In the Polish system of local administration, a dzielnica [d͡ʑɛlˈɲit͡sa] (Polish plural dzielnice ) is an administrative subdivision or quarter of a city or town. A dzielnica may have its own elected council ( rada dzielnicy , or dzielnica council ), and those of Warsaw each have their own mayor ( burmistrz ). Like the osiedle and sołectwo , a dzielnica is an auxiliary unit ( jednostka pomocnicza ) of a gmina . These units are created by decision of the gmina council, and do not have legal personality in their own right.
3-521: Bielany ( Polish pronunciation: [bjɛˈlanɨ] ) is a district in Warsaw located in the north-western part of the city. Initially a part of Żoliborz , Bielany has been an independent district since 1994. Bielany borders Żoliborz to the south-east, and Bemowo to the south-west. Its north-eastern border is the Vistula River , and the northern-western border is also the limits of
6-683: Is twinned with: Dzielnica The subsidiary units of many towns and cities are called osiedles rather than dzielnice, although it is also possible for osiedles to exist within a dzielnica. Numbers and sizes of dzielnice vary significantly between cities. Warsaw has 18 dzielnice, as does Kraków ; Gdańsk has 34, Gdynia 22, Lublin 27, Katowice 22 and Szczecin 4. Some cities are no longer formally divided into dzielnice, although formerly existing dzielnice continue to be referred to as such and serve as areas of jurisdiction for administrative offices. Łódź , Wrocław and Poznań are each divided into five districts of this type. The word dzielnica
9-732: The city of Warsaw. The name Bielany, which in Polish is plural, derives from the white habits of the Camaldolese monks who have an ancient priory there. It is also known for the Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , which was established 1929 when it was known as the Central Institute for Physical Education (C.I.W.F.), as well as the newly built Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University . Bielany
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