Districts of Wrocław

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Districts of Wrocław

The forty-eight Wrocław districts
CategoryOsiedla
LocationWrocław, Poland
Created byResolution XX/110/91 of the City Council of Wrocław
Created
  • March 21, 1991
Number48
Populations500–35,000
Government
  • District council (Rada osiedla)

The districts of Wrocław (Polish: osiedla Wrocławia) are the 48 local authority districts that make up the administrative area of Wrocław, Poland. Each is governed by a district council [pl] (rada osiedla). The present Wrocław districts were all created on March 21, 1991 by the Resolution XX/110/91 of the City Council of Wrocław and are a type of local government district.[1]

On February 13, 2016, the Resolution XX/419/16 of the City Council of Wrocław revised and established unambiguous and precise boundaries of Wrocław's districts, defining them in digital form.[1]

The current division system replaced the one from 1952, when Wrocław was divided into five main boroughs (dzielnice). Although they were abolished in 1991 and have not existed as public administration units since then, areas of borders and names similar/identical to the former districts still exist in the practice of operation of various types of authorities and administrations (e.g. as divisions of territorial competencies of courts, prosecutors' offices, tax offices, etc.).

The former settlements that were incorporated into the city form some of Wrocław's current districts. Some districts may also consist of multiple former neighborhoods that have been combined into a larger district. A few, such as Grunwald Square or Powstańców Śląskich, were established and named after streets in the area.

As of 2022, Leśnica is the most populous district in the city, with a population of 31,971 people living in the area. The least populous district in Wrocław is Bieńkowice, with a population of 577 inhabitants.[2]

List

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    Old Town

  1. Old Town
  2. Przedmieście Świdnickie
  3. Szczepin

    4. Downtown
  4. Nadodrze
  5. Kleczków
  6. Ołbin
  7. Grunwald Square
  8. Zacisze-Zalesie-Szczytniki
  9. Biskupin-Sępolno-Dąbie-Bartoszowice

    10. Krzyki
  10. Przedmieście Oławskie
  11. Tarnogaj
  12. Huby
  13. Powstańców Śląskich
  14. Gaj
  15. Borek
  16. Księże
  17. Brochów
  18. Bieńkowice
  19. Jagodno
  20. Wojszyce
  21. Ołtaszyn
  22. Krzyki-Partynice
  23. Klecina

    Fabryczna

  1. Pilczyce-Kozanów-Popowice Płn.
  2. Gądów-Popowice Płd.
  3. Muchobór Mały
  4. Gajowice
  5. Grabiszyn-Grabiszynek
  6. Oporów
  7. Muchobór Wielki
  8. Nowy Dwór
  9. Kuźniki
  10. Żerniki
  11. Jerzmanowo-Jarnołtów-Strachowice-Osiniec
  12. Leśnica
  13. Maślice
  14. Pracze Odrzańskie

    15. Psie Pole
  15. Karłowice-Różanka
  16. Kowale
  17. Strachocin-Swojczyce-Wojnów
  18. Psie Pole-Zawidawie
  19. Pawłowice
  20. Sołtysowice
  21. Polanowice-Poświętne-Ligota
  22. Widawa
  23. Lipa Piotrowska
  24. Świniary
  25. Osobowice-Rędzin

Historical divisions

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Districts before 1945

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Until 1945, Wrocław (then Breslau) was divided in two levels: into Stadtteile ('city parts') corresponding to the former settlements, while these were divided into Viertel ('neighborhoods, quarters'), sometimes administratively combined with each other, derived from the original division of the medieval city into four parts.

Altstadt[3]
  • Schloßviertel
  • Taschenviertel
  • Neumarktviertel
  • Elisabethviertel
 Oder-Stadtteil[3]
  • Matthiasviertel
  • Bürgerwerder
  • Schießwerderviertel
  • Elbing
  • Kletschkau
  • Polinke
 Sand-Stadtteil[3]
  • Domviertel
  • Hochschulviertel
  • Neu-Scheitnig
  • Sternviertel
  • Michaelisviertel
  • Scheitnig
  • Leerbeutel
 Ohlauer Stadteil[3]
  • Mauritiusviertel
  • Ohleviertel
  • Morgenau
  • Parschner Viertel
 Strehlener Stadteil[3]
  • Teichäckern
  • Lehmgruben
  • Herdain
  • Huben
  • Dürrgoy
 Schweidnitzer Stadtteil[3]
  • Tauentzienviertel
  • Siebenhufen
  • Gabitz
  • Neudorf
  • Kleinburg
  • Kaiser-Wilhelm-Viertel
 Nikolai-Stadteil[3]
  • Friedrich-Wilhelm-Viertel
  • Märkisches Viertel
  • Tschepine
  • Pöpelwitz
  • Zankholz

Districts in 1945–1952

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Administrative division of Wrocław in 1946–1951

The Polish administration's seizure of power in Wrocław in 1945 led to changes in the city's administrative division. The previous German division was replaced by a new division into twelve districts. By 1946, the number of districts was reduced to eight.

Each of the eight districts was overseen by the Municipal District Office, an auxiliary unit of the City Board. In 1951, the city's four districts expanded with the annexation of new neighborhoods. The division of Wrocław into eight districts ended in 1952, when they were replaced by five boroughs. The boundaries of the newly introduced districts partially overlapped with those of the former ones.

Districts in 1952–1991

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Wrocław was previously subdivided into five boroughs (Polish: dzielnice). Although they do not exist as public administration units anymore, they remained in use, mainly for statistical and administrative purposes.

The boroughs used to be divided into smaller districts, mainly based on older settlements that were incorporated into the city. The date in the brackets indicates the year the settlement was incorporated into Wrocław.

Old Town[3]

Downtown[3]

Krzyki[3]

Psie Pole[3]

Fabryczna[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "System Informacji Przestrzennej Wrocławia- Granice osiedli Wrocławia". geoportal.wroclaw.pl. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  2. ^ "Liczba mieszkańców zameldowanych we Wrocławiu w podziale na Osiedla – stan na 31 grudnia 2022 r."
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Historyczne dzielnice Wrocławia". slaskiwroclaw.pl. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  4. ^ a b c Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 30 listopada 1972 r. w sprawie zmiany granic miast Krakowa, Poznania i Wrocławia., Dz. U., 1972, vol. 50, No. 323
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