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Mordor, Warsaw
Mordor, also known as Mordor on Domaniewska Street, is an informal name for the area, mostly composed of office buildings, in the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the neighbourhoods of Służewiec (Służewiec Przemysłowy) and western Ksawerów, Warsaw, Ksawerów in the district of Mokotów. It is located in the area around Cybernetyki, Domaniewska Street, Warsaw, Domaniewska, Marynarska Street, Warsaw, Marynarska, and Wołoska Street, Warsaw, Wołoska Streets. The area is mostly composed of office buildings, including the headquarters of branches of many multinational corporations. It is named after Mordor, a fictional location in the 1954–1955 fantasy novel ''The Lord of the Rings'' written by J. R. R. Tolkien. The local government had declined to officially recognize the name of the area. However, in 2022, two streets in the area had been named after J. R. R. Tolkien, and Gandalf (character from the novel), in reference to the unofficial name. Characteristics The a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts And Neighbourhoods Of Warsaw
Warsaw is a city with powiat rights, and is further divided into 18 districts (''dzielnica'' ), auxiliary units which are integral parts of the city as an entity, but with some limited powers devolved to their own local self-governments. The current division into quarters was established in 2002. The 18 districts are informally divided broadly into the inner and outer city quarters, as follows: *inner city districts **Śródmieście **Mokotów **Ochota **Wola **Żoliborz **Praga Południe **Praga Północ *outer city (or "wreath") districts **Bemowo **Białołęka **Bielany **Rembertów **Targówek **Ursus **Ursynów **Wawer **Wesoła **Wilanów **Włochy Districts of Warsaw Neighbourhoods Each of the districts is customarily subdivided into several smaller areas, known under the designation of a neighbourhood (''osiedle Osiedle (Polish plural: ''osiedla'', from German ''Ansiedlung'' meaning ''settlement'') is a term used in Poland to denote a designated subdivision or n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
