Żerań
Żerań is a northern suburb of
History
Żerań was first mentioned in the fourteenth century. The name comes from the old Polish terms "żyr" or "żer" and means "pasture in the forest".[1]
In the western side of Żerań is the housing estate Piekiełko at 52°18′32″N 20°58′42″E / 52.30889°N 20.97833°E, which includes the Kasztanowa, Płużnicka and Ekspresowa streets. It was founded in the second half of the 19th century along the present Modlińska Street. By 1887, 51 houses were erected here. 58 people were recorded in the 1912 census.
Economy
The Żerań estate mainly has industrial functions. It contains a power plant, which began operations in 1954,[5] a furnace waste dump, numerous office buildings and warehouses,[6] a glass hardening factory, manufacturer H + H Poland, and the Żerański Canal and port.[7] During the People's Republic of Poland, the Faelbe Concrete Element Factory operated in Żerań.[8]
References
- ISBN 978-83-62189-08-3.
- ISBN 83-01-08836-2.
- ^ "Źródło: Bogdan Pokropiński "Kolej jabłonowska"". Trasbus.com (in Polish).
- ISBN 83-01-00065-1.
- ^ "Our Plants" (in Polish). PGNiG Termika. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Warszawa, Żerań". warszawa.nieruchomosci-online.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ Kasprzycki, Jerzy (1980). Warszawa-Praga (in Polish). Warsaw: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza. p. 42.