Żelazna Brama (neighbourhood)
Żelazna Brama, also designated as the Neighbourhood No. 3, is a Śródmieście,_Warsaw#Subdivisions, municipal neighbourhood of the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Śródmieście, Warsaw, Śródmieście, and administered by a Neighborhood council, neighbourhood council. It is located within the City Information System of Warsaw, City Information System area of Śródmieście Północne. Name The name of the neighbourhood, ''Żelazna Brama'', which means ''Iron Gate'' in Polish language, Polish, comes from the Iron Gate (Warsaw), Iron Gate, an entrance gate to the Saxon Garden, which from 1735 to the World War II, Second World War (1939–1945), was a notable landmark in the area.Ryszard Mączewski, Jarosław Zieliński, Krzysztof Jaszczyński: ''Co bylo za Żelazną Bramą?''. In: ''Stolica''. no. 10 (2199), p. 6–18, October 2008. Warsaw: Ekbin. ISSN 0039-1689. (in Polish) History The municipal neighbourhood of Żelazna Brama was established on 10 Marc ...
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Śródmieście, Warsaw
Śródmieście ( meaning "city centre", "downtown") is the central borough ''(dzielnica)'' of the city of Warsaw. The best known neighbourhoods in the borough are the Old Town (''Stare Miasto'') and New Town (''Nowe Miasto''). The area is home to the most important national and municipal institutions, many businesses, higher education establishments (e.g. University of Warsaw, Warsaw University of Technology and Medical Academy) and theatres. It is also home to most of the tourist attractions in Warsaw, including the tallest building in Warsaw (231 m), , the oldest university (est. 1809), the oldest public park (opened 1727), the oldest secular monument (1644) and . The name is also colloquially used for Warszawa Śródmieście railway station. Neighbourhoods within the district * Stare Miasto (Old Town) * Nowe Miasto (New Town) * Muranów * Śródmieście Północne (north Śródmieście) * Śródmieście Południowe (south Śródmieście) **Frascati (historical) * P ...
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