Grabówek, Gdynia Explained

Grabówek
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:54.5252°N 18.5097°W
Area Total Km2:4.38
Population Total:7,985
Population As Of:2022[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:GA

Grabówek is a district of Gdynia, Poland, located in the central part of the city.

The Gdynia Maritime University is based in Grabówek.

History

Grabówek was once a possession of the Carthusian Monastery in Kartuzy, administratively located in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]

In May 1937, Spanish refugees from the Spanish Civil War, evacuated to Poland after being granted asylum by the Polish Embassy in Madrid, were received in Grabówek (see also Poland–Spain relations).[3]

During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, it was the location of an Einsatzgruppen-operated penal camp.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dzielnice. BIP UM Gdynia. 25 February 2023. pl.
  2. Book: Biskup. Marian. Tomczak. Andrzej. 1955. Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w.. pl. Toruń. 103.
  3. Ciechanowski. Jan Stanisław. 2000. Azyl dyplomatyczny w Poselstwie Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w czasie hiszpańskiej wojny domowej (1936–1939). Przegląd Historyczny. pl. 91/4. 580.
  4. Web site: Einsatzgruppen-Straflager Gdynia-Grabówek. Bundesarchiv.de. 25 February 2023. de.