Grabówek, Gdynia

District of Gdynia in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
54°31′31″N 18°30′35″E / 54.52520°N 18.50970°E / 54.52520; 18.50970CountryPoland PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCounty/CityGdyniaWithin city limits1930Area • Total4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total7,985 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationGA

Grabówek [ɡraˈbuvɛk] is a district of Gdynia, Poland, located in the central part of the city.

The Gdynia Maritime University is based in Grabówek.

Grabówek was once a possession of the Carthusian Monastery in Kartuzy, administratively located in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, it was the location of an Einsatzgruppen-operated penal camp.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dzielnice". BIP UM Gdynia (in Polish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 103.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Einsatzgruppen-Straflager Gdynia-Grabówek". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2023.