Ujeścisko-Łostowice is one of the administrative districts (''dzielnica administracyjna'') of the city of

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. Currently, it is one of the city's most rapidly developing and most populous suburban areas.

Location

From the north, Ujeścisko-Łostowice is bordered by Piecki-Migowo,

Siedlce Siedlce () ( ) is a city in the Masovian Voivodeship in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants (). The city is situated between two small rivers, the Muchawka and the Helenka, and lies along the European route E30, around east of Warsaw. It is ...

and

Wzgórze Mickiewicza Wzgórze Mickiewicza () is one of the quarters of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It is the city's smallest district by population and land area. Location and geography Wzgórze Mickiewicza borders Siedlce to the north, east, and west and Chełm ...

, from the east by

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and

Orunia Górna-Gdańsk Południe Orunia Górna-Gdańsk Południe is the 35th and youngest of the administrative districts () of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It is of a suburban character. Location From the north, the district is bordered by Chełm, from the east by Orunia-Św ...

(which also borders it from the south), from the south by

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and from the west by Jasień. Ujeścisko-Łostowice is further divided into the quarters ('' osiedla'') of Łostowice, Ujeścisko, Zabornia, and Zakoniczyn.

History

Ujeścisko

Ujeścisko was first recorded under the name ''Mesthin'' in 1338, but was renamed ''Wonneberg'' by the ruling

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in 1379. The village of Wonneberg occupied the area of many districts of modern Gdańsk, including

and Jasień. Wonneberg was given to the nearby city of Danzig, today Gdańsk, in 1410 by

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. In the late medieval and early modern periods, Wonneberg was destroyed twice, in 1433 and 1577. It also lost land in territorial disputes with nearby settlements. In the 17th century, the village witnessed significant growth. In 1807, fighting occurred in Wonneberg during the

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as part of the broader Siege of Danzig. Several of those lost in the fighting were buried there. In the 19th century, the village experienced further growth; its population of 338 in 1835 had grown to 687 by 1848 and 898 by 1880. Additionally, in 1836, the city of Danzig lost ownership of the village. In 1879, Wojciech Kętrzyński, a local historian, proposed the area's current Polish name, ''Ujeścisko'', though it initially was ''Wujeścisko''. The village, now part of the

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, continued its growth well into the 20th century, and had a population of 990 people by 1929. Wonneberg was again incorporated into the city of Danzig in 1942, but, after the new communist government of Poland took control of the area in 1945, they reversed the decision. In 1954, the village of Ujeścisko took on its final form when Wzgórze Mickiewicza, then known as ''Nowe Ujeścisko'', was separated and joined the city of Gdańsk. In 1973, Ujeścisko rejoined the city of Gdańsk once again.

Łostowice

Łostowice was first mentioned in 1334 as ''Włostowice'', but, starting in 1356, was attested in German as ''Schonevelt'' and ''Schönfeld''. It was a smaller village than Ujeścisko, and, also beginning in 1356, was owned by a string of several noble and

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families from Danzig. In 1923, 401 people lived in the village, which was 6 less than in 1910. It remained privately owned up until it was taken by the

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and integrated into communist Poland. In 1973, Łostowice joined the city of Gdańsk.

As one district

Both Ujeścisko and Łostowice became part of the

Chełm i Gdańsk-Południe Chełm i Gdańsk Południe (; ) has been an administrative district () of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. Between 2010 and 2019 it was divided in the districts of: * Chełm Chełm (; ; ) is a city in eastern Poland in the Lublin Voivodeship with 6 ...

district upon being integrated into the city of Gdańsk, but were separated into the district of Ujeścisko-Łostowice in 2010. The district has experienced rapid growth and development related to the construction of suburban housing in the area, accompanied by investments into transport. The area has also faced issues surrouding the Łostowicki cemetery, the city of Gdańsk's largest cemetery, and its rapid growth.

Location

History

Ujeścisko

Łostowice

As one district

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