Nowy Port

Location

Physically, Nowy Port is bound by the Martwa Wisła to the north and east. Administratively, it borders Brzeźno to the west, Letnica to the south, and Przeróbka to the east and north. It is not divided into any quarters (osiedla).

History

The land that is today known as Nowy Port was underwater as late as the 16th century, covered by the waters of the Bay of Gdańsk. Increasing deposition of sediment by the Vistula River, as well as passing ships dumping the rocks and sand within their cargo holds near the mouth of the river, led to an island forming. Right next to it formed a water body known as the Neufahrwasser, meaning New Water Track in German, which became the area's name in that language.

Up to 1783, Neufahrwasser was owned by the Oliwa Abbey. In 1772, during the First Partition of Poland, the Kingdom of Prussia took Neufahrwasser, whereas the city of Danzig (Gdańsk) proper remained within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In order to compete with the city of Danzig and thus economically weaken it, the Prussians developed Neufahrwasser's port significantly, encouraging sailors to deposit their cargo near the mouth of the Vistula; this succeeded, resulting in the city capitulating and eventually being seized during the Second Partition of Poland.

Even after Danzig became part of Prussia as well, and Neufahrwasser was incorporated into the city in 1814,

In the late 19th and early centuries, a sizeable Polish community grew in Neufahrwasser, with 3,000 of its 13,339 inhabitants as of 1924 being Polish. Renamed to Nowy Port following the seizure of German lands by the new Polish government, it did not retain its seaside character, and was placed under heavy surveillance. In 2008, a revitalization project began of Nowy Port, which has continued to this day.

Gallery

Kapitanat Portu Gdansk.jpg|Port office and lighthouse Nowy Port in Gdańsk Kapitanat Portu 2900.JPG|Port office and mouth of the Martwa Wisła Gdańsk Nowy Port – Morski Kościół Misyjny Niepokalanego Serca Maryi.JPG|Franciscan Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Morski Oddział Straży Granicznej w Gdańsku.JPG|Polish Border Guard unit

References

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