Neighbourhoods of Warsaw Neighbourhoods of Warsaw Grochów is a suburb of Warsaw, officially part of the borough of Praga Południe. Currently it is one of the most notable residential areas of right-bank Warsaw. It is heavily built up with blocks of flats. However, there are still many houses remembering the times from before the Second World War and lots of green areas, which brought to the whole Grochów the name of the lungs of Warsaw. Despite many communist plans, this place has not been changed into strictly industrial one, even though it had been suchlike in the 19th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grochów"
Kabaty is the southernmost neighborhood of the city of Warsaw, located in its Ursynów district. Until the late 1980s it was a small village located south of Warsaw, between Warsaw and the Kabaty Woods. The area's most notable landmark is the Kabaty Palace, a manor which from 1937 housed the General Staff's Cipher Bureau, which among other things read German Enigma ciphers, originally solved in December 1932 at the General Staff building — the Saxon Palace — on Warsaw's Saxon, now Piłsudski, Square. Other historic landmarks include a mass grave of Polish soldiers from the January 1863 Uprising and a monument to the 183 victims of a 1987 Kabaty Woods air crash. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kabaty"
Natolin is a historical park and nature reserve (1.2 km²) on the Southern edge of Warsaw, Poland. It is also the name of a neighbourhood located to the west of the park. Until the 1980s it was a small village located right outside of the city limits. After that it was urbanized with large blocks of flats. Since 1994 it is the site of one of the two College of Europe campuses ( Natolin College of Europe). ...more on Wikipedia about "Natolin"
Okęcie is a neighbourhood in Warsaw, Poland, currently part of Włochy district. It is a seat of Okęcie International Airport and PZL aircraft works. ...more on Wikipedia about "Okęcie"
Pole Mokotowskie (often the plural form Pola Mokotowskie is used, but the proper form is singular one) is a big park in Warsaw. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pola Mokotowskie"
Powiśle (literally near-the- Vistula) is a neighbourhood in Warsaw's borough of Śródmieście (city centre). It is located between the Vistula river and its escarpment. Historically it is composed of three neighbourhoods: the Powiśle proper, Mariensztat to the north (just below the Warsaw's Old Town) and Solec to the south. ...more on Wikipedia about "Powiśle"
Pyry ( ) is one of the southernmost neighborhoods of the city of Warsaw. Administratively a part of the borough of Ursynów, it originally was a separate village located along ulica Puławska (Puławska Street), which links downtown Warsaw with the suburb town of Piaseczno. To the east, the neighborhood borders on the Kabaty Woods. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pyry"
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Służewiec Przemysłowy ("industrial Służewiec") is one of the areas in the borrough of Mokotów in Warsaw. ...more on Wikipedia about "Służewiec Przemysłowy"
Warsaw's Old Town ( Polish: Stare Miasto) is the oldest historic district of the city. It is bounded by Wybrzeże Gdańskie, Grodzka, Mostowa and Podwale Streets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Warsaw Old Town"
Wierzbno is one of the neighbourhoods in Warsaw, a part of the borough of Mokotów. It was named in the 1930's after a village of the same name that had existed there since 17th century. Until 1960's Wierzbno was one of the southern suburbs of the city. After that it was urbanized with blocks of flats and a number of notable offices and facilities was located there, including the main seat of the Polish Television and the Polish Radio, as well as one of the tram yards. There is also a Warsaw Metro station of the same name located there ( Wierzbno metro station). ...more on Wikipedia about "Wierzbno"
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