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Groty
Groty is a neighbourhood and City Information System area in the Bemowo district of Warsaw, Poland. It is a residential area with mostly low-rise housing. The oldest known records of Groty, then a small farming community, dates to 1462. The village was destroyed between 1655 and 1656 by the Swedish army during the Second Northern War, and rebuilt afterwards. It was incorporated into the city in 1951, and in the 1970s, low-rise housing estates had developed in its area. Toponomy The name ''Groty'' comes from Grot of Moszyny, a landowner who acquired the settlement in the 15th century. His family name ''Grot'', meaning arrowhead in Polish, came from their occupation as arrowhead makers. In the 14th century, before being acquired by Grot of Moszyny, the settlement was known as Wyczółkowo or Wyczółki, being recorded as such in 1462 and 1474 respectively. In 1580, its name was recorded as Wyczółki-Groty. History The oldest known record of the village, then noted as ''Wycz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts And Neighbourhoods Of Warsaw
Warsaw is a city with powiat rights, and is further divided into 18 districts (''dzielnica'' ), auxiliary units which are legally integral parts of the city as an entity, but with some limited powers devolved to their own local governments (or ‘self-governments’ as they are typically referred to in Polish). The current division into quarters was established in 2002. The 18 districts are informally divided broadly into the inner and outer city quarters, as follows: *Inner city districts **Śródmieście **Mokotów **Ochota **Wola **Żoliborz **Praga Południe **Praga Północ *Outer city (or "wreath") districts **Bemowo **Białołęka **Bielany **Rembertów **Targówek **Ursus **Ursynów **Wawer **Wesoła **Wilanów **Włochy Districts of Warsaw Neighbourhoods Each of the districts is customarily subdivided into several smaller areas, known under the designation of a neighbourhood (''osiedle''), a unit with no legal or administrative powers, used for statistics or as a de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
