Radunia Canal
| Radunia Canal | |
|---|---|
 The Radunia Canal near the Wielki Młyn (Great Mill) | |
 | |
| Location | Gdańsk, Pruszcz Gdański |
| Country | Poland |
| Coordinates | 54°21′17″N 18°39′42″E / 54.3547°N 18.6618°E |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) |
| Average depth | 2 metres (6.6 ft) |
| History | |
| Date completed | 1356 |
| Date restored | 2011–2015 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Pruszcz Gdański |
| End point | Old Town, Gdańsk |
| Beginning coordinates | 54°15′01″N 18°37′21″E / 54.2503°N 18.6224°E |
| Ending coordinates | 54°21′17″N 18°39′42″E / 54.3547°N 18.6618°E |
| Connects to | Motława |
The Radunia Canal (Polish: Kanał Raduni; German: Radaunekanal) is a historic canal completed in 1356 connecting the Radunia and Motława rivers, flowing through the cities of Pruszcz Gdański and Gdańsk in Poland. It is listed on the regional heritage list.[1]
History
[edit]The canal's course was dug out in 1338, and the canal itself was dug out between 1348 and 1356 by the State of the Teutonic Knights, which ruled Gdańsk (then known as Danzig) at the time.[2] It had two main purposes: powering the mills along its path and delivering drinking water to the city's inhabitants.[3]
Up to the 1640s, the canal flowed directly into the Vistula, but was redirected to flow into the Motława instead.[4] From 1539 to 1852, the Wasserkunst in Danzig, a pumping station which brought in drinking water from Jasień Lake,[5] was found on the canal's shores.[6]
On 9 July 2001, during the 2001 flood in Gdańsk, the canal overflowed, flooding the districts of Orunia-Św. Wojciech-Lipce and Śródmieście.[7][8][9]
Path
[edit]The Canal begins in Pruszcz Gdański, near the village of Juszkowo, and continues straight north through Pruszcz. At the northern border of the city of Pruszcz, as it enters Gdańsk proper, it loses its straight shape and continues with a winding course up to the quarter (osiedle) of Św. Wojciecha. During that portion of the route, the Rotmanka Stream flows into it. It then returns to a straight course through Orunia and Lipce, with the Orunia Stream flowing into it. In Zaroślak, Śródmieście, it is linked to the Opływ Motławy.[4]
It then goes underground, flowing under railway lines and briefly being visible inside the shopping mall Forum Gdańsk[10] and eventually emerging in the Old Town, where it flows through two mills (the Mały Młyn and Wielki Młyn, the latter of which was Europe's largest industrial plant during the Middle Ages),[11] takes a turn, and flows into the Motława.[4]
Modernization
[edit]In 2011, a project began to modernize the Radunia Canal. Elements of the project included construction of shore protections, the strengthening and sealing of flood embankments, the reconstruction of several pedestrian bridges, and removal of sewage and water piping networks that moved through it. It was projected to cost 130 million zł.[12] The project was completed in several phases, being partly completed in 2012 and fully in 2015.[13][14][15]
In 2016 and 2017, two bridges across the Canal were built in Pruszcz Gdański.[16] In 2018, a bridge in Orunia, carrying traffic on Starogardzka Street, was renovated.[17][18] The most recently-built bridge was completed in 2020, also in Orunia-Św. Wojciech-Lipce, near the old Ferber Manor.[19][20]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zestawienia zabytków nieruchomych - woj. pomorskie" (PDF). nid.pl. National Institute of Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ Rozenberg, Wawrzyniec (19 March 2023). "Od Pruszcza do Gdańska. Kanał Raduni zbudowany przez Krzyżaków nadal pożyteczny i... pełen uroku". Dziennik Bałtycki. Dziennik Bałtycki. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Pruszcz Gdański: Przetarg na miejski etap remontu Kanału Raduni". Pruszcz Gdański Nasze Miasto. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ a b c Śliwiński, Błażej. "KANAŁ RADUNI". Gedanopedia. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Hoffmann, Albrecht (2000). Die Wasserkunst der Hansestadt Danzig. Mainz: von Zabern.
- ^ Moritz, Katarzyna (5 March 2011). "Nowe Śródmieście ze szklanym dachem nad Radunią". trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Korolczuk, Maciej (9 July 2021). "20 lat od powodzi stulecia w Gdańsku". trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Samp, Jerzy (2005). Orunia, Stare Szkoty i Lipce. Gdańsk: POLNORD-Wydawnictwo Oskar. ISBN 83-89923-04-1.
- ^ Bednarz, Beata (9 July 2019). "Powódź w Gdańsku. 9 lipca 2001 r. gwałtowna ulewa zatopiła część miasta. 18 rocznica tragicznych wydarzeń [archiwalne zdjęcia]". Gdańsk Nasze Miasto. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Oleksy, Ewelina (6 December 2019). "Kanałem Raduni w Forum Gdańsk popłynęła woda". trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Great Mill". In Your Pocket. In Your Pocket City Guides. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Przebudowa kanału Raduni będzie kosztować 133 mln zł". wyborcza.pl. Gazeta Wyborcza. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Rozenberg, Wawrzyniec (1 March 2021). "Tak wyglądał remont Kanału Raduni w Pruszczu. Po nim, centrum miasta wypiękniało ZDJĘCIA". Pruszcz Gdański Nasze Miasto. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Średniowieczny Kanał Raduni już po remoncie". Inżynier budownictwa. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Potocka, Ewelina (3 October 2012). "W grudniu koniec remontu Kanału Raduni na Oruni". wiadomosci.onet.pl. Onet. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Rozenberg, Wawrzyniec (23 May 2017). "Pruszcz Gd.: Nowa kładka na Kanale Raduni". Pruzszcz Gdański Nasze Miasto. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Madej, Łukasz (15 May 2017). "Gdańsk: wkrótce ruszy budowa mostu". inzynieria.com. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Schneider, Olimpia (8 October 2018). "Most na ul. Starogardzkiej gotowy: przejazd w obie strony już możliwy. ZDJĘCIA i WIDEO". gdansk.pl. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Wałuszko, Marek (22 July 2020). "Gotowa i czeka na otwarcie. Zobacz jak wygląda nowa kładka nad Kanałem Raduni". gdansk.pl. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Na kanale Raduni powstanie kładka. Będzie gotowa za 5 miesięcy". wyborcza.pl. Gazeta Wyborcza. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2025.