Świerczewo, Szczecin

Świerczewo
Municipal neighbourhood
Ku Słońcu Street in Świerczewo.
Location within Szczecin
Coordinates: 53°26′48.1″N 14°30′56.8″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
City and county	Szczecin
District	West
Seat	11 Jodłowa Street
Area
• Total	2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	16,034
• Density	6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+48 91
Car plates	ZS

Świerczewo (German until 1945: Schwarzow) is a municipal neighbourhood in Szczecin, Poland, located within the West district. It is a residential area with mid-rise apartment buildings. The neighbourhood has an area of 2.4 km², and in 2015, had population of 16,034 people. In the 14th century, there was founded a farming community, and the area was incorporated into the city in 1911. First mid-rise housing was developed in the early 20th century, and futher expanded in the 1990s and the 1980s.

History

The building of the former St. Catherine Church in 2009.

Świerczewo (then known as Schwarzow), was settled in the 14th century, as a farming community. The village was located within the southern portion of the modern neighbourhood.

Within the village was built the St. Catherine Church, originally belonging to Catholic, and later to Protestant denominations. Its oldest records date to 1424. A small structure was built from bricks and stone in the Gothic style. The building was destroyed and rebuilt twice in the 17th century, and was heavly damaged during the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th century, being used as a lazaretto since then. In 1918, it was again adopted to serve as a church, which it did until the end of the Second World War.

The area was incorporated into the city in 1911. During the interwar period of the 20th century, in the area of Kaliny Street, was constructed a neighbourhood of apartment buildings.

In 1930, at the current Ku Słońcu Street were built the Kołobrzeg Barracks, for the use of two battalions of the 2nd Artillery Regiment of the Reichswehr. Since 1994, they house the 12th Command Battalion of the 12th Mechanised Division of the Polish Land Forces.

Świerczewo was futher developed with mid-rise housing estates in the 1970s and 1980s.

In 1990, following the administrative reform in the city, it was divided into the municipal neighbourhoods governed by locally elected councils, with Świerczewo becoming one of them.

In 1992, at 10 Dwudziestego Szóstego Kwietnia Street, was opened the second building of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, then belonging to the Szczecin University of Technology, and, since 2009, to the West Pomeranian University of Technology.

Overview

The building of the Faculty of Engineering of the West Pomeranian University of Technology at 10 Dwudziestego Szóstego Kwietnia Street.

Świerczewo is a residential area with mid-rise housing estates of apartment buildings. It includes the historic building of the former St. Catherine Church of Protestant denomination, at 34 Świerczewska Street, and the second building of the Faculty of Engineering of the West Pomeranian University of Technology, at 10 Dwudziestego Szóstego Kwietnia Street. Additionally, at Ku Słońcu Street stand the Koszalin Baracks, which house the 12th Command Battalion of the 12th Mechanised Division of the Polish Land Forces.

Government

Świerczewo is one of the municipal neighbourhoods of Szczecin, governed by a locally elected council with 15 members. Its headquarters are located at 11 Jodłowa Street.

Boundaries

The boundaries of Świerczewo are approximately determined by Witkiewicza Street, tracks of the railway line no. 406, Ku Słońcu Street, and Derdowskiego Street. It borders Pogodno, Turzyn, and Gumieńce. It has a total area of 2.4 km².