Wrzeszcz Dolny

54°23′16″N 18°37′07″E / 54.38778°N 18.61861°E / 54.38778; 18.61861Country PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCounty/CityGdańskArea • Total3.5 km² (1.4 sq mi)Elevation24 m (79 ft)Population • Total22,823 • Density6,500/km² (17,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Area code+48 58

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 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 and Wrzeszcz Górny.

Location

The district is the north-eastern and younger part of Wrzeszcz. The division was made along the railway line.

From the north, the district is bordered by the districts of Zaspa-Rozstaje and Brzeźno, from the east by Letnica and Młyniska, from the south by Aniołki and from the west by Wrzeszcz Górny and Zaspa-Młyniec.

Quarters of Wrzeszcz Dolny are:

• Kolonia
• Kuźniczki
• Nowe Szkoty
• Polenhof

Points of interest

• Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station
• Old brewery
• Park Kuźniczki
• Park nad Strzyżą
• Cemetery near Zaspa (Cmentarz na Zaspie - Cmentarz Ofiar Hitleryzmu)

Notable residents

• Günter Grass (1927―2015), German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature
• Jacek Szafranowicz (1983― ), Polish poet

References

External links

History of Gdańsk

Timeline

Hanseatic League Sieges 1308 1577 1655–1660 1734 1807 1813 1945 Danzig rebellion Battle of Oliwa Sevenfold Sun miracle History of the Jews in Gdańsk Free City of Danzig (Napoleonic) Region of Danzig Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia Free City of Danzig Parliament Senate anthem government in exile Danzig law Polish Post Office Postal history Battle of Westerplatte Battle of Danzig Bay Defence of the Polish Post Office in Danzig East Pomeranian offensive Polish protests of 1970 21 demands of MKS Gdańsk Agreement

Related

Coat of arms Kashubians Danzig gulden Goldwasser Marienbrunn Abbey Academic Gymnasium Danzig Danzig Research Society Polish Corridor SS Heimwehr Danzig Danzig Cross Gdańsk Shipyard SS Sołdek Lech Wałęsa Solidarity Tricity

Politics

Mayors of Danzig	Conrad Letzkau Adrian von der Linde Daniel Gralath Gottlieb Hufeland Clemens von Delbrück Heinrich Sahm Ernst Ziehm Hermann Rauschning Arthur Greiser Albert Forster
Mayors of Gdańsk	Franciszek Kotus-Jankowski Bolesław Nowicki Piotr Stolarek Stanisław Schmidt Julian Cybulski Stanisław Schmidt Tadeusz Bejm Jan Nikołajew Andrzej Kaznowski Jerzy Młynarczyk Kazimierz Rynkowski Jerzy Pasiński Jacek Starościak Franciszek Jamroż Tomasz Posadzki Paweł Adamowicz Aleksandra Dulkiewicz

DistrictsLandmarks

Main City	Artus Court City walls Długi Targ Golden Gate Granary Island Great Synagogue Green Gate Motława Neptune's Fountain Nowa Motława Ołowianka St. Mary's Church Archdiocese Town Hall Ulica Długa Uphagen's House
Old Town	John III Sobieski Monument Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970 Preachers' House St. Catherine's Church
Metro area	Abbot's Palace Oliwa Cathedral Ostrów Island Port Island Port of Gdańsk Przekop Wisły Ronald Reagan Park Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge Westerplatte Monument Wisłoujście Fortress

Culture and events

In popular culture	The Jew The Tin Drum film Tajemnica Westerplatte Live from Gdańsk Live in Gdańsk Strike Zero Dark Thirty Walesa: Man of Hope

Universities and academies