Konstancin-Jeziorna [kɔnˈstaɲt͡ɕin jɛˈʑɔrna] is a town in Piaseczno County , Masovian Voivodeship , Poland, with 17,566 inhabitants (as of March 2011, according to GUS ). It is located about 20 km (12 mi) south of downtown Warsaw and is a part of the metropolitan area of that city.
5-398: The town was created in 1969 through combining neighbouring towns: holiday resort Skolimów-Konstancin and industrial Jeziorna with a number of villages. The town, a 19th-century health spa, sits on the administrative border of the capital city, Warsaw. The town is known for its historic villas as well as newly built mansions, a shopping center in a restored 19th-century mill and is the home of
10-472: A new urban center named Konstancin-Jeziorna. The Wilanów railway station from the second half of the 19th century, located at 64 Warszawska Street, has been preserved in the district (since 2010, there is a branch of the post office No. 4). The station, like the Warszawa Wilanów station, was designed by Konstanty Jakimowicz. Klarysew [ pl ] was popular among the political elite of
15-488: A plot of Obory and a piece of the town of Skolimów-Konstancin. On January 1, 1956, the Jeziorna Królewska cluster was transformed into a housing estate called Jeziorna, which made Klarysew an integral part of Konstancin-Jeziorna, and due to the granting of city rights to Jeziorna on July 18, 1962 - part of the city. On January 1, 1969, Jeziorna was combined with Skolimów-Konstancin (municipal rights in 1962) into
20-525: The American School of Warsaw. Konstancin-Jeziorna also has a sports team which specializes in football/soccer named Kosa Konstancin created by former professional footballer Roman Kosecki . There is a district in the town called Klarysew. In the years 1867–1954, it was a settlement in the commune of Jeziorna in the Warsaw poviat. On October 20, 1933, Klarysew formed a cluster within the boundaries of
25-745: The Jeziorna commune, consisting of the Klarysew settlement and the Bielawa pod Górami settlement. During World War II the district became part of the General Government , in the Warsaw district. In 1943, Klarysew had 1,353 inhabitants. From July 1, 1952 it was part of Piaseczno County . Due to the reorganization of the rural administration in the autumn of 1954, Klarysew became part of the Jeziorna Królewska community, together with Gawrońiec, Jeziorna Fabryczna, Jeziorna Królewska, Konstancinek,
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