Zalesie Dolne | |
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Neighbourhood of Piaseczno | |
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  Zalesie Dolne | |
| Coordinates:52°03′12″N20°59′18″E / 52.05333°N 20.98833°E /52.05333; 20.98833 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Piaseczno |
| Gmina | Piaseczno |
| Town | Piaseczno |
| Within town limits | 1952 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WPI |
| Primary airport | Warsaw Chopin Airport |
Zalesie Dolne[zaˈlɛɕɛ ˈdɔlnɛ] is a neighbourhood ofPiaseczno,Poland,[1] located in the southern part of the town, in theWarsaw metropolitan area.
Zalesie Dolne was established by merging the three settlements of Zalesie Adamowe, Miasto Las Zalesie and Miasto Ogród Zalesie.[2] It was named Zalesie Dolne ("Lower Zalesie") to distinguish it from the nearby village ofZalesie Górne ("Upper Zalesie").[2] It was developed as agarden city. WriterMaria Dąbrowska and futurePrimate of PolandStefan Wyszyński often visited their families there.[3]
Following the joint German-Sovietinvasion of Poland, which startedWorld War II in September 1939, Zalesie Dolne wasoccupied by Germany. ThePolish resistance was active, andsecret Polish education was organized.[4] Meetings of the Education Department of theGovernment Delegation for Poland were held in Zalesie Dolne.[5] TheGrey Ranks command held meetings at the villa of professorJózef Zawadzki and his sonTadeusz Zawadzkinom de guerre Zośka.[6] In August 1944, the Germans perpetrated a massacre of tenPoles from nearbyOrężna in Zalesie Dolne (seeNazi crimes against the Polish nation).[7][8] Several days later, Polish partisans attacked and shot at the stationed German perpetrators in Zalesie Dolne.[7] The Germans retreated in panic.[7]
It was included within the town limits of Piaseczno as its new neighbourhood in 1952.[9]
Sights include numerous historic villas, including the house ofTadeusz Zawadzkinom de guerre Zośka, a focal point of thePolish resistance movement in World War II, and the House-Museum of Georgian Officers of the Polish Army (Dom Muzeum Gruzińskich Oficerów Wojska Polskiego).[10]
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