Pomorska Street in Bydgoszcz

Pomorska Street

Bydgoszcz
Polish: Ulica Pomorska
View of the street
Location of Pomorska Street
Former name(s)	Rinkauerstraße, Ulica Szczecińska
Namesake	Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Owner	City of Bydgoszcz
Length	1,400 m (4,600 ft) Google maps
Area	Downtown district
Location	Bydgoszcz

Pomorska Street is an important street in downtown Bydgoszcz.

Pomorska Street is roughly oriented south-north, starting from Gdańska Street up to the railway line to the north. It crosses important thoroughfares, such as Śniadecki Street, Cieszkowski Street or Swiętojańska street.

Through history, the street had the following names:

Current namesake of the street comes from the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.

The axis has since long been the path linking Bydgoszcz to Świecie, German: Schwetz, hence its name on one of the first recorded maps from 1800, "Der weg nach Schwetz" (The road to Świecie).

In fact, this path was an historical thoroughfare, existing before Gdańska Street, much like the way Dworcowa Street came to existence. During the second part of the 19th century, the growing extension of the city led to the shaping of the avenue, called Rinkauerstraße under Prussian rule.

In 1867, with a new territory extension of the city, the whole street was comprised within the municipal area. Its northern tip "Verlängerte Rinkauerstraße" (Extended Rinkauer street) was the location of Prussian army barracks, German: Kaserne Rinkau: the Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 148 was part of the 41st Division in the pre-World War I organization.

After the end of World War I and the rebirth of Poland, the street has been renamed "Pomorska" in its southern part and "Szczecińska" in its northern part (old Extended Rinkauer street), where the 61th Infantry Regiment (Polish: ) was billeted.