Nowy Port
Nowy Port | |
|---|---|
District (dzielnica) | |
 Aerial view of Nowy Port | |
 Location of Nowy Port within Gdańsk | |
| Coordinates: 54°23′51″N 18°39′54″E / 54.397627°N 18.664891°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County/City | Gdańsk |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2019[1]) | |
• Total | 9,334 |
| • Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GD |
Nowy Port (German: Neufahrwasser; Kashubian: Fôrwôter) is a district (dzielnica) of the city of Gdańsk, Poland, at the mouth of the Martwa Wisła.
Location
[edit]Physically, Nowy Port is bound by the Martwa Wisła to the north and east. Administratively, it borders Brzeźno to the west, Letnica to the south, and Przeróbka to the east and north.[1] It is not divided into any quarters (osiedla).[2]
History
[edit]The land that is today known as Nowy Port was underwater as late as the 16th century, covered by the waters of the Bay of Gdańsk. Increasing deposition of sediment by the Vistula River, as well as passing ships dumping the rocks and sand within their cargo holds near the mouth of the river, led to an island forming. Right next to it formed a water body known as the Neufahrwasser, meaning New Water Track in German, which became the area's name in that language.[3]
Up to 1783, Neufahrwasser was owned by the Oliwa Abbey.[4] In 1772, during the First Partition of Poland, the Kingdom of Prussia took Neufahrwasser, whereas the city of Danzig (Gdańsk) proper remained within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In order to compete with the city of Danzig and thus economically weaken it, the Prussians developed Neufahrwasser's port significantly, encouraging sailors to deposit their cargo near the mouth of the Vistula; this succeeded, resulting in the city capitulating and eventually being seized during the Second Partition of Poland.[5]
Even after Danzig became part of Prussia as well, and Neufahrwasser was incorporated into the city in 1814,[4] the port remained significant and retained its industrial character. In 1867, a rail line from central Danzig was connected to Danzig Neufahrwasser railway station, which was later known as Gdańsk Nowy Port railway station and closed in 2002.[6][7]
In the late 19th and early centuries, a sizeable Polish community grew in Neufahrwasser, with 3,000 of its 13,339 inhabitants as of 1924 being Polish.[3] During the siege of Danzig in 1945, as much as 60% of Neufahrwasser was damaged.[8] Renamed to Nowy Port following the seizure of German lands by the new Polish government, it did not retain its seaside character, and was placed under heavy surveillance. In 2008, a revitalization project began of Nowy Port, which has continued to this day.[4]
Gallery
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Port office and lighthouse -
Port office and mouth of the Martwa Wisła -
Franciscan Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary -
Polish Border Guard unit
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Podział administracyjny Gdańska". BIP - Urząd Miejski w Gdańsku (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Jednostki morfogenetyczne Gdańska". gis.gdansk.pl. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ a b Kościelak, Zdzisław. "NOWY PORT". Gedanopedia. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ a b c Stefańska, Aleksandra (24 January 2019). "Historia dzielnicy". gdansk.pl. Gdańsk. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Nowy Port - wielka historia małej dzielnicy". Strefa Historii. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Sitz-Abramowicz, Izabela (28 March 2008). "Dworzec w Neufahrwasser". Akademia Rzygaczy. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Szewczyk, Adam (17 May 2020). "Nowy Port kiedyś i dziś. Niezwykła dzielnica na zdjęciach mieszkańca". trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Nowy Port i historie gdańskich dzielnic". Strefa Historii. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
