Wrzeszcz Górny (translated ''Higher Wrzeszcz'') is an administrative district (''dzielnica administracyjna'') of the city 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 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 ...

. It was created in 2010 by division of the district

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 n ...

() in two districts.

History

In October 2010, some administrative districts of Gdańsk with a population of more than 50,000 had been divided in smaller districts. Wrzeszcz has been divided in

Wrzeszcz Dolny Wrzeszcz Dolny (translated ''Lower Wrzeszcz'') is an administrative district (''dzielnica administracyjna'') of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It was created in 2010 by division of the district Wrzeszcz in two districts. History In October 201 ...

and Wrzeszcz Górny.

Location

The district is the south-western and older part of Wrzeszcz. The division was made along the railway line. Góra Strzyska () with 105 meters is the highest elevation of Wrzeszcz Górny. From the north, the district is bordered by the districts of

Strzyża Strzyża (; ) is an administrative district of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It consists primarily of single-family homes. Location Strzyża borders Oliwa to the north, Zaspa-Młyniec to the east, Wrzeszcz Górny to the south and east, and ...

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 bee ...

and Wrzeszcz Dolny, from the east by Wrzeszcz Dolny and

Aniołki Aniołki (, ; lit. ''Little Angels'') is one of the quarters of Gdańsk in Poland. Location Aniołki is located in the centre of the city, mainly around Victory Alley. It borders Wrzeszcz Górny and Wrzeszcz Dolny in the north, Młyniska in ...

, from the south by Suchanino and

Piecki-Migowo Piecki-Migowo (), popularly called Morena (''the Moraine''), is a district of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It is a growing suburban area and is comprised of two former villages: Piecki and Migowo. Location Piecki-Migowo borders Brętowo and Wr ...

and from the west by

Brętowo Brętowo (; ) is one of the quarters of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It includes 2 osiedles, Niedźwiednik and Matemblewo, that are located inside Oliwa forests. History The area of the settlement belonged to the Cistercian abbey in Oliwa, which ...

and VII Dwór.

Points of interest

Gdańsk University of Technology The Gdańsk University of Technology (Gdańsk Tech, formerly GUT; ) is a public research university in Gdańsk, Poland. Founded in 1904 and re-established in 1945, it is the oldest university of technology in modern-day Poland. It is consisten ...

(Politechnika Gdańska) *

Gdańsk Medical University Gdańsk is a city on the 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 t ...

* Baltic Opera (Opera Bałtycka) *

Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station is a railway station serving the city of Gdańsk, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened in 1870 and is located on the Gdańsk–Stargard railway, the parallel Gdańsk Śródmieście–Rumia ...

* Forest Theatre (Teatr Leśny)

References

External links

* bip.gdansk.pl
Podział administracyjny Gdańska (Polish)
* gedanopedia.pl
Wrzeszcz (Polish)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wrzeszcz Gorny Districts of Gdańsk