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.[3] It forms the municipal neighbourhood of Prawdziwka.[4][5]
Łęczyca | |
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| Prawdziwka | |
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| Coordinates: 52°06′13″N 21°05′15″E / 52.10361°N 21.08750°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| City and county | Warsaw |
| District | Ursynów |
| City Information System area | Skarpa Powsińska |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +48 22 |
History
editBy 1933, Łęczyca was a village within the municipality of Jeziorna.[6] On 15 May 1951, it was incorporated into the city of Warsaw.[7]
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.[8]
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.[4][5]
Characteristics
editŁęczyca is a small single-family neighbourhood, located between Prawdziwka Street and Muchomora Street.[1][3] 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[4][5]
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]
References
edit- ^ a b PRNG – nazwy miejscowośmunicipal. Main Office of Geodesy and Cartography, 30 July 2020. (in Polish)
- ^ "Obszary MSI. Dzielnica Ursynów". zdm.waw.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego miasta stołecznego Warszawy ze zmianami. Warsaw: Warsaw City Council, 1 March 2018, pp. 10–14. (in Polish)
- ^ a b c "Osiedle Prawdziwka". ursynow.um.warszawa.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b c "Jednostki pomocnicze dzielnicy Ursynów m.st. Warszawy". ursynow.um.warszawa.pl (in Polish). 26 November 2013.
- ^ Warszawski Dziennik Wojewódzki: dla obszaru Województwa Warszawskiego. Warsaw: Warsaw Voivodeship Office, 1933, no. 14, position 136. (in Polish)
- ^ "Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 5 maja 1951 r. w sprawie zmiany granic miasta stołecznego Warszawy". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Piotr Bielawski, Ogród botaniczny w Powsinie – plan ogrodu z przewodnikiem. Warsaw: Agencja REGRAF, ISBN 978-83-61042-24-2. (in Polish)
- ^ 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)