Warsaw

Also known as Warszawa

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Warsaw is a city with powiat rights in Poland, located in Europe at coordinates 52.23, 21.011111111111113. It serves as the seat of government for Poland and the Masovian Voivodeship. The city is situated on the Vistula river and contains administrative entities including Śródmieście, Białołęka, Bemowo, and Bielany. Its population is recorded as 1862402.

Warsaw has been the capital of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Second Polish Republic, and the Kingdom of Poland. It is located within the administrative territorial entities of Masovian Voivodeship, Warsaw Voivodeship, Congress Poland, and the Polish People's Republic. The city’s flag is the flag of Warsaw, and its postal code is 00-000. The local dialing code is 22.

The head of government includes Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Lech Kaczyński, and Paweł Piskorski. Warsaw is twinned with Berlin, The Hague, Taipei, and Düsseldorf. Its license plate codes include WA, WB, WD, WE, WF, WH, WI, WJ, WK, WN, WT, WU, and others. The city is described by sources such as the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

Synthesized by Vinony from 29 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Warsaw
Settlement.native_name_lang: pl
Settlement.settlement_type: Capital city and county
Settlement.official_name: Capital City of Warsaw
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Warsaw.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Warszawa COA.svg
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Warsaw_logo_2022.svg
Settlement.nicknames: Phoenix City, Paris of the North, Wawa
Settlement.motto: Semper invicta(Latin "Ever invincible")
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Masovian
Settlement.subdivision_name2: City county
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 13th century

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Warszawa
Demonym: Varšavčanka
Located in: Duchy of Warsaw
Contains: Rembertów
Continent: Europe
Official language: Polish
Population: 1862402
Area: 517.2
Elevation: 118
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Vistula
Head of government: Rafał Trzaskowski
Capital of: South Prussia
Shares border with: Legionowo County
Official website: um.warszawa.pl
Image: Castle Square (22346p).jpg
Dialing code: 22
Licence plate code: WA, WB, WD, WE, WF, WH, WI, WJ, WK, WN, WT, WU, WW...A/C/E/X/Y, WW...F/G/H/J/W, WW...K/L/M/N/P/R/S/U/V, WX...Y, WX, WY
Flag: flag of Warsaw
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Warsaw
Significant event: destruction of Warsaw

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Commons category: Warsaw
postal code: 00-000
twinned administrative body: Tbilisi
topic's main category: Category:Warsaw
category for people born here: Category:Births in Warsaw
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Warsaw
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Warsaw
category of associated people: Category:People from Warsaw
Commons gallery: Warszawa
native label: Warszawa
category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Warsaw by place
P6482: Warsaw
different from: Warszawa
social media followers: 308432
category for honorary citizens of entity: Category:Honorary citizens of Warsaw
P11012: Switzerland
male population: 858004
female population: 1002277
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
present in work: Civilization V
member of: Organization of World Heritage Cities
P12749: insect
time of earliest written record: 1313-04-23

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Toponymy and names
History
1300–1800
1800–1939
World War II
1945–1989
1989–present
Geography
Location and topography
Climate
Cityscape
Urbanism and architecture
Landmarks
Cemeteries
Memorials
Flora and fauna
Demographics
Immigrant population
Religion
Government and politics
Municipal government
Districts
Economy
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Industry
Tourism
Media and film
Education
Transport
Public transport
Roads
Aviation
Rail
Culture
Music and theatre
Museums and art galleries
Cuisine and food
Events
Warsaw Mermaid
Sports
Famous people
International relations
Twin towns and sister cities
Partnership and friendship
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

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Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is classified as an alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship.

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