Janówek is a

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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 ...

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, located within the district of

Ursynów Ursynów () is a district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It has an area of 43.79 km2 (16.88 sq mi), and in 2023, it was inhabited by 149,775 people, making it the 5th most populous and 3rd largest district of the city. Located in its western ...

, within the City Information System area of

Skarpa Powsińska Skarpa Powsińska is a Districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, neighbourhood, and a City Information System (Warsaw), City Information System area, located in Warsaw, Poland, within the district of Ursynów. The area includes two single-family nei ...

.'' tp://91.223.135.109/prng/PRNG_MIEJSCOWOSCI_XLSX.zip PRNG – nazwy miejscowośmunicipal'. Main Office of Geodesy and Cartography, 30 July 2020. (in Polish) It is a small single-family housing neighbourhood, centred of Prawdziwka Street.

History

In 1913, there was constructed the Janówek Villa. From 1928, it was the residence of Fangor family. In 1943 artist

Wojciech Fangor Wojciech Bonawentura Fangor (pronounced: ) (15 November 1922 – 25 October 2015), also known as Voy Fangor, was a Polish Painting, painter, graphic artist, and Sculpture, sculptor. Described as "one of the most distinctive painters to emerge f ...

, created there a ceiling painting titled ''Pleiades'', with mythological and astronomical motives. By 1933, Janówek was a village within the

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of Jeziorna.
Warszawski Dziennik Wojewódzki: dla obszaru Województwa Warszawskiego
'. Warsaw: Warsaw Voivodeship Office, 1933, no. 14, position 136. (in Polish) In 1938, to the north was established a

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, operated by the Polski Country Club. In the 1940s, during the

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in the

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, it was turned into a farmland. In 1947, the land was donated to the city of

, for it to establish there a recreational area, which became the Powsin Culture Park. On 15 May 1951, the village was incorporated into Warsaw. In 1974, to the west established the

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, with an area of 40 ha. It was developed between 1978 and 1990. It also incorporated the Janówek Villa, and its gardens.Piotr Bielawski, ''Ogród botaniczny w Powsinie – plan ogrodu z przewodnikiem''. Warsaw: Agencja REGRAF, ISBN 978-83-61042-24-2. (in Polish)

Characteristics

Janówek is a small single-family neighbourhood, located near Prawdziwka Street.
Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego miasta stołecznego Warszawy ze zmianami
'. Warsaw: Warsaw City Council, 1 March 2018, pp. 10–14. (in Polish) To its west, at 2 Prawdziwka Street, is located the

, which has an area of 40 ha, and includes over 10,000 species of plants in its collection, including numerous exotic and rare examples. It is also a research facility of the

Polish Academy of Sciences The Polish Academy of Sciences (, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of distinguished scholars a ...

.M. Szymańczyk, D. Matynia (editors): ''Ogrody botaniczne i arboreta Polski''. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo PAN OB-CZRB, 2020, p. 169. ISBN 978-83-938900-7-1. (in Polish) Within its boundaries is also located the Janówek Villa, a historical 20th-century residence, which currently hosts plethora of cultural events. Among them is Floralia Muzyczne classical music festival, organized by the Fryderyk Chopin Society. The building also includes a 1943 ceiling painting with mythological and astronomical motives, titled ''Pleiades'', by artist

, which has the protected status of

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. To its north, at 1 Maślaków Street, is also the Powsin Culture Park, a recreational and sports area. Among its amenities are basketball and volleyball courts, swimming pool, and acoustical shell. It has an area of 50 ha.

References

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