Warsaw

This article is about the Polish capital. For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation).

"Warszawa" redirects here. For other uses, see Warszawa (disambiguation).

"City of Warsaw" redirects here. For the Second World War fighter squadron, see No. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron. For the airplane that crossed the Atlantic in 1934, see Adamowicz brothers.

Warsaw Warszawa
City metropolis
The Capital City of Warsaw
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 Grand 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 Bemowo Białołęka Bielany Mokotów Ochota Praga Północ Praga Południe Rembertów Śródmieście Targówek Ursus Ursynów Wawer Wesoła Wilanów Włochy Wola Żoliborz
Government
• Mayor	Rafał Trzaskowski (PO)
Area
• City metropolis	517.24 km2 (199.71 sq mi)
• Metro	6,100.43 km2 (2,355.39 sq mi)
Elevation	78–116 m (328 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)
• City metropolis	1,777,972 (1st)
• Rank	1st in Poland (9th in EU)
• Density	3,421/km2 (8,860/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
GDP(Nominal)	2017
– Total	€57 billion ($64B)
– Per capita	€32,500 ($38331)
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

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".

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 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.

Sister cities

-Athens, Greece

-Chicago, USA

- Rio de Janerio, Brazil

- The Hague, The Netherlands

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
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  Seminar Church
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  Saxon Garden 1900
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  Filharmonia
• 
  Politechnic

Other websites

• Official web page of Warsaw
• Official tourist web page of Warsaw
• Interactive city map
• Modern architecture in Warsaw
• Historic images of Warsaw