Dąbrówka, Warsaw Explained

Dąbrówka
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood and a City Information System area
Image Map1:File:PL warsaw dąbrówka location.svg
Map Caption1:Location of the City Information System area of Dąbrówka within the district of Ursynów.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian Voivodeship
Subdivision Type2:City and county
Subdivision Name2:Warsaw
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Ursynów
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.74
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Dąbrówka is a municipal neighbourhood, and a City Information System area, in Warsaw, Poland, within the district of Ursynów.[1] It is a residencial area, consisting of single-family housing.

The oldest known records of Dąbrówka come from 1422, when it was a small farming community. In 1898, in there were opened the Warszawa Dąbrówka Wąskotorowa narrow-gauge railway station operated by the Grójec Commuter Railway, and Stanisław Rostkowski's brick factory In the 1910s, in the area Rostkowski also founded a small settlement for his employees. Dąbrówka was incorporated into Warsaw in 1951.

History

The oldest known records of Dąbrówka come from 1422, when it was a farming community, and a village inhabited by the petty nobility.[2] [3]

In 1898, there was opened the Warszawa Dąbrówka Wąskotorowa narrow-gauge railway station operated by the Grójec Commuter Railway. It was part of the railway line between stations of Warszawa Mokotów and Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą. The station operated until 31 July 1971. It was located at Puławska Street, near current crossing with Jagielska Street.[4]

On 24 June 1898, businessperson Stanisław Rostkowski opened a brick factory in Dąbrówka, which used nearby railway to export its products. In the 1910s, in the area Rostkowski also founded a small settlement for his employees, and a small primary school. The brickworks industry left behind numerous clay pits in the area, where were flooded, forming ponds, including: Głęboki Staw, Krzewiny, Glinianki pod Lasem, and Lipków Pond.[5] [6]

On 14 May 1951, Dąbrówka was incorporated into the city of Warsaw.[7]

In 1996 was established the municipal neighbourhood of Dąbrówka, as 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.[8] [9] In 1998, the district of Ursynów was subdivided into the areas of the City Information System, with Dąbrówka being one of them, with the same boundaries as the municipal neighbourhood.[10] [11]

Characteristics

Dąbrówka is a municipal neighbourhood, and an area of the City Information System, located in the central south portion of the district of Ursynów. It has total area of 1.74 km2 (0.672 sq mi), and is governed by a neighbourhood council, consisting of 9 elected officials.[8] [1] [9] It is a residencial area consisting of single-family housing.[12]

In Dąbrówka are located several manmade lakes, those being: Głęboki Staw, Glinianki pod Lasem, Krzewiny, and Lipków Pond.[6] [13]

Location and administrative boundaries

Pyry is a municipal neighbourhood, and a City Information System area in Warsaw, located within the south-central portion of the district of Ursynów. To the north, its boundary is determined by the Baletowa Street, Puławska Street, Puławskska Street, and the parcels adjusted to the southern part of Tukana Street; to the north-east, by Kabaty Woods Nature Reserve; to the south by Kuropatwy Street, and the district border; and to the west, by Puławska Street, Karczunkowska Street, Sarabandy Street, Klarnecistów Street, and Farbiarska Street.[8] [1]

The City Information System area borders Jeziorki Północne to the northwest, Pyry to the north, the Kabaty Woods Nature Reserve to the east, municipalities of Lesznowola, Piaseczno, and Konstancin-Jeziorna in Piaseczno County to the south, and Jeziorki Południowe to the south. The municipal neighbourhood of Dąbrówka additionally borders neighbourhoods of Pyry, and Jeziorki.[8] [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obszary MSI. Dzielnica Ursynów. pl. zdm.waw.pl.
  2. Adam Wolff, Kazimierz Pacuski: Słownik historyczno-geograficzny Ziemi Warszawskiej w średniowieczu. Warsaw: Instytut Historii PAN, 2013, p. 49. ISBN 978-83-63352-17-2. (in Polish)
  3. Adolf Pawiński: Polska XVI wieku pod względem geograficzno-statystycznym. vol. 5: Mazowsze, Warsaw, 1895, p. 273. (in Polish)
  4. Web site: Warszawa Dąbrówka Wąskotorowa. atlaskolejowy.net. pl.
  5. Web site: Podaj cegłę!. pl. www.przegladpiaseczynski.pl. 15 July 2015.
  6. Barbara Petrozolin-Skowrońska (editor): Encyklopedia Warszawy, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1994, p. 212, ISBN 83-01-08836-2.
  7. Web site: Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 5 maja 1951 r. w sprawie zmiany granic miasta stołecznego Warszawy.. isap.sejm.gov.pl. pl.
  8. Web site: Osiedle Dąbrówka. pl. ursynow.um.warszawa.pl.
  9. Web site: Jednostki pomocnicze dzielnicy Ursynów m.st. Warszawy. ursynow.um.warszawa.pl. pl. 26 November 2013.
  10. Web site: Uchwałą Nr 563 Rady Gminy Warszawa-Ursynów z dnia 18 czerwca 1998 r. z późniejszymi zmianami z dnia 18 czerwca 1998 r. w sprawie wprowadzenia Miejskiego Systemu Informacji w Gminie Warszawa-Ursynów. zdm.waw.pl. pl.
  11. Web site: Uchwała Nr 366 Zarządu Gminy Warszawa-Ursynów z dnia 9 lutego 2000 r. w sprawie uzupełnienia i skorygowania Miejskiego Systemu Informacji w Gminie Warszawa-Ursynów. pl. zdm.waw.pl.
  12. Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego miasta stołecznego Warszawy ze zmianami. Warsaw: Warsaw City Council, 1 March 2018, pp. 10–14. (in Polish)
  13. Web site: Załącznik tekstowy i tabelaryczny do programu ochrony środowiska dla miasta stołecznego Warszawy na lata 2009–2012 z uwzględnieniem perspektywy do 2016 r.. bip.warszawa.pl. pl. 21 October 2010.