Mokotów

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Mokotów
Warsaw District
Wedel House on Puławska Street
Coat of arms of Mokotów
Coat of arms
Location of Mokotów within Warsaw
Location of Mokotów within Warsaw
Coordinates: 52°12′0″N 21°1′1″E / 52.20000°N 21.01694°E / 52.20000; 21.01694Coordinates: 52°12′0″N 21°1′1″E / 52.20000°N 21.01694°E / 52.20000; 21.01694
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
County/CityWarsaw
Notable landmarksNational Library of Poland, Polish Radio and Television, Pole Mokotowskie, School of Economics, Warsaw University of Life Science, Mokotów Prison
Government
 • MayorRafał Miastowski [1]
Area
 • Total35.42 km2 (13.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total217,683[2]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)+48 22
Websitemokotow.waw.pl

Mokotów Polish pronunciation: [mɔˈkɔtuf], is a dzielnica (borough, district) of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Mokotów is densely populated, and is a seat to many foreign embassies and companies. Only a small part of the district is lightly industrialised (Służewiec Przemysłowy), while the majority is full of parks and green areas (Mokotów Field).

Although the area has been populated at least since the early Middle Ages, it was not until early 1916 when Mokotów was incorporated into Warsaw. The name of the area, first appearing as the village of Mokotowo in documents from the year 1367, has unclear origins. It is hypothesised to have come from the name of a German owner of the village, who called himself Mokoto or Mokot, however no exact reference to such an individual can be found in the historical records. Most of the area was urbanised and redeveloped throughout the 1930s in the style of modernism. The majority of the buildings survived World War II, making it one of the few well-preserved pre-war areas of Warsaw. Mokotów Prison is located within the borough. Residential real estate market in Mokotów, particularly in the neighbourhoods of Stary Mokotów and Wyględów, ranks among the most expensive in Warsaw.[3]

Subdivision of Mokotów[]

Administrative units[]

The following lower-level administrative units (osiedle) are established within Mokotow (they do not cover the whole district).

Subdivisions[]

City Information System[]

Administratively defined in 1996, this district is divided into following areas:[4]

Historical[]

While the following subdivisions have no formal, administrative status, they are recognised in the everyday life.

Gallery[]

  • Red Villa on Sułkowskiego Street

  • Sielce Mansion on Cybulskiego Street

  • Warsaw Metro, Station Wierzbno

  • Sztuster Palace

  • Faculty of Management (University of Warsaw) on Szturmowa Street

  • Warsaw School of Economics building on Madalińskiego Street

  • Allotment plots on Augustówka and part of Czerniakowskie Lake

External links[]

  1. ^ "BIP Warszawa - oficjalny portal stolicy Polski".
  2. ^ "Powierzchnia i ludność w przekroju terytorialnym w 2019 roku. Tabl. 21 Powierzchnia, ludność oraz lokaty według gmi". stat.gov.pl. Główny Urząd Statystyczny. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Mieszkania w Warszawie, które dzielnice są najdroższe a które najtańsze". 13 July 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2013-09-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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