Freedom Hill (Polish: Wzgórze Wolności) is an urban unit (district) in the city of Bydgoszcz, located in its central-southern part.

Freedom Hill is located in the southern part of the city and is one of the districts on Bydgoszcz’s so-called Upper Terrace [pl].

[3] The northern edge of the district is defined by the Bydgoszcz Escarpment [pl], with a relative height of about 27 meters, shaped by a network of small ravines and erosional indentations.

[5] The neighborhood is intersected by county roads, including Ujejskiego Street and Wojska Polskiego Avenue, the latter forming part of the main thoroughfare for Bydgoszcz's Upper Terrace.

[5] The regional office of TVP3 Bydgoszcz is located at the northwestern edge of the district, while the Zielone Arkady shopping gallery is on the site of the former Ortis plant.

[5] Development projects included in the "Development Plan for Bydgoszcz for 2009–2014" that concern Freedom Hill include the construction of the University Route with a bridge and access roads, the expansion of the municipal transport network near Bernardyński Roundabout with the construction of a tram line along Kujawska Street, and the revitalization of the Freedom Hill Park.

[6] Future development plans for Freedom Hill, based on strategic documents, involve constructing new residential buildings of moderate density near Wojska Polskiego Avenue, enhancing residential areas with complementary functions, and designating areas near Tucholska and Ujejski streets for a multi-level parking facility.

[10] The primary recreational area is the Freedom Hill Park, located along the northern boundary of the district and slated for modernization.

It is accompanied by a walking path that extends from Górska Avenue [pl] in Szwederowo, linked by stairs to Kujawska and Toruńska streets.

[10] About 2.5 kilometers away, through the Glinki district, one can access the Bydgoszcz Forest [pl], while to the north, beyond the neighborhood, are the Brda river embankments and Central Park.

[11] The history of the area now known as Freedom Hill is linked to the city farm of Rupienica, located along the Niziny stream, near what is now the intersection of John Paul II Avenue and Kujawska Street.

[13] In the 19th century, the farm bordered the village of Bielice to the west, Bartodzieje Małe to the north, and the Bydgoszcz Forest to the south and east.

[8] It included streets such as Niziny, Chorwacka, Karpacka (formerly Łysa Góra until 1925), Sieradzka (no longer existing), Sokola, Cmentarna, and Serbska.

The front wall of the tower featured the Bismarck family coat of arms, while the side walls displayed 25 honor plaques funded by figures such as the German Emperor Wilhelm II, Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, Hanseatic city senates of Lübeck and Bremen, and local military and administrative authorities.

[18] Around the monument, a park was designed, utilizing the existing natural forest and the distinctive terrain of the high escarpment of the river valley, cut by erosion gullies.

[19] From 1913 to 1919, the Bismarck Tower became a venue for many ceremonies and a popular city attraction, regarded as the most beautiful structure of its type in the eastern reaches of the German Empire.

[18] During the interwar period, residential buildings with gardens appeared along Kujawska, Karpacka, and Ujejski streets, and in the valley of the Niziny stream.

[20] Along the stream running through the valley, Niziny Street was lined with around 60 houses with gardens, built on land that had been divided and sold by the local landowner.

[21] Rupienica did not have direct communication with the city center, but for some time, a private bus service ran to Szwederowo, passing through Konopna Street.

[21] On the corner of Kujawska and Karpacka streets stood a brick chapel with a plaster statue of the Virgin Mary with the Infant Jesus, which was destroyed by the occupiers on the last Sunday of September 1939.

[22] Between 1946 and 1948, the exhumed bodies of 1,169 Bydgoszcz residents who were murdered during the Nazi occupation of the city were buried there (including those killed at the Old Market Square, in the Valley of Death, and in the surrounding woods).

In the meantime, transport infrastructure investments were completed, including the Wojska Polskiego Avenue with a tram line, the expanded Kujawska Street with underground pedestrian crossings, and a six-lane dual carriageway in the Niziny valley (renamed John Paul II Avenue in the 1990s), which became part of the north-south transit route through Bydgoszcz, connecting to national road 5.

In 1988, the Press Graphic Plant headquarters opened at Wojska Polskiego Avenue, housing production halls, warehouses, and a design and administration center (renamed Ortis S.A. in 2003).

[28] In September 2011, a mural was created on the wall of the building at 29 Karpacka Street, depicting the difficult winter journey of a traveler facing adversities.

The mural refers to the historical event of the symbolic handover of the city’s keys from the German mayor Hugo Wolf to the first Polish president Jan Maciaszek.

[31] The remains of the Bismarck Tower consist of an elevation within the Bydgoszcz Martyrs Cemetery, in its northeastern section, where an altar and a cross are now located.

[21] The premises included a sports field, and a former fire station at the intersection of Rupienica and Karpacka streets was converted into a school workshop.

During summer vacations, the school organized scout camps, including in Bysław near Tuchola (1933), Jaworzyna near Limanowa (1935), and Brzoza near Bydgoszcz (1939).

[36] In 1977, city authorities introduced a municipal development plan, envisioning the gradual replacement of narrow-gauge tram tracks with standard-gauge ones.