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Encyclopedia: Warsaw

Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, [varˈʂava], in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. It is located on the Vistula river roughly 370 kilometers (229.9 mi) from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2006 was estimated at 1,700,536, with a metropolitan area of approximately 2,900,000 to 3,000,000 people. The city area amounts to 516.9 square kilometers (199.6 sq mi), with an agglomeration of 6,100.43 square kilometers (2,355.4 sq mi) (Warsaw Metro Area - Obszar Metropolitalny Warszawy). Warsaw is the 7th biggest city in the European Union.

The city, also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship, is home to many industries, including manufacturing, steel, electrical engineering, and automotive; it features 66 institutions of higher learning, including Warsaw University, Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw School of Economics, Agriculture University and a Medical Academy. Warsaw is home to over 30 theatres, including the National Theatre and Opera and the National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Translations

How to say "Warsaw" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	华沙
	(Japanese)	ワルシャワ
	(German)	Warschau
	(Spanish)	Varsovia
	(French)	Varsovie
	(Italian)	Varsavia

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Battle of Warsaw

Warsaw in Poland has been the site of six battles in history: Battle of Warsaw (1656), during the Northern Wars Battle of Warsaw (1831), during the November Uprising Battle of Vistula River-Warsaw, during World War I Battle of Warsaw (1920), during the Polish-Russian War Battle of Warsaw (1939...

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Praga

Praga comprises a suburb of Warsaw - or, more accurately, names all that part of Warsaw on the right bank of the River Vistula...

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Gesiówka

Gęsiówka (Polish informal name for the prison on Gęsia street in Warsaw), was a Polish prison in Warsaw. In 1942 it was joined with a nearby Pawiak prison and formed the Warsaw concentration camp. It was liberated by the Armia Krajowa on August 5, 1944, during the Warsaw Uprising...

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Flag of Warsaw

Flag of Poland Flag of Warsaw The Flag of Warsaw is formed by two horizontal bands of equal width — yellow on the top and red on the bottom...

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Bombing of Warsaw in World War II

The Bombing of Warsaw in World War II refers both to the terror bombing campaign by Luftwaffe during the September Campaign and to the German bombing raids on Warsaw during the Warsaw Uprising. In the course of the war approximately 90% of the city was destroyed, largely due to German mass...

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Pola Mokotowskie

Pola Mokotowskie (sometimes the singular form Pole Mokotowskie is used) is a big park in Warsaw... biggest in Warsaw. Until World War II major part of the park was occupied by an airfield and Warsaw University of Technology aircraft works. Pola Mokotowskie was also the seat of Warsaw Airport (until 1934...

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Siege of Warsaw (1939)

The 1939 Battle of Warsaw was fought between the Polish "Warsaw Army" ( Armia Warszawa ) garrisoned and entrenched in the capital of Poland (Warsaw) and the German Army. It started with a huge.... Despite German radio broadcast claiming to having captured Warsaw, the attack was stopped and soon...

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Rafal A. Ziemkiewicz

fiction author and journalist. During his studies at the University of Warsaw (Polish language and... szczurów (Warsaw, (1987). He was also working for two Polish science-fiction magazines: Fantastyka... anthologies. Bibliography Władca szczurów Warsaw, 1987 (anthology) Skarby stolinów Warsaw, 1990 Zero...

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Bronislaw Kaminski

Bronislaw Kaminski was the commander of the SS RONA ( Russkaya Ovsoboditelnaya Narodnaya Armiya ) unit, known for its atrocities in the crushing of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising...

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Gwardia Warszawa

Gwardia Warszawa is a Polish football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Major achievements Polish Championships Polish Cup titles 1954 Participation in European cups Famous players...

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