sentences:  During German rule were demolished the oldest church of the city (church of Saint Giles), the remains of the castle, and the Carmelite church and monastery.In the mid-19th century, the arrival of the Prussian Eastern Railway ("Preußische Ostbahn") contributed greatly to the development of Bromberg.The first stretch, from Schneidemühl (Piła) to Bromberg, was opened in July 1851.