Wawer () is one of the

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

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 ...

, located in the south-eastern part of the city. The

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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 Rembertów () is a dzielnica, district of the city of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Between 1939 and 1957 Rembertów was a separate town, after which it was incorporated as part of the borough of Praga-Południe. Between 1994 and 2002 it formed ...

from the north, Wesoła from the east and

Wilanów Wilanów () is a dzielnica, district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It is home to historic Wilanów Palace, the "Polish Palace of Versailles, Versailles," and second home to various List of Polish rulers, Polish kings. Wilanów is home to many v ...

with

Mokotów Mokotów () is a district of Warsaw, the capital city of Poland. It is densely populated, and hosts many companies and foreign embassies. Only a small part of the district is lightly industrialised (''Służewiec Przemysłowy''), while the majori ...

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

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, the first and

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Wawer battles took place here in early 1831. On the night of 26/27 December 1939 German occupiers committed the

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. Th ...

. In 1951, Wawer was incorporated into Warsaw. In 1960, Wawer was incorporated into the Praga Południe district. In 1994 Wawer reappeared on the map of Warsaw as a commune (Warsaw - Wawer). In 2002, the Wawer commune was transformed into a district.

Nature

Wawer contains an area of swamp and wetlands, Wawer Bend. Wawer's forests are home to

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Boroughs

* Aleksandrów * Anin *

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 Falen ...

* Las * Marysin Wawerski * Miedzeszyn * Międzylesie * Nadwiśle * Radość * Sadul *

Wawer 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 Południ ...

* Zerzeń

References

External links

Urząd Dzielnicy Wawer

Lokalny Serwis Informacyjny - Wawer

Serwis "Moja dzielnica" Wawer
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Świdermajer ''Świdermajer'' () is a distinct Poland, Polish architectural style developed in late 19th and early 20th century in Masovia along the railroad linking Warsaw with Otwock. The style was applied almost exclusively to wooden villas of the middle c ...

- The characteristic architecture in the area Populated places established in 1951 States and territories established in 1951 1959 disestablishments in Poland States and territories disestablished in 1959 2002 establishments in Poland Populated places established in 2002 States and territories established in 2002 {{Warsaw-geo-stub