page_title: Jagiellońska street in Bydgoszcz
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Jagiellońska street in Bydgoszcz / History
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Park na Wzgórzu Wolności w Bydgoszczy
context_page_description: Jagiellońska street is a historic street from downtown district in Bydgoszcz.
context_section_description: The Jagiellońska street is on the path of a medieval communication route between Bydgoszcz castle and Fordon on the Vistula river: since the mid-13th century, the only permanent crossing of the Brda river was the bridge of Bydgoszcz Old Town where customs duties were collected. This road was leaving the town from the "Gdansk Gate" and was running eastward following the northern side of the Brda river. In Fordon, it was possible to cross the Vistula river to get to Chełmno Land or follow northeast along the Lower Vistula valley towards Swiecie and Gdańsk.
  The course of the road, coinciding with the current street, is visible on the oldest known plan of Bydgoszcz, by Swedish Count Erik Dahlbergh in 1657. In the 17th–18th century, the road was connected with the farming cities and villages located in the east: Grodztwo, Bartodzieje, Zimna Woda, Bartodzieje Małe and Fordonek.
  In 1867, the village of Grodztwo has been incorporated to Bydgoszcz territory, pushing further east the limit of the town (in the area of today's Oginski Street). Another extension of the borders occurred in 1920, reaching current city borders: the ancient medieval path is now covered by Jagiellońska and Fordonska streets course. During the interwar period, Jagiellońska street ended on Maximilian Piotrowski street, the eastern remaining path being called "Promenade street".
  The development of Jagiellońska street as an important and chic area started in the 1830s, with the construction of grand edifices like the building by Prussian administrative authorities of the Regional Office (Polish: Budynek Urzędu Wojewódzkiego). Later on, Grodztwo section gradually became an official area, with administrative, educational and cultural activities. In 1840, the axis so far called "road to Fordon" (German: Der Weg von Vordon) has been named Wilhelmstrasse in honor of the King Frederick William IV of Prussia. In 1870-1872, the construction of a new steel bridge on the Brda river, the Bernardyńska street was created, joining Jagiellońska and the river.
  In the second half of the 19th century a number of official buildings have been erected along the street, such as:
  The military hospital (1850–1852), now the building of the University of Medicine UMK in Bydgoszcz;
  The Reichsbank building (1863–1864), now local seat of the National Bank of Poland (NBP);
  The municipal School for Boys, German: Bürgerschule (1872), now an administrative building of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship;
  The Civic School for Girls, German: Städtische mitlere Töchterschule (1875–1878), now the School of Fine Arts in Bydgoszcz;
  The Main Post Office building (1896–1899).
  At the same period, on the eastern limit of Bydgoszcz, hence in the vicinity of Jagiellońska street, other urban edifices have been erected:
  The gas workplant (1860);
  The city slaughterhouse (1893).
  Some buildings have been designed by famous architects of their time, like Bydgoszcz-born Józef Święcicki or Heinrich Seeling from Berlin.
  After World War II, the increasing traffic along the axis has required to enlarge the street. Between 1969 and 1973, prolonging this avenue led to the creation of Fordońska street to the east, improving traffic conditions in this area of Bydgoszcz. In 1974, the completion of the streets modernization also allowed Jagiellońska and Focha streets to have a dual carriageway with a middle track for trams, in addition Jagiellonska roundabout was built with an underground passage for pedestrians.
  Very recently, in 2013, the University Bridge has been achieved, allowing to drive over Jagiellonska street and to cross the Brda river on a north-south axis.
caption: University Bridge with downtown in the background
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