What is "muranow"

Muranów is a neighborhood consisting mainly of housing estates in the districts of Śródmieście and Wola in Warsaw. It was founded in the 17th century. The name is derived from the palace belonging to Józef Bellotti, a Venetian architect. The name of the estate comes from the island of Murano.

In the Interwar period, the district was inhabited mostly by Jews. Because of this, the Warsaw Ghetto was set up there in 1940 by the occupying Germans. After the uprising in 1943 commanded by Mordechaj Anielewicz, the district was completely destroyed. Only the sparse few buildings survived the war. The district was rebuilt after the war.