Orunia-Św. Wojciech-Lipce
Orunia-Św. Wojciech-Lipce (German: Ohra - Sankt Albrecht - Guteherberge) is one of the quarters of the city of Gdańsk, Poland.
traditional farmhouse in Lipce
History
Ohra (Orunia) was an estate of Arthur Schopenhauer's family, his grandfather, Andreas Schopenhauer, died here in 1794.[1]
After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.
Demographics
| year | inhabitants (Ohra)[2][3] |
|---|---|
| 1875 | 5,105 |
| 1880 | 5,513 |
| 1890 | 6,567 |
| 1924 | 12,260 |
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References
- ↑ Bridgwater, Patrick (1988). Arthur Schopenhauer’s English schooling. Routledge. p. 3. ISBN 0-415-00743-7.
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Coordinates: 54°19′33″N 18°38′00″E / 54.32583°N 18.63333°E
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