Grabówek [ɡraˈbuvɛk] is a district of Gdynia, Poland, located in the central part of the city.
Grabówek | |
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District of Gdynia | |
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.png) Location of Grabówek within Gdynia | |
| Coordinates: 54°31′31″N 18°30′35″E / 54.52520°N 18.50970°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County/City | Gdynia |
| Within city limits | 1930 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2022[1]) | |
| • Total | 7,985 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GA |
The Gdynia Maritime University is based in Grabówek.
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]
During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, it was the location of an Einsatzgruppen-operated penal camp.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Dzielnice". BIP UM Gdynia (in Polish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Einsatzgruppen-Straflager Gdynia-Grabówek". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2023.