Warsaw

*Warszawa*
Warszawa
Capital city and county
	Flag Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 52°14′N 21°1′E / 52.233°N 21.017°ECoordinates: 52°14′N 21°1′E / 52.233°N 21.017°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)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	00-001 to 04–999
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)

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

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
Zoo
Praga District

Warsaw Media

Hejnał warszawski
A paper engraving of 16th-century Warsaw showing St. John's Archcathedral to the right. The church was founded in 1390, and is one of the city's ancient and most important landmarks.
Warsaw New Town in 1778. Painted by Bernardo Bellotto.
Water Filters, designed by William Lindley and finished in 1886
Boguslaw Herse Fashion House, a renowned department store during the interbellum period
The Warsaw Uprising took place in 1944. The Polish Home Army attempted to liberate Warsaw from the Germans before the arrival of the Red Army.
Warsaw in 1981; the Palace of Culture and Science is visible in the background.
Warsaw, as seen from the ESA Sentinel-2
View of Grzybowski Square in the central district of Warsaw. The city is located on the mostly flat Masovian Plain, but the city centre is at a higher elevation than the suburbs.
Autumn in Warsaw's Royal Baths