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Oliwa (Oliva) is one of the quarters of Gdansk since 1926. Population 2004 19,824 inhabitants on area 18.23 km² (population density 1,087 inh/km²). The interesting siteseeing is an old cathedral, kloster palace with park and botanic garden.
History
Monastery of Cistercians was built 1186 and Oliwa became monastery village. In 1188 duke of Pomerania Sambor the I of Pomerania issued a privilege for the monks.
Important dates:
- 1224 (1226?) i 1234 (1236?) - incursions of Prussians
- 1246, 1247, 1252 - incursions of Teutonic knights
- 1295 - Pomerania is the basis for the reunification of Poland.
- 1308 - incursion of Brandenburg army. The monastery and Pomerania is annexed by Teutonic Order.
- 1350 - The monastery is destroyed by fire.
- 1433 - incursions of Hussites during Polish-Teutonic Order war
- 1466 - Peace in Torun: the monastery and Pomerania returned to Poland
- 1577 - rebelled against King Gdansk army destroyed the monastery
- 1626 - Swedish invasion
- 1627 - a sea battle near Oliwa
- 1656 - Swedish invasion
- 1660 - Peace treaty in 1660 between Poland and Sweden Treaty of Oliva.
- 1733-1734 - devastation during the war of Polish succession
- 1772 - First Partition of Poland: the property of monastery is expropriated by Prussian King
- 1807 - Oliwa taken over Napoleon army, kloster turned into hospital. Oliwa is included into Free City of Gdansk.
- 1813 - Russian army takes over Oliwa
- 1813 - Oliwa is again annexed by Prussian Kingdom
'1831 - Oliwa Abbey is closed. The church of the monastery becomes a Catholic church, the second church is given to Protestants.
- 1864 - Oliwa is extended to include Polanki and Dolina Radosci(Schwabenthal).
- 1874 - Oliwa is elevated to the rank of the city.
- 1907 - Jelitkowo (Glettkau) and Zabianka (Poggenkrug), Przymorze Konradshammer included into city.
- 1920 - Oliwa is separated city inside Free City of Gdansk
- 1922 - Gdansk bishop Edwarda O'Rourke comes to the newly created bishopry (eventually in 1925).
- 1921 - Herbert Creutzburg becomes major of Oliwa. The city goes down into bankruptcy and eventually becomes one of the quarters of Gdansk.
- 1926 - Oliwa cease to be an independent city
- 1927 - The monastery palace is turned into Museum ("Staatliches Landesmuseum für Danziger Geschichte"). The first manager is Erich Keyser.
- September 1 1939 - The beginning of the WW2. Oliwa is annexed by Germany to the province Danzig-West Prussia.
- March 25 1945 - Advancing Red Army captures Oliwa. Oliwa with Gdansk returns to Poland.
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