Śródmieście, Warsaw#Subdivisions

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| name = Śródmieście

| settlement_type = Warsaw district

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| image_caption = The skyline of the Downtown district, as seen from the Independence Avenue.

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| map_caption = Location of Śródmieście within Warsaw

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| map_caption1 = Neighbourhoods of Śródmieście

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Poland

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Masovian

| subdivision_type2 = City county

| subdivision_name2 = Warsaw

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| government_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Aleksander Ferens - Śródmieście |url=https://srodmiescie.um.warszawa.pl/-/aleksander-ferens |website=srodmiescie.um.warszawa.pl |access-date=7 March 2024}}

| leader_party = KO

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Aleksander Ferens

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 15.57

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| population_total = 99950

| population_as_of = 1 January 2023

| population_density_km2 = 6419

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| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 00-xxx

| area_code = +48 22

| website = {{URL|https://srodmiescie.um.warszawa.pl/}}

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Śródmieście ({{IPA|pl|ɕrudˈmjɛɕt͡ɕɛ|pron}}), also anglicised as Downtown, is the central district of Warsaw, the capital city of Poland. It encompasses the Old Town, the city's historic core, and is the centre of cultural, commercial and political life of the capital.{{cite book |editor-last1=Herbst |editor-first1=Stanisław |title=Encyklopedia Warszawy |date=1975 |publisher=Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe |location=Warsaw |pages=657, 658}}

Geography

Located in the heart of Warsaw, it encompasses an area of approximately {{convert|15.57|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on|sp=us}}. The district is characterized by its diverse landscape, which includes the Vistula River to the east, forming its natural border, and the historic Old Town at its core.

Śródmieście shares borders with four other districts: Żoliborz to the north, Wola to the west, Ochota to the south-west, and Mokotów to the south, making it a vital hub of urban activity in the capital city.

Subdivisions

Śródmieście is subdivided into nine municipal neighbourhoods, each governed by the neighbourhood council. The current subdivision had been established on 10 March 2016.{{cite web|url=https://srodmiescie.um.warszawa.pl/rady-osiedli|title=Rady osiedli w Dzielnicy Śródmieście|website=srodmiescie.um.warszawa.pl|language=pl}}{{cite web|url=https://srodmiescie.um.warszawa.pl/-/rady-osiedli-2|website=srodmiescie.um.warszawa.pl|title=Rady Osiedli|date=16 May 2019|language=pl}}

No.	Name	Council seat	City Information System areas
class="wikitable" \|+ Municipal neighbourhoods of Śródmieście
1	Muranów	9/11 Nowolipie Street	Muranów
2	Staromiejskie	17 Świętojańska Steet, suite no. 9	New Town, Old Town, Muranów, North Downtown, Powiśle
3	Żelazna Brama		North Downtown
4	Centrum	19 Widok Steet, suite no. 201	North Downtown
5	Powiśle-Skarpa	9 Ordynacka Steet, suite no. 36	North Downtown, Powiśle
6	Koszyki	47 Jerusalem Avenue	South Downtown
7	Krucza	27 Jerusalem Avenue	South Downtown
8	Powiśle-Solec	12 Okrąg Steet	Powiśle, Solec, South Downtown, Ujazdów
9	Oleandrów	1 Marszałkowska Street, suite no. 7	South Downtown, Ujazdów

The district is also subdivided into areas of the City Information System. Such subdivision was established in 1996.{{Cite web|url=https://zdm.waw.pl/miejski-system-informacji/obszary-msi/dzielnica-srodmiescie/|title=Dzielnica Śródmieście|website=zdm.waw.pl|language=pl}} Those are:

Muranów
New Town (Nowe Miasto)
North Downtown (Śródmieście Północne)
Old Town (Stare Miasto)
Powiśle
Solec
South Downtown (Śródmieście Południowe)
Ujazdów

Cityscape

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Education

The district is home to several prestigious educational institutions. Most notable among them are the University of Warsaw, Warsaw University of Technology, Chopin University of Music, Collegium Civitas, Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art, and the Academy of Fine Arts.

Schools include the Stefan Batory High School.

References

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{{cite web |title=Statistics Poland / Topics / Population / Population / Area and population in the territorial profile in 2023 |url=https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/area-and-population-in-the-territorial-profile-in-2023,4,17.html |website=stat.gov.pl |publisher=Statistics Poland |access-date=7 March 2024}}

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