The street, actually a highway, formed the main approach to Danzig from the south. It runs in a north-south direction, beginning between St. Ignatius Church and Boltengasse and ending at An der Ostbahn. The section closer to Danzig was called Altschottland. Further along, it was called Hauptstraße (Main Street). When the Hauptstraße was renamed in 1933 to Horst-Wessel-Straße, it was also extended by incorporating the southern part (between Wurstmachergasse and An der Ostbahn) of the Stadtgebiet. This street passes through the territory of the former Pelplin and Ohra Hopfenbruch, which was collectively called Stadtgebiet (City Territory). After the war, this street first received a "makeshift name" Oruńska 2 (Second Ohra Street). Only in 1949, after the forced unification of the Polish left-wing parties, was it merged with the former Südpromenade, Altschottland, and Hauptstraße, and the whole thing named Jedności Robotniczej (Street of Workers' Unity). After Workers' Unity had also abdicated, people remembered Christian values and renamed the street once more. Today the construct is called Trakt Świętego Wojciecha (Chaussee of St. Adalbert). One can only hope that these poor streets, which had as little to do with St. Adalbert as they were guilty of Workers' Unity, will at least be allowed to enjoy this name a bit longer.

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