Żerań

Żerań is a northern suburb of Warsaw, Poland, situated in the Białołęka district. It is noted for the Żerań Power Station. The area borders with the Vistula River, the Praga-Północ district and the Tarchomin, Różopol, Konstantynów and Annopol housing estates.

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Type: Quarter
Description: suburb in Poland
Also known as: “Zeran”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Śluza Żerań and Żerań Power Station.

Śluza Żerań

Lock

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Śluza Żerań is a lock.

Żerań Power Station

Power station

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Żerań Heat Power Station is a coal-fired heat power station in the northeastern Warsaw suburb of Żerań, Poland. Built between 1952 and 1956 to Soviet design specifications – with the first turbine becoming operational on 21 July 1954 – it underwent modernisation in the years 1997-2001 when it was taken over by Vattenfall.

Kościół pw. Matki Bożej Pompejańskiej

Church

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Kościół pw. Matki Bożej Pompejańskiej is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Warsaw and Piekiełko.

North Warsaw

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Northern Warsaw comprises three predominantly residential districts, with some industry and commerce in the form of shopping centres. Białołęka is a rather new districts with only a little number of monument and nearly no tourist attractions, as it is described as "the bedroom of Warsaw".