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.

Wrzeszcz Dolny

Location

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

Wrzeszcz Dolny

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.

Wrzeszcz Dolny

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

bip.gdansk.pl: Podział administracyjny Gdańska (Polish) gedanopedia.pl: Wrzeszcz (Polish)

Districts of Gdańsk