Skarpa Powsińska is a

neighbourhood A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...

, and a City Information System area, located in

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, 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 ...

. The area includes two single-family neighbourhoods, Janówek and

Łęczyca Łęczyca (; in full the Royal Town of Łęczyca, ; ; ) is a town of inhabitants in central Poland. Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship, it is the county seat of the Łęczyca County. Łęczyca is a capital of the historical Łęczyca Land. Or ...

, as well as the

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, and the Powsin Culture Park.

History

In 1913, within current Skarpa Powsińska, then part of the village of Klarysew, 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, within Skarpa Powsińska were located two villages, Janówek and

, which were part of the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

of Jeziorna.
Warszawski Dziennik Wojewódzki: dla obszaru Województwa Warszawskiego
'. Warsaw: Warsaw Voivodeship Office, 1933, no. 14, position 136. (in Polish) In 1938, the Polski Country Club bought an 50 hectare area in Skarpa Powsińska from count Adam Branicki to build a

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. In the 1940s, during the

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in the

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

, to establish a recreational area, which became the Powsin Culture Park. On 15 May 1951, the area was incorporated into Warsaw. In 1974, in Skarpa Powsińska was established the

, 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, . (in Polish) In 1996 was established the municipal neighbourhood of Prawdziwka, located between Prawdziwka Street, Muchomora Street,

Kabaty Woods The Stefan Starzyński Kabaty Woods Nature Reserve () is a woodland park located in southern Warsaw, between two major arteries, Puławska Street, Warsaw, Puławska and Łukasz Drewny Streets. Administratively the park belongs to southern Warsaw ...

, and field near them, which included Łęczyca. It became a subdivision of the

of Warsaw-Ursynów, which was replaced by the city district of

in 2002. The neighbourhood status was reconfirmed in 2013. It is governed by an elected

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. In 1998, the district was subdivided into the areas of the City Information System, with one of the becoming Skarpa Powsińska.

Characteristics

Within eastern portion of Skarpa Powsińska are located two small single-family neighbourhoods, Janówek and

, both centred on Prawdziwka Street.'' tp://91.223.135.109/prng/PRNG_MIEJSCOWOSCI_XLSX.zip PRNG – nazwy miejscowośmunicipal'. Main Office of Geodesy and Cartography, 30 July 2020. (in Polish)
Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego miasta stołecznego Warszawy ze zmianami
'. Warsaw: Warsaw City Council, 1 March 2018, pp. 10–14. (in Polish) Łęczyca forms the municipal neighbourhood of Prawdziwka, with boundaries determined by Prawdziwka Street, Muchomora Street,

, and field near them. It has the total area of 54 ha. 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. . (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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. 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 35 ha.''Encyklopedia Warszawy''. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1994, p. 676. ISBN 83-01-08836-2. (in Polish)

Location and administrative boundaries

Skarpa Powsińska is a City Information System area located in

, within the south-eastern portion of the district of

. Its borders are determined by Kabaty Woods Nature Reserve, Prawdziwka Street, and the border of the district of Ursynów. It borders Kabaty Woods Nature Reserve to the northwest,

Powsin Powsin 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 single-family housing. Powiat was founded in the 13th century as a farm community. Throughou ...

to the east, and the municipality of

Konstancin-Jeziorna Konstancin-Jeziorna is a spa town in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,566 inhabitants (as of March 2011, according to GUS). It is located about south of downtown Warsaw and is a part of the Warsaw metropolitan area. The t ...

to the south. Its eastern boundary forms the border between districts of Ursynów and

Wilanów Wilanów () is a dzielnica, district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It is home to historic Wilanów Palace, the "Polish Palace of Versailles, Versailles," and second home to various List of Polish rulers, Polish kings. Wilanów is home to many v ...

, while its southern boundary forms the city border with the

Piaseczno County __NOTOC__ Piaseczno County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 19 ...

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