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 1 January 1969. The city also has the status of gmina, meaning "commune". Population - ca. 4000. Founded in 1925. On 1 September 1939 bombs fell on Podkowa Leśna that the Luftwaffe had intended for Warsaw. On 17 January 1945 the Soviets entered Podkowa Leśna.

Podkowa Leśna
Horseshoe and Tree
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).

The town was designed in 1925 by Anthony Jawornicki and is based on the principles of the Garden city movement.[1] Its growth was aided by the construction of the Warsaw Commuter Railway in 1927 which has 3 stations located in the town. Due to the town being served by this light railway line, it is easily accessed from central Warsaw.

  • Typical large plot property in Podkowa Lesna
  • A villa in Podkowa Leśna
  • A restaurant in Podkowa Lesna town
  • The main station in Podkowa Lesna on the WKD line
  • WKD train heading off to Warsaw
  • Street in Podkowa Leśna
  • Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, Jerzy Rytard, Anna Iwaszkiewiczowa, Jerzy Liebert in Podkowa Leśna, 1925
  • side street with mature trees
  • Side street with mature trees

See also

References
  1. "Podkowa Lesna | International Garden Cities Institute". www.gardencitiesinstitute.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.


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