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The management and the functions of Powiśle district in Warsaw have always been closely associated with the Vistula river. Powiśle (literally near-the-Vistula) is a district in Warsaw's central borough, Śródmieście. It is located between the Vistula river and its escarpment. Development periods of Powiśle can be divided into three main phases. The first, pre-industrial period, ended at the end of the 18th century. At the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the area became industrialized, and the industrial period lasted until the early 20th century. Then, the factories started to be re-localised to more favourable terrain for them, primarily to the districts adjacent to the city centre: Wola and Praga. Powiśle gradually be gan to move into a period of post-industrial development in the interwar period. After the transition to a market economy in 1990 these attractive riverside areas have begun to take their rightful place in the structure of the city. New investments ( e.g. the tunnel under Wisłostrada, the Copernicus Science Centre, the University of Warsaw Library, a metro station) helped to reintegrate the city and the river. Nowadays the changes are speeding up: there are not only more cafes and clubs, but also new offices and apartments.