Walk through Kamionek

About the event

📅 Date: October 5, 2025 ⏰ Time: 2:00 PM 📍 Meeting point: at the Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory, Grochowska Street 365, Warsaw Kamionek is one of the oldest parts of right-bank Warsaw. As early as the 11th–12th century, the Kamion settlement existed here, mentioned in the so-called Mogilno forgery. It was on the fields of Kamion that two elections of Polish kings took place: Henry III of Valois (1573) and Augustus III (1733). In 1890, Kamionek was incorporated into Warsaw, but traces of its former identity can still be seen today – including the oldest preserved churchyard cemetery in the capital. We will start the walk at the Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory, a church built between 1929–1931 as a votive offering of gratitude for the victory in the Battle of Warsaw in 1920. During the walk, we will answer questions such as: - Where was bird's milk really born? - Which street did the wartime song “Siekiera, motyka” turn into a synonym of fear? - What do two fathers of Polish independence have in common with Kamionek? - Why does Rybna Street retain the atmosphere of an old town – with cobblestones, a dovecote, and a chapel? - What happened to the former Pocisk factory and the PZO optical works? We will answer these and many other questions during the walk! Guide: Kacper The walk is free, but if you would like to reward the guide, we would greatly appreciate it.