Walecznych Street

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Walecznych Street is in the Saska Kępa district of Warsaw, Poland, in the Praga-Południe area. It runs perpendicular to the Vistula River, from Wał Miedzeszyński Street to the Exhibition Canal. The street is mainly residential, with several buildings from the interwar period; four of these are protected as cultural monuments. The name means "Valiant" and reflects Poland's WWI independence fights, matching nearby street names like Obrońców Street (Defenders) and Zwycięzców Street (Victors). It is in one of the oldest parts of Saska Kępa and was officially named by the city council on 27 September 1926. Much development between Wał Miedzeszyński Street and Saska Street happened in the 1930s. A wooden house at number 37 is a remnant of Olenders architecture. After the German occupation, the Warsaw Reconstruction Office preserved the street's transport role. After World War II, the street housed artists such as painter Jan Cybis, photographer Leonard Sempoliński and his son painter Jacek Sempoliński, and it hosted the collection of Tadeusz Wierzejski. Today, public institutions and private companies host activities like city games and guided walking tours on Walecznych Street.