Śluza Żerań

Śluza Żerań is a lock in Białołęka, Warsaw, Mazowieckie. Śluza Żerań is situated nearby to the government office Regionalny Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej w Warszawie, as well as near Żerań Power Station.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Żerań Power Station and General Stefan Grot-Rowecki Bridge.

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. Żerań Power Station is situated 300 metres southeast of Śluza Żerań.

General Stefan Grot-Rowecki Bridge

Bridge

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The General Stefan "Grot" Rowecki Bridge is a bridge over the Vistula River in Warsaw. It was built from 1977 to 1981 as part of the Trasa Toruńska major thoroughfare by Przedsiębiorstwo Robót Kolejowych No. General Stefan Grot-Rowecki Bridge is situated 1¼ km south of Śluza Żerań.

Kościół pw. Matki Bożej Pompejańskiej

Church

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Kościół pw. Matki Bożej Pompejańskiej is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Śluza Żerań.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Żerań and North Warsaw.

Żerań

Quarter

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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.

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".