Podkowa Leśna

Podkowa Leśna [pɔtˈkɔva ˈlɛɕna] (literal meaning - "Horseshoe Grove", in full: Miasto-ogród Podkowa Leśna - "Garden-City Podkowa Leśna") is a town in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County (Mazovian Voivodship) of Poland and located within the territory of the Młochowskie Forests. City status - since January 1, 1969. The city also has the status of gmina, meaning "commune". Population - ca. 4000. Founded in 1925. On September 1, 1939 bombs fell on Podkowa Leśna that the Luftwaffe had intended for Warsaw. On January 17, 1945 the Soviets entered Podkowa Leśna.

Podkowa Leśna
Coat of arms
Podkowa Leśna
Coordinates: 52°7′N 20°44′E
Country Poland
VoivodshipMazovian
CountyGrodzisk Mazowiecki
GminaPodkowa Leśna (urban gmina)
Established19th century
Town rights1969
Government
 • MayorArtur Tusiński
Area
 • Total10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total3,822
 • Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
05-807
Area code(s)+48 22
Car platesWGM
Websitehttp://www.podkowalesna.pl

Located in a beautiful setting not far from Warsaw, the town has an interesting collection of villas dating back to the interwar period, along with newly built mansions. Forests surround the city on three sides from the east, south, and north).

  • A villa in Podkowa Leśna
  • Street in Podkowa Leśna
  • Podkowa Leśna Cultural Center
  • Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, Jerzy Rytard, Anna Iwaszkiewiczowa, Jerzy Liebert in Podkowa Leśna, 1925
  • side street with mature trees
  • Side street with mature trees

See also
  • Stanisław Wilhelm Lilpop , founder of the town of Podkowa Leśna


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