Olszynka

Gdańsk Olszynka
	Gdańsk Olszynka
	Gdańsk Olszynka
Basic data
State :	Poland
Voivodeship :	Pomerania
District of:	Danzig
Area :	7.97 km²
Geographic location :	54 ° 20 ' N , 18 ° 40' E Coordinates: 54 ° 20 '10 " N , 18 ° 40' 2" E
Residents :	3209 (2011)
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Location of the Olszynka district in Gdansk

Groß Walddorf

Gdańsk Olszynka freight yard , signal box

Olszynka (German large and small forest village ) is a district of Gdańsk ( Danzig ) in Poland , this covers an area of almost 8 km² and has 3209 inhabitants with a population density of over 400 inhabitants / km². In 1933 the area was administratively part of the city of Gdansk.

geography

The district is located in the southeast of the city, bordering the districts Rudniki , downtown , Orunia-Św. Wojciech Lipce and the rural community Pruszcz Gdanski ( Praust ).

In the south and west, Olszynka borders the Motława ( Motława ) in the north on the moats of the former fortifications. The area belongs entirely to the Vistula Delta , part of which is a geomorphological depression about one meter below sea level. The two places still have a rural character.

structure

Olszynka Mała ( Small Forest Village )
Olszynka Wielka ( Groß Walddorf )

history

Until 1973 there was a narrow-gauge railway (750 mm) of the Gdańska Kolej Dojazdowa , which was originally operated by the West Prussian Kleinbahnen AG . Standard gauge freight wagons could be accommodated in Gdańsk Piaski ( Sandweg ) .

Buildings

Dwór Olszyński, mansion from 1802 in Klein Walddorf
Śluza Kamienna, old lock system of the fortress moats
Gdańsk Olszynka freight yard

4 Motlawa bridges for rail, M-1 motorway and road traffic.

Web links

Commons : Olszynka - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Podział administracyjny Gdańska - Gdańsk - oficjalna strona miasta - Official website of the City of Gdańsk. As of January 12, 2011. Accessed January 17, 2012

[1] Podział administracyjny Gdańska - Gdańsk - oficjalna strona miasta - Official website of the City of Gdańsk. As of January 12, 2011. Accessed January 17, 2012