Bialoleka
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Białołęka is one of 18 districts
of Warsaw
located in the northern part of the city. To October 27, 2002 Białołęka was a gmina
. The Białołęka name comes from nobleman Białołęcki, who bought the area before the First World War.
According to the Central Statistical Office data, the district's area is 73,04 km² (2,820.1 sq mi) and 89 324 people inhabit Białołęka.
s). Here's a list of them (the italic names are the ones which are not taken into account by the TERYT).
Other subdivisions:
There are also many different-sized forests in Białołęka.
61 to Gdańsk
and Masuria
; and the Toruńska route, part of trunk road 8 to Białystok.
Dzielnica
In the Polish system of local administration, a dzielnica is an administrative subdivision or quarter of a city or town. A dzielnica may have its own elected council , and those of Warsaw each have their own mayor...
of Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
located in the northern part of the city. To October 27, 2002 Białołęka was a gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
. The Białołęka name comes from nobleman Białołęcki, who bought the area before the First World War.
According to the Central Statistical Office data, the district's area is 73,04 km² (2,820.1 sq mi) and 89 324 people inhabit Białołęka.
History
- In 1425, the Białołęka village came into being and belonged to the Gołyński family.
- In the interwar periodInterwar periodInterwar period can refer to any period between two wars. The Interbellum is understood to be the period between the end of the Great War or First World War and the beginning of the Second World War in Europe....
the only today's Białołęka area which was included to Warsaw was Różopol subdivision. - In 1938 Białołęka had 900 inhabitants and belonged to the Bródno municipality.
- In 1951 a group of villages (including Białołęka) joined Warsaw as result of the new administrative division of Warsaw.
- In 1976, during the next border changes another villages joined Warsaw and the north-eastern border of Warsaw got the today look.
- In 1994, the Białołęka subdivision gave named to the new gmina Warsaw-Białołęka. In respect of area, the gmina was the third out of eleven Warsaw gminas, taking 15% of whole city's area.
- In 2002, the territorial division of Warsaw changed and gminas were replaced with dzielnicaDzielnicaIn the Polish system of local administration, a dzielnica is an administrative subdivision or quarter of a city or town. A dzielnica may have its own elected council , and those of Warsaw each have their own mayor...
s.
Division
Area of the division divides into following parts:- industrial, where many industries are located in central, southern and southern-western parts: Żerań CHP Station (Elektrociepłownia Żerań), Polfa Tarchomin (farmaceutic company), Czajka sludgeworks, printing house of Agora SAAgora SAAgora Spółka Akcyjna or Agora SA is a Polish media company.It is owner or co-owner of:* a national daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza,* a daily called Metro in several large Polish cities,* 3 regional weeklies,...
publisher, factories of L'OréalL'OréalThe L'Oréal Group is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company. With its registered office in Paris and head office in the Paris suburb of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France, it has developed activities in the field of cosmetics...
and The Coca-Cola Company, PKPPolish State Railwaysis the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
areas, many builder's company) - housing estates with big density of buildings located in central-western part (Nowy Tarchomin, Nowodwory and Nowe Świdry)
- housing estates with prevalent detached houses - northern and central-northern part (Choszczówka, Białołęka Dworska, Płudy, Henryków and others)
- housing estates in village areas and arable lands (Brzeziny, Lewandów, Kobiałka, Białołęka Szlachecka, Mańki-Wojdy and others)
Subdivisions of Białołęka
Białołęka is divided into smaller subdivisions (osiedleOsiedle
Osiedle is a term used in Poland to denote a designated subdivision of a city or town, or of a dzielnica, with its own council and executive. Like the dzielnica and sołectwo, an osiedle is an auxiliary unit of a gmina. These units are created by decision of the gmina council, and do not have...
s). Here's a list of them (the italic names are the ones which are not taken into account by the TERYT).
West
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Middle west
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Middle east
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East
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Other subdivisions:
- Szylówek
Green Białołęka
- Parks:
- Henrykowski Park – 30 056 m²
- "Picassa" Park – 36 700 m²
- Squares
- By Botewa/Talarowa streets – 5088 m²
- Next to Picassa housing estate – 32 900 m²
- Around the town hall – 4560 m²
- By Światowida street – 4600 m²
- Flowerbeds
- Area of flowerbeds – 250 m²
- Area of rose-gardens – 177 m²
- Surface waters
- VistulaVistulaThe Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland ....
river – 10 123 m - Henrykowski canal – 9638 m
- Żerański canal – 9240 m
- Długa river + Markowski canal – 5450 m
- Bródnowski canal – 3600 m
- Dyke B – 3270 m
- Dyke A – 2640 m
- Jabłonna stream – 1838 m
- Natural reserves
- Ławice Kiełpińskie natural reserve – fauna natural reserve near the border of Warsaw, which function is to protect places where water-mud birds make nests. Area - 803 hectares.
- Łęgi Czarnej Strugi natural reserve – situated in the north-west part of Nieporęt gmina. Area - 39,53 hectares.
There are also many different-sized forests in Białołęka.
Monuments of Białołęka
- Court on Mehoffera street
- It consists of a court from 18th century, a palace from the beginning of the 19th century, built by Tadeusz Mostowski and a park)
- Church of St James the Great
- 2, Mehoffera street
- Church of St James the Great on Mehoffera street is the only GothicGothic artGothic art was a Medieval art movement that developed in France out of Romanesque art in the mid-12th century, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It spread to all of Western Europe, but took over art more completely north of the Alps, never quite effacing more classical...
temple in Warsaw, which is still looking nearly the same today as when it was built. The architectural details from 16th century are still readable. The church is made from brick and it's from the beginning of 16th century.- Church of Birth of the Blessed Virgin LadyMary (mother of Jesus)Mary , commonly referred to as "Saint Mary", "Mother Mary", the "Virgin Mary", the "Blessed Virgin Mary", or "Mary, Mother of God", was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee...
- Church of Birth of the Blessed Virgin Lady
- 21, Klasyków street
- Church built from 1908 to 1913 in the style of Vistula Neo-Gothic. It was consecrated on September 8, 1913, and on September 16, 1949 it was given the name by Stefan Wyszyński.
- Church of MichelangeloMichelangeloMichelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni , commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art...
- Church of Michelangelo
- 119, Głębocka street
- One of the oldest wooden churches in Warsaw, probably funded by Bona SforzaBona SforzaBona Sforza was a member of the powerful Milanese House of Sforza. In 1518, she became the second wife of Sigismund I the Old, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and became the Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania.She was the third child of Gian Galeazzo Sforza and his wife...
in 1534.
Transport in Białołęka
The main street where all transport goes is the Modlińska street, which is a part of trunk roadTrunk road
A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major road—usually connecting two or more cities, ports, airports, and other things.—which is the recommended route for long-distance and freight traffic...
61 to Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
and Masuria
Masuria
Masuria is an area in northeastern Poland famous for its 2,000 lakes. Geographically, Masuria is part of two adjacent lakeland districts, the Masurian Lake District and the Iława Lake District...
; and the Toruńska route, part of trunk road 8 to Białystok.