Chełm (Polish pronunciation: [ɣɛwm]; German: Stolzenberg)[2] is an administrative district (dzielnica administracyjna) of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It got its final shape in 2019.
Chełm | |
|---|---|
Gdańsk District | |
 Chełm | |
 Location of Chełm within Gdańsk | |
| Coordinates: 54°19′29″N 18°36′57″E / 54.32472°N 18.61583°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County/City | Gdańsk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 32,242 |
| • Density | 8,300/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +48 58 |
| Vehicle registration | GD |
Location edit
From the north, the quarter is bordered by the districts of Siedlce and Śródmieście, from the east by Orunia-Św. Wojciech-Lipce, from the south by Orunia Górna-Gdańsk Południe and Ujeścisko-Łostowice and from the west by Wzgórze Mickiewicza.
The quarters of Chełm are:
- Stary Chełm (translated Old Chełm)
- Nowy Chełm (translated New Chełm)
Quarters of the larger district Chełm transferred to Orunia Górna-Gdańsk Południe had been:
- Orunia Górna (translated Upper Orunia)
- Maćkowy
- Borkowo, with:
- Cztery Pory Roku (translated Four Seasons of the Year)
- Moje Marzenie (My Dream)
- Os. Kolorowe (Colourful [estate]).
History edit
As part of the Kingdom of Poland it was a private church village of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Włocławek, administratively located in the Gdańsk County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3]
During the German occupation (World War II), a subcamp of the Stalag XX-B prisoner-of-war camp was operated in the district.[4] On average, the Germans held about 600 Allied POWs in the camp.[4]
In 2010, the fast growing district of Chełm i Gdańsk Południe with a population of about 72,000 has been divided in the districts of Chełm and Ujeścisko-Łostowice. When Chełm reached a population of 51,000, the city council decided on August 30, 2018, for a second division in the smaller district of Chełm and the district Orunia Górna-Gdańsk Południe. The new district was created on March 24, 2019.[5][6]
Tourism edit
Tourist attractions:
- Jewish Chełm-Gdańsk Cemetery (Cmentarz Żydowski), closed in 1956
- The modern church św. Urszuli Ledóchowskiej
- The modern church pw. Krzyża Świętego.
References edit
- ^ gdansk.pl: Chełm.
- ^ "Gdańskie dzielnice tu mieszkam tu działam" (PDF) (in Polish). Gdańsk: City of Gdańsk. p. 650.
- ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 91.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
- ^ Decision of the city council No. LVI / 1670/18 (August 30, 2018).
- ^ gdansk.pl: Dzielnica Orunia Górna - Gdańsk Południe ma już rok. Urodzinowy festyn. (Polish)
External links edit
- Podział administracyjny Gdańska (Polish)
- gedanopedia.pl: Chełm (Polish)
- gedanopedia.pl: Orunia Górna (Polish)