Dębniki, Kraków

Dębniki
Dębniki
Dzielnica of Kraków
	Debnicki Market Square
	Location of Dębniki within Kraków
	Coordinates: 50°2′0″N 19°53′0″E / 50.03333°N 19.88333°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County/City	Kraków
Government
• President	Arkadiusz Puszkarz
Area
• Total	46.19 km2 (17.83 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	59,395
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+48 12
Website	http://www.dzielnica8.krakow.pl

Dębniki is one of 18 districts of Kraków, located in the southwest part of the city. The name Dębniki comes from a village of same name that is now a part of the district.

According to the Central Statistical Office data, the district's area is 46.19 square kilometres (17.83 square miles) and 59 395 people inhabit Dębniki.^[1]

History

The former village of Dębniki developed thanks to the construction of a bridge over the Vistula River in 1888. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, numerous factories and enterprises were established here, and the main square Rynek Dębnicki was formed where the most important streets of the village converged. In 1910 Dębniki was incorporated into Krakow. Between 1935 and 1938, a Workers' Housing Estate was built along what is now Praska Street. During the German occupation during World War II, there were plans to demolish the buildings of Dębniki and build an ideal Nazi city in its place, but these plans were not realised. Further development of the district was brought about by the construction of the Grunwald Bridge and the Podwale Housing Estate after the Second World War.

Subdivisions of Dębniki

Dębniki is divided into smaller subdivisions (osiedles). Here's a list of them.

Ruczaj
Osiedle Europejskie
Osiedle Interbud
Osiedle Zielona Galicja
Osiedle Kolejowe
Osiedle Panorama
Kliny Zacisze
Mochnaniec
Skotniki
Tyniec
Zakrzówek
Kapelanka

Population

Architecture

Benedictine Abbey of Tyniec - benedictine abbey founded in 1044 in the village of Tyniec (part of Kraków and Dębniki district since 1973)
Lasocki Palace - ca. 1850, enlarged ca. 1871
Chapel of St Peter and St Paul - designed by Józef Pokutyński, built 1883 in Renaissance Revival style
St Stanislaus Kostka Church - designed by Wacław Krzyżanowski, built 1932-1938
Workers' Housing Estate - built 1935-1938
Podwawelskie Housing Estate - designed by Witold Cęckiewicz and built 1967–1976
Forum Hotel - designed by Janusz Ingarden and built 1978–1989 in brutalist style
Seminary of the Salesian Society - designed by Dariusz Kozłowski and built 1985–1996 in Postmodern style
Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology - designed by Arata Isozaki and built 1993-1994 in Postmodern style
Park Inn Hotel, designed by Jürgen Mayer, built 2007–2009
ICE Krakow Congress Centre - designed by Krzysztof Ingarden and Jacek Ewý, built 2010-2014
Zalew Zakrzówek - flooded quarry arranged as a park and swimming area in 2023