Wzgórze Mickiewicza | |
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District (dzielnica) | |
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 Location of Wzgórze Mickiewicza within Gdańsk | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| City | Gdańsk |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,375 |
| • Density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Wzgórze Mickiewicza (Kashubian:Nowé Ùjescëskò) is one of the quarters of the city ofGdańsk,Poland. It is the city's smallest district by population and land area.
Wzgórze Mickiewicza bordersSiedlce to the north, east, and west andChełm to the south. Unlike most other districts of the city, it is not divided into any quarters (osiedla). It consists of about 800single-family homes, located on ahillock.[2][3]
The area where Wzgórze Mickiewicza is found today was formerly the northeastern part of the village ofUjeścisko (Wonneberg). In 1935, it was separated from Wonneberg and namedNeuwonneberg. In 1942, it was incorporated into the city boundaries of Danzig alongside Wonneberg, but this was reversed in 1945 when the new Polish government arrived. The village was renamed Nowe Ujeścisko and eventually reincorporated into Gdańsk in 1954.[4]
In the 1980s, the area, which, up to that point, had remained largely agricultural, started being built up with large amounts of housing. The names for the streets were taken from the characters ofPan Tadeusz, Poland'snational epic. Its current name, Wzgórze Mickiewicza—meaningMickiewicz Hill—comes from these street names, asAdam Mickiewicz was the author of the epic. A statue of Mickiewicz is also present near one of the entrances to the area, with the text below it reading:Wszystko co nasze jest Ojczyzny jest (All that is ours belongs to the homeland).[4][5] Some of the street names include Wojski, Zosia, Protazy, Maciej, and Pan Tadeusz Streets.[3]
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