Piaski
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

Gęsiówka

Gęsiówka, was a German Nazi concentration camp in German-occupied Warsaw, Poland.

Located at 52.2446, 20.9789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Warsaw, Defunct prisons in Poland, Warsaw concentration camp, Warsaw Uprising

Wola

Wola is a district in western Warsaw, Poland, formerly the village of Wielka Wola, incorporated into Warsaw in 1916. An industrial area with traditions reaching back to the early 19th century, it is slowly changing into an office and residential district. Several museums are located in Wola.

Located at 52.2333, 20.9572 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Districts of Warsaw, Wola

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

Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery

The Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe. Located on Warsaw's Okopowa street and abutting the Powązki Cemetery at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:52|14|51|N|20|58|29|E|type:landmark_region:PL | |name= }}, the Jewish Cemetery was established in 1806 and occupies 33 hectares (83 acres) of land. The cemetery contains over 200,000 marked graves, as well as mass graves of victims of the Warsaw Ghetto.

Located at 52.2475, 20.9747 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Warsaw, Jewish cemeteries in Poland, Wola

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

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

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

Wola massacre

The Wola massacre (Polish: Rzeź Woli, "Wola slaughter") was the systematic killing of around 40,000-50,000 people by Nazi German troops during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. Between 5–12 August 1944, tens of thousands of Polish civilians along with captured resistance fighters were indiscriminately shot or killed in organised mass executions throughout the Wola district of the Polish capital Warsaw.

Located at 52.23, 20.96 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Ethnic cleansing, Germany–Poland relations, Mass murder in 1944, Massacres in Poland, Nazi war crimes in Poland, Warsaw Uprising, Wola, World War II prisoners of war massacres

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

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

Warsaw Gasworks Museum

Muzeum Gazownictwa w Warszawie is a museum in Warsaw, Poland, located in the complex of the former Wola Gas Factory built in 1886-1888.

Located at 52.2281, 20.9647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Museums in Warsaw, Commercial buildings completed in 1886, Industry museums in Poland, Gas museums

Warszawa Kasprzaka railway station

Warszawa Kasprzaka railway station is a railway station in the Wola district of Warsaw, Poland. It was built on the Warsaw orbital line, which goes through Warszawa Gdańska station. As of 2011, it is used exclusively by Koleje Mazowieckie who run the KM9 services from Warszawa Zachodnia through the north of the Masovian Voivodeship to Działdowo, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship via Legionowo, Nasielsk, Modlin, Ciechanów and Iława, at all of which some trains terminate.

Located at 52.2297, 20.9578 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Railway stations in Warsaw, Railway stations served by Koleje Mazowieckie, Wola

Warszawa Koło railway station

Warszawa Koło railway station is a railway station in the Wola district of Warsaw, Poland. It was built on the Warsaw orbital line, which goes through Warszawa Gdańska station. As of 2011, it is used exclusively by Koleje Mazowieckie who run the KM9 services from Warszawa Wola through the north of the Masovian Voivodeship to Działdowo, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, via Legionowo, Nasielsk, Modlin, Ciechanów and Iława, at all of which some trains terminate.

Located at 52.2392, 20.9586 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Railway stations in Warsaw, Railway stations served by Koleje Mazowieckie, Wola

Evangelical Cemetery of the Augsburg Confession in Warsaw

(Polish: Cmentarz ewangelicko-augsburski w Warszawie), The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery of the Augsburg Confession in Warsaw is a historic Lutheran Protestant cemetery located in the Wola district, western part of Warsaw, Poland.

Located at 52.2414, 20.9711 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Warsaw, Lutheran cemeteries, Wola

Orthodox Cemetery in Warsaw

(Polish: Cmentarz Prawosławny w Warszawie), The Orthodox Cemetery in Warsaw is a historic Eastern Orthodox cemetery located in the Wola district, western part of Warsaw, Poland.

Located at 52.23, 20.9444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Warsaw, Christian Orthodox cemeteries, Wola, 1841 establishments

Protestant Reformed Cemetery in Warsaw

, The Evangelical Reformed Cemetery in Warsaw is a historic Calvinist Protestant cemetery located in the Wola district, western part of Warsaw, Poland.

Located at 52.2394, 20.9731 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Warsaw, Protestant Reformed cemeteries, Wola