Grzegórzki, Kraków

Dzielnica of Kraków in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

50°3′23.8″N 19°57′11.8″E / 50.056611°N 19.953278°E / 50.056611; 19.953278Country

PolandVoivodeshipLesser PolandCounty/CityKrakówGovernment

• PresidentMałgorzata CiemięgaArea

• Total5.85 km² (2.26 sq mi)Population

(2014)

• Total28,960 • Density5,000/km² (13,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Area code+48 12Websitehttp://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 5.85 square kilometres (2.26 square miles) and 28 960 people inhabit Grzegórzki.^[1]

History

Grzegórzki are former village, incorporated to Kraków in 1910.^[2] In the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th it was strongly industrialised^[2] - some of the former factories are nowadays revitalised and turned into multi-functional complexes, eg. Lubicz Brewery, Fabryczna City complex and Galeria Kazimierz.

Subdivisions of Grzegórzki

Grzegórzki is divided into smaller subdivisions (osiedla). Here's a list of them.

Dąbie
Olsza
Wesoła
Grzegórzki
Osiedle Oficerskie

Population

Gallery

Kraków Market Hall
Kraków Opera
Fabryczna City complex in a former destillery
Unity Tower

References

^ "Information about Grzegórzki district". Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b Kruszyńska, Agnieszka; Wendel, Iwona. "Historia. Przedmieście św. Mikołaja. Dzielnica II".