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Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Kuyavia. Straddling the confluence of the Vistula River and its bank (geography), left-bank tributary, the Brda (river), Brda, the strategic location of Bydgoszcz has made it an inland port and a vital centre for trade and transportation. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021, Bydgoszcz is the eighth-largest city in Poland. Today, it is the seat of Bydgoszcz County and one of the two capitals of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship as a seat of its centrally appointed governor, a voivode. Bydgoszcz metropolitan area comprising the city and several adjacent communities is inhabited by half a million people, and forms a part of an extended polycentric Bydgoszcz-Toruń metropolitan area with a population of approximately 0.8 million inhabitants. Since the Middle Ages, Bydgoszcz served as a Royal city in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, royal city of the Crown of the Kingdom of Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Market Square, Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz Old Market square is an oblong place (about ), situated in the old town district of the city of Bydgoszcz. The City Hall flanks one of its side, and nearby is located Bydgoszcz Cathedral, St. Martin and St. Nicholas Cathedral. Location The Old Market square marks the center of Bydgoszcz, a Polish city established in 1346 by king Casimir III the Great. The place faces watercourses on both of its flanks: * Brda (river) river, 100 m from its northern frontage; * a leat channel (), originally dug to power mills (''Młyn'' in polish), running 150 m from its western frontage. Quaint and historic streets stem from this square: * Northbound towards Grodzka Street in Bydgoszcz, Grodzka street and Brda river: Mostowa street and Father Tadeusz Malczewski street; * Eastbound towards Podwale Street in Bydgoszcz, Podwale Street: Kręta street and Teofil Magdziński street; * Southbound towards Długa street in Bydgoszcz, Długa street: John II Casimir Vasa, John II Kazimierz street an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bydgoszcz Cathedral
St. Martin and St. Nicholas Cathedral (), or simply known as Bydgoszcz Cathedral, is a Catholic church built in the 15th century. It has a Gothic style, serves as a parish church and cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bydgoszcz, Diocese of Bydgoszcz. It also houses a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Its address is 10 Farna Street in Bydgoszcz, Farna Street. It is the most valuable architectural monument of the Old Town, standing on the Brda (river), Brda riverside. It was elevated to cathedral on March 25, 2004, by decision of then Pope John Paul II. Since November 3, 1960, the cathedral has been registered on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kuyavian-Pomeranian heritage list. History Construction of the first temple The Bydgoszcz parish church was founded by first mayors of the city, Jan Kiesselhuth and Konrad, at the same time the parish itself was created, after Bydgoszcz's establishment in 1346. The church building and its adjoining cemetery (active until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mill Island, Bydgoszcz
Mill Island () is a historic area in the Old Town of Bydgoszcz, Poland. It covers approximately 6.5 ha and today is a place with cultural and recreational facilities, surrounded by the Brda (river), Brda river and its branch. The island received the 2012 certificate for Best Tourist Attraction from the Polish Tourist Organisation. Location The island is situated between the Brda (river), Brda river and its leat branch, west of the Old Market square, Bydgoszcz, Old Market, in Bydgoszcz Old Town. Only one road runs through the island, Mennica Street, whose name derives from Polish ''mennica'' 'mint': a royal mint demolished in the 19th century operated there from 1594 to 1688. Mennica street connects the Old Market to the mills on the island, and extends to Marshal Ferdinand Foch Street in Bydgoszcz, Foch Street, running along the causeway connecting Mill Island with water locks. Characteristics Mill Island is one of the most beautiful scenic spots in Bydgoszcz, thanks to its pictu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opera Nova Bydgoszcz
The Opera Nova is an opera house in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It was established in 1956, and it also plays the role of a musical theatre. It is one of the 10 opera houses in Poland and the only one of this size in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. Opera Nova also welcomes the scene of the Bydgoszcz Buratino Puppet Theatre. Location Opera Nova building is located in a bend of the Brda (river), Brda river between Old Town and Downtown Bydgoszcz. The opera House is connected with a footbridge over the Brda river to Mill Island in Bydgoszcz, Mill Island (): from the surrounding terrace it overlooks Bydgoszcz Cathedral, and Mill Island's granaries and mills. Characteristics Opera Nova is a cultural institution co-administrated by Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland), Ministry of Culture and National Heritage & Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship. It realizes artistic activities comprising operas, operettas, ballets and musicals. Its activities also include educational ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freedom Square, Bydgoszcz
Freedom Square in Bydgoszcz () is located in Bydgoszcz, Poland, in downtown area, between Gdańska Street and the park Casimir the Great. Characteristics and Location Freedom Square stands as an elegant place of Downtown district () of Bydgoszcz, ornamented by Art Nouveau buildings, a historical church, a memorial and a green park. This is a location for recreational activities as well as military and official ceremonies. The square is centrally located: on its western edge runs the Gdańska Street, heart of downtown Bydgoszcz. On its south border is the Casimir the Great Park, and to the east starts north the Gimnazjalna street. History The land square was formerly part of the garden of 17th century monastery "Sisters of the Poor Clares", along with the area of today's park Casimir the Great. In 1835, the Bydgoszcz City Beautification Society ( Verschönerungs – Verein zu Bromberg) founded on the east side of Gdańska Street a tree nursery tower grown to brighten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Post Office, Bydgoszcz
The Main Post Office is a complex of historical post buildings in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It is owned by the Polish Post. Buildings have been registered on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List. Location Buildings stand on a plot delimitated by the following streets: Jagiellońska, Stary Port, Pocztowa and Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki in Bydgoszcz. They have been erected on the northern bank of the Brda river. History Ancient period The existence of royal mail institutions royal in Bydgoszcz dates back to the first half of 18th century, as confirmed by postal statutes of the Crown General Post in 1733, 1754 and 1766. In 1751, the post office in Bydgoszcz was in a bourgeois building on the corner of Niedźwiedzia and Stefan Batory Streets near the Old Marketplace. After the First Partition of Poland, the post office moved to a building in current Długa street. The Bydgoszcz mail office has been planned to migrate from the streets adjacent to the Old Market to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport
Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport () is a regional airport in the city of Bydgoszcz, Poland. It lies only from the city centre and around 50 km from the city of Toruń. It is the eleventh largest airport in Poland in terms of passenger traffic. The airport served 413,245 passengers in 2018. It features one passenger terminal and four runways, the main being 08/26 which is . The airport is named in honor of Polish composer and politician Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport: Statistics See also * List of airports in Poland * Air ambulances in Poland The Polish Medical Air Rescue (, ) is an Air ambulance services, air ambulance service providing Poland with helicopter emergency medical services within the Emergency medical services in Poland, State Medical Rescue, publicly funded system ... References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafał Bruski
Rafał Piotr Bruski (born 1 July 1962 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish politician who is a president of Bydgoszcz (since 2010), was a Voivode of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (2007-2010) and a former Deputy- President of Bydgoszcz (2006-2007). Bruski worked in Polskie Linie Oceaniczne (''Polish Ocean Lines'') in Gdynia (1986-1992) and Urząd Kontroli Skarbowej (''Revenue Inspection Office'') in Bydgoszcz (1994-2005). In 2006 local election he was a candidate for Bydgoszcz City Councillor. He polled 481 votes only in 1st district. It was fifth result on Civic Platform list and Bruski was not elected. President of Bydgoszcz Konstanty Dombrowicz, who was re-elected, nominated him as his Deputy. Bruski was Deputy-President between 2006 and 2007. After appointed of Donald Tusk Cabinet, Bruski was nominated as Voivode of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship ('). He was a Voivode since 29 November 2007. He earned first place in the first round of the 2010 local election for President of By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of City Mayors Of Bydgoszcz
City mayor of Bydgoszcz () – is the head of the executive of Bydgoszcz. Until 1920 Second Polish Republic (1918–1939) General Government (1939–1944) People's Republic of Poland (1945–1989) Republic of Poland (since 1990) {, class=wikitable , colspan=3, title: Prezydent Bydgoszczy English: ''President of Bydgoszcz'' , - ! Name ! Took office ! Left office , - , Krzysztof Chamra , 12 June 1990 , 30 January 1991 , - , Edwin Warczak , 1 February 1991 , 15 July 1994 , - , Kosma Złotowski , 15 July 1994 , 19 July 1995 , - , Henryk Sapalski , 25 October 1995 , 3 November 1998 , - , Roman Jasiakiewicz , 3 November 1998 , 20 November 2002 , - , Konstanty Dombrowicz , 20 November 2002 , 14 December 2010 , - , Rafał Bruski , 14 December 2010 , See also *Bydgoszcz * Timeline of Bydgoszcz *Lists of mayors by country President * Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Kuyavia. Straddling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bydgoszcz City Council
The Bydgoszcz City Council () is a unicameral governing body of the city of Bydgoszcz, the capital of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. It consists of thirty-one councillors elected in free elections for a five-year term. The current chairperson of the council is Monika Matowska. After 2018 Polish local elections, elections in 2018 in Bydgoszcz was formed a Centre-left politics, centre-left coalition between Liberalism, liberal and Pro-Market, pro-market Civic Coalition (Poland), Civic Coalition and Social democracy, social democratic Democratic Left Alliance (Poland), Democratic Left Alliance. Conservatism, Conservative Law and Justice (Poland), Law and Justice remained in opposition. City Council Members (2018-23) *''2006 Polish local elections, election:'' 21 October 2018 *''First meeting:'' 19 November 2018 *Chairperson: Monika Matowska (Civic Coalition (Poland), KO) *Wice-Chairpersons: ** Ireneusz Nitkiewicz (Democratic Left Alliance (Poland), SLD) ** Lech Zagłoba-Zygler ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highways In Poland
Controlled-access highways in Poland are part of the National roads in Poland, national roads network and they are divided into motorways and Controlled-access highway, expressways. Both types of highways feature grade-separated Interchange (road), interchanges with all other roads, Shoulder (road), emergency lanes, feeder lanes, wildlife crossings and dedicated roadside rest areas. Motorways differ from expressways in their technical parameters like designated speed, permitted road curvature, lane widths or minimal distances between interchanges. Moreover, expressways might have single-carriageway sections in case of low traffic densities (as of 2025, such sections constitute 3.5% of the highway network). The development of modern highways began in the 1970s, but proceeded very slowly under the Polish People's Republic, communist rule and for the first years afterwards: between 1970 and 2000 only 434 km of highways were constructed in total (5% of the planned network) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vehicle Registration Plates Of Poland
Vehicle registration plates of Poland indicate the region of Vehicle registration, registration of the vehicle given the number plate. Law According to Polish law, the registration plate is tied to the vehicle, not the owner. There is no possibility for the owner to keep the licence number for use on a different car, even if it's a cherished registration. The licence plates are issued by the powiat (county) of the vehicle owner's registered address of residence, in the case of a natural person. If it is owned by a legal person, the place of registration is determined by the person's address. Vehicles leased under operating leases and many de facto finance leases will be registered at the address of the lessor. When a vehicle changes hands, the new owner must apply for new vehicle registration document bearing their name and registered address. The new owner may obtain a new licence plate although it is not necessary. In such a situation the licence plates are usually carried o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
