Miedzeszyn is a neighbourhood of

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, a

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. 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

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, Warsaw Land,

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. In 1926, the Włodzimierz Medem Sanatorium for children with

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, was opened in the village, by

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and CISZO, and operated until 1942. During the

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, there was a

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for

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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

on 5 May 1951.Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 5 maja 1951 r. w sprawie zmiany granic miasta stołecznego Warszawy
''Journal of Laws'', 1951, no. 27, position 199.

Administrative division and borders

The neighbourhood is divided into seven parts: Nowy Miedzeszyn, Miedzeszyn Wieś, Elżbietówek, Julianów, Świerczyna, and Zagódź. Its west border is based on the

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river, and the east border, on the forests on the hills.

References

{{Wawer Neighbourhoods of Wawer Former villages in Poland