Wawer () is one of the
districts
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of
Warsaw, located in the south-eastern part of the city. The
Vistula river runs along its western border. Wawer became a district of Warsaw on 27 October 2002 (previously it was a part of Praga Południe district, and a municipality earlier).
Wawer borders
Praga Południe and
Rembertów
Rembertów () is a district of the city of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Between 1939 and 1957 Rembertów was a separate town, after which it was incorporated as part of the borough of Praga-Południe. Between 1994 and 2002 it formed a separate ...
from the north,
Wesoła from the east and
Wilanów with
Mokotów from the west (across the Vistula).
Boroughs
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Aleksandrów
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Anin
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Falenica
Falenica is a part of Wawer, one of districts of Warsaw, located on the right bank of the Vistula, in the far southeastern corner of the city. Until 1951 it was a separate village, then it became part of Warsaw. Before the Second World War Falen ...
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Las
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Marysin Wawerski
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Miedzeszyn
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Międzylesie
Międzylesie (german: Mittelwalde) is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Międzylesie, close to the Czech border. It lies approxim ...
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Nadwiśle
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Radość
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Sadul
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Wawer
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Zerzeń
History
The name Wawer comes from the name of the
Wawer inn (''Karczma Wawer'', currently known as ''Zajazd Napoleoński''). The oldest mention of the tavern comes from 1727, and the Wawer colony was established in 1838. First settlers appeared in 1839. During the
November Uprising
The November Uprising (1830–31), also known as the Polish–Russian War 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution,
was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in W ...
, the
first
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and
second
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Wawer battles took place here in early 1831.
On the night of 26/27 December 1939 German occupiers committed the
Wawer massacre.
In 1951, Wawer was incorporated into Warsaw.
In 1960, Wawer was incorporated into the
Praga Południe district. In 1994 Wawer reappeared on the map of Warsaw as a commune (Warsaw - Wawer). In 2002, the Wawer commune was transformed into a district.
References
External links
UrzÄ…d Dzielnicy WawerLokalny Serwis Informacyjny - WawerSerwis "Moja dzielnica" Wawer*
Åšwidermajer
Åšwidermajer () is a distinct Polish architectural style developed in late 19th and early 20th century in Masovia along the railroad linking Warsaw with Otwock. The style was applied almost exclusively to wooden villas of the middle classes. Deve ...
- The characteristic architecture in the area
Populated places established in 1951
States and territories established in 1951
1959 disestablishments in Poland
States and territories disestablished in 1959
2002 establishments in Poland
Populated places established in 2002
States and territories established in 2002
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