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Henryków, Białołęka
Henryków is a neighborhood of the Białołęka district of northern 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 ..., Poland. The estate is located east of Modlińska Street. History In the interwar period, the then village of Henryków was part of the former Jabłonna commune. In 1951 it became part of Warsaw. The name Henrykowa derives from the name of the Jewish entrepreneur Henryk Bienental, who in 1904 launched a distillery on the site of the former buildings of the Dąbrówka farm. In the 1930s, the factory employed over 50 employees, the factory settlement had 139 inhabitants, and the village of Henryków located around it - about 650 inhabitants. Henryków was then the largest population centre in the area of today's Białołęka.Marek Mroziewicz. ''Henryków – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
