Sielce (Warsaw, Poland)

Sielce (Polish: [ˈɕɛl.t͡sɛ]) is a neighbourhood, and a City Information System area, in Warsaw, Poland, within the Mokotów district. The area is part of its eastern half, known as the Lower Mokotów. Sielce is a residential neighbourhood with mixed low- and high-rise housing. It features several green areas, including the Arcadia Park, Eye of the Sea Park, and Sielce Park. The historic buildings in the neighbourhood include the Sielce Manor House, a neoclassical two-storey palace built in the 18th century, as well as the St. Joseph the Betrothed Church and the St. Casimir Church, built 1926 and 1934 respectively. The oldest records of Sielce, then a small farming community, date to 1412. It was incorporated into the city in 1916.