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Służew, Warsaw — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Służew straddles the boundary of Mokotów and Ursynów in Warsaw, a residential area with two universities, two old forts and its own metro station.
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Where to stay in Służew
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
Służew divides into two named halves on the register: Służew in the west, inside Mokotów, and Stary Służew in the east, inside Ursynów, which is the first thing to settle when booking. The metro serves both. The Służew station of the M1 line runs under the area, and the estates of Służew nad Dolinką and Służewiec-Prototypy lie within reach of it.
Quieter streets of houses sit at Służew-Parcele.
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Służew
Służew is the western of the two City Information System areas, lying in Mokotów with the M1 line's Służew station beneath it.Find hotels in Służewthe Ursynów half, among single-family housesStary Służew
Stary Służew is the eastern of the two City Information System areas, set inside Ursynów among houses rather than the apartment estates to its west.Find hotels in Stary Służewapartment estates near the Warsaw University of Life Sciences campusSłużew nad Dolinką
Służew nad Dolinką is one of the apartment estates on this ground, which also carries campuses of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences and Łazarski University.Find hotels in Służew nad DolinkąHotel 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
About Służew
What are the main landmarks in Służew?
The 19th-century buildings run to St. Catherine Church and Krasiński Palace, joined by two decommissioned fortifications designated Fort IIA and Fort III. Learning takes up space too. Campuses of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences and Łazarski University stand in the area, and the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences keeps premises here as well.
The Służew station of the M1 line ties all of it to the Warsaw Metro.
What is the history of Służew?
The 19th century left the clearest marks on Służew, in St. Catherine Church, Krasiński Palace and the two forts that were later decommissioned. No founding date appears. Fort IIA and Fort III survive as fortifications rather than as working defences, and the estate called Służew Fort carries the same word into the names of the modern housing.
Stary Służew is the eastern of the two areas the name now covers.
Where is Służew?
Służew sits on the boundary between the Mokotów and Ursynów districts of Warsaw, split into Służew in the west and Stary Służew in the east.
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What is the best area to stay in Służew?
Służew: the Mokotów side, over the Służew metro station. Stary Służew: the Ursynów half, among single-family houses. Służew nad Dolinką: apartment estates near the Warsaw University of Life Sciences campus.
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Updated September 2026