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Łomianki
Łomianki is a town in Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. It had a population of 16,374 in 2008, and 24,270 in 2020. It is part of the Warsaw metropolitan area. History It was the site of the Battle of Łomianki between Polish and German troops, fought on September 22, 1939 during the invasion of Poland. Attractions Because the town is located between Kampinos National Park and Vistula river, and just a short distance from the outskirts of Warsaw, it is regarded as a desirable place to live for people who want to combine an outdoor lifestyle while still commuting each day to Warsaw. Kampinos National Park has hundreds of kilometers of cycling trails and the largest inland sand dunes in Europe. Elk and wild boar are often seen there. Łomianki is characterised by big residential houses, particularly around Ulica Zachodnia, and many active community groups. Many expats live in Łomianki, mostly because it is equidistant between the two international airports of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Łomianki
__NOTOC__ Gmina Łomianki is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Łomianki, which lies approximately north-east of Ożarów Mazowiecki and north-west of Warsaw. It covers an area of , and as of 2008 its total population is 23,155. Villages Apart from the town of Łomianki, Gmina Łomianki contains the villages and settlements of Dziekanów Bajkowy, Dziekanów Leśny, Dziekanów Nowy, Dziekanów Polski, Kępa Kiełpińska, Kiełpin, Masovian Voivodeship, Kiełpin, Łomianki Chopina, Łomianki Dolne and Sadowa, Masovian Voivodeship, Sadowa. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Łomianki is bordered by the city of Warsaw and by the gminas of Gmina Czosnów, Czosnów, Gmina Izabelin, Izabelin and Gmina Jabłonna, Masovian Voivodeship, Jabłonna. References Polish official population figures 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gmina Lomianki Gminas in Masovian Voivodeship, Lomianki Warsaw West County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KS Łomianki
KS Łomianki is a Polish football club based in Łomianki, Masovian Voivodeship. The club was founded in 1993. Participants of the 2001–02 Polish Cup. Polish Cup records Notable coaches * Marek Papszun, champion of Poland with Raków Częstochowa. Controversies In August 2013, in the lower league match KS Łomianki versus Polonia Warsaw, hundreds of Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ... fans turned up and tried to attack the visiting fans, although they only clashed with police. KS Łomianki was later fined for failing to adequately secure the venue and poor organisation was cited. References External links * KS Łomiankiat 90minut.pl Warsaw West County Football clubs in Poland Association football clubs established in 1993 1993 establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikołaj Bołtuć
Mikołaj Bołtuć (21 December 1893 in Saint Petersburg – 22 September 1939 near Łomianki) was a brigadier general (Poland), brigadier-general of the Polish Armed Forces (Second Polish Republic), Polish Army, commander of the 4th Infantry Division (Poland), IV Polish infantry Division during World War II. Early life He was the son of Ignacy Dołęga coat of arms, Bołtuć, General in the Imperial Russian Army, Russian Imperial Army of Szlachta, Polish noble descent, and his wife, Anna Zagłoba coat of arms, Łabuńska, of Rzeczyca. Career Bołtuć was enlisted in the Russian Cadet Corps (Russia), Cadet officers school in Omsk when he was seven. During World War I, Bołtuć served in the Imperial Russian Army. He fought with distinction in the Finnish Civil War in 1918. After the Bolshevik Revolution, he served as captain in the White Army, White Russian Army during the Russian Civil War until the evacuation of Odessa in which he commanded the last leaving vessel. He retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw West County
__NOTOC__ The Warsaw West County () is a county in Masovian Voivodeship, located in the east-central Poland, with its seat of government located in Ożarów Mazowiecki. Other towns located in the county are: Łomianki, and Błonie. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms. Until 31 December 2005, its seat was located extraterritorially in the city of Warsaw. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 117,783, out of which the population of Łomianki is 17,022, that of Błonie is 12,231, that of Ożarów Mazowiecki is 11,719, and the rural population is 76,781. Neighbouring counties Warsaw West County is bordered by Nowy Dwór County and Legionowo County to the north, the city of Warsaw to the east, Pruszków County to the south, Grodzisk County to the south-west, and Sochaczew County to the west. Administrative division The county is subdivided into seven gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Łomianki
The Battle of Łomianki was a part of the opening campaign of World War II during the 1939 German invasion of Poland, fought between Polish and German forces. It was a failed counter-offensive attempt by the Polish forces. Background After the defeat of two Polish Armies in the Battle of Bzura, except for a few units, all Polish divisions and brigades were cut off in the Western Poland. They had no choice, but to withdraw to Modlin Fortress or Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, 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-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at .... A couple divisions and brigades did successfully reach Warsaw, but majority was halted by the Germans who were about to close the ring around the Polish capital. Around 5,000 Polish soldiers and officers led by General Mikołaj Bołtuć decided to fight by Łomianki. Battle T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Heights, Minnesota
Columbia Heights is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 21,973 at the 2020 census. Minnesota State Highways 47 ( University Avenue) and 65 (Central Avenue) are two of the main routes in the city. Columbia Heights is a first-ring northern suburb of Minneapolis, which borders it on the south. Its downtown district is centered at the intersection of 40th Avenue NE and Central Avenue, and includes the Heights Theater, county offices, the Public Library, and a variety of businesses. Central Avenue forms a commercial district along its length. More businesses also line University Avenue. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Columbia Heights is bordered by the city of Fridley to the north and west; New Brighton and Saint Anthony to the east; and Minneapolis to the south. The city of Hilltop is entirely enclosed within the city. Columbia Heights has a hilly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship or Mazowieckie Province (, ) and any variation thereof, is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, containing Poland's capital Warsaw. Masovian Voivodeship has an area of and had a 2019 population of 5,411,446, making it Poland's largest and most populous province. Its principal cities are Warsaw (1.783 million) in the center of the Warsaw metropolitan area, Radom (212,230) to the south, Płock (119,709) to the west, Siedlce (77,990) to the east, and Ostrołęka (52,071) to the north. It borders six other provinces: Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Warmian-Masurian to the north, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Podlaskie to the northeast, Lublin Voivodeship, Lublin to the southeast, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross) to the south, Łódź Voivodeship, Łódź to the southwest, and Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kuyavian–Pomeranian to the northwest. The name of the province recalls the region's traditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vistula
The Vistula (; ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest in Europe, at in length. Its drainage basin, extending into three other countries apart from Poland, covers , of which is in Poland. The Vistula rises at Barania Góra in the south of Poland, above sea level in the Silesian Beskids (western part of Carpathian Mountains), where it begins with the White Little Vistula (''Biała Wisełka'') and the Black Little Vistula (''Czarna Wisełka''). It flows through Poland's largest cities, including Kraków, Sandomierz, Warsaw, Płock, Włocławek, Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Świecie, Grudziądz, Tczew and Gdańsk. It empties into the Vistula Lagoon (''Zalew Wiślany'') or directly into the Gdańsk Bay of the Baltic Sea with a river delta, delta of six main branches (Leniwka, Przekop, Śmiała Wisła, Martwa Wisła, Nogat and Szkarpawa). The river has many associations with culture of Poland, Polish culture, history and national identity. It is Poland's most important wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noyelles-lès-Vermelles
Noyelles-lès-Vermelles (, literally ''Noyelles near Vermelles'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Noyelles-lès-Vermelles is situated about southeast of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D943 and D166 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Vaast, dating from the nineteenth century. * Traces of the motte of the château de Beaulieu. * The war memorial. Twin towns * Łomianki, Poland * Waldenburg, Allemagne (Saxe) See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 887 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025): References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret The Virgin
Margaret, known as Margaret of Antioch in the West, and as Saint Marina the Great Martyr () in the East, is celebrated as a saint on 20 July in Western Christianity, on 30th of July (Julian calendar) by the Eastern Orthodox Church, and on Epip 23 and Hathor (month), Hathor 23 in the Coptic Orthodox Church. She was reputed to have promised very powerful indulgences to those who wrote or read her hagiography, life or invoked her intercessions; these no doubt helped the spread of her following. Margaret is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers in Roman Catholic tradition. Hagiography According to a 9th-century martyrology of Rabanus Maurus, Margaret suffered at Antioch of Pisidia, Antioch in Pisidia (in what is now Turkey) in c. 304, during the Diocletianic Persecution. She was the daughter of a pagan priest named Aedesius. Her mother having died soon after her birth, Margaret was nursed by a Christian woman five or six League_(unit), leagues () from Antioch. Having embraced Christiani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw Modlin Airport
Warsaw Modlin Airport is an international airport located in the town of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, approximately 40 km (25 miles) north of central Warsaw, Poland. The airport is intended to be used by low-cost carriers serving Warsaw. As of 2017, it is the fifth busiest airport in the country, with 2,932,639 passengers served annually. The airport's only regular connections are served by Ryanair, while other carriers, such as Enter Air, operate seasonal services. The city's main international airport is Warsaw Chopin Airport. History Earlier usage Originally designed for military use in the Second Polish Republic in 1937, it was not opened by Polish authorities. Instead, it was made operational during World War II in 1940 as an airbase by the German Luftwaffe in occupied Poland. After being seized by the 47th Artillery Regiment of the Red Army, the airport became a temporary base for the Red Army Air Force. After 1945, the Modlin airfield came under the command of the Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw Chopin Airport
Warsaw Chopin Airport (, ) is an international airport in the Włochy district of Warsaw, Poland. It is the busiest airport in Poland and the 28th busiest airport in Europe with 21.3 million passengers in 2024, handling approximately 40% of the country's total air passenger traffic. The airport is a central hub for LOT Polish Airlines as well as a base for Enter Air and Wizz Air. Warsaw Chopin Airport covers of land and handles approximately 300 scheduled flights daily, including a substantial number of charters. London, Frankfurt, Paris, and Amsterdam are the busiest international connections, while Kraków, Wrocław, and Gdańsk are the most popular domestic ones."Dokładnie 72 lata temu otwarto lotnisko Okęcie" ''www.tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
