Moczydło, Warsaw
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Moczydło is a
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in
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,
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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 ...
, in the City Information System areas of
Kabaty Kabaty 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. It is a residential area dominated by multifamily ...
and
Natolin Natolin is a neighbourhood and a City Information System area located in Warsaw, Poland, within the district of Ursynów. It is a predominantly mid-rise multifamily residential area, with a smaller presence of low-rise single-family housing in ...
. It a residential area dominated by single-family housing.


History

The earliest known records of Moczydło date to 1528. It was a small farming community, located on the road leading to
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, within the
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Parish of St. Catherine. The village was owned and inhabited by a
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. Between 1580 and 1658, the village and its adjusted farmlands, had an area of around 9 ha, and in 1661, there were 5 houses.Barbara Petrozolin-Skowrońska (editor): ''Encyklopedia Warszawy''. Warsaw: Wydawnctwo Naukowe PWN, 1994, ISBN 83-01-08836-2. (in Polish)Witold Małcużyński: ''Rozwój terytorjalny miasta Warszawy'', Warsaw, 1900. (in Polish)Adolf Pawiński: ''Polska XVI wieku pod względem geograficzno-statystycznym'', vol. 5: ''Mazowsze''. Warsaw, 1895, p. 261. (in Polish) It was owned by the Dąbrowski family until 1725, when it was sold together with Wolica to Elżbieta Sieniawska, owner of the
Wilanów Estate Wilanów () is a district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It is home to historic Wilanów Palace, the "Polish Versailles," and second home to various Polish kings. Wilanów is home to many villas and, despite being relatively far away from the ci ...
, for the price of 60,000 złoties. She ordered protection of the nearby
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from
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.Janusz Nowak: "Dobra wilanowskie za Elżbiety Sieniawskiej 1720–1729 w świetle archiwaliów Biblioteki Czartoryskich w Krakowie", ''Studia Wilanowskie'', no. 14. Warsaw, 2003, p. 53, ISSN 0137-7329. (in Polish) In 1775, the village had 7 houses, and in 1785, 10 houses. In 1827, it had 10 houses and 80 inhabitants. Between 1850 and 1861, the population of Moczydło fought in court to lower costs of their
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. Following the
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in 1864, the village was incorporated into the
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of
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. At the time it was inhabited by 131 people and included 360 ha privately owned farmland, and 36 ha of nobility-owned farmland. In 1905, there were 20 houses and 146 inhabitants. In 1879, in Moczydło was a built horse
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, owned by count
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, and the village became specialised in breeding horses for the local upper class. In the 1930s, it became a supplier for the newly opened nearby
Służewiec Horse Racing Track Służewiec is a Districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, neighbourhood, and an area of the City Information System (Warsaw), City Information System, in the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Mokotów. Most of the neighbourho ...
. It operated until the beginning of the
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. The ruins of the stable survive to the present day, now with the protected status of a
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. Following the end of the war, the farmlands in the area were nationalised. On 14 May 1951, Moczydło was incorporated into the city of
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. In 1956, the area was given by the state to the
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. In 2009, there was opened the
Moczydełko Park The Moczydełko Park (Polish: ''Park Moczydełko'') is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland, within the district of Ursynów, between Wełniana Street and Stryjeńskich Street. It was opened in 2009. History The park was developed around the pond ...
. Currently, the area is a residential neighbourhood, dominated by single-family housing, with some presence of the multifamily housing.
Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego miasta stołecznego Warszawy ze zmianami
'. Warsaw: Warsaw City Council, 1 March 2018, pp. 10–14. (in Polish)
There remain a few surviving historical structures of the former village.


Characteristics

Moczydło is a residential neighbourhood 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 ...
located within the City Information System areas of
Kabaty Kabaty 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. It is a residential area dominated by multifamily ...
and
Natolin Natolin is a neighbourhood and a City Information System area located in Warsaw, Poland, within the district of Ursynów. It is a predominantly mid-rise multifamily residential area, with a smaller presence of low-rise single-family housing in ...
. It is dominated by the single-family housing, with some presence of the multifamily housing. Between Stryjeńskich Street and Wełniana Street is place the
Moczydełko Park The Moczydełko Park (Polish: ''Park Moczydełko'') is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland, within the district of Ursynów, between Wełniana Street and Stryjeńskich Street. It was opened in 2009. History The park was developed around the pond ...
, which is centred on the pond
Moczydło 3 Moczydło may refer to the following places: * Moczydło, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (south Poland) * Moczydło, Radom County, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Moczydło, Warsaw, a neighbourhood in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship * Moczydło, ...
. Nearby are also ponds Moczydło 1 and Moczydło 2.W. Abramczuk:
Wykonanie renowacji stawów - oczek wodnych znajdujących się na obiekcie Moczydło z podziałem na zadania: Zadanie nr 1 - oczko nr 1 - rejon ul. Moczydłowskiej. Dokumentacja projektowo - kosztorysowa na renowację stawu - oczka wodnego Nr 1 znajdującego się na ob. Moczydło. Projekt budowlano-wykonawczy (listopad 2007)
', Warsaw, 2008, p. 4–15. (in Polish)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moczydlo, Warsaw Neighbourhoods of Ursynów Former villages in Poland Populated places established in the 16th century