Stanisławów Pierwszy

Stanisławów Pierwszy was founded in 1824 as one of three neighbouring colonies known today as the Trójkolonia (“Three Colonies”). The settlers cleared forests, drained the marshy land and created farms on regularly laid-out plots. The village’s name probably commemorates Stanisław Lubomirski, father of Aleksandra Potocka, owner of the Nieporęt estate.

A reminder of the Protestant residents is the former cemetery on ul. Konwaliowa, whose outline is still visible in aerial photographs. The remains of several gravestones have also survived there. Parts of the colony’s original layout can still be recognised in the course of the roads and property boundaries.

On ul. Strużańska stands a stone commemorating the Home Army soldiers Mieczysław Stępnowski, codename “Alfa”, and Stanisław Felicki, codename “Skiba”, who were killed on 17 June 1943 while covering a weapons transport. A year later the area was caught up in German-Soviet fighting, which left traces of trenches and fortifications. The General Wiktor Thommée Bridge and one of the post-war Bailey bridges are also linked with the military history of the area.