Urle
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Urle ' is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Jadów
, within Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship
, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-east of Wołomin and 53 km (33 mi) north-east of Warsaw
.
The village has a population of 380. However, according to a local custom also neighbouring villages are called with the same name, especially Nowy Jadów-Letnisko and Borzymy-Letnisko; together these create an almost seamless complex spreading on both sides of the two-track Warsaw-Białystok railway line (former Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railway
). The villages are served by a railway stop named after Urle, too; the stop is used only by local trains of Koleje Mazowieckie
(previosuly PKP) that travel between Warsaw and Małkinia (or closer Łochów on the same line).
Urle lie on the western bank of small and shallow Liwiec
river and are surrounded by pine forests. Its name is thought to have come from a word "orle" associated with wet areas. Thanks to the somewhat unique microclimate Urle have been a popular tourist and vacation destination for people living in Warsaw. Many wooden rent houses have been built there in the pre-WWII era; the role of a summer destination (reflected in the name "letnisko" of many of its satellite spots) continued thrughout the times of Communism when several big camping centers were built. Individual people also kept on visiting the villages, renting flats in old rent houses or simply in peasant huts; this form of vacation was nicknamed "wczasy pod gruszą" (literally, "holidays under a pear tree"). In the tourist season, professional (though unofficial) "agents" waited for potential customers at the station. The popularity of Urle diminished after 1989; some camping centers, previously run by now troubled companies, were liquidated.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Jadów
Gmina Jadów
Gmina Jadów is a rural gmina in Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Jadów, which lies approximately 30 kilometres north-east of Wołomin and 50 km north-east of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is...
, within Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship
-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...
, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-east of Wołomin and 53 km (33 mi) north-east of Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
.
The village has a population of 380. However, according to a local custom also neighbouring villages are called with the same name, especially Nowy Jadów-Letnisko and Borzymy-Letnisko; together these create an almost seamless complex spreading on both sides of the two-track Warsaw-Białystok railway line (former Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railway
Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railway
The Saint Petersburg – Warsaw Railway, Russian "Санкт-Петербурго-Варшавская железная дорога" is a long railway, built in the 19th century by the Russian Empire to connect Russia with Central Europe. At the time the entire railway was within Russia, as Warsaw was under a Russian partition of Poland...
). The villages are served by a railway stop named after Urle, too; the stop is used only by local trains of Koleje Mazowieckie
Koleje Mazowieckie
Koleje Mazowieckie is a regional rail operator in the Masovian Voivodeship of Poland.- History :The company was founded in 2004 as a joint venture of the Masovian Voivodeship, with 51% shares, and the, then government-owned, PKP Przewozy Regionalne, with 49% shares, to handle local passenger...
(previosuly PKP) that travel between Warsaw and Małkinia (or closer Łochów on the same line).
Urle lie on the western bank of small and shallow Liwiec
Liwiec
The Liwiec is a river in Poland, in the plains of Southern Podlaskie Voivodeship and central Masovian Voivodeship. It is 126 kilometres long and drains 2779 square kilometres. Its source is located to the north-west of Międzyrzec Podlaski near Siedlce and crosses Wyszków, Liw, Węgrów and Stara Wieś...
river and are surrounded by pine forests. Its name is thought to have come from a word "orle" associated with wet areas. Thanks to the somewhat unique microclimate Urle have been a popular tourist and vacation destination for people living in Warsaw. Many wooden rent houses have been built there in the pre-WWII era; the role of a summer destination (reflected in the name "letnisko" of many of its satellite spots) continued thrughout the times of Communism when several big camping centers were built. Individual people also kept on visiting the villages, renting flats in old rent houses or simply in peasant huts; this form of vacation was nicknamed "wczasy pod gruszą" (literally, "holidays under a pear tree"). In the tourist season, professional (though unofficial) "agents" waited for potential customers at the station. The popularity of Urle diminished after 1989; some camping centers, previously run by now troubled companies, were liquidated.