Warsaw/Praga Północ

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For other places with the same name, see Praga (disambiguation).

Praga Północ [1] is a district of Warsaw. Praga in Polish is also the name of Prague, the capital of Czech Republic and has the same roots. As the district did not (comparatively) suffer much damage during the World War 2, it is considered the most historical area in Warsaw. Many buildings here date back to the interbellum, or even to the turn of the 19th century. Praga Północ is further divided into Pelcowizna, Szmulowizna (popularly called Szmulki), Nowa Praga (New Praga) and Stara Praga (Old Praga).

[edit] Get in

Praga Północ in highlighted in dark red.
Praga Północ in highlighted in dark red.
  • Main streets parallel to Vistula: ul. Zamoyskiego-ul. Targowa-ul. Jagiellońska, Wyb. Szczecińskie-Wyb. Helskie
  • Main streets perpendicular to Vistula: al. Zieleniecka, ul. Sokola, al. Solidarności, ul. Starzyńskiego

[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

The zoo – not just a sanctuary for animals

During the Nazi occupation of Warsaw, Jan Żabiński, the zoo's director, and his wife, Antonia, saved about 300 Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto and Nazi death camps. The Żabiński family turned the zoo into a pig farm, which was to be used so the German forces could be fed. Jan Żabiński befriended a few Nazi officials and was granted access to the Warsaw Ghetto so he could gather left over scraps to feed the pigs, to study the Ghetto's park system, and for any other imaginable reason. His real reason for going to the Ghetto was to smuggle Jews out and safeguard them at the zoo by hiding the Jews in the cages and animal exhibits at the zoo. Diane Ackerman wrote The Zookeeper's Wife, which details the story of the Żabińskis, focusing particularly on Antonia's story.

  • Warsaw Zoo (Warszawskie Zoo), ul. Ratuszowa 1/3, ☎ +48 (0)22 619 40 41 (fax: +48 (0)22 619 58 98), [2]. Open daily from 9AM until 7PM (Tickets sold until 6PM). Admission: Adults zł 12, Children zł 6, Children under three years are free.  edit
  • St Florian Cathedral ul. Floriańska 3
  • Saint Mary Magdalene Orthodox Church (Cerkiew św. Marii Magdaleny), pl. Wileński. The only Russian Orthodox church in Warsaw nowadays. (52.245, 21.033) edit

  • The Memorial of the Brotherhood of Arms at the intersection of al. Solidarności and ul. Targowa, maliciously nicknamed "the four sleeping guys" (czterech śpiących).
  • Ząbkowska Street (ul. Ząbkowska) [3]
  • Praski Park (Park Praski)
  • Saints Michael & Florian Cathedral (Katedra św. Michała Archanioła i św. Floriana), ul Floriańska 3, ☎ +48 (0/22) 619 09 60, [4].  edit

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  • «Koneser» Vodka Distillery (Warszawska Wytwórnia Wódek «Koneser») ul. Ząbkowska 27/31 [5]. Sightseeing with optional degustation. (Don't go before you call them. Or else you'll waste your time trying to explain to any of the non-speaking english person on the factory that you want to visit -tour- the distillery. There's no one educated enough to be polite with you.)

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[edit] Swimming

  • Prawy Brzeg ul. Jagiellońska 7, tel. +48 22 698 48 00

[edit] Theaters

  • Teatr Powszechny ul. Zamoyskiego 20, tel. +48 22 818 25 16
  • Teatr Wytwórnia ul. Ząbkowska 27/31, tel. +48 22 741 23 05

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  • Warszawa Wileńska ul. Targowa 72 [7]. A shopping mall and also a railway station.
  • Różyckiego Bazaar (Bazar Różyckiego) ul. Targowa 54 [8]. For many years it was the most famous bazaar in Poland, a place where everything could be purchased. In recent years however it has fallen into decline.

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[edit] Cafés

  • Łysy Pingwin ul. Ząbkowska 11
  • W Oparach Absurdu ul. Ząbkowska 6

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  • Fabryka Trzciny ul. Otwocka 34 [9]. Originally a marmalade factory, now a cultural center with a club, a theater, a restaurant, artist ateliers and an exhibition area.

[edit][add listing] Sleep

  • Dedek Park al. Zieleniecka 6/8, tel. +48 22 619 77 81
  • Gościniec Praski al. Solidarności 61, tel. +48 22 463 63 63
  • Hetman ul. Kłopotowskiego 36, tel. +48 22 511 98 00
  • Hotel Praski, Al. Solidarności 61, ☎ +48 (0/22) 201 63 00 (, fax: +48 (0/22) 201 63 03), [11]. Rooms start at 150 zł.  edit

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