Okęcie () is the largest neighbourhood of the
Włochy
Włochy () is one of the districts of Warsaw, located in the south-western part of city. Włochy borders districts Bemowo and Wola from the north, Ochota and Mokotów from the east, and Ursus and Ursynów from the south.
History
It is not k ...
district of
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-cen ...
.
It is the location of
Warsaw Chopin Airport
Warsaw Chopin Airport ( pl, Lotnisko Chopina w Warszawie, ) is an international airport in the Włochy district of Warsaw, Poland. It is Poland's busiest airport with 18.9 million passengers in 2019, thus handling approximately 40% of th ...
and the
PZL Warszawa-Okęcie aircraft works, and home to the
Okęcie Warszawa
Okęcie () is the largest neighbourhood of the Włochy district of Warsaw, Poland.
It is the location of Warsaw Chopin Airport
Warsaw Chopin Airport ( pl, Lotnisko Chopina w Warszawie, ) is an international airport in the Włochy district o ...
professional
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
club.
In 1939-1951 the village was a seat of Okęcie
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...
. Since 1951 it has been a part of Warsaw.
Name
Okęcie owes its name to its location in the corner of the Rakov estate. In 16th century, the owners of the village started to use a different surname: Okęccy of
Radwan coat of arms
Radwan () is a Polish knights' clan (''ród'') and a Polish coat of arms used by the ''szlachta'' (noble families within the clan).
Blazon
Gules: a Gonfanon or surmounted by a Maltese Cross of the last. Crest – on a crowned helmet – three o ...
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Religious communities
*Roman Catholic Church:
**Parish of St. Francis of Assisi in Okęcie
*Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church:
**Field Cathedral of St. George the Victorious
*Jehovah's Witnesses:
**Church and the hall of the kingdom.
Links
okecie.netOśrodek Sportu i RekreacjiZespole Szkół im. Bohaterów Narwiku
Neighbourhoods of Warsaw
Włochy
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