Żabianka-Wejhera-Jelitkowo-Tysiąclecia

54°25′15″N 18°34′30″E / 54.42083°N 18.57500°E / 54.42083; 18.57500Country PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCounty/CityGdańskArea • Total2.334 km² (0.901 sq mi)Population • Total18,546 • Density7,900/km² (21,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Area code+48 58

Żabianka-Wejhera-Jelitkowo-Tysiąclecia (Kashubian: Żôbiónka-Wejra-Jelëtkòwò-Tësąclatégò) is one of the administrative districts (dzielnica administracyjna) of the city of Gdańsk, Poland.

Location

The northeast of the district is bordered by the Bay of Gdańsk. From the north, the district is bordered by the town of Sopot, from the south by the districts of Przymorze Wielkie and Przymorze Małe and from the west by the district of Oliwa. Potok Oliwski is a small stream with a length of 9.6 km.

Quarters of Żabianka-Wejhera-Jelitkowo-Tysiąclecia are:

• Żabianka (Poggenkrug)^[1]
• Wejhera, named after Jakub Wejher
• Jelitkowo (Glettkau)^[2]
• Tysiąclecia (translated millennium).

History

In 1926, the area and the village of Glettkau (as a part of Oliwa) became part of the city of Danzig (Gdańsk). Since 1909 it has been a small spa with a Kurhaus. The remains of the ruined pier were finally removed in July 1964.^[3] Gdańsk Żabianka railway station opened in December 1975. The fast city train services are operated by SKM Tricity.^[4]

Tourism

Tourist attractions:

• The sandy beach of Jelitkowo with a tram station nearby
• Ergo Arena (Hala Gdańsk-Sopot), a multi-purpose indoor arena, that was opened in 2010
• The churches
  • pw. Chrystusa Odkupiciela
  • pw. Matki Bożej Fatimskiej
• Small fishermen's houses in Jelitkowo, 18th and 19th century
• Park Jelitkowski
• Park Przymorze.

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