Gdańsk Street, Bydgoszcz
Gdańska Street is one of the main streets 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 and 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.
View in the vicinity of Freedom Square | |
| Native name | Ulica Gdańska w Bydgoszczy (Polish) |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | Danzigerstraße (Danziger Chaussee) - Gdańska St. - Adolf-Hitler-Straße - Aleje 1 Maja |
| Namesake | Gdańsk |
| Owner | City of Bydgoszcz |
| Length | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
| Width | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Area | Downtown Bydgoszcz |
| Location | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| SW end | Theatre square |
| NE end | Armii Krajowej Street |
The street connects the Old Town Road with the northern areas of Bydgoszcz agglomeration. The southern part is the real "vertebrate column" of Bydgoszcz downtown and the most architecturally representative, while the northern part - from the Municipal Stadium to the southern boundaries of the city- is bordered by Forest Park of Culture and Leisure and the Gdańsk Forest. Rich architecturally, Gdańska Street has got many buildings registered on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage list.