Warsaw

Warsaw (In Polish: Warszawa) is the capital of Poland in Masovian Voivodeship. It is also the biggest city in that country. There are about 2,000,000 people living there (1,726,581 as of 31 March 2014). People from Warsaw are called "Varsovians".

Warsaw Warszawa
Capital city and county
From top, left to right: Warsaw Skyline Łazienki Park Royal Castle and Sigismund's Column Staszic Palace and Copernicus Monument Main Market Square Royal Route Warsaw Old Town Wilanów Palace
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Paris of the North, Phoenix City
Motto:  Semper invicta  (Latin "Ever invincible")
Warsaw Location within Poland Warsaw Location within Europe
Coordinates: 52°14′N 21°1′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovia
County	City county
Founded	13th century
City rights	1323
Districts	18 boroughs
Government
• Mayor	Rafał Trzaskowski (PO)
Area
• Capital city and county	517.24 km2 (199.71 sq mi)
• Metro	6,100.43 km2 (2,355.39 sq mi)
Elevation	78–116 m (328 ft)
Population  (30 June 2020)
• Capital city and county	1,793,579 (1st)
• Rank	1st in Poland (8th in EU)
• Density	3,460/km2 (9,000/sq mi)
• Metro	3,100,844
• Metro density	509.1/km2 (1,319/sq mi)
Demonym	Varsovian
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	00-001 to 04–999
Area code	+48 22
Website	um.warszawa.pl
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Historic Centre of Warsaw
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, vi
Designated	1980 (4th session)
Reference no.	[1]
UNESCO region	Europe

There are other names for Warsaw. For example, Varsovia (Latin, Spanish) and Varsóvia (Portuguese), Varsovie (French), Varsavia (Italian), Warschau (German, Dutch), װאַרשע /Varshe (Yiddish), Varšuva (Lithuanian), Varsó (Hungarian) and Varšava (Czech)

For the name of Warsaw in various languages, see wikt:Warsaw.

Geography

Warsaw is near the middle of Poland on both sides of the Vistula river, and about 350 km (225 miles) from the Baltic Sea. It is about 100 m (325 ft) above sea level. Warsaw has a humid continental climate (Dfb in the Koeppen climate classification).

Warsaw is home to four universities and 62 colleges, and many theatres and art galleries.

History

People began living here in the 13th century. By the 15th century, Warsaw had grown enough to be called a city. It became the capital of Poland in 1596.

The city was destroyed several times in its history, but every time it was rebuilt. The most important of these times was during the Second World War. Poland had been occupied by Germany between 1939 and 1944. On 1 August 1944, the people of Warsaw started fighting to free their city.

Tourist attractions

There are lot of attractions in the capital of Poland. The most famous monument of Warsaw is the Palace of Culture and Science. There is a palace in Wilanów. The king of Poland John III Sobieski lived there. Many people like going to the Museum of Warsaw Uprising. The uprising started in 1944 during World War II.

Partner cities

• Athens, Greece
• Chicago, USA
• Rio de Janerio, Brazil
• The Hague, The Netherlands

Pictures of Warsaw

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  Royal Castle
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  Presidential Palace
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  Old Town
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  Branicki Palace
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  Jablonski Palace
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  Łazienki Palace
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  Łazienki Palace
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  Belweder
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  Chopin
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  Ujazdów Palace
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  Wilanów
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  Aleksander's Church
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  Seminar Church
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  Saxon Garden 1900
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  Filharmonia
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  Politechnic
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  Zoo
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  Praga District

Other websites

• Official web page of Warsaw Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Official tourist web page of Warsaw Archived 2005-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Interactive city map Archived 2011-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Modern architecture in Warsaw Archived 2014-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Historic images of Warsaw