Street names of Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital of Poland. This article gives an overview of street names in the city that refer to famous persons, cities or historic events.

In the center of the city (postal code 00-0xx)

Persons

Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, 1921–1944, Polish-Jewish poet and Home Army soldier
Gabriel Baudouin (Boduen) 1689–1768, French priest from Congregation of the Mission, charity activist
Juliusz Bursche, 1862–1942, General Superintendent of the Polish Lutheran Church
Canaletto, 1697–1768, Venetian painter who painted 26 views of Warsaw
Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473–1543, Polish astronomer and proponent of heliocentrism
Antonio Corazzi, 1792–1877, Italian architect of the Teatr Wielki, Warsaw
Tadeusz Czacki, 1765–1813, Polish statesman
Roman Dmowski, 1864–1939, Polish politician, chief ideologue and co-founder of the National Democratic Party
Aleksander Fredro, 1793–1876, Polish poet and writer
Tylman van Gameren, 1632–1706, a Dutch architect and engineer who worked for Queen Maria Kasimira of Poland
Charles de Gaulle, 1890–1970, former president of France
Wojciech Górski, 1849–1935, educator
Kazimierz Karaś, 1711–1775, Polish castellan
Stanisław Małachowski, 1736–1809, Polish aristocrat
Emil Młynarski, 1870–1935, Polish conductor and composer
Emilia Plater, 1806–1831,Noblewoman
Molière, 1622–1673, French theatre writer, director and actor, one of the masters of comic satire
Stanisław Moniuszko, 1819–1872, Polish conductor, composer, author of many songs, operas, and ballets filled with patriotic and Polish folk themes.
Vaslav Nijinsky, 1890–1950, a Polish-born Russian ballet dancer and choreographer
Józef Piłsudski, 1867–1935, Polish revolutionary, statesman and dictator
Winnie-the-Pooh, cartoon character (Kubusia Puchatka)
Witold Rowicki, 1914–1989, conductor
Henryk Sienkiewicz, 1846–1916, Nobel prize winning writer
Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski, 1893–1964, a Polish general
Romuald Traugutt, 1826–1864, Polish general
Julian Tuwim, 1894–1953, Polish poet of Jewish origin
Stefan Wiechecki, 1896–1979, Polish writer who studied the Warsaw dialect

Groups of people

the Ossolinski family
Square of the Warsaw Uprisers (Powstańców Warszawy)
Solidarity, the Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980 that helped bring down the communist regime (Solidarności)

Places

Vauxhall, a district of London (Foksal)
Jerusalem, capital of Israel (Aleje Jerozolimskie)
Kraków, second largest city in Poland (Krakowskie Przedmieście)
Mazowsze Voivodeship, largest and most populous of the sixteen Polish administrative regions or voivodships (Mazowiecka)

Miscellaneous

Mortgage Street (Hipoteczna)
Credit Street (Kredytowa)
Royal Street (Królewska)
Honey Street (Miodowa)
New World Street (Nowy Świat)
Holy Cross Street (Swiętokrzyska)
School Street (Szkolna)
Hospital Street (Szpitalna)
Outlook Street (Widok)
Gold Street (Złota)

In the western part of the city centre (postal code 00-1xx)

Persons

Władysław Anders, 1892–1970, General in the Polish Army and later a politician with the Polish government-in-exile in London.
Mordechaj Anielewicz, 1919–1943, the commander of the Jewish Fighting Organization (Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa) during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Piotr Drzewiecki, 1865–1943, former president of Warsaw
Konstanty Grzybowski, 1901–1970, lawyer and historian
Jozef Lewartowski, 1895–1942, Communist party activist
Stefan Mirowski, 1920–1996, Harcerstwo (scouting) activist
John Paul II, 1920–2005, Roman Catholic pope born in Poland (Jana Pawla II)
Emilia Plater, 1806–1831, Polish revolutionary that fought in the November Uprising
L. L. Zamenhof, 1859–1917, initiator of Esperanto

Groups of people

the Radosław Group of the Armia Krajowa (Zgrupowania AK Radosław)
Carmelite street (Karmelicka)

Miscellaneous

Parade Square (Plac Defilad)
Iron Gate Square (Plac Żelaznej Bramy)
Swamp street (Bagno)
Wild street (Dzika)
Boundary street (Graniczna)
Problem street (Kłopot)
Nice street (Miła)
Nalewki street, named after the main municipal water source located there
Low street (Niska)
Orla, after the Polish name for an eagle
Humble street (Pokorna)
Transit street (Przechodnia)
Bird street (Ptasia)
Dragon street (Smocza)
Cold street (Zimna)

In the Old Town district (postal code 00-2xx)

Persons

Bellony
the mayor's street (Burmistrzowska)
Wlodzimierz Dolanski, 1886–1973, doctor that treated the blind
the dean's street (Dziekania)
Elie Fondaminski [ru], 1880–1942
St. George's street (Świętojerska)
Wiktor Gomulicki, 1848–1919, Polish writer
St. John's street (Świętojanska)
Jan Kiliński, 1760–1819, commander of the Kościuszko Uprising
Roman Sanguszko, 1800–1881, Polish aristocrat, patriot and political activist
Leon Schiller, 1887–1954, Polish theater director
Zygmunt Słomiński, president of Warsaw

Miscellaneous

Birch street (Brzozowa)
Customs street (Celna)
Tight street (Ciasna)
Stone Stairs street (Kamienne Schodki)
Canon street (Kanonia)
Church street (Kościelna)
Crooked Circle street (Krzywe Koło)
Bridge street (Mostowa)
Muranów, a district of Warsaw (Muranowska)
Infantry street (Piesza)
Beer street (Piwna)
Street by the Market Square (Przyrynek), next to New Town Market Square
New Town Market Square (Rynek Nowego Miasta)
Old Town Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta)
Chivalry street (Rycerska)
Wide and narrow Danube streets (Szeroki and Wąski Dunaj)

Groups of people

Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto (Bohaterów Ghetta)
The Bonifrater Order (Bonifraterska)
The Franciscan Order (Franciszkańska)
The Jesuit Order (Jezuicka)
The Capuchin Order (Kapucyńska)
1st Polish Armoured Division (1 Dywizji Pancernej)

Historic events

Baroque (Barokowa)
Kościuszko Uprising

On the banks of the Vistula (postal code 00-3xx)

People

Julian Bartoszewicz,1821–1870,Polish historian
Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, 1905–1953, Polish poet
Stefan Jaracz, 1883–1945, Polish actor and director
Tadeusz Kościuszko (Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie)
Emilian Konopczyński, 1839–1911, Polish teacher,founder and director of the school
Stanisław Markiewicz Viaduct,
Saint Francis de Sales, 1562–1622, (Franciszka Salezego)
Julian Smulikowski, 1880–1934,Polish social activist and leader of the Polish Teachers' Union

Groups of people

Red Cross street (Czerwonego Krzyża)

Places

Gdańsk (Wybrzeże Gdańskie)

Miscellaneous

Side street (Boczna)
Brewery street (Browarna)
Quiet street (Cicha)
Good street (Dobra)
Wooden street (Drewniana)
Electric street (Elektryczna)
Dam street (Tamka)
Hare street (Zajęcza)