Five Sisters Park
| Five Sisters Park | |
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 The Five Sisters Park in 2022. | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Ochota, Warsaw, Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°13′00″N 20°58′00″E / 52.21667°N 20.96667°E |
| Area | c. 8 ha |
| Created | 21 October 2020 |
The Five Sisters Park,[a] also known as the Western Park,[b] is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland, located in the district of Ochota, at the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 roku Street. It was opened in 2020.
Name
[edit]The Five Sisters Park (Polish: Park Pięciu Sióstr) was named after Wanda Posselt and her sisters Zofia, Janina, Jadwiga, and Irena, who in 1908 founded an all-girls school at Białobrzeska Street in Warsaw that operated until 1948.[1]
Originally, it was named the Western Park (Polish: Park Zachodni), with the name originating from a public plebiscite.[2] However the Ochota District Council postulated for the name Five Sisters Park instead, and later, as a compromise, the Five Sisters Western Park (Polish: Park Zachodni im. Pięciu Sióstr).[3][4] In 2022 the Warsaw City Council had officially changed the name to the Five Sisters Park, with the official ceremony taking place on 23 August. During it, five oak trees were also given names commemorating the titular women.[1][5] Despite that the park stills continues to be known colloquially by its former name.[6]
History
[edit]The park was proposed in 2015, and its construction, with breaks, lasted from 2017 to 2020. It was officially opened on 21 October 2020.[7][8] The park was built in place of the allotments.[9]
Currently, it is planned to construct a tramway tunnel underneath the park, from Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 roku Street to the Warsaw West railway station. The works are scheduled to take place from 2024 to 2026.[10]
Characteristics
[edit]The park is located in the neighbourhood of Old Ochota, within the district of Ochota, at the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 roku Street. It has the total area of around 8 ha.[11]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Otwarcie Parku Pięciu Sióstr". um.warszawa.pl (in Polish). 24 August 2022.
- ^ Anna Zbytniewska: "Będzie park 'Zachodni'", Informator Ochoty i Włoch, no. 502. Warsaw: Fundacja na rzecz Rozwoju Ziemi Mazowieckiej, 27 October 2016. (in Polish)
- ^ Jarosław Osowski (12 October 2020). "Dzielnicowy przewrót. W roli głównej dwie radne i dwóch radnych – Zawsze z Ochotą". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Grzegorz Wysocki (11 July 2022). "Park Pięciu Sióstr zwany Zachodnim". iochota.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Otwarcie Parku Pięciu Sióstr". informator-stolicy.pl (in Polish). 18 August 2022.
- ^ Michał Wojtczuk (27 February 2024). "Wzdłuż parku chcą usypać wał wysoki na osiem metrów. 'Lepsze byłyby już biurowce'". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Jaki Park Zachodni?". konsultacje.um.warszawa.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Nowy park w Warszawie. 'Po wielu trudach, perypetiach i kryzysach, dziś jest ten dzień'". tvn24.pl (in Polish). 21 October 2020.
- ^ H. Kowińska, J. Skorupski, R. Laszczka: Miejscowy plan zagospodarowania przestrzennego rejonu Czyste: Prognoza oddziaływania na środowisko. Warsaw, 2011. (in Polish)
- ^ Witold Urbanowicz. "Jest umowa na budowę tramwaju do Dw. Zachodniego. Koniec budowy w 2026 r." transport-publiczny.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Ochota. Jaki plan miejscowy dla rejonu Parku Zachodniego? Wyłożenie planu do publicznego wglądu". architektura.um.warszawa.pl (in Polish). 15 February 2024.