Stary Służew
Neighbourhood in Warsaw, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stary Służew[lower-alpha 1] is a neighbourhood, and a City Information System area, located in Warsaw, Poland, within the district of Ursynów.[1]
Stary Służew | |
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Coordinates: 52°09′49″N 21°02′43″E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Masovian |
City and county | Warsaw |
District | Ursynów |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code | +48 22 |
The area is dominated by single-family housing with an additional presence of multifamily housing.[2][3] It includes the historical portion of the neighbourhood of Służew, including 19th-century Krasiński Palace, Catholic St. Catherine's Church, and Fort VIII if the Warsaw Fortress.[4][5][6] There is also located the campus of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences.[7]
Służew dates back to at least 13th century, when it was a small farming community. In 1238 there was founded the St. Catherine's Church (later rebuiltin thr 19th century), with its parish becoming the oldest parish within current boundaries of Warsaw.[4] In 1245 the village became property of knight Gotard of Służew, whose descendants formed the Służewiecki family of the Radwan heraldic clan, whom owned this land until the 17th century.[8][9] In 1776 there was constructed the Krasiński Palace.[6][10] Służew was incorporated into Warsaw in 1938.[11][12] In 1956, there was established the campu of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, which was then furtherly expected in the 1960s, 1970s, and 2000s.[13][14]