Wolska Street, Warsaw

Name: Wolska Street
Address: Warsaw, Poland

#461 among attractions in Warsaw

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Wolska is the main artery of Warsaw's borough of Wola. Initially Wola district was but a western suburb of Warsaw and a road leading to it was dubbed "droga wolska" - Wola road. In 1725 parts of that road closest to the Warsaw Old Town, located along the Saxon Axis, were officially renamed to "Aleja Wolska" - Wola Avenue. In modern times it starts at a crossing of Chłodna and Towarowa Streets, and runs as a continuation of Solidarity Avenue through the neighbourhoods of Młynów, Czyste and Ulrychów, all the way to Połczyńska Street. ()

Local name: Ulica Wolska w Warszawie Coordinates: 52°13'36"N, 20°56'43"E

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Wola (Odolany)Warsaw Poland

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Wolska Street – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Blue City, St. John Climacus's Orthodox Church, Michler's Palace, Warsaw Gasworks Museum.

1 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Blue City, Warsaw
26 min walk • Blue City - a shopping and entertainment center located at 179 Jerozolimskie Avenue in Warsaw, Poland.
~480 ftNE
Church, Russian revival architecture
St. John Climacus's Orthodox Church, Warsaw
3 min walk • The St. John Climacus's Orthodox Church in Warsaw is an Orthodox parish church belonging to the Warsaw deanery of the diocese of Warsaw-Bielsk within the Polish Orthodox Church.
1.2 miNE
Palace
Michler's Palace, Warsaw
31 min walk • Michler's Palace or Michla's Palace was a townhouse in Warsaw located at Wolska Street no 40 in the Wola district. It was constructed in the late 19th century and destroyed during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. It is known for an eponymous wartime song, Pałacyk Michla, which was written by poet and insurgent Józef Szczepański.
0.8 miE
Museum, Specialty museum
Warsaw Gasworks Museum, Warsaw
22 min walk • Warsaw Gasworks Museum is a museum in Warsaw, Poland, located in the complex of the former Wola Gas Factory built in 1886–1888. The museum opened in 1977.
1.6 miNE
Cemetery, Temple, Church
Evangelical-Augsburg Cemetery, Warsaw
40 min walk • , The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery of the Augsburg Confession in Warsaw is a historic Lutheran Protestant cemetery located in the Wola district, western part of Warsaw, Poland.
~1320 ftN
Cemetery
Orthodox Cemetery, Warsaw
7 min walk • The Orthodox Cemetery in Warsaw is an historic Eastern Orthodox cemetery located in the Wola district of Warsaw, Poland.
1.7 miNE
Memorial, Historical place
Monument of Jews and Poles Common Martyrdom, Warsaw
43 min walk • Monument of Jews and Poles Common Martyrdom in Warsaw commemorates the martyrdom and death of seven thousand Jews and Poles who were murdered in mass executions in this place in 1940-1943 during the German occupation of Poland in World War II.
1.5 miNE
Memorial
Electio Viritim Monument, Warsaw
39 min walk • The Electio Viritim Monument is located in Warsaw, Wola in the area where Polish Kings were elected during 1575-1764 period in the First Republic of Poland.
0.9 miNE
Memorial
Wola Massacre Memorial, Warsaw
24 min walk • The Wola Massacre Memorial on Górczewska Street is a war memorial located at 32 Górczewska Street in the Wola district of Warsaw, Poland.
~260 ftW
Church
St. Lawrence's Church, Warsaw
2 min walk • St. Lawrence's Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Warsaw's borough of Wola. A neoclassicist building, the site is best known as the central point of Polish "Redoubt No. 56" during the 1831 battle for Warsaw.
0.5 miW
Memorial
Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery, Warsaw
12 min walk • The Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery is located at 174/176 Wolska Street in the Wola district of Warsaw. It was established in 1945 and occupies 1.5 hectares.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Wolska Street?

Nearby attractions include St. Lawrence's Church, Warsaw (2 min walk), St. John Climacus's Orthodox Church, Warsaw (3 min walk), Orthodox Cemetery, Warsaw (7 min walk), Cmentarz Karaimski, Warsaw (10 min walk).

How to get to Wolska Street by public transport?

The nearest stations to Wolska Street:

Tram

Cmentarz Prawosławny 02 • Lines: 10, 11, 13, 26, 27 (1 min walk)
Reduta Wolska 06 • Lines: 10, 11, 13, 26, 27 (4 min walk)

Bus

Reduta Wolska 03 • Lines: 105 (3 min walk)
Reduta Wolska 08 • Lines: 154, 167, 197, N42 (3 min walk)

Train

Warszawa Wola (15 min walk)
Warszawa Reduta Ordona (23 min walk)

Metro

Księcia Janusza • Lines: M2 (23 min walk)
Młynów • Lines: M2 (25 min walk)