Żelazna Brama
Municipal neighbourhood
The general view on Żelazna Brama neighbourhood, including the Palace of Culture and Science and Złota 44, in 2017.
The general view on Żelazna Brama neighbourhood, including the Palace of Culture and Science and Złota 44, in 2017.
Coordinates: 52°14′13″N 21°00′06″E / 52.23694°N 21.00167°E / 52.23694; 21.00167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian Voivodeship
City countyWarsaw
DistrictŚródmieście
City Information System areasŚródmieście Północne
Establishment10 March 2016
Government
 • TypeNeighbourhood council
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+48 22

Żelazna Brama,[lower-alpha 1] also designated as the Neighbourhood No. 3,[lower-alpha 2] is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Śródmieście, and administered by a neighbourhood council. It is located within the City Information System area of Śródmieście Północne.[1][2][3]

Name

The name of the neighbourhood, Żelazna Brama, which means Iron Gate in Polish, comes from the Iron Gate, an entrance gate to the Saxon Garden, which from 1735 to the Second World War (1939–1945), was a notable landmark in the area.[4]

History

The municipal neighbourhood of Żelazna Brama was established on 10 March 2016.[2]

Government

The neighbourhood government is divided into two organs, the neighbourhood council as the legislative body, and the neighbourhood management as the executive body.[2]

Location and administrative boundaries

The neighbourhood boundaries are determined by Solidarity Avenue to the north, Bank Square, and Marszałkowska Street to the east, Jerusalem Avenue to the south, and Jana Pawła II Warsaw to the west.[1] It is located within the City Information System area of Śródmieście Północne.[3]

Citations

Notes

  1. ↑ Translateion from Polish: Iron Gate
  2. ↑ Polish: Osiedle nr 3, Osiedle nr III

References

  1. 1 2 "Rady osiedli w Dzielnicy Śródmieście". srodmiescie.um.warszawa.pl (in Polish).
  2. 1 2 3 "Rady Osiedli". srodmiescie.um.warszawa.pl (in Polish). 16 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Dzielnica Śródmieście". zdm.waw.pl (in Polish).
  4. ↑ Ryszard Mączewski, Jarosław Zieliński, Krzysztof Jaszczyński: Co bylo za Żelazną Bramą?. In: Stolica. no. 10 (2199), p. 6–18, October 2008. Warsaw: Ekbin. ISSN 0039-1689. (in Polish)
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