Jasień | |
|---|---|
District (dzielnica) | |
 Jasień | |
 Location of Jasień within Gdańsk | |
| Coordinates:54°22′0″N18°38′0″E / 54.36667°N 18.63333°E /54.36667; 18.63333 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County/City | Gdańsk |
| First mentioned | 1284 |
| Within city limits | 1973 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.483 km2 (4.434 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 18,014[1] |
| • Density | 1,568.8/km2 (4,063.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +48 58 |
Jasień (Polish pronunciation:[ˈjaɕɛɲ];Kashubian:Nënczi orNënkòwë;German:Nenkau) is adistrict (dzielnica) of the city ofGdańsk,Poland, located in the southern part of the city, established in 2011.
From the north, the district is bordered byMatarnia,Brętowo andPiecki-Migowo, from the east byUjeścisko-Łostowice, from the south byGmina Kolbudy, and from the west byKokoszki.[1]
The settlement was first mentioned in 1284 as Gnanowo and from 1615 on as Nenkaw/Nenkau. In 1284, it was granted byMestwin II, Duke of Pomerania to a knight named Piotr.[2] The village repeatedly changed hands during the 14th and 15th centuries during thePolish–Teutonic Wars,[3] eventually becoming a royal village of the Polish crown.[4] From 1648 onwards, it belonged to the royal properties ofKiełpino.
It was annexed byPrussia in theFirst Partition of Poland in 1772, and from 1807 until 1814, it was part of the NapoleonicFree City of Danzig. In 1874, Nenkau was included incorporated into the Kelpin (Kiełpino) court district. As of 1880, Nenkau was inhabited by 270 people and there were establishments such as taverns and brickyards, accompanied by 20 farms.
AfterWorld War I, Nenkau became part of theFree City of Danzig. As of 1924, 210 people lived there. A a park, a forge, a school, and a slaughterhouse were also present in the settlement.[2] AfterWorld War II, when the area became again part of Poland, the name was changed toNenkowo and in 1954, the village adopted its current name, which refers to the name of a former owner, F.J. Jasieński.[2]
Jasień became part of the city of Gdańsk on January 1, 1973, along with several other villages. From 1992 to 2010, it was part of the district ofChełm i Gdańsk Południe until it was separated into its own district. In 2011, the former settlements of Kiełpinek, Rębowo and Szadółki were incorporated into the district of Jasień.[5][6][7] Jasień gained district status in 2013. The Jasień Reservoir was created in 2014.[8] TheGdańsk Jasień railway station on theGdańsk Wrzeszcz–Gdańsk Osowa railway was opened in Jasień in September 2015.[9]
