Mokotów () is a district of

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 ...

, the

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. It is densely populated, and hosts many companies and foreign embassies. Only a small part of the district is lightly industrialised (''

Służewiec Przemysłowy Służewiec Przemysłowy, originally known as the Industrial and Storage District of Służewiec, is a Districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, neighbourhood of the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Mokotów and Ursynów, within ...

''), while the majority is full of parks and green areas (

Mokotów Field Mokotów Field () is a large park in Warsaw, Poland. Located between Warsaw's Mokotów district and the city center, the park is one of the largest in Warsaw. Only a small part of the modern ''Pole Mokotowskie'' is located in the Mokotów distri ...

). Although the area has been populated at least since the early

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, Mokotów was not incorporated into

until 1916. The origins of the area's name are unclear, first appearing as the village of Mokotowo in documents from the year 1367. It is hypothesised to have come from the name of a German owner of the village, who called himself Mokoto or Mokot, although no exact reference to such an individual has been found in historical records. In the 18th century, Moktów developed as a place where mansions, villas and palaces of the magnates and wealthy bourgeoisie were built. However, most of the area was urbanised and redeveloped throughout the 1930s in the style of

modernism Modernism was an early 20th-century movement in literature, visual arts, and music that emphasized experimentation, abstraction, and Subjectivity and objectivity (philosophy), subjective experience. Philosophy, politics, architecture, and soc ...

. The majority of buildings survived

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, making it one of the few well-preserved pre-war areas of

Mokotów Prison Mokotów Prison (, also known as ''Rakowiecka Prison'') is a prison in Warsaw's borough of Mokotów, Poland, located at 37 Rakowiecka Street. It was built by the Russians in the final years of the foreign Partitions of Poland. During the Nazi Ge ...

is located within the borough. Residential real estate in Mokotów, particularly in the neighbourhoods of

Stary Mokotów Stary is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Rob Stary Robert Stary is an Australians, Australian consultant at R&S Stary Lawyers, having retired as a Magistrate form the Moorabbin Magistrates' Court. He is well known for defen ...

and Wyględów, ranks among the most expensive in Warsaw.

Subdivisions

Administrative units

The following lower-level administrative units (''

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 ...

'') are established within Mokotow (they do not cover the whole district). *

Sadyba Sadyba is a neighbourhood, and an area of the City Information System, in Warsaw, Poland, within the district of Mokotów. It is a residential area with low-rise single-family housing in the south and high-rise multifamily housing in the north. ...

Służewiec Południowy Służewiec Południowy is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Mokotów, and administered by a neighbourhood council. In accordance to the City Information System, it consists of the southern p ...

( Southern Sluzewiec) * Wierzbno

Subdivisions

City Information System

Administratively defined in 1996, this district is divided into following areas: *

* Sielce *

Czerniaków Czerniaków () is a neighbourhood, and an area of the City Information System, in Warsaw, Poland, within the district of Mokotów. It is a residential area with high-rise multifamily housing. The neighbourhood features the St. Anthony of Padua ...

Siekierki Siekierki (, literally ''little axes'') is a low-rise housing residential neighborhood in Warsaw, the northeastern part of the Mokotów district belonging to Lower Mokotów, adjacent to the Vistula river. The area is home to an astronomical rese ...

* Augustówka *

Stegny Stegny may refer to: * Stegny, Warsaw, a neighbourhood in the Mokotów district of Warsaw * Stegny, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship * Stegny, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship {{geodis ...

* Wierzbno * Ksawerów *

Służew Służew, historically until 16th century known as Służewo, is a residential neighbourhood, and an area of the City Information System, in the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Mokotów. Landmarks and transport Służew ...

Służewiec Służewiec is a neighbourhood, and an area of the City Information System, in the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Mokotów. Most of the neighbourhood consists of office buildings, which form one of the biggest complexes ...

Wyględów Wyględów is a Districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, neighbourhood, and the City Information System of Warsaw, City Information System area, located in Warsaw, Poland, within the district of Mokotów. The oldest known records of localities in ...

Historical

While the following subdivisions have no formal, administrative status, they are recognised in everyday life. *Górny Mokotów ( Upper Mokotow) **

** Wierzbno ** Ksawerów **

Królikarnia Królikarnia (in English, "The Rabbit House") is a historic classicist palace in Warsaw, Poland; and a neighborhood in the Mokotów district of Warsaw. Since 1965, the palace has housed a museum dedicated to Polish sculptor Xawery Dunikowski. ...

*Dolny Mokotów ( Lower Mokotow) ** Sielce **

** Augustówka **

Stegny Stegny may refer to: * Stegny, Warsaw, a neighbourhood in the Mokotów district of Warsaw * Stegny, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship * Stegny, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship {{geodis ...

Architecture

* Church of St. Anthony of Padua - designed by

Tylman van Gameren Tylman van Gameren, also ''Tilman'' or ''Tielman'' and Tylman Gamerski, (Utrecht, 3 July 1632 – c. 1706, Warsaw) was a Dutch-born Polish architect and engineer who, at the age of 28, settled in Poland and worked for Queen Marie Casimire, ...

, built 1690–1693 in

Baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...

style * Królikarnia Palace - designed by

Domenico Merlini Domenico Merlini () (22 February 1730 – 20 February 1797) was an Italian- Polish architect whose work was mostly in the classical style. Life and Style From 1750 till his death, Merlini lived in Poland. In 1768, he became a nobleman and later ...

, built 1782–1786 in Neoclassical style * Szuster Palace - initially designed by

Efraim Szreger Ephraim (; , in pausa: ''ʾEp̄rāyīm'') was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph ben Jacob and Asenath, as well as the adopted son of his biological grandfather Jacob, making him the progenitor of the Tribe of Ephraim ...

and built 1772-1774 in Neoclassical style, rebuilt 1845 and 1853 by

Enrico Marconi Enrico Marconi, known in Poland as Henryk Marconi (7 January 1792 in Rome – 21 February 1863 in Warsaw), was an Italian- Polish architect who spent most of his life in Congress Poland. Initially he was taught by his father Leander, later on, be ...

and Adam Idźkowski in

Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an Architectural style, architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half ...

style * SGH Warsaw School of Economics - designed by Jan Koszczyc Witkiewicz and built 1926–1955 in

Expressionist Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it rad ...

style * Wedel tenement house - designed by

Juliusz Żórawski Juliusz Żórawski (2 October 1898 in Kraków – 24 November 1967 in Kraków) was a Polish architect, theoretist of architecture, interior designer, professor of Politechnika Krakowska (since 1945). He was a designer of representative flat buildi ...

and built in 1936 in

modernist Modernism was an early 20th-century movement in literature, visual arts, and music that emphasized experimentation, abstraction, and Subjectivity and objectivity (philosophy), subjective experience. Philosophy, politics, architecture, and soc ...

style * National Geological Institute - designed by Marian Lalewicz and built 1925–1930, extendet by Marek Leykam in 1949–1955 * Iluzjon Cinema - designed by Mieczysław Piprek and built 1949–1950 in

style *

Mausoleum of the Soviet Soldiers Cemetery The Mausoleum Cemetery of the Soviet Soldiers () in Warsaw, Poland, is the burial place of over 21,000 Red Army, Soviet soldiers who died fighting against Nazi Germany. It is the largest Soviet war cemetery in Poland and contains one of the first ...

- designed by

Bohdan Lachert Bohdan Lachert (13 June 1900 – 8 January 1987) was a Polish architect, member of Praesens group. He collaborated with fellow Polish architect Józef Szanajca to design numerous buildings, including modern villas in Saska Kępa – drawing in ...

and Władysław Niemirski and built 1949–1950 *

Polish Television Television in Poland was Timeline of the introduction of television in countries, introduced on an experimental basis in 1937. It was state owned, and was interrupted by the Second World War in 1939. Television returned to Poland in 1952 and for ...

headquarters - designed by

Czesław Bielecki Czesław, (, , ) is an old given name derived from the Slavic elements ''ča'' (to await) and ''slava'' (glory). Feminine form: Czesława/Česlava. The name may refer to: * Ceslaus, Christian Saint * Czesław Białobrzeski, Polish physicist * C ...

and Atelier d'Architecture – Karczewski & Bernier and built 2001–2008 in

Postmodern Postmodernism encompasses a variety of artistic, cultural, and philosophical movements that claim to mark a break from modernism. They have in common the conviction that it is no longer possible to rely upon previous ways of depicting the wo ...

style

Gallery

File:Kościół św. Antoniego Padewskiego w Warszawie 2019.jpg, Church of St. Anthony of Padua File:Królikarnia w Warszawie 2023.jpg, Królikarnia Palace File:Palace ensemble Sielce DSC 2389.JPG, Sielce Mansion on Cybulskiego Street File:Pałac Szustra strona zachodnia.jpg, Sztuster Palace File:SGH Warsaw 2023 aerial.jpg, SGH Warsaw School of Economics File:Dom Wedla przy ul. Puławskiej w Warszawie 2020.jpg, Wedel tenement house File:Kino Iluzjon 01.jpg, Iluzjon Cinema File:Cmentarz Mauzoleum Zolnierzy Radzieckich Warsaw 2022 aerial.jpg,

File:Siedziba Telewizji Polskiej w Warszawie 2017.jpg,

headquarters File:Poranne mgły na działkach na Augustówce w Warszawie.JPG, Allotment plots on Augustówka and part of Czerniakowskie Lake

References

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