Żabianka-Wejhera-Jelitkowo-Tysiąclecia

Żabianka-Wejhera-Jelitkowo-Tysiąclecia
Żabianka-Wejhera-Jelitkowo-Tysiąclecia
Gdańsk District
	Potok Oliwski in Żabianka
	Location of Żabianka-Wejhera-Jelitkowo-Tysiąclecia within Gdańsk
	Coordinates: 54°25′15″N 18°34′30″E / 54.42083°N 18.57500°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County/City	Gdańsk
Area
• Total	2.334 km2 (0.901 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	18,546
• Density	7,900/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+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

^ "Gdańskie dzielnice tu mieszkam tu działam" (PDF) (in Polish). Gdańsk: City of Gdańsk. p. 342.
^ Loew, Peter Oliver (2011). Danzig: Biographie einer Stadt (in German). C.H. Beck. p. 314. ISBN 978-3-406-60587-1.
^ Jelitkowo (Polish)
^ Żabianka. (Polish)

External links

Podział administracyjny Gdańska (Polish)
gedanopedia.pl: Żabianka (Polish)
gedanopedia.pl: Jelitkowo (Polish)

[Gda-1] "Gdańskie dzielnice tu mieszkam tu działam" (PDF) (in Polish). Gdańsk: City of Gdańsk. p. 342.

[2] Loew, Peter Oliver (2011). Danzig: Biographie einer Stadt (in German). C.H. Beck. p. 314. ISBN 978-3-406-60587-1.

[3] Jelitkowo (Polish)

[4] Żabianka. (Polish)

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