Redłowo Explained

Redłowo
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:1935
Coordinates:54.8258°N 18.9203°W
Area Total Km2:2.96
Population Total:7,986
Population As Of:2022[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:GA

Redłowo is a coastal district of the Polish city of Gdynia. It is 2.96 km2 and has a population of 7,986 (as of 2022).[1]

The Pomeranian Science and Technology Park Gdynia is located in Redłowo.

History

Redłowo has been mentioned as far back as the 12th and 13th centuries under the name Radłowo. It was a royal village of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Gdańsk County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2] It was recognized as Redłowo in 1888.

During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, in 1939, the occupiers operated a temporary transit camp for expelled Poles in Redłowo.[3]

Transport

The Gdynia Redłowo railway station is located in Redłowo.

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. 89.
  3. Tomkiewicz. Monika. 2021. Gdynia – miasto wysiedlone (1939–1942). Oblicza Wojny. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego. Łódź. pl. 4. 276. 978-83-8220-617-3.