Opacz Wielka () is a neighbourhood, and a City Information System area, in Warsaw, Poland, within the Wà Âochy district. It is a low-rise residential area. In the 15th century, the village of Opacz was founded in the area, and by the 19th century, it was divided into two parts, Opacz Duà ¼a and Opacz Maà Âa. The first of the two was incorporated into Warsaw in 1951.
The village of Opacz was founded at the end of the 15th century, alongside modern Jutrzenki Street. It was owned by the Opacki family of the clan of Prus. In 1528, the village, along with its surrounding farmlands, measured approximately 6 lans, an equivalent of around 102 ha (0.39 sq mi). In the 18th century, it was acquired by Arnold Anastazy Byszewski, the lieutenant general of the Crown Army, and the aide-de-camp of King Stanisà Âaw August Poniatowski, becoming part of his large landed estate. In the 19th century, the hamlet of Salomea was separated from the northwestern portion of Opacz. By 1827, Opacz was divided into two settlements, Opacz Duà ¼a () to the northeast, and Opacz Maà Âa () to the southwest, which had 141 and 72 residents, respectively. Following the abolition of serfdom in 1864, they were incorporated into the municipality of Skorosze. In the late 19th century, three small ponds, known as Zaà Âuski Clay Pits, formed to the southeast of Opacz, from the flooded pits, left after the excavation of clay for the local brickworks industry.
The area of Opacz began to develop rapidly throughout the early 20th century. In 1927, the tracks of the Electric Commuter Railway (now operated by the Warsaw Commuter Railway) were constructed with stations in Opacz and Salomea. In the 1930s, a hamlet, originally known as Opacz, and now as Opacz-Kolonia, was founded to the southwest of Opacz Duà ¼a. On 1 April 1939, Opacz Duà ¼a, and a southern portion of Opacz-Kolonia, then named Opacz-Parcela, were incorporated to the new municipality of OkÃÂcie. Opacz Maà Âa, as well as the remaining portion of Opacz-Kolonia, remained within the municipality of Skorosze. In 1943, Opacz-Parcela and Opacz Duà ¼a had 408 and 347 residents, respectively.
On 6 March 1944, while Opacz-Kolonia was under German occupation during the Second World War, six officers of the Home Army were captured in the village by the Volksdeutsche Nazi sympathizers, and executed by the Field Police Corps. In May 1944, a division of the Directorate of Diversion of the Home Army, executed five people responsible for the capture of Polish resistance soldiers, while two more were killed two weeks later. On 15 May 1951, Opacz Duà ¼a and Opacz-Parcela were incorporated into the city of Warsaw. Opacz-Kolonia and Opacz Maà Âa remained as separate villages, outside the city boundaries.
On 19 May 2004, the district of Wà Âochy was subdivided into areas of the City Information System, with Opacz Wielka () becoming one of them, including the historic areas of Opacz Duà ¼a and Opacz-Parcela. Between 2010 and 2013, two intersecting expressways were constructed passing through Opacz Wielka, forming a part of a ring road around Warsaw, including SalomeaâÂÂWolica Route on a westâÂÂeast axis, the Expressway S2 on a northâÂÂsouth axis. During their construction, the entirety of the largest pond, and portion of the second largest pond of the Zaà Âuski Clay Pits, were drained and built over.
Opacz Wielka is a low-rise residential area featuring single-family detached homes. It also includes a few warehouses and factories and manufacture buildings, and a small farmland area. The area also includes the neighbourhood of Opacz-Parcela in the south, in the area of Krótka Street. Opacz Wielka also features two small ponds near Emaliowa Street, known as Zaà Âuski Clay Pits. Opacz Wielka is crossed by the railway tracks with the Warszawa Salomea station present at its northern boundary, at the intersection of Jutrzenki and Serwituty Streets. Its operated by the Warsaw Commuter Railway. Additionally, two intersecting expressways pass through the neighbourhood, including the SalomeaâÂÂWolica Route on a westâÂÂeast axis, the Expressway S2 on a northâÂÂsouth axis.
OkÃÂcie is a City Information System area in Warsaw, located in the northeastern portion of the Wà Âochy district. Its northern border is determined in a horizontal line to the south of the Warszawa Salomea railway station, stretching between Badylarska Street and Dziaà Âkowa Street. Its eastern border is determined by Dziaà Âkowa Street, and in a straight line continuing to the south until Finaà Âowa Street. To the south, its border is determined by the city boundary with the municipality of Raszyn, particularly based on Finaà Âowa Street, around the Zaà Âuski Clay Pits, and Rebusowa Street, and by the boundary of the municipality of Michaà Âowice, partially based on Rebusowa Streer. Its western boundary is determined by Badylarska Street. The neighbourhood borders Salomea to the north, OkÃÂcie, and Zaà Âuski to the east, the municipality of Raszyn to the south, the municipality of Michaà Âowice to the south-west, and Skorosze to the north-west. Its northwestern boundary forms the district's border with Ursus, while its southern boundary forms the city border with Pruszków County.