Gdańska Street, Bydgoszcz
| Polish: Ulica Gdańska w Bydgoszczy | |
View in the vicinity of Freedom Square
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| Former name(s) | Danzigerstraße (Danziger Chaussee) - Gdańska St. - Adolf-Hitler-Straße - Aleje 1 Maja |
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| Namesake | City of Gdańsk |
| Owner | City of Bydgoszcz |
| Length | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
| Width | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Area | Downtown Bydgoszcz |
| Location | Bydgoszcz |
| SW end | Theatre Square |
| NE end | Armii Krajowej Street |
Gdańska Street is one of the main street of downtown Bydgoszcz, Poland. Initially, the street was a thoroughfare, but in the second half of the 19th century, it turned residential. It ran from the Brda river to Bydgoszcz northern part of town an has gradually become the city center of trade and entertainment. During the interwar period, Gdańska street was the third longest street in Bydgoszcz with a total length of 3.19 km.
The street connects the Old Town with the northern areas of Bydgoszcz agglomeration. The southern part is the real "spinal column" of Bydgoszcz downtown and the most architecturally representative, while the northern part - from the Municipal Stadium to the northern boundaries of the city- is bordered by and the . Rich architecturally, Gdańska Street has got many buildings listed on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage list.
Gdańska street was laid in the 1820s, following the old route leading to Gdańsk (parallel to Pomorska street). The creation of the street is associated with the expansion of the city to the north, which happened after 1816, when the city bought the land east of the route to Gdańsk. The thoroughfare has been designed as a straight line, 26 meters wide: the land on both sides was then divided into plots, which became the property of individuals. At the beginning suburbs were limited to the area delimited by the , Gdańsk Gates, (now Theatre Square) and the Old Church of the Holy Spirit (now Poor Clares' Church). The area has been the place where downtown townspeople used for their annual shooting competition, awarded by the "Golden Hen" badge". The first intersection in Gdańska street - with Dworcowa street and Pomorska street - is located at the medieval road fork leading to Koronowo.
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