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Rakowiec, Warsaw — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Rakowiec lies in the west-central part of Warsaw, an Ochota neighbourhood marked by the Kościół Opatrzności Bożej and a monument to a happy dog.
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Where to stay in Rakowiec
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
Mołdawska Street and Jankowska Street carry the addresses that the record for Rakowiec keeps, and a room in this part of Ochota puts the Museum of History of Medicine of Medical University of Warsaw in the same neighbourhood. The Sports and Recreation Centre is here as well. Ochota surrounds it.
Choose Rakowiec if a west-central address away from the visitor blocks suits you, with the Church of the Annunciation and the Pomnik Szczęśliwego Psa as the markers on your walk.
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Mołdawska Street
The residential streets the register names in Rakowiec, where 10 Mołdawska Street and 10 Jankowska Street stand within reach of the Kościół Opatrzności Bożej. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Mołdawska StreetStays tied to the Museum of History of Medicine of Medical University of WarsawBy the Museum of History of Medicine
The corner of Rakowiec holding that museum and the Sports and Recreation Centre, with the Church of the Annunciation completing the short list of things to walk to. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in By the Museum of History of MedicineHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
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Churches & Religious Sites
3- Kościół Opatrzności Bożej w Warszawie Heritage
- Church of the Annunciation in Warsaw
- kościół Najświętszej Marii Panny Matki Zbawiciela
Castles & Historic Sites
1- Pomnik Szczęśliwego Psa
Stadiums & Sports
1- Sports and Recreation Centre
Landmarks & Notable Places
2- 10 Mołdawska Street in Warsaw Heritage
- 10 Jankowska Street in Warsaw Heritage
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About Rakowiec
What are the main landmarks in Rakowiec?
Three dedications and one dog. Kościół Opatrzności Bożej, the Church of the Annunciation and kościół Najświętszej Marii Panny Matki Zbawiciela account for the religious buildings the register lists in Rakowiec, and the Pomnik Szczęśliwego Psa stands apart from them as the one monument on the list. One museum joins them.
The Museum of History of Medicine of Medical University of Warsaw sits alongside the Sports and Recreation Centre, and the houses at 10 Mołdawska Street and 10 Jankowska Street round out what Ochota records here.
What is the history of Rakowiec?
Rakowiec answers to Ochota. The borough sits in the west-central part of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, and what the neighbourhood's record preserves is domestic rather than monumental: two numbered houses, a handful of parishes and one museum. The Museum of History of Medicine of Medical University of Warsaw carries the longest name on that list.
Its one monument, the Pomnik Szczęśliwego Psa, takes a dog for its subject.
Where is Rakowiec?
Rakowiec occupies a piece of the west-central part of Warsaw, inside the borough of Ochota, with Mołdawska Street and Jankowska Street among its addresses.
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What is the best area to stay in Rakowiec?
Mołdawska Street: Quiet nights on the Mołdawska Street side of Rakowiec. By the Museum of History of Medicine: Stays tied to the Museum of History of Medicine of Medical University of Warsaw.
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Updated October 2026