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Rakowiec, Warsaw

Coordinates: 52°12′09″N 20°58′41″E / 52.202605°N 20.978115°E / 52.202605; 20.978115
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Rakowiec
Zasław Malicki Park
Zasław Malicki Park
Location of Rakowiec within Ochota
Location of Rakowiec within Ochota
Coordinates: 52°12′09″N 20°58′41″E / 52.202605°N 20.978115°E / 52.202605; 20.978115
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
County/CityWarsaw
DistrictOchota
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Rakowiec is a neighbourhood in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Part of the borough of Ochota, it is located in the west-central part of the city.

History

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The village of Rakowiec on a 1705 map

It originally was a separate village, established in the Middle Ages. Nationalised by the Russian authorities in the late 19th century, the village was occupied by one of the forts of the Warsaw Fortress. After Poland regained her independence, in 1930 the area was incorporated into Warsaw, and residential areas were soon built there.