Solo in the Most Dangerous Hood of Gdańsk | Poland
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Exploring what I was told was the most dangerous district in Gdańsk. Biskupia Górka, 04/05/22
During World War II Germany established and operated a subcamp of the Stalag XX-B prisoner-of-war camp in the district, in which around 1,200 prisoners of war were held as of December 31, 1940.
On July 4, 1946, eleven guards of the Stutthof concentration camp were publicly hanged for what was described as "sadistic abuse of prisoners." Among those hanged were five women: Gerda Steinhoff, Wanda Klaff, Jenny-Wanda Barkmann, Ewa Paradies and Elisabeth Becker, all of whom had been judged and sentenced during the first Stutthof Trial, at Gdańsk between April 25 and May 31, 1946.
Biskupia Górka is a moraine hill on the west side of Gdańsk, it owes its name to its medieval owners - the bishops of Włocławek, who had their castle here in the Middle Ages. In 1577 Gdańsk was shelled from Biskupia Górka by the troops of Stefan Batory, with whom the inhabitants of Gdańsk came into conflict. Therefore, in the first half of the 17th century, three earth bastions were built in Biskupia Górka, named "Zbawiciela, P middle" and "Ostroróg". Later, the bastions were modernized several times. During the Napoleonic Wars, two protruding earth ramparts, the so-called telescopes, one of which is preserved until today. At the end of the 18th century, Natan Wolf, a Gdańsk astronomer and alchemist, built an observatory on the Ostroróg bastion, where he was later buried.
Already at the beginning of the Prussian rule after the Napoleonic wars - in 1828-33, on the site of an earth rampart covered with three bastions, brick defensive barracks with two caponiers to defend the moat were built. The barracks had three residential wings for soldiers, also adapted for defense. A staff and residential building for officers was built next to the barracks. The whole was closed with a wall with arrowslits and two gates in front of which there were drawbridges. A vaulted tunnel with stairs connecting the top of the hill with the bridge on the Radunia canal was also built on the steep slope from the town side.
In the 1880s, the barracks were significantly rebuilt. BG fortifications were demilitarized in connection with the creation of the General City of Gdańsk after the Treaty of Versailles. In the interwar period, recreational and sports areas were arranged here for the inhabitants of Gdańsk. At the end of the 1930s, a youth hostel with the name of Paula Beneke - the captain of the famous 15th-century ship "Piotr of Gdańsk" was built on BG. The hostel had about 1,200 beds and was advertised as the largest in the world. During WWII the tunnel with stairs was converted into an air-raid shelter.
Earth fortifications - built in the first half of the 17th century, later rebuilt: Savior Bastions, Intermediate and Ostroróg, Cafarelli and Delzous Lunettes. Although heavily covered with trees and thus hardly visible, they have survived to this day. Easily accessible facilities (Zbawiciela Bastion and the Intermediate Bastion in the background) are located on the side of Zaroślak Street. After they left the Citizens' Militia (Militia Obywatelska), they were left unattended, neglected and devastated (although there is already a plan to revitalize these areas. Bastion Ostroróg, just like the former youth hostel with a tower - on the premises of the Police unit, are inaccessible to visitors.
In the 16th century, Biskupia Górka was included in the system of city fortifications by the decision of Gdańsk authorities. 3 Bastions and an underground staircase were built in 1626-1630. In 1634, the rampart was reinforced with a palisade, constituting the so-called a crown work, that is a group of three earth bastions: Zbawiciela (German Bastion Salvator - name from the nearby church in Zaroślak), Intermediate (Bastion Mittel) and Ostroróg (Bastion Scharfenort). From the north-east, the crown work was additionally covered with a small Vigilance Bastion.
Barracks Redoubt - built in 1828-33 on the site of the former Swedish Lair, referring to the unrealized French plans from 1811-12. The architectural design of the building (in the classical style) was approved by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. It is a trapezoidal layout, with three wings of casemate barracks with a bombproof ceiling, originally surrounded from the outside by a moat flanked by two caponiers and sheltered by a covered road and a slope. The main barracks building has three floors, but originally there was one more floor in the middle wing, but it was pulled down during renovation in 1873-1875. On the eastern side (the slope facing the city), the redoubt is closed by a defensive wall, interrupted by two gates, in front of which there used to be drawbridges. In the middle of the wall there is an officer's building. Opposite the southern gate is the entrance to the underground staircase (currently closed), leading to the foot of the hill. Currently, the facility is the seat of the Gdańsk University of Humanities.
What a great video, nice to see something different then the usual tourist traps. I’ll be checking out the rest of your videos. Keep doing what your doing.
Thanks. I think I'm the first English speaking person to make a video in that area. All the other videos I've found about it have been made by Polish people. I don't think people generally know about it. I didn't know about it until that morning when the guys who worked in the hostel suggested I go there. I was gonna go to a totally different rundown area called Dolne Miasto, which I didn't get to in the end. The eye injury from the tree branch messed me up. I wasn't right for the rest of the day after that, but I still managed to film 3 more vids that day, partially blind, ha ha
Just stumbled across your channel after I seen your vid on how to use the transport in Poland, gotta say lad you’re one entertaining guy keep up the work
Thanks mate. What's your interest in Poland? Are you going there? Do you live there? I'll have some new stuff up from Gdansk and Warsaw soon. I got a lot of pre shot material to edit. EDITING! Man, 😄
Great video, as a child I played everywhere, nice to see it again... Greetings miro
You're welcome. I'm disappointed I missed the little sphinx sculpture though. You still live in Gdańsk?
.. no, not anymore, I lived down there in the street Biskupia Nr. 4 until 1981, now I've been living in Germany for 42 years
Best regards
miro
Mark … Look in here ruclips.net/video/JV98CgR5iGs/видео.html
I lived there between 1974 and 1988, a wonderful place and childhood.
I bet you played in the woods and inside those bastions
@@MarksWorldOfAdventure Of course! In the summer holidays a bonfire every day and Depeche Mode from an old Grundig. Great time just having fun and friends from the block.
I lived in Gdansk for two years in 1997-1999 I found it so interesting. I suppose back then there were more large groups of skinheads around the centre but I found it quite safe
Fair to say this looks a bit different from the city centre. Didn't seem too dangerous but maybe on a different day it could be a different story. Thanks for showing us this part of Gdansk!
I don't honestly think that there are any dangerous areas in Gdansk. I'm not really sure how many people live in BG. It looked like a lot of the houses were abandoned to me.
@Konrad Mastalerz yeah, I didn't really expect this area to he dangerous. I just thought it would make a good clickbaity angle
I lived there for 9 months and while not dangerous, there are really a lot of old alcoholics asking for money and creepy folks in general. I had a car parked there semi-abandoned (but "insured" and registered) for some months (6:03 , the silver one on the right), and they stole the four wheels, broke the glass and stole the license plates (Only someone intending to steal on a gas station would need a license plate). I am sure this would not have happened in old town proper or some fancy suburban district ;)
You still live in Gdańsk?
Gdansk isn’t really dangerous. Poland used to be insanely dangerous around the 1990’s especially in Gdańsk, Warszawa, and Łódź. My dad got his head bashed in by random people just for being there to smash a girl so it pretty much says a lot how much changed. I feel like if you want to do more urban exploring you should’ve went to “Stare Przedmiescie” since me and my friend know an old factory area and there’s also an abandoned car shop where bums that take cocaine, and fentanyl stay at.
Aw man. I wish I'd known about that
@@MarksWorldOfAdventure yeah sorry I only saw your reddit post now 😭😭
@@zombiecutss I was already back in England when I uploaded this video anyway
If you will be there in 2007 then you can Says it is most Dangerous Hood. Hoever Banditen Strasse in Wrzeszcz was even Better than this one here.
Nothing dangerous about this place anymore. Just destroyed. 20 years back you could not walk like that with camera. Now all boys gone from the neighborhood. I believe in nearest future it will be revitalized and will be decent area to live.
Is it fair to say that there are no dangerous areas in Poland anymore?
Exactly, I lived there in the 1980s and it was really dangerous then. Now it's just old people left.....
So, all the houses will be empty soon?
@@MarksWorldOfAdventure The city is currently investing heavily in revitalising the district. New roads are being built and general refurbishment of buildings. Soon it will be a beautiful place with new residents. ruclips.net/video/StHuBr5QKi4/видео.htmlsi=Tp336-qAyn1OBfL4
It is safe to say that. I'm from Poland and i find my country very safe.i@@MarksWorldOfAdventure
Well you don't look like a person to attack.
Well, that tree branch had a go at me, ha ha. My eye wasn't right for 2 days after that
Great workout Mark! You did a lot of walking. 😅I love to explore deserted fortresses and bastions! Did you ever check my Liege video Mark? You would love the fortress I visited there.😉 Didn't expect you would get attacked there!🤣
Yeah. I watched it. You and your mate went round the fortress then had that huge plate of meat at that bar
@@MarksWorldOfAdventure You should visit that place when you come to Belgium. 😉
@@RobbieTravels so if I make a video there you won't feel like I'm just copying you?
@@MarksWorldOfAdventure Why? It's like every video on RUclips has been done before. Unless you are a insane guy like Mr. Beast. 😅
@@RobbieTravels I've never watched that guy