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Mokotów is a dzielnica
Dzielnica

In the Poland system of local administration, a dzielnica is an administrative subdivision or quarter of a city or town. A dzielnica has its own elected council , and those of Warsaw each have their own mayor ....
 (borough
Borough

A borough is an administrative division of various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
, district
District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipality, or subdivisions of municipalities....
) of Warsaw
Warsaw

Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....
, the capital of Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
. Mokotów is densely populated. It is a seat to many foreign embassies and companies. Only a small part of the district is lightly industrialized (Sluzewiec Przemyslowy
Sluzewiec Przemyslowy

Sluzewiec Przemyslowy is a neighborhood in the Mokot?w district in Warsaw. It is part of the Sluzewiec neighborhood.Since the early 1920s it was one of the industrial areas of Warsaw....
), while the majority is full of parks and green areas.

Although the area has been populated at least since the early Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
, it was not until early 1916 when Mokotów was incorporated into Warsaw.






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Mokotów is a dzielnica
Dzielnica

In the Poland system of local administration, a dzielnica is an administrative subdivision or quarter of a city or town. A dzielnica has its own elected council , and those of Warsaw each have their own mayor ....
 (borough
Borough

A borough is an administrative division of various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
, district
District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipality, or subdivisions of municipalities....
) of Warsaw
Warsaw

Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....
, the capital of Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
. Mokotów is densely populated. It is a seat to many foreign embassies and companies. Only a small part of the district is lightly industrialized (Sluzewiec Przemyslowy
Sluzewiec Przemyslowy

Sluzewiec Przemyslowy is a neighborhood in the Mokot?w district in Warsaw. It is part of the Sluzewiec neighborhood.Since the early 1920s it was one of the industrial areas of Warsaw....
), while the majority is full of parks and green areas.

Although the area has been populated at least since the early Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
, it was not until early 1916 when Mokotów was incorporated into Warsaw. The name of the area comes probably from the name of an earlier village Mon Coteau (French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 for My Hill), which is an echo of the village name Mokotowo (known from 14th century). Most of the area was urbanized in late 1920s and 1930s. The area survived World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 and the events of the Warsaw Uprising
Warsaw Uprising

The Warsaw Uprising was a struggle by the Armia Krajowa to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany occupation during World War II. The Uprising began on 1 August 1944, as part of a nationwide rebellion, Operation Tempest....
 quite well and is one of the few well-preserved areas of Warsaw nowadays. Mokotów Prison
Mokotów Prison

Mokot?w Prison is a prison in Warsaw's borough of Mokot?w, Poland, located on Rakowiecka street 37. During World War II and until 1989 it was a place of detention and execution of the Polish opposition and freedom fighters....
 is located within the borough.

Subdivision of Mokotow


Administrative units


The following lower-level administrative units (osiedle
Osiedle

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 solectwo, an osiedle is an auxiliary unit of a gmina....
s) are established within Mokotow (they do not cover the whole district).

  • Sadyba
    Sadyba

    Sadyba is a neighborhood in Mokot?w district of Warsaw, Poland. It has an administrative status of osiedle within the city....
  • Sluzewiec Poludniowy (Southern Sluzewiec)
  • Sluzewiec Fort


Historical subdivisions


While the following subdivisions have no formal, administrative status, they are recognized in the everyday life.

  • Górny Mokotów (Upper Mokotow)
    • Stary Mokotów
    • Wierzbno
      Wierzbno

      Wierzbno is a neighbourhood in Warsaw, a part of the Mokot?w district.It was named in the 1930s after a village of the same name that had existed there since 17th century....
    • Ksawerów
      Ksawerów (Warsaw)

      Ksawer?w is a neighborhood in Mokot?w district of Warsaw, Poland....
    • Wygledów
      Wygledów

      Wygled?w is a neighborhood in Mokot?w district of Warsaw, Poland....
    • Królikarnia
      Królikarnia

      Kr?likarnia is a historical palace in Warsaw, Poland in Classicism, as well as a neighborhood in Mokot?w district of Warsaw. A museum of Polish sculptor and artist Xawery Dunikowski is located in the palace since 1965....
    • Sluzew
      Sluzew

      Sluzew is a neighborhood in Mokot?w district of Warsaw, Poland....
    • Sluzewiec
      Sluzewiec

      Sluzewiec is a neighborhood in Mokot?w district of Warsaw, Poland....
    • Sluzewiec Przemyslowy
      Sluzewiec Przemyslowy

      Sluzewiec Przemyslowy is a neighborhood in the Mokot?w district in Warsaw. It is part of the Sluzewiec neighborhood.Since the early 1920s it was one of the industrial areas of Warsaw....
  • Dolny Mokotów (Lower Mokotow)
    • Sielce
      Sielce

      Sielce is a neighborhood in Mokot?w district of Warsaw, Poland....
    • Czerniaków
      Czerniaków

      Czerniak?w is a neighbourhood of the city of Warsaw, located within the borough of Mokot?w, between the escarpment of the Vistula river and the river itself....
    • Siekierki
      Siekierki

      Siekierki is a neighborhood in the Mokot?w district of Warsaw, Poland....
    • Augustówka
    • Stegny
      Stegny

      Stegny is a neighborhood in Mokot?w district of Warsaw, Poland. It is a primarily residential, with several small retail centers and "convenience" shops including small grocery stores, butchers shops, bakeries, and the like....
    • Sadyba
      Sadyba

      Sadyba is a neighborhood in Mokot?w district of Warsaw, Poland. It has an administrative status of osiedle within the city....


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