoming one singular island in the 18th century. Its military importance grew, and it was linked to land in 1840, after a flood created the

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, redirecting significant amounts of water. The district's current name was first noted in 1757, and was also known as Przerabka. Its name comes from the term ''przerobić'', meaning ''to redo'' or ''to forge'', in this sense referring to the various processes Polish wheat would go through in the area before arriving in Gdańsk's markets. It grew as an industrial area in the 19th century, with many forms of industry, primarily focused on railways and shipbuilding. A

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was also present in Sączki, then known as Rieselfeld. In 1907, Przeróbka, known in German as ''Troyl'', became part of the city of Danzig proper. Industrial growth continued in the area, although its resident count remained rather low, having around 400 inhabitants as of 1907. In 1921, Westerplatte became one of the few parts of the new

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owned by Poland, becoming known as a Military Transit Depot (''Wojskowa Składnica Tranzytowa''). At 4:48a.m. on 1 September 1939, the

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 fle ...

fired some of the first shots of

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at Westerplatte, beginning a lengthy battle over the militarized peninsula. After the new Polish administration took over the area following World War II, the name of Troyl was initially translated as Trojan and then Zawiśle, but in 1948, it officially became Przeróbka. Industrial growth resumed following the war. In 2010, Przeróbka and the surrounding areas were formally separated from the nearby district of Stogi.

Gallery

File:Westerplatte-Denkmal Danzig 2010.jpg, The Westerplatte Monument File:Twierdza Wisloujscie.jpg, Wisłoujście Fortress File:Gdańsk Przeróbka i Martwa Wisła.JPG, The Dead Vistula

References

External links

Podział administracyjny Gdańska (Polish)
* gedanopedia.pl
Przeróbka (Polish)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Przerobka Districts of Gdańsk