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Wawer Organization
Wawer () is one of the districts of Warsaw, located in the south-eastern part of the city. The Vistula river runs along its western border. Wawer became a district of Warsaw on 27 October 2002 (previously it was a part of Praga Południe district, and a municipality earlier). Wawer borders Praga Południe and Rembertów from the north, Wesoła from the east and Wilanów with Mokotów from the west (across the Vistula). History The name Wawer comes from the name of the Wawer inn (''Karczma Wawer'', currently known as ''Zajazd Napoleoński''). The oldest mention of the tavern comes from 1727, and the Wawer colony was established in 1838. First settlers appeared in 1839. During the November Uprising, the first and second Wawer battles took place here in early 1831. On the night of 26/27 December 1939 German occupiers committed the Wawer massacre. In 1951, Wawer was incorporated into Warsaw. In 1960, Wawer was incorporated into the Praga Południe district. In 1994 Wawer reappea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a Warsaw metropolitan area, greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises List of districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha 2, alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wawer Massacre
The Wawer massacre refers to the execution of 107 Poland, Polish civilians on the night of 26 to 27 December 1939 by the Nazi Germany, German occupiers of Wawer (at the time a suburb and currently a dzielnica, neighbourhood of Warsaw), Poland. The execution was a response to the killing of two German soldiers in a shootout by two petty criminals. An order to arrest at random any men inhabiting Wawer and the neighboring Anin, Warsaw, Anin between the ages of 16 and 70 was given and, as a result, 120 men, who were unrelated to the shootout, were gathered, and a show trial was hastily organized. 114 were declared "guilty" and sentenced to death, the others were spared to bury the dead. In total, 107 were killed and 7 survived, as they withstood the gunfire and were not finished off later. It is considered to be one of the first Nazi crimes against ethnic Poles, large scale massacres of Polish civilians by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland. Background Nazi Germany invasion of Poland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wawer (neighbourhood)
Wawer () is one of the dzielnica, districts of Warsaw, located in the south-eastern part of the city. The Vistula river runs along its western border. Wawer became a district of Warsaw on 27 October 2002 (previously it was a part of Praga Południe district, and a municipality earlier). Wawer borders Praga Południe and Rembertów from the north, Wesoła from the east and Wilanów with Mokotów from the west (across the Vistula). History The name Wawer comes from the name of the Karczma Wawer, Wawer inn (''Karczma Wawer'', currently known as ''Zajazd Napoleoński''). The oldest mention of the tavern comes from 1727, and the Wawer colony was established in 1838. First settlers appeared in 1839. During the November Uprising, the First Battle of Wawer, first and First Battle of Wawer, second Wawer battles took place here in early 1831. On the night of 26/27 December 1939 German occupiers committed the Wawer massacre. In 1951, Wawer was incorporated into Warsaw. In 1960, Wawer wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadul
Sadul is a municipal neighbourhood, and an area of the City Information System, in the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Wawer. The settlement of Sadul was established in 1836, by being separated from the nearby settlement of Zastów. It was incorporated into the city of Warsaw in 1951. History Sadul was established in 1836, when it was separated from the settlement of Zastów. Upon its creation, it was leased by Aleksander Stanisław Potocki, owner of Zastów, to Stanisław Łapiński.''Kontrakt z Stanisławem Łapińskim o Kolonię Sadul''. 1837. In: ''Księga gruntowa obejmująca kontrakty z kollonistami i czynszownikami w Dobrach Wilanowskich''. (in Polish). In 1909, within current boundaries of the City Information System area of Sadul, was established the holiday village of Anin, which, between 1934 and 1939, had developed into a luxury residential neighborhood. Currently, within the eastern portion of Sadul, is located the neighbourhood of Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radość, Warsaw
Radość is an Districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, administrative neighbourhood and a City Information System of Warsaw, City Information System area, in Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Wawer. It is a residential area of single-family housing. In the 15th century, in the area were founded the villages of Borków, Warsaw, Borków, , and . At the end of the 19th century, near Zbójna Góra was founded a small holiday village of Radość, and in the early 20th century, there was also established . In 1951, the area was incorporated into Warsaw. Etymology The name of the neighbourhood comes from Polish language, Polish word ''radość'', meaning ''joy''. When originally founded, in the late 19th century, it was briefly known as Maciorowe Bagno, with the name coming from a nearby peatland to the east with the same name. History In the 15th century in the area were founded the villages of Borków, Warsaw, Borków, , and .Niezwykly Wawer. Przewodnik turystyczny' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadwiśle
Nadwiśle is a Districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, municipal neighbourhood, and a City Information System of Warsaw, City Information System area, in Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Wawer. It is a residential area of single-family housing. History The archaeological foundings in the area of current Odrębna Street has unearthed the remains of a cemetery dating to the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.Niezwykly Wawer. Przewodnik turystyczny'. Warsaw: Wawer District City Hall. p. 10–12. ISBN 978-83-7642-964-9. (in Polish). By 13th century, in the area was founded the village of Miedzeszyn, owned by the Catholic Church, Catholic parish in Błonie. In the Middle Ages there was river crossing across Vistula, and local inhabitants had permission for fishing. In the early 20th century, prior to the outbreak of the World War I, First World War, to the east was established a holiday village, which begun being addressed as Miedzeszyn, while the older settlement became know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miedzeszyn
Miedzeszyn is a neighbourhood of Wawer, a district of Warsaw, Poland. Until 1951, it was a separate village. History The village of Miedzeszyn existed as far back as 1580, when it was known as ''Miedziessin'' and located in Warsaw County, Warsaw Land, Masovian Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1926, the Włodzimierz Medem Sanatorium for children with tuberculosis, was opened in the village, by General Jewish Labour Bund and CISZO, and operated until 1942. During the Nazi Germany Occupation of Poland in World War II, there was a ghetto for Jewish population, that operated there until 20 August 1942, when it was liquidated.Czesław Pilichowski: ''Obozy hitlerowskie na ziemiach polskich 1939–1945''. Informator encyklopedyczny. Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1979, p. 555. ISBN 83-01-00065-1. The village was incorporated into the city of Warsaw on 5 May 1951. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marysin Wawerski
Marysin may refer to the following places: *Marysin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland) * Marysin, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) * Marysin, Gmina Rejowiec in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) * Marysin, Gmina Mircze in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) * Marysin, Gmina Uchanie in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) *Marysin, Gmina Fajsławice in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) * Marysin, Gmina Bychawa in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) *Marysin, Gmina Jastków in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) *Marysin, Świdnik County in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) * Marysin, Gmina Telatyn in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) * Marysin, Gmina Tyszowce in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) * Marysin, Grójec County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Marysin, Mińsk County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Marysin, Piaseczno County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Marysin, Gmina Gielniów in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las, Warsaw
Las is a subdistrict of Wawer, in south-east Warsaw, with a population of over 2,500 inhabitants. History The history of Las dates back to the 15th century (founded as a private noble village). Certain sources claim that in the 17th century, the village was owned by a Polish noble named Adam Kazanowski. In 1727, Las was incorporated into Dobra wilanowskie. From 1864 to 1939, Las and the surrounding villages were part of the .Henryk Wierzchowski (2006). ''Las. Rolnicze Osiedle Warszawy'', 8. In 1939, Las became a part of Wawer. During the Second World War, the area of Las was under German occupation. As part of Polish resistance forces, a squat of Peasants' Battalions operated in the area. During the Warsaw Uprising, Nazi forces captured 50 locals. Due to the ongoing offensive of the Red Army, local residents were forced to build fortifications. Subsequently, workers were sent to concentration camps A concentration camp is a prison or other facility used for the internment o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falenica
Falenica is a part of Wawer, one of districts of Warsaw, located on the right bank of the Vistula, in the far southeastern corner of the city. Until 1951 it was a separate village, then it became part of Warsaw. Before the Second World War Falenica, which is located in a forested area, was a favorite location for summer cottages and houses. It has a population of around 8.600 inhabitants. World War II During World War II the Germans opened a Jewish ghetto there, called Falenica-Miedzeszyn Ghetto. All of its inhabitants were transported to Treblinka in August 1942. Falenica is located along the main rail line, which connects Warsaw with Lublin. External links Falenica Home Page and Forum- News, informations, forum, discussion about Falenica Falenica.pl - first Falenica Home Page (rare updates) Jewish Community in Falenicaat Virtual Shtetl * References Neighbourhoods of Wawer Holocaust locations in Poland The Holocaust in Warsaw {{Wawer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
