Orłowo, Gdynia
Orłowo borders the districts of Redłowo and Mały Kack in the north and west, respectively, and the city of Sopot in the south.
Orłowo is best known for the environs of the Orłowo Cliff, pier and beach. Other notable sights include the Żeromski House, where writer Stefan Żeromski lived and worked in 1920, the Kolibki manor and park, a former possession of King John III Sobieski, various historic villas, and a memorial to the Polish 2nd Marine Rifle Regiment, which fought in the area against the German invasion of Poland in 1939. There is also the Kolibki observation tower.
History
| Year | Pop. |
|---|---|
| 1921 | 38 |
| 2022 | 6,789 |
| Source: | |
During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, on October 12, 1939, Orłowo was the first district of Gdynia, whose Polish inhabitants were expelled from the city to be replaced by German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy. Some 4,000 Poles, including 1,300 children, were expelled. In 1941–1942, the Germans operated a small subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp in the district.
Transport
The Gdynia Orłowo railway station is located in Orłowo.
References
- ^ "Dzielnice". BIP UM Gdynia (in Polish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 13 grudnia 2012 r. w sprawie wykazu urzędowych nazw miejscowości i ich części, Dz. U., 2013, No. 200
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. XI. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1926. p. 70.
- ^ Tomkiewicz, Monika (2021). "Gdynia – miasto wysiedlone (1939–1942)". Oblicza Wojny (in Polish). 4. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego: 275. ISBN 978-83-8220-617-3.
- ^ Gliński, Mirosław. "Podobozy i większe komanda zewnętrzne obozu Stutthof (1939–1945)". Stutthof. Zeszyty Muzeum (in Polish). 3: 168. ISSN 0137-5377.