Brzeziny | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood and Municipal Information System area |
Image Alt: | Ostródzka Street located in Brzeziny, in 2017. |
Image Map1: | PL warsaw brzeziny location.svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Brzeziny within the district of Białołęka, in accordance to the Municipal Information System. |
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: | Białołęka |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Area Code: | +48 22 |
Brzeziny is a neighbourhood, and an area of the Municipal Information System, in the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Białołęka.[1]
In the 19th century, the area of Brzeziny was settled by Olęders, a group of people of German origin.[2]
By 1880, Brzeziny was a small village located near the city of Warsaw.[3] [4]
In 1941, during the occupation of Poland in Second World War by Nazi Germany, the Olęder inhabitants of the area were forcefully removed and relocated, most likely to the Province of Pomerania, Germany. The Brzeziny Evangelical Cemetery is the remainder of the Olęder presence in the area. Following their expulsion, the cemetery had been closed.[2] [5]
On 15 May 1951, Brzeziny had been incorporated into the city of Warsaw.[6]