Ławica, Poznań
Ławica, formerly a village, is an official neighbourhood and administrative area within Grunwald, in the city of Poznań, Greater Poland.
Ławica | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 52°24′47″N 16°49′40″E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| City | Poznań |
| City district | Grunwald |
| First mention | c.1400 |
| Incorporated into city limits | 1940 |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,312 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 60-XXX |
| Telephone code | (+48) 61 |
| Vehicle registration | PO |
| SIMC | 1008021 |
| Website | www |
History
Its first mention was around the year 1400, where is it was a village within the gmina of Żabikowo (now a part of Luboń).
Since the 20th Century it became a major transport hub especially with the Poznań-Ławica Airport, which was captured by on 6 January 1919 in the Battle of Ławica by the Greater Polish insurgents together with equipment worth 200 million ℳ including; 26 operational aircraft, around 400 dismantled ones, of which about 100 were suitable for scrapping; most of them were later completed and became part of the Polish military air force.[1]
In 1940 the area was incorporated into the city limits. In 1977 the Tor Poznań racing circuit was opened.
Currently it is also a major residential neighbourhood with detached and semi-detached single family homes.
References
- Tomasz Kopański (June 1991), Ławica rok 1919 (in Polish), vol. 1, Militaria, pp. 30–32
Bibliography
- Włodzimierz Łęcki; Piotr Maluśkiewicz (1986), Poznań od A do Z (in Polish), Poznań: KAW, p. 78, ISBN 83-03-01260-6, OCLC 835895412
- Poznań – plan miasta i okolic 1:20.000 (in Polish), Poznań: Wydawnictwo Pietruska & Mierkiewicz, 2004, ISBN 83-87157-01-5
- Poznań plus 22 - atlas (in Polish), Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Demart, 2008, ISBN 83-7427-206-6
- Poznań - atlas aglomeracji 1:15.000 (in Polish), Poznań: CartoMedia/Pietruska & Mierkiewicz, 2008, ISBN 978-83-7445-018-8