Bielany () is a
district
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in
Warsaw
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located in the north-western part of the city.
Initially a part of
Żoliborz, Bielany has been an independent district since 1994. Bielany borders Żoliborz to the south-east, and
Bemowo
Bemowo is a district of Warsaw located in the western part of the city. Its territory covers the western belt of the former district of Wola, which was incorporated to Warsaw in the year 1951. The name of the district derives from the surname o ...
to the south-west. Its north-eastern border is the
Vistula River
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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
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is plural, derives from the white habits of the
Camaldolese monks
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who have an ancient
priory
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there. It is also known for the
Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education 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
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Chomiczówka
*
Huta
*
Las Bielański
*
Marymont-Kaskada
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Marymont-Ruda
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Młociny
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Piaski
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Placówka
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Radiowo
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Stare Bielany
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Słodowiec
*
Wawrzyszew
Wawrzyszew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Błonie, within Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Błonie, west of Ożarów Mazowiecki, and west of Warsaw.
Ref ...
*
Wólka Węglowa
*
Wrzeciono
International relations
Twin towns - Sister cities
Bielany is
twinned with:
*
Ealing,
London
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,
United Kingdom
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See also
*
Camaldolese Church, Warsaw
References
External links
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