Osiedle Dojlidy, Białystok Explained

Dojlidy
Settlement Type:District (osiedle) of Białystok
Coordinates:53.1014°N 23.1722°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Białystok
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:14.038
Population Density Km2:auto

Dojlidy is one of the districts of the Polish city of Białystok, formerly a village and farmlands. It is also known for its brewery, plywood factory (Fabryka Sklejek Biaform SA) and the Dojlidy fish ponds and recreation areas on the White River reservoirs. Until 1954 there was a Gmina Dojlidy, after which point it was incorporated into the city. Dojlidy term probably comes from the name of the tribe of Baltic peoples residing in these lands for centuries. In contrast to Bialystok, which until 1795 was part of the Crown, Dojlidy, belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[2] District with the largest area in Bialystok.[3]

Name

The term Dojlidy comes from the Lithuanian word "dailidė" meaning carpenter, which makes it possible to speculate that Dojlidy was a settlement of carpenters,[4] which in turn is confirmed by the forest character of the area. This concept was presented by prof. Michał Kondratiuk. A similar origin of the name Dojlid is also indicated by Andrzej Danieluk,[5] underlining the Old Belarusian root of the loanword from Lithuanian –word "dojlida" meaning carpenter (in modern Belarusian "дойлід" means "architect").

Facilities and green spaces

A description of district boundaries prior to 1 January 2006

From the administrative boundary of the city street Viaduct, by the Square 10 Lithuanian Cavalry Regiment, of street Nowowarszawskiej K. Tsiolkovsky, Nowowarszawską, Dojnowską to the administrative border of the city, along the border of the forest and the shores of the lagoon Dojlidzkiego, a piece of beach along the street, including Orthodox cemetery and church, a piece of street Suchowolca, then a piece of street Dojlidy top, then the eastern access to the brewery pond przybrowarnego, Solnička street, and beyond, surround Forest Solnicki, administrative boundary of the city, back to the road bridge.

Streets and squares located within the settlements (before 1 January 2006)

Bartnicza, Beavers, Stork, Badger, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky-even 2/2-12C, Dojnowska-even, Dojlidy Factory-odd, even from 1913 to the end, Jaskolcza, Deer, Cormorants, Crete, Rabbit, Fr. Stanislaus Suchowolca, Kuropatwiana, Swan, Elk, John Michalowski, Adam Mickiewicz University building 106-odd, odd 95-95F, Hunting, Bear, Nowowarszawska-odd 116–128, Pavia, even Plażowa-88 C-88D, the Birds, Rondo 10 Regiment Lithuanian Lancers, Lynx, Sarnia, sepia, nightingale, Sokol, joint-odd 2-14, odd 1-37/1, Ostrich, Szpacza, Tiger, Viaduct-odd, Squirrel, Wolf, Hare, Turtle, Bison, Crane.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Program rewitalizacji miasta Białegostoku na lata 2017-2023 . pl.
  2. Zeszyty Dziedzictwa Kulturowego: tom 1: Białystok i Podlasie, p.145
  3. Web site: Program rewitalizacji miasta Białegostoku na lata 2017-2023 . pl.
  4. https://wspolczesna.pl/przez-pol-wieku-dociekal-dlaczego-nasze-miasta-i-wsie-tak-sie-nazywaja/ar/4918169 Przez pół wieku dociekał, dlaczego nasze miasta i wsie tak się nazywają, Gazeta Wspolczesna
  5. https://poranny.pl/jest-nowy-bezplatny-przewodnik-przedstawia-cerkwie-bialegostoku-i-okolic-zdjecia/ar/5279792 Jest nowy bezpłatny przewodnik. Przedstawia cerkwie Białegostoku i okolic, Kurier Poranny