Chylonia Explained

Chylonia
Settlement Type:District of Gdynia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County/City
Subdivision Name2:Gdynia
Established Title:Within city limits
Established Date:1930
Coordinates:54.5422°N 18.4656°W
Area Total Km2:3.84
Population Total:20,450
Population As Of:2022[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:GA

Chylonia is a district of Gdynia, Poland,[2] located in the northern part of the city.

History

Chylonia was a royal village of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3]

During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, in 1939, the occupiers operated a temporary transit camp for expelled Poles in Chylonia.[4]

Demographics

Transport

The Gdynia Chylonia and Gdynia Leszczynki railway stations are located in Chylonia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dzielnice. BIP UM Gdynia. 25 February 2023. pl.
  2. Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 13 grudnia 2012 r. w sprawie wykazu urzędowych nazw miejscowości i ich części. 2013. 200.
  3. Book: Biskup. Marian. Tomczak. Andrzej. 1955. Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w.. pl. Toruń. 100.
  4. Tomkiewicz. Monika. 2021. Gdynia – miasto wysiedlone (1939–1942). Oblicza Wojny. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego. Łódź. pl. 4. 276. 978-83-8220-617-3.