Rakowiec, Warsaw

Rakowiec is a neighbourhood in

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 ...

, the capital of Poland. Part of the borough of

Ochota Ochota () is a district of Warsaw, Poland, located in the central part of the Polish capital city's urban agglomeration. The biggest housing estates of Ochota are: * Kolonia Lubeckiego * Kolonia Staszica * Filtry * Rakowiec * Szosa Krakowska ...

, it originally was a separate village, established in the Middle Ages. Nationalised by the Russian authorities in the late 19th century, the village was occupied by one of the forts of the

Warsaw Fortress Warsaw Fortress ( pl, Twierdza Warszawa, russian: Варшавская крепость) was a system of fortifications built in Warsaw, Poland during the 19th century when the city was part of the Russian Empire. The fortress belonged to a chain ...

. After Poland regained her independence, in 1930 the area was incorporated into Warsaw, and residential areas were soon built there. {{Neighbourhoods of Ochota Neighbourhoods of Warsaw Ochota