Old Town

The Old Town is a quarter of Śródmieście, a district of . It is the oldest area of the city to be granted city rights or privileges.
Wikipedia
Photo: Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: part of Gdańsk north of the modern city center
  • Also known as: “Altstadt”, “Old Town, Gdańsk”, and “Stare Miasto”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Amber Museum and Great Mill, Gdańsk.

Museum
Photo: Schlaier, Public domain.

Photo: SMilejski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Great Mill is a 14th-century watermill located in the Old Town of , powered by the Radunia Canal. It was built in 1350 and functioned as a watermill until 1945.

Church
Photo: Brosen, CC BY 2.5.
St Catherine's Church is the oldest church in , . Though building began in the 1220s, it experienced many renovations and additions to reach its full size.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grodzisko and Ołowianka.

Neighborhood
Photo: Maciej Błędkowski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, historically known as Góra Gradowa, is a quarter of Śródmieście, a district of .

Quarter
is an island located east of the city center in , . The island is enclosed by the from the north and west and Stepka Channel from the east. It is one of the two islands located on the Motława, alongside .

Quarter
Photo: Artur Andrzej, Public domain.
is a quarter and eponymous road in Śródmieście, a district of .

Old Town

Latitude
54.35441° or 54° 21′ 16″ north
Longitude
18.65007° or 18° 39′ 0″ east
Open location code
9F6W9M32+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1165324
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Old Town” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Стары горад”
  • Belarusian: “Стары Горад”
  • Chinese: “格但斯克老城”
  • Dutch: “Oude Stad (Gdansk)”
  • Dutch: “Oude Stad”
  • German: “Altstadt”
  • German: “Danziger Altstadt”
  • Japanese: “アルトシュタット”
  • Japanese: “旧市街”
  • Polish: “Stare Miasto”
  • Russian: “Старый Гданьск”
  • Russian: “Старый город”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе місто”

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