Przyrzecze Street in Bydgoszcz
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| Polish: Ulica Przyrzecze w Bydgoszczy | |
View from Wyspa Młyńska
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Location on a city map
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| Former name(s) | Brahe gasse |
| Part of | Bydgoszcz |
| Owner | City of Bydgoszcz |
| Length | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Area | Old Town |
| Location | Bydgoszcz |
Przyrzecze Street is a street located in the old town district of Bydgoszcz, Poland. Many of its buildings are part of Bydgoszcz local history. Due to the proximity of the river, its townhouses represent a picturesque urban complex.
The street is located in the western part of Bydgoszcz old town, along Młynówka (English: Mill River), a branch of Brda river which borders Mill Island on its western, southern and eastern sides. The short street (160m long) runs roughly on a north-south axis, from Farna Street to Długa street. The street connects with Mill Island via the Mill Bridge (Polish: Most Młyński), which has been standing on this spot since 1791, but has been re-built many times.
Przyrzecze Street was laid out in the middle of the 14th century, during the formation of Bydgoszcz Old Town. It ran on the western outskirts of the city of Bydgoszcz, on the border of the Młynówka branch..
At that time, the street was connected in the north to Grodzka Street and to the Młyńska Bridge (at the very spot of today's foot bridge leading to Opera Nova). At the end of the 18th century, with the extension of the cemetery around the Cathedral, Przyrzecze street northern tip ended to Farna Street, as it is nowadays.
During an archaeological rescue survey carried out in the area, fragments of a wooden structure were unveiled. Presumably, it was a wood-covered street, running along the banks of the Młynówka river, including:
On the first detailed plan of Bromberg, realized in 1774 by Prussian geometer Greth, most of the buildings on Przyrzecze street are located on the southern part, near Długa street. In the northern part, houses were only present in the eastern frontage, as backsides of tenements located on parallel Jezuicka Street. Like today, the northern area of Przyrzecze street gently slided down to the river, offering a public access to water collection.
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