Gardeja. Dworzec na granicy Polski i Niemiec w dwudziestoleciu międzywojennym

• Authors: Przegiętka Marcin

Title variants

DE

Gardeja (Garnsee). Der Bahnhof an der deutsch-polnischen Grenze in der Zwischenkriegszeit

EN

Gardeja. The railway station on the border between Poland and Germany in the interwar period

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The rebirth of Poland after the First World War, which under the Treaty of Versailles was granted territories that had been occupied by Germany, such as Pomerania, resulted in the necessity of concluding numerous and detailed agreements concerning the transit between Germany and East Prussia and communication on the border. One of the territories, where Polish and German interests in terms of transportation and territorial claims intermingled, was Powiśle, where the plebiscite was to determine whether the area should belong to Poland or Germany. In accordance with the content of the Treaty of Versailles, had Powiśle remained within German borders, Poland would have acquired the right to transit i.a. along the railway Grudziądz–Kwidzyn–Malbork–Tczew in communication with the Port of Gdańsk. Eventually, although almost the whole Powiśle remained in Germany, Poland did not exercise the right to transit (considering it ineffective in terms of communication with the Port of Gdańsk). Poland made efforts to attain the railway station in Gardeja, situated near the established border. The station was – just as the town itself – on the German side. Nevertheless, it was significant for Poland, since in Gardeja there was the beginning of the railway line to Łasin, which remained basically in Poland. In May 1921 by the Border Commission's decision Poland was granted with the station. Germany were obliged to build a new railway station in Gardeja on the German side, but by the time it was established the Germans had been allowed to use the Polish station. The Germans built only temporary station (that served basically only to the passenger transportation), and the building of the real station was postponed. It was founded not until July 1927, after the deadline indicated in the Polish and German agreement. Since that time the inhabitants of Gardeja were not allowed to use the Polish station. However, it remained the place where Polish and German railwaymen and border officials met on a daily basis – where joint border and custom controls took place.

• Publisher: Muzeum w Grudziądzu
• Journal: Rocznik Grudziądzki
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 23
• Pages: 211-219

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

author

Przegiętka Marcin

• Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, Warszawa

Identifiers

ISSN

0080-3464