Bemowo
Encyclopedia
Bemowo is a district
of Warsaw
located in the western part of the city. Its territory covers the so-called western belt of the former district of Wola
, which was incorporated to Warsaw in the year 1951. The name of the district derives from the surname of General Józef Bem
.
Dzielnica
In the Polish system of local administration, a dzielnica is an administrative subdivision or quarter of a city or town. A dzielnica may have its own elected council , and those of Warsaw each have their own mayor...
of Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
located in the western part of the city. Its territory covers the so-called western belt of the former district of Wola
Wola
Wola is a district in western Warsaw, Poland, formerly the village of Wielka Wola, incorporated into Warsaw in 1916. An industrial area with traditions reaching back to the early 19th century, it is slowly changing into an office and residential district...
, which was incorporated to Warsaw in the year 1951. The name of the district derives from the surname of General Józef Bem
Józef Bem
Józef Zachariasz Bem was a Polish general, an Ottoman Pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary, and a figure intertwined with other European nationalisms...
.