Rudniki is a district of
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. Gdań ...
,
Poland
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, located in the eastern part of the city. It is a predominantly industrial district, located on the shore of the
Vistula River
The Vistula (; ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest in Europe, at in length. Its drainage basin, extending into three other countries apart from Poland, covers , of which is in Poland.
The Vistula rises at Barania Góra ...
. 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
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
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,
Stogi,
Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie, and
Wyspa Sobieszewska to the north,
Gmina Pruszcz Gdański
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Gmina Pruszcz Gdański is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Pruszcz Gdański, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
The ...
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
Żuławy Wiślane (plural from "żuława", meaning fen), in English known as the Vistula Fens, is the alluvial delta area of the river Vistula, in the northern part of Poland. It is a flat and deforested region comprising wetlands and agricultura ...
, 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 families, was built there. After
World War II
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, it was made a district and named Rudniki, after Rudno, the Polish name for a village now within the district's borders. In 1971, the construction of a new oil refinery began, which was opened in 1975; the
Gdańsk Refinery, located in Rudniki, is one of the largest in Poland.
Outside of the refinery, Rudniki is still primarily rural, although motorways and train tracks pass through the area.
Gallery
Gdansk z mostu JP2 09.jpg, The Rudniki Refinery
Gdańsk Gęsia Karczma.JPG, The shore of the Vistula River
Gdańsk Błonia.JPG, The rural parts of Rudniki
References
External links
Map of Rudniki
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Districts of Gdańsk