The first known mention of Szopy in the documentation, then listed as
Sopi, comes from 1456. The area inhabited by
Polish population, in the eastern portion of the settlement, to the east of Puławska Street, became known as
Szopy Polskie (
Polish Szopy). Both of those settlements were located in the modern City Information System area of
Stegny. railway station, located in Szopy, in the 1950s. In 1937, in the settlement was opened the
Warszawa Szopy railway station, later known as
Warszawa Południowa. It was operated by the
Grójec Narrow-Gauge Railway, and was part of the
railway line between stations of
Warszawa Mokotów and
Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą. The station operated until 1969. Its building was deconstructed in 2000. It was located near Puławska Street. On 7 April 1995, in its place was opened
Wilanowska station of the
M1 line of the
Warsaw Metro. , and the remaining buildings of Szopy Niemieckie, in 1974. Most of the historical low-rise houses of Szopy were overbuilt, mostly in the 1970s with the
multifamily residential apartment buildings. A few remaining historical buildings are mostly located in the historical portion of Szopy Polskie, around Bocheńska Street, and Jaśminowa Street. == References ==