Grabówek, Gdynia

For other places with the same name, see Grabówek.

District of Gdynia in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Grabówek

District of Gdynia

Location of Grabówek within Gdynia

Coordinates: 54°31′31″N 18°30′35″E﻿ / ﻿54.52520°N 18.50970°E﻿ / 54.52520; 18.50970
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Pomeranian
County/City| Gdynia
Within city limits| 1930
Area

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• Total| 4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population

(2022[1])

• Total| 7,985
• Density| 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| GA

Grabówek [ɡraˈbuvɛk] is a district of Gdynia, Poland, located in the central part of the city.

The Gdynia Maritime University is based in Grabówek.

## History

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Grabówek was once a possession of the Carthusian Monastery in Kartuzy, administratively located in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]

In May 1937, Spanish refugees from the Spanish Civil War, evacuated to Poland after being granted asylum by the Polish Embassy in Madrid, were received in Grabówek (see also Poland–Spain relations).[3]

During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, it was the location of an Einsatzgruppen-operated penal camp.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Dzielnice". BIP UM Gdynia (in Polish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
2. ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 103.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
3. ^ Ciechanowski, Jan Stanisław (2000). "Azyl dyplomatyczny w Poselstwie Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w czasie hiszpańskiej wojny domowej (1936–1939)". Przegląd Historyczny (in Polish). No. 91/4. p. 580.
4. ^ "Einsatzgruppen-Straflager Gdynia-Grabówek". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2023.