This is the shortest street in Poland. Walking takes a few seconds

The smallest towns, the largest castles, the cleanest lakes – places with the prefix "best" often become attractions due to their uniqueness or health benefits, e.g. the cleanest air . A similar curiosity can also be found in Warsaw, where you can walk along the shortest street in the capital, and probably in Poland.

This is the shortest street in Poland

Samborska Street is only 22 meters long and has no building number assigned to it. Walking this short section takes only a dozen or so seconds, which you can see for yourself when visiting Nowe Miasto. The street is located between the properties at Przyrynek 14A and 16. It runs east, towards Rajców Street (it ends in the yard of the building at Rajców 11).

The street was marked out in 1770, about 20 years before the New Town was incorporated into Warsaw's administrative boundaries (in 1791). Its name comes from the Samborski family – Warsaw burghers who owned the surrounding land. It used to be longer and ran to Rybaki Street.

Samborska almost fell into oblivion

The years made the outline of Samborska less and less visible – it was hidden by wild bushes and new buildings on the streets of Mayorowska and Rajców. For some time, the street was fenced off.

In 2009, the idea of ​​its revitalization appeared. A two-day city game was prepared, the aim of which was to collect ideas for its transformation. The revitalization works ended on April 23, 2010. At that time, a new sidewalk was laid, boards were placed informing about the history of the street, and new lighting was taken care of. Today, on one of the buildings we can find a board with the information that Samborska is probably the shortest street in Poland.

If you spend a weekend in the Multimedia Fountain Park , you can go on (probably) the shortest walk in Poland. It's a good opportunity to walk around Warsaw and visit a place with an interesting history.

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