Gocław, Warsaw

Kamionek, is a neighbourhood in Warsaw, located on the right bank of the Vistula river. Formerly a village, in the 19th century, with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in this part of the Russian Empire, it was transformed into a textile industry center. Today it is part of Praga Południe, and most of its factories closed after the fall of the communism in Poland. It borders the Park Skaryszewski and Kamionek Lake to the south, Grochów to the east, and Praga to the north. During the November Uprising in 1831, the cemetery in Kamionek was the primary location where fallen soldiers of the Russian Army were buried.

Praga-South (Polish: Praga-Południe, Polish pronunciation: [ˈpraɡa pɔˈwudɲɛ]) is a district of Warsaw located on the east bank of the Vistula River. It consists of Grochów, Gocław, Kamionek and Saska Kępa.

Grochów is a district of Warsaw, officially part of the borough of Praga-Południe although not connected at all to historical "Praga" district. It is one of the most notable residential areas of right-bank Warsaw. There are many blocks of flats, as well as many pre-WWI houses. Grochów is nicknamed "the lungs of Warsaw", owing to its many green spaces. Despite plans made by the former Communist authorities, Grochów had not transformed into strictly industrial district, even though it had been such in the 19th century.

Grochowska Street is a major road located in the Praga Południe district of Warsaw, Poland. Since November 1, 1925, a tram route has run along Grochowska Street. Currently trams and many bus lines connect Praga with Śródmieście, Wola, Rembertów and Wawer.

Central Military Library (CBW) is the main library of Poland Ministry of National Defense located in Warsaw. In 2009, she was awarded the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture.

The Józef Poliński Park is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the neighbourhood of Grochów, within the disctict of Praga-South, at the crossing of Garwolińska Street and Szaserów Street. The park was opened in 1962

The Home Army Praga Subdistrict Park is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the neighbourhood of Kamionek, within the district of Praga-South, between Grochowska Street, Podskarbińska Street, Kobielska Street, and Weterynaryjna Street. The park was opened in 1953.

SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities or simply SWPS University (Polish: SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny) is a private non-profit university in Poland established in 1996 by three psychology professors, Andrzej Eliasz, Zbigniew Pietrasiński and Janusz Reykowski. SWPS University is one of the largest private universities in Poland with a community of over 14,000 students at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels, including over 1,200 international students from more than 60 countries. The university has five campuses, located in major Polish cities, including Warsaw, Wrocław, Sopot, Poznań, and Katowice.The institution was formerly known as the Warsaw School of Social Psychology (Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej, SWPS). It was granted university status under Polish law in 2015.

Neon Museum, also the Museum of Neon (Polish: Muzeum Neonów) is a museum located in Warsaw's Praga-Południe. The institution documents and protects Polish and Eastern Bloc light advertisements created after World War II. It is the first in Poland and one of the few museums of neon signs in the world.The museum is located at ul. Mińska 25, on the premises of Soho Factory. It was established in 2012.

Olszynka Grochowska is a subdistrict located in northern part of Praga-Południe, in south-east Warsaw. The subdistrict is mostly a forest area. Home to a nature reserve. Railway station is also located here. The area is commonly recognised due to the Battle of Olszynka Grochowska which took place on 25 February 1831 during the November Uprising.

Warszawa Olszynka Grochowska railway station is a railway station in the Praga Południe district of Warsaw, Poland. As of 2012, it is served by Koleje Mazowieckie, who run the KM7 services from Warszawa Zachodnia to Dęblin and by Szybka Kolej Miejska, who run the S1 services from Pruszków PKP to Otwock.

The Battle of Olszynka Grochowska was fought on 25 February 1831 in the woods near Grochów, on the eastern outskirts of Warsaw. The Polish army, commanded by Józef Chłopicki, succeeded in preventing its Russian counterpart, under Hans Karl von Diebitsch, from crushing the uprising. However, the battle has also been described as an inconclusive bloodbath.