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In 1995, the Grabów Cemetery, operated by the nearby Church of St. Sophie Barat, was opened at Poloneza Street.<ref name=cemetery>Grzegorz Kalwarczyk: ”Przewodnik po parafiach i kościołach Archidiecezji Warszawskiej”, vol 2: ”Parafie warszawskie”. Warsaw: Oficyna Wydawniczo-Poligraficzna Adam, 2015, p. 651. ISBN 978-83-7821-118-1. (in Polish)</ref>

In 1995, the Grabów Cemetery, operated by the nearby Church of St. Sophie Barat, was opened at Poloneza Street.<ref name=cemetery>Grzegorz Kalwarczyk: ”Przewodnik po parafiach i kościołach Archidiecezji Warszawskiej”, vol 2: ”Parafie warszawskie”. Warsaw: Oficyna Wydawniczo-Poligraficzna Adam, 2015, p. 651. ISBN 978-83-7821-118-1. (in Polish)</ref>

In 1996, the administrative neighbourhood of Wyczółki, governmened by an elected council, was established as a subdivision of the municipality of [[Gmina Warsaw-Ursynów|Warsaw-Ursynów]], which was replaced by the [[Ursynów]] district in 2002. Its status was reconfirmed in 2013.<ref name=osiedle1>{{cite web|url=https://ursynow.um.warszawa.pl/-/osiedle-wyczolki|title=Osiedle Wyczółki|language=pl|website=ursynow.um.warszawa.pl}}</ref><ref name=osiedle2>{{cite web|url=https://ursynow.um.warszawa.pl/-/jednostki-pomocnicze|title=Jednostki pomocnicze dzielnicy Ursynów m.st. Warszawy|website=ursynow.um.warszawa.pl|language=pl|date=26 November 2013}}</ref> In 1998, the district of Ursynów was subdivided into the [[City Information System (Warsaw)|City Information System areas]], with Wyczółki becoming one of them, sharing its boundaries with the administrative neighbourhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zdm.waw.pl/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ursyn%C3%B3w_v2_1417872128.pdf|title=Uchwałą Nr 563 Rady Gminy Warszawa-Ursynów z dnia 18 czerwca 1998 r. z późniejszymi zmianami z dnia 18 czerwca 1998 r. w sprawie wprowadzenia Miejskiego Systemu Informacji w Gminie Warszawa-Ursynów|website=zdm.waw.pl|language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://zdm.waw.pl/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Uchwa%C5%82a_366_Zarz%C4%85du_Gminy_Warszawa-Ursyn%C3%B3w_z_dn_09-02-2000_r_1417872128.pdf|title=Uchwała Nr 366 Zarządu Gminy Warszawa-Ursynów z dnia 9 lutego 2000 r. w sprawie uzupełnienia i skorygowania Miejskiego Systemu Informacji w Gminie Warszawa-Ursynów|language=pl|website=zdm.waw.pl}}</ref>

Neighbourhood in Warsaw, Poland

Neighbourhood and City Information System area in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Wyczółki^[a] is a neighbourhood, and a City Information System area, located in Warsaw, Poland, within the district of Ursynów.^[1] It is a mixed area, consisting of residential zones, as well as business office complexes and storage warehouses.^[2]

The oldest known records of Wyczółki, then a small village inhabited by petty nobility, come from 1483.^[3][4] In 1805, there were constructed the Wyczółki Manor House, and an English landscape garden, now known as the Wyczółki Park.^[5][6][7] In 1939, east of Wyczółki was opened the Służewiec Horse Racing Track, which, upon its opening, was the largest and the most modern horse racing venue in Europe.^[8][9][10] Portion of Wyczółki was incorporated into Warsaw in 1938, while the remaining part, in 1951.^[11][12][13] Between the 1950s and 1970s, the manufacturing buildings were developed in Wyczółki, as part of the industiral area in Służewiec.^[14][15][16] In the 1990s, the industrial activity in the area went to a hold, and was replaced with business office complexes.^[17][18]

The oldest known records of Wyczółki, then known as Wyczółkowo (spelled as Vyczolkovo), come from 1483.^[3] It was a small village owned by petty nobility.^[4]

In 1805, castellan Franciszek Krotkowski, the owner of the village, built the Wyczółki Manor House as his residence, placed near Berensewicz Ponds, at the current 53 Łączyny Street. Around them was developed an English landscape garden, now known as the Wyczółki Park.^[5][6][7]

Between 1925 and 1939, the Służewiec Racecourse, was built to the east of Wyczółki, at the current 266 Puławska Street.^[8][9][19] Upon its opening, it became the largest and the most modern horse racing venue in Europe.^[10] It included two tracks, the main turf circuit with the length of 2,300 m, now located within the City Information System area of North Ursynów, and a smaller dirt circuit, with the length of 1,950 m, within Wyczółki.^[1][8]

In 1934, the Warszawa Okęcie railway station was opened near Gorzkiewki Street, to serve the nearby Warsaw Chopin Airport.^[20]

Wyczółki was incorporated into the city of Warsaw on 27 September 1938.^[11][12] Larger portion of the modern City Information System area of Wyczółki remained outside the city boundaries until it was incorporated on 14 May 1951.^[13] During the German occupation of Poland in the Second World War, the Służewiec Racecourse served as an airstrip for the fighter aircraft of the German Air Force. In July 1944, between 600 and 800 soldiers were stationed there.^[21] On 1 August 1944, on the first day of the Warsaw Uprising, the airstrip was attacked by the Polish resistance partisants from the Karpaty Battalion of the Baszta Regiment Group.^[22][23] It was unsuccessful, with partisants experiencing heavy casualties. Later that day, in retaliation, captured partisans and a group of civilians from the nearby Służew were executed at the racetrack..^[22]

In 1951, the area of Służewiec, Zbarż, and Wyczółki, was designated to become the Industrial and Storage District of Służewiec (Polish: Dzielnica Przemysłowo-Składowa „Służewiec”), later known as Służewiec Przemysłowy (Industrial Służewiec).^[14][24][16] It was envisioned to feature 60 factories and industrial plants. The construction begun in 1952, and utilized the large panel system technique, marking it as one of the first instances of its usage in Poland.^[14] The designated area covered around 2.6 km² (1 sq mi).^[16][25] In the early 1970s, around 20,000 people were employed in the industial district.^[16] In the 1990s, the manufacturing industry left the area, leading to the emergence of residential and office buildings in its place.^[26][18][27]

In 1995, the Grabów Cemetery, operated by the nearby Church of St. Sophie Barat, was opened at Poloneza Street.^[28]

In 1996, the administrative neighbourhood of Wyczółki, governmened by an elected council, was established as a subdivision of the municipality of Warsaw-Ursynów, which was replaced by the Ursynów district in 2002. Its status was reconfirmed in 2013.^[29][30] In 1998, the district of Ursynów was subdivided into the City Information System areas, with Wyczółki becoming one of them, sharing its boundaries with the administrative neighbourhood.^[31][32]

In 1998, the district of Ursynów was subdivided into the areas of the City Information System, with North Ursynów becoming one of them. It mostly included the neighbourhoods of Jary and Stokłosy, as well as the main circuit of the Służewiec Horse Racing Track. In 2000, its boundaries were modified, with an area between Wyczółki Street, Puławska Street, Poleczki Street, and Galopu Street, being ceded to Grabów.^[33][34]

Wyczółki is a mixed area, consisting of residential zones, as well as business office complexes and storage warehouses.^[2]

At 335 Poleczki Street is located the business office complex of Poleczki Business Park.^[35]

In Wyczółki are located several ponds. In its southeastern portion, near Pląsy Street, Hołubcowa Street, and Poloneza Street, is the Grabów Lake, in its central portion near Łączyny Street, are two Berensewicz Ponds, and in its northeastern portion, the Wyścigi Pond. Through Grabów Lake flows the Grabów Canal, which then joins with the Służew Stream, near Berensewicz Ponds. The stream itself flows through both ponds, and later also through the Wyścigi Pond.^[36][37] Portion of the stream is also redirected through the manmade Boxer Canal, which also outflows into the Wyścigi Pong.^[38]

Near the Wyczółki Street and Łączyny Street, in the central portion of the neighbourhood, is located the Wyczółki Park. It is centred on the Berensewicz Ponds.^[6][7][39] In the park, at 53 Łączyny Street, is the historical Wyczółki Manor House which was built in 1805. The park complex is a private property, closed off to the public.^[5][7][40]

Near Bokserska Street is located the secondary dirt circuit of the Służewiec Horse Racing Track, with the length of 1,950 m.^[8] Every year, the venue hosts the Great Warsaw Race, which is one of the most prestigious horse races in the world.^[41] The main portion of the race track, including the main circuit, is located outside the boundaries of Wyczółki, in the nearby North Ursynów.^[1][8]

Near Gorzkiewki Street, is located the Warszawa Okęcie railway station, which provides transit links with the nearby Warsaw Chopin Airport.^[20]

At Poloneza Street, is located the Grabów Cemetery, operated by the nearby Catholic Church of St. Sophie Barat in Grabów.^[28]

Wyczółki is a City Information System area located in Warsaw, Poland, within the north-western portion of the district of Ursynów. To the north, its border is determined by Bokserska Street, and around the car park of the building at 66 Bokserska Street, in a straight line north from the eastern end of Bokserska Street to Wyścigowa Avenue, and following it until Służew Stream. To the east, its border is determined by Służew Stream, the eastern shore of Wyścigi Pond, the boundary of the Służewiec Horse Race Track, Wyczółki Street, and Poloneza Street; to the south, by Pląsy Street; and to the west, by the tracks of the railway line no. 8.^[1]

It borders Służew, and Służewiec to the north, North Ursynów to the northeast, Grabów to the southeast, and Okęcie, and Paluch to the west. Its northern and western boundaries form the border of the district of Ursynów, bordering districts of Mokotów to the north and Włochy to the west.^[1]