Zalesie Górne is a

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in the administrative district of

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, within

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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, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of

Piaseczno Piaseczno () is a town in east-central Poland with 47,660 inhabitants. It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship, within the Warsaw metropolitan area, just south of Warsaw, approximately south of its center. It is a residential area and a suburb ...

and south of

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. The village was founded in the 1930s, and as of 2013 its population was 3867. Located on provincial road No. 873 and with a station on the

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Railway line the village is today an affluent

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of the capital. The surrounding forests are likewise a popular

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spot for Warsaw residents.Gimna Piaseczno 2013
/ref> Landmarks in the town include the school, railway station, and the

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of St. Hubert. The town lies adjacent to the Chojnów Landscape Park.

Notable people

Patryk Peda Patryk Peda (born 16 April 2002) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Juve Stabia, on loan from Palermo. Club career Peda came through the youth ranks of Legia Warsaw, before joining the then Serie A club of ...

(born 2002), Polish professional football player

Gallery

File:Poland. Chojnów Landscape Park 005.jpg, Chojnów Landscape Park File:Chojnów Landscape Park 006.jpg, Chojnów Landscape Park File:Zalesie Górne ul Koralowych Dębów 2.JPG, Air photo of Chojnów Park File:Ul. Białej Brzozy, Zalesie Górne.jpg, Białej Brzozy Street File:Kościół w Zalesiu.jpg, St Hubert's

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File:Zalesie Górne, Stacja kolejowa Zalesie Górne - fotopolska.eu (199121).jpg, Zalesie Górne Railway Station File:Zalesie Górne - fotopolska.eu (199588).jpg, Zalesie Górne shops

References

Villages in Piaseczno County {{Piaseczno-geo-stub