Żelazna Brama (neighbourhood) explained

Żelazna Brama
Settlement Type:Municipal neighbourhood
Coordinates:52.2369°N 21.0017°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian Voivodeship
Subdivision Type2:City county
Subdivision Name2:Warsaw
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Śródmieście
Subdivision Type4:City Information System areas
Subdivision Name4:Śródmieście Północne
Established Title:Establishment
Established Date:10 March 2016
Government Type:Neighbourhood council
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Area Code:+48 22

Żelazna Brama, also designated as the Neighbourhood No. 3, is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Śródmieście, and administered by a neighbourhood council. It is located within the City Information System area of Śródmieście Północne.[1] [2]

Name

The name of the neighbourhood, Żelazna Brama, which means Iron Gate in Polish, comes from the Iron Gate, an entrance gate to the Saxon Garden, which from 1735 to the Second World War (1939–1945), was a notable landmark in the area.[3]

History

The municipal neighbourhood of Żelazna Brama was established on 10 March 2016.[2]

Government

The neighbourhood government is divided into two organs, the neighbourhood council as the legislative body, and the neighbourhood management as the executive body.[2]

Location and administrative boundaries

The neighbourhood boundaries are determined by Solidarity Avenue to the north, Bank Square, and Marszałkowska Street to the east, Jerusalem Avenue to the south, and Jana Pawła II Warsaw to the west.[1] It is located within the City Information System area of Śródmieście Północne.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rady osiedli w Dzielnicy Śródmieście. srodmiescie.um.warszawa.pl. pl.
  2. Web site: Rady Osiedli. srodmiescie.um.warszawa.pl. 16 May 2019. pl.
  3. Ryszard Mączewski, Jarosław Zieliński, Krzysztof Jaszczyński: Co bylo za Żelazną Bramą?. In: Stolica. no. 10 (2199), p. 6–18, October 2008. Warsaw: Ekbin. ISSN 0039-1689. (in Polish)
  4. Web site: Dzielnica Śródmieście. zdm.waw.pl. pl.