Bielany () is a

district 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 o ...

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

located in the north-western part of the city. Initially a part of

Żoliborz Żoliborz () is one of the northern districts of the city of Warsaw. It is located directly to the north of the City Centre, on the left bank of the Vistula river. It has approximately 50,000 inhabitants and is one of the smallest boroughs of W ...

, Bielany has been an independent district since 1994. Bielany borders Żoliborz to the south-east, and Bemowo to the south-west. Its north-eastern border is the

Vistula River The Vistula (; pl, Wisła, ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest river in Europe, at in length. The drainage basin, reaching into three other nations, covers , of which is in Poland. The Vistula rises at Barania Góra in ...

, and the northern-western border is also the limits of the city of Warsaw. The name 'Bielany', which in

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

is plural, derives from the white habits of the

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who have an ancient

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there. It is also known for the

Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw ( pl, Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Józefa Piłsudskiego w Warszawie, lit=Józef Piłsudski Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw) is a public institution of higher learning in Warsaw ...

, which was established 1929 when it was known as the Central Institute for Physical Education (C.I.W.F.), as well as the newly built Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University.

Neighbourhoods

* Chomiczówka *

Huta Huta (meaning "foundry" or "glass production shop" in Slavic languages) may refer to: Settlements Belarus Brest Oblast * Huta, Baranavichy District * Huta, Brest District * Huta, Hantsavichy District * Huta, Drahichyn District * Huta, Lyakhav ...

* Las Bielański * Marymont-Kaskada * Marymont-Ruda * Młociny * Piaski * Placówka * Radiowo *

Stare Bielany Stare may refer to: Places *Staré, a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia *Stare, Oborniki County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) *Stare, Piła County in Greater Poland Voiv ...

* Słodowiec * Wawrzyszew *

Wólka Węglowa Wólka is a diminutive of Wola and may refer to: * Wólka, Aleksandrów County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) *Wólka, Rypin County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) * Wólka, Lipno County in Kuy ...

* Wrzeciono

International relations

Twin towns - Sister cities

Bielany is twinned with: *

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Neighbourhoods

International relations

Twin towns - Sister cities

See also

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