Las Bielański
District of Bielany
Województwo Mazowieckie - Poland

Powązki Cemetery

Powązki Cemetery, also known as the Stare Powązki (English: Old Powązki) is a historic cemetery located in the Wola district, western part of Warsaw, Poland. It is the most famous cemetery in the city, and one of the oldest. Found here are the graves of many illustrious individuals from Polish history, including those interred along the "Avenue of Notables" (Aleja Zasłużonych) established in 1925.

Located at 52.2519, 20.9728 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Burials at Powązki Cemetery, Cemeteries in Warsaw, National cemeteries, Roman Catholic cemeteries, Wola

Warsaw Fortress

Warsaw Fortress was a system of fortifications built in Warsaw, Poland during the 19th century when the city was part of the Russian Empire. The fortress belonged to a chain of fortresses built in Congress Poland and the region adjacent to it during this period. It was built in stages, with the first part, known as Warsaw Citadel, built the years 1832-1834, in the immediate aftermath of the November Uprising of 1830.

Located at 52.2647, 20.9994 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Forts in Warsaw, Congress Poland

Umschlagplatz (Warsaw Ghetto)

In the Holocaust, the Umschlagplatz (German: collection point or reloading point) in the Warsaw Ghetto was where Jews gathered for deportation to the Treblinka extermination camp during Operation Reinhard. During the Grossaktion Warsaw, beginning on July 22, 1942, Jews were deported in crowded freight cars to Treblinka. On some days as many as 10,000 Jews were deported.

Located at 52.2523, 20.9891 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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History of Warsaw, Jewish Polish history, The Holocaust in Poland, Holocaust terminology, Squares in Warsaw, Warsaw Ghetto

Wilson Square

Plac Wilsona ("Wilson Square") is the chief square of northern Warsaw's Żoliborz district. It is also one of the Polish capital's main transport hubs, with several bus and streetcars stops (opened to the public June 1, 1934). Wilson Square was established in the late 1920s as the main center of the newly formed district, and one of the star-shaped squares that sprang up all over Warsaw. Named for U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, after World War II (1951) it was renamed Plac Komuny Paryskiej.

Located at 52.2689, 20.9864 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Squares in Warsaw, Żoliborz

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (Polish: Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie) is a state university in Warsaw. It was founded in 1999, and it is named after Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński of Poland. It offers religious studies at the faculties of theology, Canon law and Christian philosophy under the patronage of Archbishop of Warsaw issuing permits (missio canonica) to academic staff at those faculties.

Located at 52.295, 20.9597 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roman Catholic universities and colleges in Poland, Universities and colleges in Warsaw, Bielany

Warschauer Kniefall

Kniefall von Warschau refers to a gesture of humility and penance by social democratic Chancellor of Germany Willy Brandt towards the victims of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Located at 52.2497, 20.9914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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History of Poland (1945–1989), History of Warsaw, Holocaust commemoration, Nazism, Germany–Poland relations, 1970 in Poland, 1970 in Germany, 1970 in international relations

Wanda Gertz

Major Wanda Gertz (13 April 1896 – 10 November 1958) was a Polish soldier who served in the Polish Legion during World War I while masquerading as a man, under the name "Kazimierz 'Kazik' Zuchowicz". She subsequently served in the Ochotnicza Legia Kobiet ("Women's Voluntary Legion") of the Polish Army during the Polish–Soviet War, and was an officer of the Armia Krajowa ("Home Army"), codenamed "Lena", during World War II.

Located at 52.2583, 20.9531 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1896 births, 1958 deaths, Burials at Powązki Military Cemetery, Women in World War I, Women in World War II, Polish Army officers, Polish resistance fighters, Female resistance members of World War II, Silver Crosses of the Virtuti Militari, Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Recipients of the Cross of Independence with Swords, Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland) 5 times, Recipients of the Cross of Merit with Swords (Poland), Women in European warfare, Female wartime cross-dressers, Polish female soldiers

Miła 18

Ulica Miła 18 (or 18 Pleasant Street in English) was the headquarters bunker (actually a shelter) of the Jewish Combat Organization (ŻOB), a Jewish resistance group in the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland during World War II. The bunker at Miła 18 was constructed by a group of underworld smugglers in 1943. The ŻOB fighters arrived there after their own bunker, at 29 Miła Street, had been discovered. The smugglers who had built it were helping the ŻOB as guides.

Located at 52.2515, 20.9923 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Infrastructure completed in 1943, Buildings and structures in Warsaw, History of Warsaw, Jewish resistance during the Holocaust, Jewish Polish history, Mass suicides, Monuments and memorials in Warsaw, Visitor attractions in Warsaw

Plac Wilsona metro station

Metro Plac Wilsona (Wilson Square) is as a station on Line 1 of the Warsaw Metro and was opened in 2005. It is located below Plac Wilsona in the Żoliborz district in northern Warsaw. On 7 April 2008 during the Metrorail convention it won a Metro award for the best recently constructed station.

Located at 52.2692, 20.9842 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Warsaw Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 2005, Żoliborz

Warszawa Gdańska station

Warszawa Gdańska station (also known as Dworzec Gdański; literally Gdańsk station) is a railway station in northern Warsaw, Poland. The name of the station derives from its past as the main station serving trains towards Gdańsk. Currently, trains in that direction use the main Cross-City Line and the Central station. It is located on the "Northern Line" that runs between Central Warsaw and the city's Żoliborz district to the north.

Located at 52.2586, 20.9947 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations in Warsaw, Railway stations opened in 1880, Railway stations served by Koleje Mazowieckie, Railway stations served by Szybka Kolej Miejska (Warsaw), Żoliborz, Śródmieście, Warsaw

Arkadia (shopping mall)

Arkadia in Warsaw, Poland is the largest shopping complex in Central Europe. In total it has 287,000 square metres of space, 230 shops, 25 restaurants, and a movie theater. It is owned and operated by Unibail-Rodamco. Among the stores are: Carrefour, EMPiK, Leroy Merlin, Saturn, Cinema City, Euro RTV AGD, H&M, and Zara. Arkadia opened on October 20, 2004 and was developed by BEG Ingenierie Polska and Cefic Polska.

Located at 52.2564, 20.9839 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Shopping malls in Poland, Buildings and structures in Warsaw, Shopping malls established in 2004, Visitor attractions in Warsaw

Młociny metro station

Młociny is a Warsaw Metro station. It became the 21st station of the Warsaw Metro when it opened on 25 October 2008. It is the northern end of the first metro line and also serves as a major transfer point between different modes of transport in Warsaw, thanks to a large bus and tram interchange that was previously called Huta. It is also situated near the tram depot Żoliborz. There is also a proposed tram link due to be built in around five years linking Młociny with the North-East of the city.

Located at 52.2911, 20.9289 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Warsaw Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 2008, Bielany

Marymont

Marymont (from French Mont de Marie - Mary's Hill) is one of the northern neighbourhoods of Warsaw, Poland, administratively a part of the boroughs of Żoliborz (Marymont-Potok) and Bielany (Marymont-Kaskada and Marymont-Ruda). Named after the queen of Poland Maria Kazimiera, wife of king John III Sobieski, it initially housed a small summer manor. In the 18th century, it became notable for the large number of windmills located there on the high escarpment of the Vistula.

Located at 52.275, 20.975 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Warsaw

Dworzec Gdański metro station

Dworzec Gdański (Gdańsk Train Station) is a station on Line 1 of the Warsaw Metro, located just south of the Warszawa Gdańska railway station, at the viaduct of Andersa Street over Słomińskiego Street. It is one of the major transport hubs in the northern part of the city of Warsaw. It was opened on 20 December 2003. The A-17 Dworzec Gdański, to give its official name, is a two-storey station, with a single central platform located on the lower level.

Located at 52.2578, 20.9944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Warsaw Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 2003, Śródmieście, Warsaw

Marymont metro station

Metro Marymont is the 17th working station of the first line of the Warsaw Metro, opened on 29 December 2006. It is located in the Marymont neighbourhood of Warsaw. Since the station has no reversing facility of its own, from its opening until March 2008 it was connected to the rest of the network by a single train providing shuttle service to the nearest station at Plac Wilsona.

Located at 52.2717, 20.9717 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Warsaw Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 2006

Słodowiec metro station

Metro Słodowiec is the 18th working station of the first line of the Warsaw Metro. It was opened on 23 April 2008. Originally, the station was to be called Park Kaskada.

Located at 52.2764, 20.9614 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Warsaw Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 2008, Bielany

Wawrzyszew metro station

Metro Wawrzyszew, located at the corner of Kasprowicza and Lindego Street, became the 20th working station of the Warsaw Metro when it opened on 25 October 2008.

Located at 52.2864, 20.9394 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Warsaw Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 2008, Bielany

Stare Bielany metro station

Metro Stare Bielany became the 19th working station of the Warsaw Metro when it opened on 25 October 2008. It had been under construction since June, 2006. Originally, the station was to be called Bielany. The station is distinctive due to a series of wooden relief sculptures on the walls.

Located at 52.2819, 20.9494 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Warsaw Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 2008, Bielany

Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw

Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw (Polish: Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Józefa Piłsudskiego w Warszawie) is a public institution of higher learning in Warsaw, Poland. Named after early 20th century Polish statesman Józef Piłsudski, it was founded in 1929. During the communist period (1947–1990) it was renamed to Karol Świerczewski Academy of Physical Education (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. gen. broni Karola Świerczewskieg). Its rector is Henryk Sozański.

Located at 52.2853, 20.9544 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1929, Universities and colleges in Warsaw, Bielany

Grzegorz Przemyk

Grzegorz Przemyk (May 17, 1964 – May 14, 1983) was a young, aspiring Polish poet from Warsaw, who was murdered by members of the Communist People's Milicja Obywatelska. His killing was one of many such politically motivated murders perpetrated against democratic opposition by the Communist regime of Poland.

Located at 52.2508, 20.9706 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1964 births, 1983 deaths, Polish poets, Writers from Warsaw, Assassinated Polish people, Burials at Powązki Cemetery, Deaths by beating, People murdered in Poland, Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Powązki Military Cemetery

Powązki Military Cemetery is an old military cemetery located in the Żoliborz district, western part of Warsaw, Poland. The cemetery is often confused with the older Powązki Cemetery, known colloquially as "Old Powązki". The Old Powązki cemetery is located to the south-east of the military cemetery.

Located at 52.2583, 20.9531 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Burials at Powązki Military Cemetery, Cemeteries in Warsaw, Military cemeteries, Żoliborz

Maria Skłodowska-Curie Bridge, Warsaw

The Maria Skłodowska-Curie Bridge (Polish: Most Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie) is a bridge over the Vistula River in Warsaw, Poland, linking the northern suburbs of Białołęka and Bielany. The structure actually consists of three parallel bridges, two for motor vehicles and one for light rail, bicycles and pedestrians. The first two parts were opened on March 24, 2012 making it the eighth road bridge in the capital of Poland, while the remaining is expected to be completed in June 2012.

Located at 52.3072, 20.9508 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Road bridges in Poland, Bridges in Warsaw, Beam bridges, Steel bridges, Bridges completed in 2012, Bielany, Białołęka

Museum of Sport and Tourism

Muzeum Sportu i Turystyki w Warszawie is a museum in Warsaw, Poland. It was established in 1952.

Located at 52.2742, 20.9969 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Museums in Warsaw, Museums established in 1952, Sports museums, Registered museums in Poland, Żoliborz

Warszawa Żerań railway station

Warszawa Żerań railway station is a railway station in the Białołęka district of Warsaw, Poland.

Located at 52.3136, 20.9994 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations in Warsaw, Railway stations served by Koleje Mazowieckie, Railway stations served by Szybka Kolej Miejska (Warsaw), Białołęka

Monument to the Ghetto Heroes

The Monument to the Ghetto Heroes (Polish: Pomnik Bohaterów Getta) is a monument in Warsaw, Poland commemorating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 during the Second World War. It is located in the area formerly part of the Warsaw Ghetto, at the spot where the first armed clash of the uprising took place. The monument was built in part from Nazi German materials originally brought to Warsaw in 1942 by Albert Speer for his planned works.

Located at 52.2497, 20.9939 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Warsaw Ghetto, Monuments and memorials in Warsaw, 1948 establishments in Poland