Rudno | |
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Quarter (osiedle) | |
 Apartment buildings in Rudno | |
 Rudno withinŚródmieście | |
 Interactive map of Rudno | |
| Coordinates:54°20′59″N18°40′22″E / 54.3496°N 18.6727°E /54.3496; 18.6727 | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| City | Gdańsk |
| District | Śródmieście |
| Incorporated into Gdańsk | 1814 |
Rudno, commonly known asKnipawa (German:Kneipab), is a quarter (osiedle) ofŚródmieście, a district ofGdańsk.
Built up in the 15th and 16th centuries, Rudno, then known as Knipawa, comprised the eastern half of the quarter ofDługie Ogrody, cut off by newly-built fortifications from the rest of the city in the 17th century.[1] Knipawa began its slow growth after the removal of the city's fortifications. Starting in the 1900s through to the 1930s, new developments included anarrow-gauge railway connection, a road connection to a bridge across theVistula, asewage system, a new church dedicated toOur Lady of Sorrows, and a publicswimming pool.[2]
In 1945, the new Polish government of Gdańsk renamed Knipawa, the name of which meant "muddy island" in Polish, to Rudniki, which became Rudno in 1948. A large housing project, consisting ofapartment buildings, was constructed there from 1959 to 1963, with 432 total apartments.[2]
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