Ursus, Warsaw

Ursus is a part of the city of Warsaw. It is one of the 18 main areas that make up Warsaw. Before 1977, Ursus was its own city, but it was later joined with Warsaw. Before 1954, the area was called Czechowice.

History

In the area that is now called Ursus, there were three villages in the 1300s: Czechowice, Skorosze, and Szamoty (which was later called Gołąbki).

When factories started to grow in the 1900s, these villages grew too. In the early 1920s, a big factory called Zakłady Mechaniczne "Ursus" was built, making machines for farms. Czechowice became a place where people lived because it was close to the factories. By 1939, before World War II, Czechowice had 7,000 people living there. Skorosze had a school, a police station, and a train station.

In 1952, Czechowice, Skorosze, and Szamoty joined together to form a new city named Czechowice. But in 1954, the city changed its name to Ursus because there was already another place called Czechowice in southern Poland.

In June 1976, people in Ursus started protests because the government raised food prices. Many people were hurt and arrested during these protests. These protests helped start a group called Komitet Obrony Robotników (KOR), which brought together workers and educated people to stand up against the government. This movement later helped create the Solidarity movement.

On August 1, 1977, Ursus became part of Warsaw, specifically within the Ochota district, as a result of the protests. Since January 1, 1993, Ursus has been its own district in Warsaw.

The present

Ursus is one of the smaller districts in Warsaw. It also has the lowest crime rate among all the districts.

Neighbourhoods within the district

Some of the neighbourhoods in Ursus, Warsaw, include Gołąbki, Szamoty, Niedźwiadek, Czechowice, and Skorosze.

Twin towns

Ursus has a twin town relationship with the Shevchenkivskyi District in Kyiv, Ukraine.