Podkowa Leśna

Podkowa Leśna
Coat of arms
Podkowa Leśna
Coordinates: 52°7′N 20°44′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Gmina	Podkowa Leśna (urban gmina)
Established	19th century
Town rights	1969
Government
• Mayor	Małgorzata Stępień-Przygoda
Area
• Total	10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	3,822
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	05-807
Area code	+48 22
Car plates	WGM
Website	http://www.podkowalesna.pl

A villa in Podkowa Leśna

Podkowa Leśna [pɔtˈkɔva ˈlɛɕna] (literal meaning - "Horseshoe Grove", in full: Miasto-ogród Podkowa Leśna - "Garden-City Podkowa Leśna") is a town in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County (Masovian Voivodeship) of Poland and located within the territory of the Młochowskie Forests. City status - since January 1, 1969. The city also has the status of gmina, meaning "commune". Population - ca. 4000. Founded in 1925. On September 1, 1939 bombs fell on Podkowa Leśna that the Luftwaffe had intended for Warsaw. On January 17, 1945 the Soviets entered Podkowa Leśna.

The town has an interesting collection of villas dating back to the interwar period, along with newly built mansions. Located in a beautiful setting not far from Warsaw.

Forests surround the city from three sides (the east, the south, and the north).

Sledding in Podkowa Leśna, Feb., 2010

See also

• Stanisław Wilhelm Lilpop , founder of the town of Podkowa Leśna

External links

• Official website
• Jewish Community in Podkowa Leśna on Virtual Shtetl

Podkowa Lesna street

Podkowa Lesna Cultural Center

Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, Jerzy Rytard, Anna Iwaszkiewiczowa, Jerzy Liebert in Podkowa Leśna, 1925

side street with mature trees

side street with mature trees