gm. Praga Południe, pow. warszawski, woj. mazowieckie

The colonists appeared on the islet in order to examine a new settlement site on May 11, 1624. Before the colonists settled the area, they were employed (remuneration of 250 złoty) to clean up Góra świętojańska (i.e. Gnojna) and to clear the brush on Saska Kępa, which was to be used to pave and level off town streets. Finally, the settlement of the Dutch was sanctioned on November 13, 1628 and the agreement was signed at the request of: Andrzei Kos, Anua Pokręt, Joachim Darko i Anus Puck. The foundation act was recorded in the town register on the date April 4, 1629, and on December 10, 1650 it was ratified by king Jan Kazimierz. Before 1643, the Old Warsaw authorities issued another act that forbade the Dutch settled on Saska Kępa to sell the land or transfer the lease to other colonists, unless by succession.

This fact suggests that at least some of the colonists were unable to fulfil the contract provisions and broke the agreement. Differing religions and destructive floods could be other reasons why colonists left the region. However, it is possible that not all colonists broke the tenancy lease and some might have even extended their contracts. Although according to the relevant literature, it is commonly believed that the colonists' stay in Saska Kępa was quite short-lived and lasted no longer than the duration of one contract, in light of information presented by Aleksander Wejnert in Starożytności Warszawy, I would venture to say that at least one of the settlers stayed on the islet longer.

This can be demonstrated by two facts. Even in 1716, part of the land on the islet bore the name of one of the colonists who signed the first contract. The name was slightly changed, but shows that it was present long enough to become established in city documents and stay in people's memory. At that time, Marianna Bielińska, the wife of general Dönhoffa, leased part of Saska Kępa land; one of the plots (98 by 56 pręta) was called Pucki or Puckier. This surname can be found in both the agreement from 1628 and 1636. Two other names, Joachim Darko (aka Olender in 1636) and Anus (Hanus) Pokręty, also appear in both documents.

The colonized site was located in the northern section of the islet near Stara Praga.

Saska Kępa has been completely transformed and urbanized.

No remains have survived of the colonists' residence.