Stare Szkoty is a neighbourhood of Gdaà Âsk, Poland, located in the south-central part of the city.
Stare Szkoty was a suburb of Gdaà Âsk, and a private church village of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wà Âocà Âawek, administratively located in the Gdaà Âsk County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland. By the 16th century, the bishops of Wà Âocà Âawek settled craftsmen in the suburb, mainly Dutch Mennonites, Jews and Scots, who at the time had no chance to develop their enterprises in Gdaà Âsk itself. The suburb was named after the Scottish settlers. In 1621, a Jesuit College was established, which in 1765âÂÂ1775 was attended by Józef Wybicki, author of the lyrics of the national anthem of Poland.