Białołęka
Białołęka (, from "biały" - "white" and "łąka" - "meadow") is one of 18 districts of Warsaw, located in the northern part of the city. Until October 27, 2002 Białołęka was a gmina. The name "Białołęka" comes from a nobleman Białołęcki, who bought the area before the First World War. According to the Central Statistical Office data, the district's area is and 92 768 people inhabit Białołęka. History. On the fields of Białołęka, one of the battles with the Swedish on July 28–30, 1656 took place. On February 25, 1831 one of the battles of the November Uprising - Battle of Białołęka  - took place. Division. The area of the division is subdivided into following parts: Subdivisions of Białołęka. Białołęka is divided into smaller subdivisions (osiedles). Below is a list of them (the italic names are the ones which are not taken into account by the TERYT). Other subdivisions: Section::::"Green" Białołęka. There are also many different-sized forests in Białołęka. Transport in Białołęka. The main route where all transport goes is Modlińska Street (an extension of Jagiellońska), which is a part of trunk road 61 to Gdańsk and Masuria; and the Toruńska route, part of trunk road 8 to Białystok. Płochocińska Street is  also an important transport route as a fragment of the 633 voivodeship road to Nieporęt. There are also plans of creating whole-city-long routes including Białołęka's routes: A railroad to Działdowo goes through the district. There are three stops on the railroad, on which Koleje Mazowieckie passenger trains, going from Warszawa Gdańska and Warszawa Wola (now Warszawa Zachodnia's eighth platform) stations, going to Legionowo, Nasielsk, Ciechanów and Działdowo, stop. In 2013, the first stage of a tram line extension brought the Warsaw tram network to Białołęka with line 2 connecting the area to the Młociny metro station  across the Maria Skłodowska-Curie Bridge. Borders. Białołęka borders: