Grabówek, Gdynia

For other places with the same name, see Grabówek.
Grabówek
District of Gdynia
Location of Grabówek within Gdynia
Location of Grabówek within Gdynia
Coordinates: 54°31′31″N 18°30′35″E / 54.52520°N 18.50970°E / 54.52520; 18.50970
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
County/CityGdynia
Within city limits1930
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total
7,985
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGA

Grabówek [ɡraˈbuvɛk] is a district of Gdynia, Poland, located in the central part of the city.

The Gdynia Maritime University is based in Grabówek.

History

Grabówek was once a possession of the Carthusian Monastery in Kartuzy, administratively located in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]

In May 1937, Spanish refugees from the Spanish Civil War, evacuated to Poland after being granted asylum by the Polish Embassy in Madrid, were received in Grabówek (see also Poland–Spain relations).[3]

During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, it was the location of an Einsatzgruppen-operated penal camp.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dzielnice". BIP UM Gdynia (in Polish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 103.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Ciechanowski, Jan Stanisław (2000). "Azyl dyplomatyczny w Poselstwie Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w czasie hiszpańskiej wojny domowej (1936–1939)". Przegląd Historyczny (in Polish). No. 91/4. p. 580.
  4. ^ "Einsatzgruppen-Straflager Gdynia-Grabówek". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2023.