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Wzgórze Mickiewicza () is one of the quarters of the city of
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,
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. It is the city's smallest district by population and land area.


Location and geography

Wzgórze Mickiewicza borders
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to the north, east, and west and
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to the south. Unlike most other districts of the city, it is not divided into any quarters ('' osiedla''). It consists of about 800
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s, located on a
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.


History

The area where Wzgórze Mickiewicza is found today was formerly the northeastern part of the village of Ujeścisko (''Wonneberg''). In 1935, it was separated from Wonneberg and named ''Neuwonneberg''. In 1942, it was incorporated into the city boundaries of Danzig alongside Wonneberg, but this was reversed in 1945 when the new Polish government arrived. The village was renamed Nowe Ujeścisko and eventually reincorporated into Gdańsk in 1954. In the 1980s, the area, which, up to that point, had remained largely agricultural, started being built up with large amounts of housing. The names for the streets were taken from the characters of ''
Pan Tadeusz ''Pan Tadeusz'' (full title: ''Sir Thaddeus, or the Last Foray in Lithuania: A Nobility's Tale of the Years 1811–1812, in Twelve Books of Verse'') is an epic poem by the Polish people, Polish poet, writer, translator and philosopher Adam Micki ...
'', Poland's
national epic A national epic is an epic poem or a literary work of epic scope which seeks to or is believed to capture and express the essence or spirit of a particular nation—not necessarily a nation state, but at least an ethnic or linguistic group wi ...
. Its current name, Wzgórze Mickiewicza—meaning ''Mickiewicz Hill''—comes from these street names, as
Adam Mickiewicz Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (24 December 179826 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. He also largely influenced Ukra ...
was the author of the epic. A statue of Mickiewicz is also present near one of the entrances to the area, with the text below it reading: ''Wszystko co nasze jest Ojczyzny jest'' (''All that is ours belongs to the homeland''). Some of the street names include Wojski, Zosia, Protazy, Maciej, and Pan Tadeusz Streets.


Gallery

240107 Popiersie Mickiewicza Gdansk.jpg, Statue of
Adam Mickiewicz Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (24 December 179826 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. He also largely influenced Ukra ...
Gdańsk ulica Filaretów.JPG, Filaretów Street Gdańsk ulica Domeyki.JPG, Domeyko Street


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wzgorze Mickiewicza Districts of Gdańsk
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 ...