Chylonia

Chylonia
District of Gdynia
Saint Nicholas church
Saint Nicholas church
Coat of arms of Chylonia
Coat of arms
Location of Chylonia within Gdynia
Location of Chylonia within Gdynia
Coordinates: 54°32′32″N 18°27′56″E / 54.54222°N 18.46556°E / 54.54222; 18.46556
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
County/CityGdynia
Within city limits1930
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.84 km2 (1.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total
20,450
 • Density5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGA

Chylonia is a district of Gdynia, Poland,[2] located in the northern part of the city.

History

Chylonia was a royal village of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3]

During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, in 1939, the occupiers operated a temporary transit camp for expelled Poles in Chylonia.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.
19211,006
202220,450
Source: [5][1]

Transport

The Gdynia Chylonia and Gdynia Leszczynki railway stations are located in Chylonia.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dzielnice". BIP UM Gdynia (in Polish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 13 grudnia 2012 r. w sprawie wykazu urzędowych nazw miejscowości i ich części, Dz. U., 2013, No. 200
  3. ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 100.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Tomkiewicz, Monika (2021). "Gdynia – miasto wysiedlone (1939–1942)". Oblicza Wojny (in Polish). 4. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego: 276. ISBN 978-83-8220-617-3.
  5. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. XI. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1926. p. 66.


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