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Warsaw

Warszawa
Warsaw Warszawa
Capital city
	The Capital City of Warsaw
	Flag Coat of arms Grand Coat of Arms
	Motto: Semper invicta
	Anthem:
Country	Poland
Powiat	Warsaw
Voivodeship	Masovian
Government
• President	Rafał Trzaskowski (Civic Platform)
Area
• Capital city	517.24 km2 (199.71 sq mi)
• Metro	6,100.43 km2 (2,355.39 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

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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".

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 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.

Pictures of Warsaw

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

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+| postal_code                     = 00-001 to 04-999
+| area_code                       = +48 22
+| website                         = {{URL|um.warszawa.pl}}
+}}
 '''Warsaw''' (In [[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Warszawa'') is the [[Capital (city)|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".