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Ławica, Poznań

Coordinates: 52°24′47″N 16°49′40″E / 52.413013°N 16.827653°E / 52.413013; 16.827653
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Ławica
Coordinates: 52°24′47″N 16°49′40″E / 52.413013°N 16.827653°E / 52.413013; 16.827653
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CityPoznań
City districtGrunwald
First mentionc.1400
Incorporated into city limits1940
Population
 (2010)
 • Total6,312
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
60-XXX
Telephone code(+48) 61
Vehicle registrationPO
SIMC1008021
Websitewww.osiedlelawica.pl

Ławica, formerly a village, is an official neighbourhood and administrative area within Grunwald, in the city of Poznań, Greater Poland.

History

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Its first mention was around the year 1400, where is it was a village within the gmina of Żabikowo (now a part of Luboń).

Since the 20th Century it became a major transport hub especially with the Poznań-Ławica Airport, which was captured by on 6 January 1919 in the Battle of Ławica by the Greater Polish insurgents together with equipment worth 200 million including; 26 operational aircraft, around 400 dismantled ones, of which about 100 were suitable for scrapping; most of them were later completed and became part of the Polish military air force.[1]

In 1940 the area was incorporated into the city limits. In 1977 the Tor Poznań racing circuit was opened.

Currently it is also a major residential neighbourhood with detached and semi-detached single family homes.

References

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  1. ^ Tomasz Kopański (June 1991), Ławica rok 1919 (in Polish), vol. 1, Militaria, pp. 30–32

Bibliography

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  • Włodzimierz Łęcki; Piotr Maluśkiewicz (1986), Poznań od A do Z (in Polish), Poznań: KAW, p. 78, ISBN 83-03-01260-6, OCLC 835895412
  • Poznań – plan miasta i okolic 1:20.000 (in Polish), Poznań: Wydawnictwo Pietruska & Mierkiewicz, 2004, ISBN 83-87157-01-5
  • Poznań plus 22 - atlas (in Polish), Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Demart, 2008, ISBN 83-7427-206-6
  • Poznań - atlas aglomeracji 1:15.000 (in Polish), Poznań: CartoMedia/Pietruska & Mierkiewicz, 2008, ISBN 978-83-7445-018-8