Ursynów

Ursynów () is a district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It has an area of 43.79 km2 (16.88 sq mi), and in 2023, it was inhabited by 149,775 people, making it the 5th most populous and 3rd largest district of the city. Located in its western part, it is its southernmost district of the city, bordering Włochy to the west, Mokotów to the north, Wilanów, to the east, with its southern and part of western border forming the city boundary. There, it borders the municipalities of Lesznowola in Piaseczno County, and Raszyn in Pruszków County. The district is dominated by residential areas, with its east predominantly featuring high-rise multifamily housing such as in neighbourhoods of Jary, and Stokłosy in central north, Imielin, Na Skraju, and West Ursynów in the northeast, and Natolin and Kabaty in the central east. The west is dominated by low-rise single-family housing with neighbourhoods of Dąbrówka, Grabów, Jeziorki, Pyry, and Wyczółki.

Ursynów is home to the campus of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, one of the largest and most technologically advanced in Europe. It also includes the Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, the Institute of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, and Centre for Advanced Materials and Technologies, with the latter being one of the largest high tech research facilities in the country. Ursynów also features several urban parks such as John Paul II Park, Kozłowski Park, Przy Bażantarni Park, and Silent Unseen Park, as well as the Polish Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden and Powsin Centre for Biological Diversity Conservation, which gathers over 10,000 species of plants in its collection, including numerous exotic and rare species. Additionally, the Kabaty Woods, located in the southwest, form the largest forest in the city, with an area of 903 hectares. The district also includes the Służewiec Racecourse, which hosts Great Warsaw Race, the most prestigious horse race in Poland. Ursynów also has five stations of the Warsaw Metro.