Łęczyca, Warsaw Explained

Łęczyca
Official Name:Prawdziwka
Settlement Type:Municipal neighbourhood
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:City and county
Subdivision Name2:Warsaw
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Ursynów
Subdivision Type4:City Information System area
Subdivision Name4:Skarpa Powsińska
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:0.54
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Area Code:+48 22

Łęczyca is a neighbourhood in Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Ursynów, within the City Information System area of Skarpa Powsińska.[1] [2] It is a small single-family housing neighbourhood, centred of Prawdziwka Street. It forms the municipal neighbourhood of Prawdziwka.

History

By 1933, Łęczyca was a village within the municipality of Jeziorna.[3] On 15 May 1951, it was incorporated into the city of Warsaw.[4]

In 1974, to its east was established the Polish Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden – Powsin Centre for Biological Diversity Conservation, with an area of 40 ha. It was developed between 1978 and 1990.[5]

In 1996 was established the municipal neighbourhood of Prawdziwka, located between Prawdziwka Street, Muchomora Street, Kabaty Woods, and field near them, which included Łęczyca. It became a subdivision of the municipality of Warsaw-Ursynów, which was replaced by the city district of Ursynów in 2002. The neighbourhood status was reconfirmed in 2013. It is governed by an elected neighbourhood council.[6] [7]

Characteristics

Łęczyca is a small single-family neighbourhood, located between Prawdziwka Street and Muchomora Street.[1] [8] It forms the municipal neighbourhood of Prawdziwka, with boundaries determined by Prawdziwka Street, Muchomora Street, Kabaty Woods, and field near them. It has the total area of 54 ha. It is governed by an elected neighbourhood council[6] [7]

To its east, at 2 Prawdziwka Street is located the Polish Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden – Powsin Centre for Biological Diversity Conservation, which has an area of 40 ha, and includes over 10,000 species of plants in its collection, including numerous exotic and rare examples. It is also a research facility of the Polish Academy of Sciences.[9]

Notes and References

  1. [ftp://91.223.135.109/prng/PRNG_MIEJSCOWOSCI_XLSX.zip PRNG – nazwy miejscowośmunicipal]. Main Office of Geodesy and Cartography, 30 July 2020. (in Polish)
  2. Web site: Obszary MSI. Dzielnica Ursynów. pl. zdm.waw.pl.
  3. Warszawski Dziennik Wojewódzki: dla obszaru Województwa Warszawskiego. Warsaw: Warsaw Voivodeship Office, 1933, no. 14, position 136. (in Polish)
  4. Web site: Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 5 maja 1951 r. w sprawie zmiany granic miasta stołecznego Warszawy.. isap.sejm.gov.pl. pl.
  5. Piotr Bielawski, Ogród botaniczny w Powsinie – plan ogrodu z przewodnikiem. Warsaw: Agencja REGRAF, ISBN 978-83-61042-24-2. (in Polish)
  6. Web site: Osiedle Prawdziwka. pl. ursynow.um.warszawa.pl.
  7. Web site: Jednostki pomocnicze dzielnicy Ursynów m.st. Warszawy. ursynow.um.warszawa.pl. pl. 26 November 2013.
  8. Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego miasta stołecznego Warszawy ze zmianami. Warsaw: Warsaw City Council, 1 March 2018, pp. 10–14. (in Polish)
  9. M. Szymańczyk, D. Matynia (editors): Ogrody botaniczne i arboreta Polski. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo PAN OB-CZRB, 2020, p. 169. ISBN 978-83-938900-7-1. (in Polish)