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Centrum (municipal Neighbourhood Of Warsaw)
Centrum, also known by its anglicized name Centre, and designated as the Neighbourhood No. 4, is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Śródmieście, and administrated by a neighbourhood council. It is located within the City Information System area of Śródmieście Północne. History The municipal neighbourhood of Centrum was established on 10 March 2016. Government The neighbourhood government is divided into two organs, the neighbourhood council as the legislative body, and the neighbourhoo management as the executive body. Its seat is located at the 19 Widok Steet, in suite no. 201. The government is lead by the council leader. Throughout the years, they were: * 2016–2022: Andrzej Jacek Rokiciński; * 2022–present: Andrzej Żurawski. Location and administrative boundaries The neighbourhood of Centrum is located within the central portion of the district of Śródmieście (''Downtown''), in the city of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighborhood Council
A neighborhood council (also known as a community league) is a governmental or non-governmental body, whose purpose is to promote citizen participation in local government.Martin Minogue, ''Documents on Contemporary British Government: Volume 2, Local Government in Britain''. Cambridge University Press, 1977. . The organization serves as a point of contact between the main city government and the city's residents, through functions such as publishing community newsletters to communicate civic and political issues to the community, making advisory recommendations to the citywide government on the community's needs and its views on governmental policies and issues, and direct participation in the management of neighborhood projects and facilities. Neighborhood councils do not have direct legislative power of their own. Neighborhood councils often act in concert with local schools, churches, political organizations, and recreational organizations in keeping all members of the communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koszyki
Koszyki, also designated as the Neighbourhood No. 6, is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Śródmieście, and administered by a neighbourhood council. It is located within the City Information System area of Śródmieście Południowe. History The municipal neighbourhood of Koszyki was established on 10 March 2016. Government The neighbourhood government is divided into two organs, the neighbourhood council as the legislative body A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as p ..., and the neighbourhoo management as the executive body. Its seat is located at the 47 Jerusalem Avenue. The government is led by the council leader. Throughout the years, they were: * 2016–2022: Ewa Czerwińska; * 2022–present: Paweł ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krucza
Krucza, also designated as the Neighbourhood No. 7, is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It is located within the district of Śródmieście, and administrated by a neighbourhood council. It lies within the City Information System area of Śródmieście Południowe. History The municipal neighbourhood of Krucza was established on 10 March 2016. Government The neighbourhood government is divided into two organs, the neighbourhood council as the legislative body A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as p ..., and the neighbourhoo management as the executive body. Its seat is located at the 27 Jerusalem Avenue. Location and administrative boundaries The neighbourhood boundaries are determined by Jerusalem Avenue to the north, Nowy Świat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powiśle-Solec
PowiÅ›le-Solec, also designated as the Neighbourhood No. 8, is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of ÅšródmieÅ›cie, and administrated by a neighbourhood council. It is located within the City Information System areas of PowiÅ›le, Solec, ÅšródmieÅ›cie PoÅ‚udniowe, and Ujazdów. History The municipal neighbourhood of PowiÅ›le-Solec was established on 10 March 2016. Government The neighbourhood government is divided into two organs, the neighbourhood council as the legislative body A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as p ..., and the neighbourhoo management as the executive body. Its seat is located at the 12 OkrÄ…g Street. The government is lead by the council leader. Throughout the years, they were: * 2016â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powiśle-Skarpa
Powiśle-Skarpa, also designated as the Neighbourhood No. 5, is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Śródmieście, and administrated by a neighbourhood council. It is located within the City Information System areas of Powiśle, and Śródmieście Północne. History The municipal neighbourhood of Powiśle-Skarpa was established on 10 March 2016. Government The neighbourhood government is divided into two organs, the neighbourhood council as the legislative body, and the neighbourhoo management as the executive body. Its seat is located at the 9 Ordynacka Street, in suite no. 36. Location and administrative boundaries The neighbourhood boundaries are determined by the Karowa Street to the north, Vistula river to the east, Jerusalem Avenue, Leona Kruczkowskiego Street, Czerwonego Krzyża Street, Solec Street, railway tracks of the Warsaw Cross-City Line, and the Średnicowy Bridge, to the south, and the Kr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osiedle Staromiejskie
Osiedle Staromiejskie, also designated as the Neighbourhood No. 2, is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Śródmieście, and administered by a neighbourhood council. It is located within the City Information System areas of New Town, Old Town, Muranów, Powiśle, and Śródmieście Północne. History The municipal neighbourhood was established on 10 March 2016. Government The neighbourhood government is divided into two organs, the neighbourhood council as the legislative body, and the neighbourhood management as the executive body. Its seat is located at the 17 Świętojańska Steet, in suite no. 9. The government is led by the council leader. Throughout the years, they were: * 2016–2022: Jakub Zajkowski * 2022–present: Krzysztof Robert Górski Location and administrative boundaries The neighbourhood boundaries are determined by the railway tracks next to Słomińskiego Street and the Gdańsk Bridge to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marszałkowska Street, Warsaw
Marszałkowska (''lit. Marshal Street'') is one of the main thoroughfares of Warsaw's city center. It links Bank Square in its north sector with ''Plac Unii Lubelskiej'' (Union of Lublin Square) in the south. History Contrary to a common urban legend that attributes the name to Marshal of Poland Józef Piłsudski, the street's name actually relates to 18th-century Grand Marshal of the Crown Franciszek Bieliński. Marszałkowska street was established by Franciszek Bieliński and opened in 1757. It was much shorter then, running only from Królewska Street to Widok Street. The street was almost entirely destroyed during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Rebuilding of Warsaw after World War II coincided with emergence of ''socialist realism Socialist realism is a style of idealized realistic art that was developed in the Soviet Union and was the official style in that country between 1932 and 1988, as well as in other socialist countries after World War II. Socialist realism is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem Avenue, Warsaw
Jerusalem Avenue ( pl, Aleje Jerozolimskie) is one of the principal streets of the capital city of Warsaw in Poland. It runs through the City Centre along the East-West axis, linking the western borough of Wola with the bridge on the Vistula River and the borough of Praga on the other side of the river. History The name of the street comes from a small village erected in 1774 by prince and marshal August Sułkowski for the Jewish settlers in Mazovia. The name of the village was Nowa Jerozolima (''New Jerusalem''), and the road to Warsaw was named ''Aleja Jerozolimska'' (singular, as opposed to the modern Polish name, which is plural). Although the village was abandoned shortly after its foundation, and most of the Jews eventually moved to the city itself, the name stuck and has been used ever since. It was there that the first railway station in Warsaw was built. In the late 19th century, the easternmost part of it became one of the most representative—and the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowy Åšwiat Street, Warsaw
''Nowy Świat'' (), known in English as New World Street, is one of the main historic thoroughfares of Warsaw, Poland. It comprises part of the Royal Route, Warsaw, Royal Route (''Trakt królewski'') that extends from Warsaw's Royal Castle (Warsaw), Royal Castle and Warsaw Old Town, Old Town, south to King John III Sobieski's 17th-century royal residence at Wilanów Palace, Wilanów. Geography ''Nowy Świat'' runs from Three Crosses Square northwards, intersecting Jerusalem Avenue and Świętokrzyska Street, Warsaw, Świętokrzyska Street (Holy Cross Street). Near the Warsaw University campus and the Nicolaus Copernicus monument it changes into ''Krakowskie Przedmieście'' (Cracow Suburb Street), which then runs all the way to the Royal Castle, Warsaw, Royal Castle at Castle Square, Warsaw, Castle Square. At its southern end, at Three Crosses Square, ''Nowy Świat'' changes into Ujazdów Avenue, which changes into Belweder Street, which becomes Jan III Sobieski, Sobieski Stree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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