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Białołęka
Białołęka (, lit. ''White Meadow'') is one of 18 districts of Warsaw, located in the northern part of the city. Until October 27, 2002 Białołęka was a gmina. According to the Central Statistical Office data, the district's area is and 92 768 people inhabit Białołęka. History On the fields of Białołęka, one of the battles with the Swedish on July 28–30, 1656 took place. On February 25, 1831 one of the battles of the November Uprising – Battle of Białołęka – took place. * In 1425, the Białołęka village came into being and belonged to the Gołyński family. * During the interwar period, only the ''Różopol'' subdivision was part of Warsaw. * In 1938 Białołęka had 900 inhabitants and belonged to the Bródno municipality. * In 1951 a group of villages (including Białołęka) joined Warsaw as result of the new administrative divisions of Warsaw. * In 1976, during the next border changes, more villages joined Warsaw and the north-eastern border of W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Białołęka
The Battle of Białołęka was fought from 24 to 25 February 1831 in the village of Białołęka, Poland, during the November Uprising. Though the Poland, Polish forces were victorious over the Russians, the outcome was not decisive, and was inconclusive in the scope of the larger November Uprising#Russo-Polish War, Russo-Polish War. Historical context On 29 November 1830 a group of young, non-commissioned officers in the Imperial Russian Army's military academy in Warsaw revolted against the rule of the Russian Empire in Poland and Lithuania. The following day, armed Polish civilians forced the Russian troops to withdraw north from Warsaw. The Russo-Polish War officially began in early February 1831, when a 115,000-strong Russian army led by Field Marshal Hans Karl von Diebitsch crossed Polish borders. The Battle of Stoczek, first major battle took place on 14 February 1831 near the village of Stoczek Łukowski, Stoczek near Łuków, where Polish cavalry under the command of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Skłodowska-Curie Bridge, Warsaw
The Maria Skłodowska-Curie Bridge () is a bridge over the Vistula River in Warsaw, Poland, linking the northern suburbs of Białołęka and Bielany. The structure actually consists of three parallel bridges, two for motor vehicles and one for light rail, bicycles, and pedestrians. The first two parts were opened on March 24, 2012 making it the eighth road bridge in the capital of Poland, and it is now complete with the first tram line launched 21 January 2013. The construction started with a sod turning ceremony on 3 June 2009. The work was carried out by Pol-Aqua in cooperation with Spanish group Sando and Kromiss-Bis. During the design and construction works, the bridge was tentatively named the North Bridge due to its most northerly location. The President of Warsaw, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, announced that she would petition the Warsaw City Council to name the bridge after Pope John Paul II. However, on 1 December 2011, the bridge name was officially changed to Maria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Żerań Power Station
Żerań Heat Power Station () is a coal-fired heat power station in the northeastern Warsaw suburb of Żerań, Poland. Built between 1952 and 1956 to Soviet design specifications – with the first turbine becoming operational on 21 July 1954 – it underwent modernisation in the years 1997-2001 when it was taken over by Vattenfall Vattenfall is a Swedish multinational corporation, multinational electrical power industry, power company owned by the List of government enterprises of Sweden, Swedish state. Beyond Sweden, the company generates power in Denmark, Finland, Germa .... It is now owned by PGNiG. The station has a heat generation capacity of 1,561 MW and an electric generation capacity of 350 MW. Żerań Heat Power Station has three flue gas stacks: the tallest of which stands at whilst the other two both reach a height of . References Energy infrastructure completed in 1954 Energy infrastructure completed in 1956 Coal-fired power stations i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Russian Partition, the heartland of Partitions of Poland, partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in Warsaw when young Polish officers from the military academy of the Army of Congress Poland revolted, led by Lieutenant Piotr Wysocki. Large segments of the peoples of Lithuania, Belarus, and Right-bank Ukraine soon joined the uprising. Although the insurgents achieved local successes, a numerically superior Imperial Russian Army under Ivan Paskevich eventually crushed the uprising. "Polish Uprising of 1830–31." ''The Great Soviet Encycloped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Warsaw (1656)
The Battle of Warsaw (; ; ) took place near Warsaw on , between the armies of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Swedish Empire, Sweden and Margraviate of Brandenburg, Brandenburg. It was a major battle in the Second Northern War between Poland and Sweden in the period 1655–1660, also known as The Deluge (Polish history), The Deluge. According to Hajo Holborn, it marked "the beginning of Prussian military history". In the battle, a smaller Swedish-Brandenburg force, but with the fire superiority of infantry and artillery gained tactical victory over a Polish–Lithuanian force superior in numbers, though in the long term the victory achieved little. Polish–Lithuanian losses were insignificant, since the Polish-Lithuanian forces, including the sizeable noble levy retreated in good order from the battlefield. Background The Polish–Lithuanian forces, commanded by King John II Casimir of Poland, comprised about 24–25,000 regulars, which included only 950 Winged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 1.86 million residents within a Warsaw metropolitan area, greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises List of districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha 2, alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osiedle
(Polish plural: ) is a term used in Poland to denote a designated subdivision or neighbourhood of a city or its , or of a town, with its own council and executive. Like the and sołectwo, an is an auxiliary unit (''jednostka pomocnicza'') of a gmina. These units are created by decision of the gmina council, and do not have legal personality Legal capacity is a quality denoting either the legal aptitude of a person to have rights and liabilities (in this sense also called transaction capacity), or the personhood itself in regard to an entity other than a natural person (in this sen ... in their own right. In the case of an urban-rural gmina, it is also possible for a whole town to be designated an auxiliary unit. Not all Polish cities or towns have in the above sense. However the word is also frequently used to denote any housing estate or development. ReferencesPolish Act of 8 March 1990 on gmina self-government, as amended(in Polish) Administrative divisions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Official Register Of Territorial Division Of The Country
National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, census-designated place * National, Nevada, ghost town * National, Utah, ghost town * National, West Virginia, unincorporated community Commerce * National (brand), a brand name of electronic goods from Panasonic * National Benzole (or simply known as National), former petrol station chain in the UK, merged with BP * National Book Store, a bookstore and office supplies chain in the Philippines * National Car Rental, an American rental car company * National Energy Systems, a former name of Eco Marine Power * National Entertainment Commission, a former name of the Media Rating Council * National Motor Vehicle Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 1900–1924 * National Radio Company, Malden, Massachusetts, USA 1914–1991 * National Supermarket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PL Warsaw BIAŁOŁĘKA MSI Podział
PL, P.L., Pl, or .pl may refer to: Businesses and organizations Government and political * Partit Laburista, a Maltese political party * Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006), a Brazilian political party * Liberal Party (Moldova), a Moldovan political party * Liberal Party (Rwanda), a Rwandan political party * Parlamentarische Linke, a parliamentary caucus in Germany * Patriotic League (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (Bosnian: ''Patriotska Liga''), a military organisation of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Philippine Legislature, a legislature that existed in the Philippines from 1907 to 1935 * Progressive Labor Party (United States), a United States communist party Sports leagues * Palestine League, the top Palestinian football league * Premier League, the top English football league * Pacific League, one of the two leagues in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball * Pioneer Baseball League, a Rookie league in American Minor League Baseball * Pioneer Football League, NCAA FCS conferenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational corporation founded in 1892. It manufactures, sells and markets soft drinks including Coca-Cola, other non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, and alcoholic beverages. Its stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, DJIA and the S&P 500 Index, S&P 500 and S&P 100 indexes. Coca-Cola was developed in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton. At the time it was introduced, the product contained the stimulants cocaine from coca leaves and caffeine from kola nuts which together acted synergistically. The coca and the kola are the source of the product name, and led to Coca-Cola's promotion as a "healthy tonic". Pemberton had been severely wounded in the American Civil War, and had become addicted to the pain medication morphine. At the time, cocaine was being promoted as a "cure" for opioid addiction, so he developed the beverage as a patent medicine in an effort to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratusz Dla Dzielnicy Białołęka
A ''Ratusz'' (; ; ) is a historic administrative building in countries that adopted the Magdeburg rights such as the Holy Roman Empire, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and others. It was distinguished with a bell tower (lookout or a clock tower). Unlike a regular city hall which may or may not have any specific architectural compositions, ) always consisted of a building with a tower. was primarily designated as a city hall, traditionally built in the centre of a town or in the middle of a town square or more common market square (freedom of trade as the main goal of Magdeburg rights). Although the old ratusz can still maintain the function of a seat of local government, frequently it is separated from the contemporary city government, the administrative building housing the town council, and often serves as a museum of local history (for example in Ivano-Frankivsk and Tarnów among many others). History Prominent examples of a historic can be found in at least 82 Polish ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
