Grzegórzki | |
Settlement Type: | Dzielnica of Kraków |
Coordinates: | 50.0566°N 19.9533°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Poland |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lesser Poland |
Subdivision Type2: | County/City |
Subdivision Name2: | Kraków |
Parts Type: | Notable landmarks |
Parts Style: | para |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Małgorzata Ciemięga |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 5.85 |
Population Total: | 28960 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | +48 12 |
Website: | http://www.dzielnica2.krakow.pl |
Grzegórzki is one of 18 districts of Kraków, located in the central part of the city. The name Grzegórzki comes from a village of same name that is now a part of the district.
According to the Central Statistical Office data, the district's area is 5.85km² and 28 960 people inhabit Grzegórzki.[1]
The oldest part of the district is Wesoła, stretching along Lubicz and Kopernika Streets, which originated as a suburb around St Nicolas' Church on today's Kopernika Street.[2] Situated next to it, Grzegórzki is a former village, incorporated into Krakow in 1910. At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century it was heavily industrialised. A strike in 1936 at the Semperit factory was bloodily suppressed, resulting in 8 deaths.[3] In the northern part of the district, mainly along Beliny-Prażmowskiego and Brodowicza streets, the Officers' housing estate was built from 1925. From the end of the 20th century, the district gradually lost its industrial character and was transformed into an office and residential area. Some of the former factories have been revitalised and transformed into multi-functional complexes, such as Browar Lubicz, Fabryczna City complex and Galeria Kazimierz
Grzegórzki is divided into smaller subdivisions (osiedla). Here's a list of them.