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Osiedle Leśna Dolina, Białystok
Leśna Dolina is one of the districts of the Polish city of Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał .... It has many green areas, with trees and fields. Most of the district is residential, with blocks of flats and houses. History Leśna Dolina was the third unit of the housing estate built by the "Słoneczny Stok" housing cooperative (The first was "Sloneczny Stok" district and the second was Zielone Wzgórza. The first blocks were built at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s in the area where Armii Krajowej Street runs today. They were still blocks made of large slab technology. Similar to Zielone Wzgórza, service and commercial premises are located on the lower ground floors, from the street side. In the early 1990s, the second church was built in this part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon Books] |
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] [Amazon Books] |
Białystok
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Białystok is located in the Białystok Uplands of the Podlachia, Podlachian Plain on the banks of the Biała (Supraśl), Biała River, (124 mi) northeast of Warsaw. It has historically attracted migrants from elsewhere in Poland and beyond, particularly from Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe. This is facilitated by the Belarus–Poland border, nearby border with Belarus also being the eastern border of the European Union, as well as the Schengen Area. The city and its adjacent municipalities constitute Metropolitan Białystok. The city has a Humid continental climate#Dfb/Dwb/Dsb: Mild to warm summer subtype, warm summer continental climate, characterized by warm summers and long frosty winters. Forests are an important part of Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon Books] |
Voivodeships Of Poland
A voivodeship ( ; ; plural: ) is the highest-level Administrative divisions of Poland, administrative division of Poland, corresponding to a province in many other countries. The term has been in use since the 14th century and is commonly translated into English as "province". The administrative divisions of Poland, Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998, which went into effect on 1 January 1999, reduced the number of voivodeships to sixteen. These 16 replaced the 49 subdivisions of the Polish People's Republic, former voivodeships that had existed from 1 July 1975, and bear a greater resemblance (in territory, but not in name) to the voivodeships that existed between 1950 and 1975. Today's voivodeships are mostly named after historical and geographical regions, while those prior to 1998 generally took their names from the cities on which they were centered. The new units range in area from under (Opole Voivodeship) to over (Masovian Voivodeship), and in population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon Books] |
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in northeastern Poland. The name of the voivodeship refers to the historical region of Podlachia (in Polish, ''Podlasie''), and significant part of its territory corresponds to that region. The capital and largest city is Białystok. It borders the Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, Belarus to the east, and Lithuania to the northeast. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998, from the former Białystok Voivodeship (1975–98), Białystok and Łomża Voivodeships and the eastern half of the former Suwałki Voivodeship. Etymology The voivodeship takes its name from the Polish historical regions, historic region of Poland called ''Podlasie'', or in Latin known as Podlachia. There are two opinions regarding the origin of the region's name. People often derive it from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon Books] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate. Poland is composed of Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, fifth largest EU country by area, covering . The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Prehistoric human activity on Polish soil dates to the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon Books] |
Osiedle Słoneczny Stok, Białystok
Słoneczny Stok is a district in the Polish city of Białystok, located in the western part of the city. The name means literally 'Sunny Slope' and is a pun on the name Białystok, which stands for 'White slope'. History In the territory of the district a windmill existed in the area of today's intersection of Hetmańska and Marczukowska streets. A pond exists there up today, was a popular place for rest before the war, along with Dojlidy Ponds Dojlidy Ponds () is a complex of 19 ponds with a total area of approximately 400 ha located on the south-eastern area of Białystok in Dojlidy District on the border with the village of Sobolewo. History In 1933, the idea of using the fish ponds .... The plan was that hat the buildings would rise along with the terrain. From the side of Hetmańska Street, low atrial and terraced houses are planned, then three-story blocks transforming into 5- and 8-story buildings. The 11-story skyscrapers were to be the culmination. Only the concept o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon Books] |
Osiedle Zielone Wzgórza, Białystok
Zielone Wzgórza is one of the districts of the Polish city of Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał .... History The district was constructed from the mid 1980s. Alongside with the construction of the buildings, the then pastor of the Catholic parish of st. Andrzej Bobola in Starosielce, he initiated the construction of a new church at the junction of Słoneczny Stok and Zielone Wzgórza. In 1984, the faithful began to pray in a makeshift chapel. Two years later, the construction of the St. Jadwiga Church, designed by Marian Szymański. The dominant type of buildings within Zielone Wzgorza are four-floor apartment buildings with balconies, and small business area on the 1st floor of the outside wall of the buildings set-up in the shape of a letter "U". In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon Books] |
Orthodox Church Of The Resurrection In Białystok
Orthodox Church of the Resurrection in Białystok () is an Orthodox parish church in Białystok. It belongs to the Białystok Deanery of the Diocese of Białystok-Gdańsk of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church. The church is located in the Leśna Dolina District, at 9 Władysława Sikorskiego Street. The church relates in its tradition to a church of the same name which existed in Białystok until 1938. History Since 1983, Father Michal Chomczyk and Father Andrzej Berezowiec visited Białystok offices, making efforts to find a location for a new church, which was to be built in the Słoneczny Stok housing estate which was at early stages of construction those days. After four years, the Voivodeship Office indicated a plot of land on Sikorskiego Street, on the edge of a small forest, on the border of Słoneczny Stok and the then non-existent Leśna Dolina District. The plot measured 6,603 square meters. Aleksy Czykwin, a long-time church starost together with Andrzej Berezow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon Books] |
