Ursynów () is the southernmost
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, subdivision ...
of
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 officiall ...
. With a surface area of , it is the third largest district in Warsaw, comprising 8.6% of the city. The district has a population of over 150,000, and is one of the fastest-growing neighbourhoods in Warsaw. Nearly 25% of its inhabitants are below 18 years of age.
The eastern section of Ursynów is heavily built up with blocks of flats, while its western and southern sections are often referred to as ''Green Ursynów'' due to its lower population density and broad open spaces and green areas. The neighbourhood is considered the ''bedroom of Warsaw'', and is home to nearly a quarter of the city's post-1989 construction.
Ursynów's southern extremity comprises
Kabaty Forest, covering more than . Other popular attractions include the
Vistula
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 ...
river escarpment,
Natolin palace and
Służewiec
Służewiec (Polish pronunciation: ) is a neighbourhood in Mokotów district of Warsaw, Poland.
From the 1990s, the former industrial part of Służewiec and the functionally related western part of Ksawerów began to be intensively developed w ...
horseracing track (built in 1939), used not only for its original purpose, but for open-air exhibitions, pop concerts, etc.
Ursynów is served by the
Ursynów,
Stokłosy,
Imielin
Imielin (german: Immenau O.S.) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – metropolis with the population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands. The population of t ...
,
Natolin and
Kabaty stations of the
Warsaw Metro
The Warsaw Metro ( pl, Metro Warszawskie) is a rapid transit underground system serving the Polish capital Warsaw. It currently consists of two lines, the north-south Line M1 which links central Warsaw with its densely populated northern and sout ...
. The Kabaty depot is located in the south of the borough.
Neighbourhoods within the district
* Dąbrówka
* Grabów
* Jeziorki Północne
* Jeziorki Południowe
* Kabaty
* Natolin
* Pyry
* Skarpa Powsińska
* Stary Służew
* Stary Imielin
* Ursynów Centrum
* Ursynów Północny
* Wyczółki
Nature
There are two nature reserves in the district:
Stefan Starzyński Kabacki Forest and Skarpa Ursynowska. At Nowoursynowska Street grows Mieszko I, the oldest oak in the
Province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...
.
Co dalej z najstarszym drzewem w Warszawie?
/ref>
Mayors
* Stanisław Faliński 1994–2002
* Tomasz Sieradz 2002–2003
* Andrzej Machowski 2003–2006
* Tomasz Mencina 2006–2009
* Urszula Kierzkowska 2009–2010
* Piotr Guział 2010–2014
* Robert Kempa 2014–
References
External links
Ursynów Police Station
Ursynów Information Website
Ursynów unofficial website
{{Warsaw-geo-stub