Wrzeszcz Dolny

Wrzeszcz Dolny
Gdańsk District
Wrzeszcz Dolny (Nowe Szkoty)
Location of Wrzeszcz Dolny within Gdańsk
Coordinates: 54°23′16″N 18°37′07″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County/City	Gdańsk
Area
• Total	3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	22,823
• Density	6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+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 (German: Langfuhr) 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 (Reichskolonie, Kolonie Neuschottland)
• Kuźniczki (Kleinhammer)
• Nowe Szkoty (Neuschottland – New Scotland)
• Polenhof (Polish colony)

Points of interest

Cemetery near Zaspa

• 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), author

External links

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