Rudno, Gdańsk

Built up in the 15th and 16th centuries, Rudno, then known as Knipawa, comprised the eastern half of the quarter of Długie Ogrody, cut off by newly-built fortifications from the rest of the city in the 17th century.^[1] Knipawa began its slow growth after the removal of the city's fortifications. Starting in the 1900s through to the 1930s, new developments included a narrow-gauge railway connection, a road connection to a bridge across the Vistula, a sewage system, a new church dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, and a public swimming pool.^[2]

In 1945, the new Polish government of Gdańsk renamed Knipawa, the name of which meant "muddy island" in Polish, to Rudniki, which became Rudno in 1948. A large housing project, consisting of apartment buildings, was constructed there from 1959 to 1963, with 432 total apartments.^[2]