Tarchomin

An old village owned by nobility was established along the Vistula route from Warsaw to Jabłonna. It was already known in medieval times. Its name is mentioned in 14th century documents. The village belonged to the Jastrzębiec-Bolesta noble family. In later times it was owned by the Wesla, Zaliwski and Ossoliński families, who built the St. Jacob Church in gothic style. In the 18th century the village was annexed to Tarchominek, where a wooden manor house was built. From 1790 it was owned by the Mostowski family, who built a classical-style palace. In 1823 a vinegar factory was established in Tarchomin and extended by L. Spiess in the 19th century. There were 13 houses and 184 inhabitants in the village in 1827. At the end of the 19th century the village and Tarchomin estate was subdivided, resulting in the establishment of Tarchomin Fabryczny with the Spiess’ factory and Tarchomin Kościelny. In later years the factory changed the assortment of goods it manufactured, and today it produces antibiotics and other drugs. It was destroyed and rebuilt after World War II and today it is called the Tarchomin Pharmaceutical Works. The name of the old village, that had been part of the estate, was moved to the existing housing estate, Tarchomiński Zespół Mieszkaniowy (Tarchomin Housing Complex). The grounds of today’s Tarchomin were incorporated within Warsaw’s borders in 1951. The old names that still exist today, apart from the Tarchomin housing estate, include Tarchomin Kościelny, Nowy Tarchomin and Tarchomin Fabryczny