Podgórz | |
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District of Toruń | |
Coordinates: 52°59′16″N 18°35′16″E / 52.98778°N 18.58778°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
County/City | Toruń |
Within city limits | 1938 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | CT |
Podgórz [ˈpɔdɡuʂ] is a district of Toruń, Poland,[1] located in the southern part of the city, within its part located in the historic region of Kuyavia.
Podgórz was a royal town of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Inowrocław County in the Inowrocław Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.[2] In 1644, the Franciscans moved from Toruń to Podgórz, and castellan of Bydgoszcz and starost of Dybów Stanisław Sokołowski funded the construction of a monastery.[3] After the annexation of Inowrocław by Prussia in 1773, the county seat of the Inowrocław County was moved to Podgórz in 1776.[3] In 1813, the town was devastated by French troops.[3]
In 1934, the adjacent settlement of Piaski was included within the town limits of Podgórz.[4] In 1938, Podgórz was included within the city limits of Toruń, as its left-bank district.[5]
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