Granary Island ( Polish : Wyspa Spichrzów , German : Speicherinsel , Kashubian : Spichrze ) is an island in the district (dzielnica) Śródmieście of the city of Gdańsk , Poland . It is located east of the Main City . The island is enclosed by the Motława from the west and New Motława from the east. It is one of the two islands located on the Motława, alongside Ołowianka in the north.
3-563: The Motława river is the oldest part of the trade port . On the eastern bank granaries had been erected since the 14th century. The number was growing up to 300. The island was created when the New Motława was dug out in 1576. In the Second World War , most of the granaries on the northern part were demolished during the siege of Danzig in March 1945. The Voivodeship road DW 501 runs over
6-545: Is one of the largest seaports on the Baltic Sea . The Port of Gdańsk is divided into two parts, the Inner and Exterior Port. The Port of Gdańsk has specialized cargo handling equipment and port infrastructure, enabling among others the handling of grain, fertilizers, lumber, ore, steel and containers, as well as ro-ro vessel servicing. Northern Port is located directly in the water basins of Gdańsk Bay . The largest vessels with
9-575: The southern part of the island and both parts of the river Motława. Bridges over the Motława: Bridge over the New Motława: Historical buildings: Port of Gda%C5%84sk The Port of Gdańsk is a Polish seaport located on the southern coast of Gdańsk Bay in the city of Gdańsk , extending along the Vistula estuary Martwa Wisła (Dead Vistula), Port Channel and Kashubia Canal. It
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