Obi-Wan Kenobi Street
Obi-Wan Kenobi Street in 2011. | |
| Native name | Ulica Obi-Wana Kenobiego (Polish) |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| Location | Grabowiec, Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Other | |
| Known for | Being named after Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Star Wars franchise character |
Obi-Wan Kenobi Street (Polish: ulica Obi-Wana Kenobiego) is a street in the village of Grabowiec in Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The street is named after Obi-Wan Kenobi, a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise.[1][2]
History
The street name was proposed by Leszek Budkiewicz, a member of the community council of Gmina Lubicz, which contains Grabowiec. The proposition was accepted on 30 December 2004, and came into force fourteen days later.[1][2]
The street has attracted numerous visitors, including the Star Wars actors Gerald Home and Paul Blake in 2008.[3] In 2009, during a Star Force convention, Star Wars fans visited the street while wearing various Star Wars-themed costumes.[4]
The street inspired propositions to name streets in other Polish cities after Obi-Wan Kenobi, including in Bielsko-Biała[5] and Kraków.[6]
In 2021, the street was rebuilt, with its surface being updated from dirt to concrete. The investment cost 580,000 Polish złoty, of which 290,000 was covered by the Local Government Roads Fund.[7]
References
- ^ a b Council of the Commune Lubicz resolution No. XXVIII/373/04 Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
- ^ a b Płonowski, Paweł 'Franki'. "Obi-Wana Kenobiego". starwars.pl. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ^ "Interview with Richard LeParmentier". Star Wars: Imperial City Online. Archived from the original on 2016-01-17. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Ulica Obi-Wana Kenobiego" (in Polish). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Ulica Obi-Wan'a Kenobi'ego w Bielsku-Białej?". beskidzka24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Banasik, Marcin. "Kraków. Chcą, żeby bohater "Gwiezdnych Wojen" miał swoją ulicę [ZDJĘCIA]". gazetakrakowska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Przebudowano ul. Obi-Wana Kenobiego w Grabowcu". pozatorun.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 April 2021.