Redłowo

Redłowo
District of Gdynia
Location of Redłowo within Gdynia
Coordinates: 54°49′33″N 18°55′13″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County/City	Gdynia
Within city limits	1935
Area [1]
• Total	2.96 km^2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population  (2022[1])
• Total	7,986
• Density	2,700/km^2 (7,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	GA

Redłowo is a coastal district of the Polish city of Gdynia. It is 2.96 km^2 and has a population of 7,986 (as of 2022).[1]

The Pomeranian Science and Technology Park Gdynia is located in Redłowo.

History

Historical population

Year	Pop.
1921	169
2022	7,986
Source: [2][1]

Redłowo has been mentioned as far back as the 12th and 13th centuries under the name Radłowo. It was a royal village of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Gdańsk County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[3] It was recognized as Redłowo in 1888.

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

Transport

The Gdynia Redłowo railway station is located in Redłowo.

References

1. "Dzielnice". BIP UM Gdynia (in Polish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
2. Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. XI. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1926. p. 70.
3. Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 89.
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.