Altschottland

This street, actually a country road, formed the main approach to Danzig from the south. It ran in a north-south direction and was formed from the former Zweites Petershagen (house numbers 1 to 50) and the northern part of Hauptstraße. It ended between St. Ignatius Church and Boltengasse. Further along, the road was then called Stadtgebiet. The name comes from the weavers and shopkeepers from Scotland who settled here, on the estates of the Bishop of Kulm. When in later times these Scots also settled between Langfuhr and Neufahrwasser, their first settlement was called Altschottland (Old Scotland) and the newer one Neuschottland (New Scotland). After the war, this street together with the former Südpromenade first received a "stopgap name" Oruńska 1 (First Ohra Street). In 1949, after the forced unification of the Polish left-wing parties, it was merged with the former Südpromenade, Stadtgebiet, and Hauptstraße and the resulting formation was called ul. Jedności Robotniczej (Street of Workers' Unity). After workers' unity had also abdicated, people recalled Christian values and renamed the street once more. Today the formation is called Trakt Świętego Wojciecha (Chaussee of Saint Adalbert). One can only hope that these poor streets, which had as little to do with Saint Adalbert as they were to blame for workers' unity, may at least enjoy this name a bit longer.