Grodzka Street in Bydgoszcz
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| Polish: Ulica Grodzka w Bydgoszczy | |
View to the east
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Grodzka street highlighted in red
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| Former name(s) | Mühlenstraße - Schloßstraße - Burgstraße |
| Namesake | Bydgoszcz Castle |
| Owner | City of Bydgoszcz |
| Length | 0.43 km (0.27 mi) |
| Area | Old Town Bydgoszcz |
| Location | Bydgoszcz |
Grodzka Street is a historical street in Old Town of Bydgoszcz, Poland. The street is located in the northern part of the Old Town: it stretches along Brda River waterfront, following an east-west axis. The street starts at the intersection with Bernardyńska street and ends at Tadeusz Malczewski street's crossing. Its length is approximately 430 m. The Grodzka Street was laid out in mid-14th century, when Bydgoszcz became a charter city. Grodzka Street buildings vary greatly one from the other, beginning with the three historic granaries from late 18th century, to the all-glass similar-shape modern mBank in Bydgoszcz, which became an icon of Polish architecture.
The Grodzka Street changed names numerous times in its history. It was known from 16th century to 1750 as "Platea balnealis" (German: Badegasse,Polish: Łazienna) for the western part, "Platea castriensis" for the eastern part. During the 19th century, it was called successively Mühlenstraße (1800-1816), then Alte Mühlenstraße (1840-1861) and Schloßstraße for eastern part of the street (1800-1900). Lastly, in the 20th century, its name was Burgstraße (1901-1920, 1939-1945) and Ulica Grodzka (1920-1939, since 1945).
In its eastern part, the street runs through Bydgoszcz oldest settlement, which included Bydgoszcz's early medieval castle from the castellany era and the 14th century castle of Casimir the Great. The area has been the focus of numerous archaeological excavations, which has intensified since the 1990s, providing a huge amount of information on various aspects of settlement and development of Bydgoszcz.
The first settlement of Bydgoszcz built between 11th and 12th centuries had its footprint in the area of Grodzka Street, between Przy Zamczysku and Bernardyńska streets. First comprehensive archaeological searches conducted in the 1990s led to the discovery of large-scale relics related to the first footprint of Bydgoszcz settlement, with its castle built on an island formed Brda river meanders. It consisted of a fortified area, with log cabin-type housing and utility buildings. In the southern part of this island has been unveiled wooden structures attributed to a harbor on the river. The fortification system has been dated by dendrochronology from 1037 to 1038.
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