North Ursynów

North Ursynów
The apartment buildings near Komisji Edukacji Narodowej Avenue.
North Ursynów within the Ursynów district.
Coordinates: 52°09′32″N 21°01′41″E / 52.15889°N 21.02806°E / 52.15889; 21.02806
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
City and countyWarsaw
DistrictUrsynów
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+48 22

North Ursynów (Polish: Ursynów Północny [urˈsɘ̟n.uf puwˈnɔt͡s.nɘ̟]) is a neighbourhood, and a City Information System area, in Warsaw, Poland, within the Ursynów district. Its a high-rise residential area with apartment buildings, predominantly dominated by two housing estates, Jary and Stokłosy. The neighbourhood also includes two urban parks, the John Paul II Park in the south, and Roman Kozłowski Park in the central north. Additionally, North Ursynów also fratures the Służewiec Racecourse, the Vistula University, and the Church of Ascension. The neighbourhood also has two stations of M1 line of the Warsaw Metro rapid transit underground system, including Ursynów, and Stokłosy.

By 1931, a hamlet of Imielin Nowy was present within the area. In 1939, Służewiec Racecourse was opened at Puławska Street, which at the time was the largest, and most modern horse racing venue in Europe. In 1977, the housing estates of Jary and Stokłosy were completed, and in 1995, the area was connected to the Warsaw Metro network.