Warsaw: Bemowo

Bemowo www.bemowo.waw.pl is a district of Warsaw. The name comes from Józef Bem. Bemowo is further divided into Bemowo-Lotnisko, Boernerowo, Chrzanów, Fort Bema, Groty, Górce, Jelonki and Osiedle Przyjaźń.

• Main streets in Bemowo are: ul. Powstańców Śląskich, ul. Połczyńska, ul. Górczewska, ul. Lazurowa, ul. Radiowa and ul. Wrocławska.

• Tram termini: Boernerowo, Os. Górczewska. See the map for bus termini.

• Fortifications that consituted the Warsaw Fortress in the 19th century. Four of them were preserved, these are: Fort IV Chrzanów, Fort III Blizne (Groty), Fort IIA Radiowo (Babice), Fort P (Parysów) Bema. www.bemowo.waw.pl (PDF, in Polish)

• Transatlantic Radio Exchange (Transatlantycka Centrala Radiotelegraficzna), or rather ruins thereof pl.wikipedia.org (in Polish). The twin object in Grimeton, Sweden is still preserved www.grimetonradio.se.

• Sports and Recreation Centre (Ośrodek Sportu i Rekreacji) www.bemowo.waw.pl swimming pools at ul. Oławska 3 and ul. Brygadzistów 18, sports hall at ul. Obrońców Tobruku 40.

• Flying School (Aeroklub Warszawski) www.aeroklub.waw.pl parachuting, gliding, ballooning, etc. at ul. Księżycowa 1.

• Infrequent occasional parties in the industrial park at Instytut Energetyki, ul. Mory 8 www.ien.com.pl www.clubbing.waw.pl

• Fort Wola Camping ul. Fort Wola 22, tel. +48 22 634 41 65

• Not really much to see - my family lives there • Joanna S.