Morasko [mɔˈraskɔ] is a part of the Stare Miasto district of Poznań , in western Poland . It covers a fairly large but little-urbanised area in the north of the city. To the west and north it borders on the village and municipality of Suchy Las , a developing area of suburban housing. To the east of Morasko are the neighbourhoods of Umultowo and Radojewo, and to the south is the densely built residential area of Piątkowo .
12-437: For governmental purposes , Morasko is part of the osiedle of Morasko-Radojewo. Morasko is first mentioned in 1388, as belonging to the parish of Chojnica , although there was probably a settlement there as early as the 11th century. A wooden church was built in the village (then known as Morawsko ) in 1403, and it functioned as a separate parish for a time, but in 1507 it was reincorporated into Chojnica parish. A mansion
24-831: A dzielnica is an auxiliary unit ( jednostka pomocnicza ) of a gmina . These units are created by decision of the gmina council, and do not have legal personality in their own right. The subsidiary units of many towns and cities are called osiedles rather than dzielnice, although it is also possible for osiedles to exist within a dzielnica. Numbers and sizes of dzielnice vary significantly between cities. Warsaw has 18 dzielnice, as does Kraków ; Gdańsk has 34, Gdynia 22, Lublin 27, Katowice 22 and Szczecin 4. Some cities are no longer formally divided into dzielnice, although formerly existing dzielnice continue to be referred to as such and serve as areas of jurisdiction for administrative offices. Łódź , Wrocław and Poznań are each divided into five districts of this type. The word dzielnica
36-547: Is the Morasko meteorite nature reserve , a forest area containing a group of depressions believed to be meteorite craters . Also within this reserve is Góra Moraska (Morasko Hill), whose summit is Poznań's highest point, with an altitude of 157 metres (515 ft). An avenue of trees along the road leading from the village to the reserve is designated as a natural monument . A stream called Strumień Różany or Różany Potok ("Rose Stream") flows eastwards, south of Huby Moraskie, in
48-455: The 42 osiedles. Dzielnica In the Polish system of local administration, a dzielnica [d͡ʑɛlˈɲit͡sa] (Polish plural dzielnice ) is an administrative subdivision or quarter of a city or town. A dzielnica may have its own elected council ( rada dzielnicy , or dzielnica council ), and those of Warsaw each have their own mayor ( burmistrz ). Like the osiedle and sołectwo ,
60-716: The direction of the Warta river. It gives its name to the large housing estate Osiedle Różany Potok , which lies to the east of the university complex. 52°28′58″N 16°53′59″E / 52.482775°N 16.899606°E / 52.482775; 16.899606 Administrative division of Pozna%C5%84 Since 2011, the Polish city of Poznań has been divided into 42 osiedles or neighbourhoods, each of which has its own elected council with certain decision-making and spending powers. The first uniform elections for these councils were held on 20 March 2011. From 1954 to 1990, Poznań
72-617: The east part is used as a convent by the Missionary Sisters of Christ the King (Siostry Misjonarki Chrystusa Króla) . The village of Morasko and surrounding areas (particularly those of Huby Moraskie to the south) were incorporated into the city of Poznań in 1987. The village now lies near the city's northern boundary. In the south-east of the wider Morasko area is a complex of buildings belonging to Adam Mickiewicz University , used mainly for natural science teaching. West of Morasko village
84-494: The old neighbourhoods of Jeżyce and Wilda); similarly the name Grunwald can also refer to a relatively small neighbourhood within that district. The district of Nowe Miasto ("New Town") covered the parts of the city east of the main stream of the river Warta . The boundaries of these former districts mostly coincide with boundaries between the post-2011 osiedles . The present 42 osiedles are listed below, according to which former district they are contained within. Further down
96-493: The page is a map of these osiedles and a table of population and area data. Osiedles within the former dzielnica of Stare Miasto : Osiedles within the former dzielnica of Jeżyce : Osiedles within the former dzielnica of Grunwald : Osiedles within the former dzielnica of Wilda : Osiedles within the former dzielnica of Nowe Miasto : The map below shows the present division of Poznań into 42 osiedles . The following sortable table contains population and area data for
108-547: The whole area of the city. Note that the city contains many housing estates and residential areas whose names include the word "osiedle"; not all of these are osiedles in the sense of the administrative division discussed here. The map to the right shows the former division of the city into five districts called dzielnicas . The names Stare Miasto ("Old Town"), Jeżyce and Wilda are taken from neighbourhoods within those districts (the Poznań Old Town neighbourhood and
120-506: Was built in Morasko in 1783–1786, in late Baroque style. Between 1857 and 1887 (with the region now under Prussian rule) this was extended, in eclectic style, and a park was laid out around it. At the beginning of the 20th century Morasko was given the German name Nordheim . A Protestant church was built there in 1907, and in 1930–1931 (with the region again part of Poland) a Catholic church
132-676: Was built. In 1945 the village of Chojnica ceased to exist, being part of the Biedrusko military area, and Morasko became the Catholic parish seat (the parish also including Radojewo to the east). The former Protestant church became the parish church, the Church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist . The former Catholic church is disused and in disrepair. The west part of the mansion is also in disrepair, while
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#1732855417538144-425: Was divided into five dzielnicas , called Stare Miasto , Nowe Miasto , Jeżyce , Grunwald and Wilda . These ceased to exist as governmental units in 1990, although they are still used as areas of jurisdiction for certain administrative offices. Some osiedle councils were set up during the years to 2010, but the present division introduced in 2011 is the first to provide a uniform set of units of this type covering
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