Gumieńce (; German until 1945: ; ) is a municipal neighbourhood of Szczecin, Poland, located within the West district, featuring the low-rise housing. Gumieńce has an area of 10.4 km2, and in 2022, was inhabited by 22,116 people, making it the second most populus neighbourhood in the city. It includes the Central Cemetery, which had over 300,000 burials, and with an area of 172.33 ha, is the largest cemetery in Poland, the third largest in Europe, and one of the largest in the world.
Gumieńce (; German until 1945: ; ) is a municipal neighbourhood of Szczecin, Poland, located within the West district, featuring the low-rise housing. Gumieńce has an area of 10.4 km2, and in 2022, was inhabited by 22,116 people, making it the second most populus neighbourhood in the city. It includes the Central Cemetery, which had over 300,000 burials, and with an area of 172.33 ha, is the largest cemetery in Poland, the third largest in Europe, and one of the largest in the world.
The first signs of human presence in the area of the modern Gumieńce date to the Neolithic period, and there were discovered signs of former settlements dating as far as the 4th century BCE. The oldest records the name of Gumieńce date to 1229, when it was a small farming community. The area began rapidly developing in the second half of the 19th century, with the construction of the housing estates in the area, as well as large brickworks and one of the largest sugar refineries in the region. In 1901, one of the largest cemeteries in Europe, now known as the Central Cemetery, was opened in its southeastern portion. The village was incorporated into the city in 1939.
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