Dębniki, Kraków

Dębniki
Dzielnica of Kraków
Debnicki Market Square
Debnicki Market Square
Location of Dębniki within Kraków
Location of Dębniki within Kraków
Coordinates: 50°2′0″N 19°53′0″E / 50.03333°N 19.88333°E / 50.03333; 19.88333
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
County/CityKraków
Government
 • PresidentArkadiusz Puszkarz
Area
 • Total
46.19 km2 (17.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
59,395
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+48 12
Websitehttp://www.dzielnica8.krakow.pl

Dębniki is one of 18 districts of Kraków, located in the southwest part of the city. The name Dębniki 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 46.19 square kilometres (17.83 square miles) and 59 395 people inhabit Dębniki.[1]

History

The former village of Dębniki developed thanks to the construction of a bridge over the Vistula River in 1888. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, numerous factories and enterprises were established here, and the main square Rynek Dębnicki was formed where the most important streets of the village converged. In 1910 Dębniki was incorporated into Krakow. Between 1935 and 1938, a Workers' Housing Estate was built along what is now Praska Street. During the German occupation during World War II, there were plans to demolish the buildings of Dębniki and build an ideal Nazi city in its place, but these plans were not realised. Further development of the district was brought about by the construction of the Grunwald Bridge and the Podwale Housing Estate after the Second World War.

Subdivisions of Dębniki

Dębniki is divided into smaller subdivisions (osiedles). Here's a list of them.

  • Ruczaj
  • Osiedle Europejskie
  • Osiedle Interbud
  • Osiedle Zielona Galicja
  • Osiedle Kolejowe
  • Osiedle Panorama
  • Kliny Zacisze
  • Mochnaniec
  • Skotniki
  • Tyniec
  • Zakrzówek
  • Kapelanka

Population

Architecture

  • Benedictine Abbey of Tyniec - benedictine abbey founded in 1044 in the village of Tyniec (part of Kraków and Dębniki district since 1973)
  • Lasocki Palace - ca. 1850, enlarged ca. 1871
  • Chapel of St Peter and St Paul - designed by Józef Pokutyński, built 1883 in Renaissance Revival style
  • St Stanislaus Kostka Church - designed by Wacław Krzyżanowski, built 1932-1938
  • Workers' Housing Estate - built 1935-1938
  • Podwawelskie Housing Estate - designed by Witold Cęckiewicz and built 1967–1976
  • Forum Hotel - designed by Janusz Ingarden and built 1978–1989 in brutalist style
  • Seminary of the Salesian Society - designed by Dariusz Kozłowski and built 1985–1996 in Postmodern style
  • Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology - designed by Arata Isozaki and built 1993-1994 in Postmodern style
  • Park Inn Hotel, designed by Jürgen Mayer, built 2007–2009
  • ICE Krakow Congress Centre - designed by Krzysztof Ingarden and Jacek Ewý, built 2010-2014
  • Zalew Zakrzówek - flooded quarry arranged as a park and swimming area in 2023
  • Benedictine Abbey of Tyniec
    Benedictine Abbey of Tyniec
  • Lasocki Palace
    Lasocki Palace
  • Chapel of St Peter and St Paul
    Chapel of St Peter and St Paul
  • St Stanislaus Kostka Church
    St Stanislaus Kostka Church
  • Workers' Housing Estate
    Workers' Housing Estate
  • Podwawelskie Housing Estate
    Podwawelskie Housing Estate
  • Forum Hotel
    Forum Hotel
  • Seminary of the Salesian Society
    Seminary of the Salesian Society
  • Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology
    Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology
  • Park Inn Hotel
    Park Inn Hotel
  • ICE Krakow Congress Centre
    ICE Krakow Congress Centre
  • Zalew Zakrzówek
    Zalew Zakrzówek


References

  1. ^ "Information about Dębniki district". Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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