Włochy

Włochy () is a district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It has an area of 28.63 km2 (11.05 sq mi), and in 2024, it was inhabited by 50,753 people, making it the 16th in the city by both population and area, and as such, its 3rd smallest district by both metrics. It is located in the southwest part of the city, bordering Bemowo, Ochota, and Wola to the north, Mokotów and Ursynów to the east, and Ursus, to the northwest. Its southwestern boundary was marked by the city border with the municipalities of Michałowice and Raszyn in Pruszków County. The district is predominantly a residential area featuring low-rise single-family housing, with lesser presence of apartment buildings, with neighbourhoods such Włochy in the northwest, as well as Okęcie, Opacz Wielka, and Załuski in the central south. The area in the northeast is dominated by several housing estates with mid-rise apartment buildings, including Jadwisin, Okęcie Lotnisko, Raków, and Salomea.

The southeastern area of the district features the Warsaw Chopin Airport, which, in 2024, it was the busiest airport in Poland and the 28th busiest airport in Europe, with 21.3 million passengers in 2024, handling approximately 40% of the country's total air passenger traffic. It forms a central hub for the LOT Polish Airlines. The area around the airport features factories and warehouses partially dedicated to the aviation industry, as well as the Institute of Aviation, a state-owned research institution specialised in the aviation and astronautics. The area also includes numerous railway stations, such as Chopin Airport, Aleje Jerozolimskie, Warszawa Okęcie, Warszawa Ursus Północny, and Warszawa Włochy. Włochy includes historical buildings, such as the Koelichen Palace, a neoclassical residence, from 1859, and Fort V "Włochy". It also has two historic churches, the Church of the Epiphany, from 1939, and the Church of Saints Teresa of the Child Jesus and the Roman Martyrs, built between 1946 and 1962. They belong to the Lutheran and Roman Catholic denominations, respectively. The district also features a few parks, including: Black Grouse Ponds Park, Combatants Park, Goat Pond Park, and Space Gardens.