The neighbourhood is dominated by low-rise residencial buildings, with additional presence of farmland.[2] It was settled next to the Vistula river in the 13th century as a village owned by the Catholic Church.[3] In 1819, to its south were founded three settlements of Kępa Nadwiślańska, Kępa Zawadowska, and Nadwilanówka, inhabited by German settlers.[4] In 1951, Zawady, together surrounding area, was incorporated into the nearby city of Warsaw.[5]
In 1827, the village had the population of 451 people in 44 households, in 1905, 409 people in 35 households, and in 1921, 447 people in 49 households.[3] In March 1957, Zawady was flooded by the water from nearby Wilanówka river.[9]
On 15 March 1951, Zawady, Bartyki, Kępa Zawadowska, and Nadwilanówka, together with the surrounding area, were incorporated into the nearby city of Warsaw.[5]
In 2005, at 190 and 192 Syta Street was opened the Południe sewage treatment plant, which handles sewage from the south-western portion of Warsaw.[10]
In 2006, the district of Wilanów was subdivided into the City Information System areas, with Zawady becoming one of them. Within their boundaries were also included Bartyki and Nadwilanówka, while Kępa Zawadowska became a separate area.[1]
Zawady is dominated by low-rise residencial buildings, with additional presence of farmland.[2]
Its western boundary is formed by Wilanówka river, and its eastern boundary, the Vistula river. Next to Wilanówska, in the area near Topolowa Street and i Siedliska Street is also located Zawady Pond.[11]
In the northern portion of the neighbourhood, at 190 and 192 Syta Street, is the Południe sewage treatment plant, which handles sewage from the south-western portion of Warsaw.[12]
^Agnieszka Bartoszewicz, Henryk Bartoszewicz: Plany szczegółowe Warszawy 1800-1914 w zbiorach Archiwum Głównego Akt Dawnych. Pułtusk: A. Gieysztor Higher School of Humanities, 2002, p. 164. ISBN 9788388067525. (in Polish)
^Kronika wydarzeń w Warszawie 1945−1958. In: Warszawski kalendarz ilustrowany 1959, p. 38, 1958. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Tygodnika Ilustrowanego Stolica. (in Polish)
^"Oczyszczalnia Południe już startuje". um.warszawa.pl (in Polish). 20 June 2005. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^"Zakład 'Południe'". mpwik.com.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2023-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)