Fort VIII Służew

Fort VIII Służew is a fort in Ursynów, Warsaw, Mazowieckie. Fort VIII Służew is situated nearby to Ósmy Park, as well as near the sports venue Przystań Wolnego Czasu.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: part of Warsaw Fortress
Also known as: “Fort Służew” and “Fort VIII Twierdzy Warszawa ‘Służew’”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Służew Old Cemetery and St. Catherine’s Church, Warsaw.

Służew Old Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Służew Old Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery in the area of Stary Służew in the Ursynów district of Warsaw, Poland. The cemetery is located next to the presbytery of St Catherine's Church at 17 Fosa Street. Służew Old Cemetery is situated 510 metres northeast of Fort VIII Służew.

St. Catherine’s Church, Warsaw

Church

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St. Catherine's Church is a Catholic parish church in Warsaw, Poland, in the district of Ursynów. The parish is the oldest existing parish, although not the oldest church, within the current borders of Warsaw. St. Catherine’s Church, Warsaw is situated 680 metres northeast of Fort VIII Służew.

Blacksmithing Museum

Museum

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The Blacksmithing Museum operates as a private museum in Warsaw, founded by Eleonora and Zdzisław Gałecki in the early 1990s. Master blacksmith Kamil Gałecki runs the museum as its current operator. Blacksmithing Museum is situated 1 km northeast of Fort VIII Służew.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stary Służew and Stokłosy.

Stary Służew

Quarter

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Stary Służew is a neighbourhood and a City Information System area, in Warsaw, Poland, within the 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.

Stokłosy

Neighborhood

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Stokłosy is a neighbourhood in Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Ursynów, in the City Information System area of North Ursynów. It is a residential area, consisting of the highrise multifamily housing.

North Ursynów

Quarter

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North Ursynów 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.

Fort VIII Służew

Categories: fort, architectural heritage monument, tourism, and historic site
Location: Ursynów, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

52.16653° or 52° 9′ 60″ north

Longitude

21.04065° or 21° 2′ 26″ east

Open location code

9G43528R+J7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 762512702

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q1438778

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In Other Languages

From German to Polish—“Fort VIII Służew” goes by many names.

German: “Fort Sluzew”
German: “Fort Służew”
German: “Fort VIII der Festung Warschau”
Polish: “Fort Służew”
Polish: “Fort VIII Służew, k. XIX”
Polish: “Fort VIII Twierdzy Warszawa”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ósmy Park and Przystań Wolnego Czasu.

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