Stary Służew

Stary Służew (Polish: [ˈsta.rɘ̟ ˈswu.ʐɛf]; lit. 'Old Służew') is a neighbourhood and a City Information System area, in Warsaw, Poland, within thr Ursynów district of Warsaw, Poland. It forms a residential area, dominated by low-rise single-family housing, with a sma presence of apartment buildings housing. It includes the historical portion of the neighbourhood of Służew, including the 19th-century Krasiński Palace, St. Catherine Church, and Fort VIII of the Warsaw Fortress. The neighbourhood also features the campus of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences.

Służew dates back to at least the 13th century, when it was a small farming community. In 1238, the St. Catherine Church was founded there, with its parish becoming the oldest within the current boundaries of Warsaw. It was later rebuilt in the 19th century. In 1245, the village became a property of knight Gotard of Służew, whose descendants formed the Służewiecki family of the Radwan heraldic clan, which owned this land until the 17th century. In 1776, the Krasiński Palace was constructed in Służew. It was incorporated into Warsaw in 1938. In 1956, the campus of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences was established, and was further expanded in the 1960s, 1970s, and 2000s.