Siedlce is a district of the city of

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, located to the west of the city centre.

Location

Siedlce borders Piecki-Migowo, Suchanino, and Aniołki to the north, Śródmieście to the west,

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and

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to the south, and

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to the east. The quarters ('' osiedla'') of the district are Dolina, Emaus, Krzyżowniki, Szkódka, Winniki, and Ziemica.

History

Siedlce was first mentioned in 1280, in the context of the Siedlce Stream (''fluvium Schedelicz''). The first mention of the town itself occurs in 1379. The town's population was mostly concentrated in the valley, owned up until 1396 by Saint Catherine's Church, and then Saint Bridget's. In 1454, the Polish king Kazimierz Jagiellończyk gave the village to the city of Gdańsk. Siedlce was burnt down in 1433 by the besieging

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s, and then again in 1462 by the

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. In 1472, after a dispute over control of the local government, the

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prevailed. In the 16th century, an influx of settlers arrived in the village. In 1593, with the fall of the local Bridgettine abbey during the

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, the

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took control over Siedlce. The dispute over ownership would continue until an agreement was reached in 1643. Siedlce was also repeatedly destroyed, including in 1461, 1520, 1576, and 1577. During the Siege of Gdańsk in 1577, fighting took place in the area. Siedlce was used as a "shield" for the city, burnt down by the defenders during the siege of 1655–1660 in 1656, and again in 1734, during another siege. In 1814, Siedlce, now known by its German name of ''Schidlitz'', was incorporated into Danzig's city boundaries. It slowly grew as workers from the city moved into the area. By 1880, Schidlitz had 5,830 inhabitants. In 1887, a horse tramway from the city centre was opened, electrified in 1896. By 1914, that number had increased to 11,475. The interwar years saw an escalation of urbanization in the once rural Schidlitz, which was now in the

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. It was a largely working-class neighbourhood, and its inhabitants were of diverse occupations, including shipyard workers, railmen, and merchants.

Gallery

Ka5 w Gdańsku.JPG, Ka5 (Kartuska 5), a modern office building Ulica Malczewskiego 85-87 w Gdańsku.JPG, Old townhouses Kościół pw. św. Franciszka w Gdańsku.JPG, Notable church, dedicated to

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Ulica Kartuska w Gdańsku.JPG, Kartuska Street, running through the centre of the district

References

External links

Map of Siedlce

Old map of Schidlitz
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