Oliwa
Sign in to saveOliwa () (; ; ) is a northern district of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. From east it borders Przymorze and Żabianka, from the north Sopot and from the south with the districts of Strzyża, VII Dwór and Brętowo, while from the west with Matarnia and Osowa. It is known for its medieval monastery with the Oliwa Cathedral, the 1627 Battle of Oliwa and the 1660 Treaty of Oliva.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Oliwa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District (dzielnica)
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Pachołek hill view 4.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Oliwa from the Pachołek Hill
- Settlement.image_map
- Gdansk oliwa.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Oliwa within Gdańsk
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Poland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Pomeranian
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County/City
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gdańsk
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1186
- Settlement.established_title2
- Within city limits
- Settlement.established_date2
- 1926
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 18.68
- Settlement.population_total
- 14,882
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Oliwa
- Population
- 15374
- Area
- 18.68
- Elevation
- 30
- Official website
- www.oliwianie.pl
- Image
- Pachołek hill view 4.jpg
- Licence plate code
- GD
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- Commons category
- Oliwa
- native label
- Òléwa
- time of earliest written record
- 1186-00-00
- inception
- 1101-00-00
- P6482
- Oliwa
- P8168
- Arabia Petraea
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Oliwa () (; ; ) is a northern district of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. From east it borders Przymorze and Żabianka, from the north Sopot and from the south with the districts of Strzyża, VII Dwór and Brętowo, while from the west with Matarnia and Osowa. It is known for its medieval monastery with the Oliwa Cathedral, the 1627 Battle of Oliwa and the 1660 Treaty of Oliva.
==Administration== Oliwa is a part of the city of Gdańsk in northern Poland. It is bordered on the east by the Bay of Gdańsk (Zatoka Gdańska), on the north by the town of Sopot, on the south by the boroughs of Wrzeszcz and Zaspa and on the west by the chain of hills and forest surrounding Gdańsk. Except for the 'old city' Oliwa encompasses the boroughs of Polanki, Jelitkowo, Przymorze and Żabianka.
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