Solipse

Solipse (Polish: [sɔˈlip.sɛ]) is a neighbourhood of Warsaw, Poland, in the Włochy district. It is located in the area of Solipska Street, within the southwestern portion of the City Informatation System area of Old Włochy. It is a residential area, consisting of single-family low-rise houses and mid-rise apartment buildings. The area also includes the Fort V "Włochy", retired fortifications from 1888, currently used as a public park, and two Roman Catholic parish cemeteries. In 1395, the village of Sopęchy was first recorded in the area. It was founded by the Rakowski family of the clan of Radwan, descending from count Gotard of Służew. In the 15th century, the villages of Solipse, was separated from it, being recorded for the first time in 1435. In 1888, the Fort V "Włochy" was built to its southeast, as part of the city fortifications, known as the Warsaw Fortress. Following its retirement in 1913, the fort and its surroundings begun being used as a sauatter settlement by the impoverished and homeless population of Włochy and Solipse. In 1939, villages of Solipse, Włochy, and Wiktoryn were merged together, forming the town of Włochy. The area was captured by German Wehrmacht on 8 September 1939, during the first days of the Second World War, and was later sight of battle during the siege of Warsaw on 12 September, when a few companies from the 360th Infantry Regiment of the Polish Armed Forces, together with two tank companies, attacked German positions in Okęcie, briefly recapturing the airport, before being pushed back in the area of Załuski, after experiencing heavy casualties. While the area remained under the German occupation, the airport was used for cargo transportation, and as a base for the German Air Force. From November 1940 to February 1941, while the area was under the German occupation during the Second World War, a ghetto operated near Solipse, with around 300 Jewish resident, before being closed with its population relocated to the Warsaw Ghetto. In 1951, it was incorporated into the city of Warsaw.

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