Mokotów

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

Mokotów
Warsaw District
Wołoska Street
Wołoska Street
Coat of arms of Mokotów
Coat of arms
Location of Mokotów within Warsaw
Location of Mokotów within Warsaw
Neighbourhoods of Mokotów
Neighbourhoods of Mokotów
Coordinates: 52°12′0″N 21°1′1″E
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+48 22
Websitehttps://mokotow.um.warszawa.pl/

Although the area has been populated at least since the early Middle Ages, Mokotów was not incorporated into Warsaw until 1916. The origins of the area's name are unclear, first appearing as the village of Mokotowo in documents from the year 1367. It is hypothesised to have come from the name of a German owner of the village, who called himself Mokoto or Mokot, although no exact reference to such an individual has been found in historical records. Most of the area was urbanised and redeveloped throughout the 1930s in the style of modernism. The majority of 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 in Mokotów, particularly in the neighbourhoods of Stary Mokotów and Wyględów, ranks among the most expensive in Warsaw.[3]

Subdivisions of Mokotów

Administrative units

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

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 everyday life.

  • Red Villa on Sułkowskiego Street
    Red Villa on Sułkowskiego Street
  • Królikarnia Palace
    Królikarnia Palace
  • Sielce Mansion on Cybulskiego Street
    Sielce Mansion on Cybulskiego Street
  • Warsaw Metro, Station Wierzbno
    Warsaw Metro, Station Wierzbno
  • Sztuster Palace
    Sztuster Palace
  • Faculty of Management (University of Warsaw) on Szturmowa Street
    Faculty of Management (University of Warsaw) on Szturmowa Street
  • Warsaw School of Economics building on Madalińskiego Street
    Warsaw School of Economics building on Madalińskiego Street
  • Allotment plots on Augustówka and part of Czerniakowskie Lake
    Allotment plots on Augustówka and part of Czerniakowskie Lake

References
  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. "Mokotów-text - Zarząd Dróg Miejskich w Warszawie". Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
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