HERITAGE ATLAS — USSR

Fort II Wawrzyszew of the Warsaw Fortress

Форт II «Вавжишев» Варшавской крепости
PolandВаршава1885–1890Military sites
An artillery fort of the outer ring of the Warsaw Fortress, whose works were erected in 1885–1890; the Kingdom of Poland was then part of the Russian Empire. The fort was roughly trapezoidal, about 400 by 250 metres, and an ice house for storing food was built at its rear. After the Second World War it belonged to the army, which left in 2000 and handed it to the Military Property Agency; in 1993 it was entered in the register of monuments. Mainly the barracks and the moat survive; the courtyard and moat are leased by the Association for the Historical and Natural Protection of Fort Wawrzyszew.
Артиллерийский форт внешнего кольца Варшавской крепости, укрепления которого возводились в 1885–1890 годах; Царство Польское тогда входило в состав Российской империи. Форт имел форму, близкую к трапеции, размером около 400 на 250 метров; в его тылу был построен ледник для хранения продовольствия. После Второй мировой войны форт принадлежал армии, которая покинула его в 2000 году и передала Агентству военного имущества; в 1993 году он внесён в реестр памятников. Сохранились в основном казармы и ров; двор и ров арендует Общество историко-природной охраны форта Вавжишев.

Property abroad

EraRussian Empire
FunctionFort, settlement
Present ownerState of Poland (Military Property Agency); the courtyard and moat are leased to an association
Acquisitionbuilt, 1885
StatusSold, transferred or lost
As of2025-02
After 1918 the fort passed to Poland; according to FORTY.waw.pl (February 2025), the army left it in 2000 and the courtyard and moat are leased by the Association for the Historical and Natural Protection of Fort Wawrzyszew.

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