# Street names of Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital of Poland. This article gives an overview of street names in the city that refer to famous persons, cities or historic events.

## In the center of the city (postal code 00-0xx)
### Persons

* Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, 1921–1944, Polish-Jewish poet and Home Army soldier
* Gabriel Baudouin (Boduen) 1689–1768, French priest from Congregation of the Mission, charity activist
* Juliusz Bursche, 1862–1942, General Superintendent of the Polish Lutheran Church
* Canaletto, 1697–1768, Venetian painter who painted 26 views of Warsaw
* Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473–1543, Polish astronomer and proponent of heliocentrism
* Antonio Corazzi, 1792–1877, Italian architect of the Teatr Wielki, Warsaw
* Tadeusz Czacki, 1765–1813, Polish statesman
* Roman Dmowski, 1864–1939, Polish politician, chief ideologue and co-founder of the National Democratic Party
* Aleksander Fredro, 1793–1876, Polish poet and writer
* Tylman van Gameren, 1632–1706, a Dutch architect and engineer who worked for Queen Maria Kasimira of Poland
* Charles de Gaulle, 1890–1970, former president of France
* Wojciech Górski, 1849–1935, educator
* Kazimierz Karaś, 1711–1775, Polish castellan
* Stanisław Małachowski, 1736–1809, Polish aristocrat
* Emil Młynarski, 1870–1935, Polish conductor and composer
* Emilia Plater, 1806–1831,Noblewoman
* Molière, 1622–1673, French theatre writer, director and actor, one of the masters of comic satire
* Stanisław Moniuszko, 1819–1872, Polish conductor, composer, author of many songs, operas, and ballets filled with patriotic and Polish folk themes.
* Vaslav Nijinsky, 1890–1950, a Polish-born Russian ballet dancer and choreographer
* Józef Piłsudski, 1867–1935, Polish revolutionary, statesman and dictator
* Winnie-the-Pooh, cartoon character (Kubusia Puchatka)
* Witold Rowicki, 1914–1989, conductor
* Henryk Sienkiewicz, 1846–1916, Nobel Prize winning writer
* Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski, 1893–1964, a Polish general
* Romuald Traugutt, 1826–1864, Polish general
* Julian Tuwim, 1894–1953, Polish poet of Jewish origin
* Stefan Wiechecki, 1896–1979, Polish writer who studied the Warsaw dialect

### Groups of people

* the Ossolinski family
* Square of the Warsaw Uprisers (Powstańców Warszawy)
* Solidarity, the Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980 that helped bring down the communist regime (Solidarności)

### Places

* Vauxhall, a district of London (Foksal)
* Jerusalem, capital of Israel (Aleje Jerozolimskie)
* Kraków, second largest city in Poland (Krakowskie Przedmieście)
* Mazowsze Voivodeship, largest and most populous of the sixteen Polish administrative regions or voivodships (Mazowiecka)

### Miscellaneous

* Mortgage Street (Hipoteczna)
* Credit Street (Kredytowa)
* Royal Street (Królewska)
* Honey Street (Miodowa)
* New World Street (Nowy Świat)
* Holy Cross Street (Swiętokrzyska)
* School Street (Szkolna)
* Hospital Street (Szpitalna)
* Outlook Street (Widok)
* Gold Street (Złota)

## In the western part of the city centre (postal code 00-1xx)
### Persons

* Władysław Anders, 1892–1970, General in the Polish Army and later a politician with the Polish government-in-exile in London.
* Mordechaj Anielewicz, 1919–1943, the commander of the Jewish Fighting Organization (Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa) during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
* Piotr Drzewiecki, 1865–1943, former president of Warsaw
* Konstanty Grzybowski, 1901–1970, lawyer and historian
* Jozef Lewartowski, 1895–1942, Communist party activist
* Stefan Mirowski, 1920–1996, Harcerstwo (scouting) activist
* John Paul II, 1920–2005, Roman Catholic pope born in Poland (Jana Pawla II)
* Emilia Plater, 1806–1831, Polish revolutionary that fought in the November Uprising
* L. L. Zamenhof, 1859–1917, initiator of Esperanto

### Groups of people

* the Radosław Group of the Armia Krajowa (Zgrupowania AK Radosław)
* Carmelite street (Karmelicka)

### Miscellaneous

* Parade Square (Plac Defilad)
* Iron Gate Square (Plac Żelaznej Bramy)
* Swamp street (Bagno)
* Wild street (Dzika)
* Boundary street (Graniczna)
* Problem street (Kłopot)
* Nice street (Miła)
* Nalewki street, named after the main municipal water source located there
* Low street (Niska)
* Orla, after the Polish name for an eagle
* Humble street (Pokorna)
* Transit street (Przechodnia)
* Bird street (Ptasia)
* Dragon street (Smocza)
* Cold street (Zimna)

## In the Old Town district (postal code 00-2xx)
### Persons

* Bellony
* the mayor's street (Burmistrzowska)
* Wlodzimierz Dolanski, 1886–1973, doctor that treated the blind
* the dean's street (Dziekania)
* Elie Fondaminski [ru], 1880–1942
* St. George's street (Świętojerska)
* Wiktor Gomulicki, 1848–1919, Polish writer
* St. John's street (Świętojanska)
* Jan Kiliński, 1760–1819, commander of the Kościuszko Uprising
* Roman Sanguszko, 1800–1881, Polish aristocrat, patriot and political activist
* Leon Schiller, 1887–1954, Polish theater director
* Zygmunt Słomiński, president of Warsaw

### Miscellaneous

* Birch street (Brzozowa)
* Customs street (Celna)
* Tight street (Ciasna)
* Stone Stairs street (Kamienne Schodki)
* Canon street (Kanonia)
* Church street (Kościelna)
* Crooked Circle street (Krzywe Koło)
* Bridge street (Mostowa)
* Muranów, a district of Warsaw (Muranowska)
* Infantry street (Piesza)
* Beer street (Piwna)
* Street by the Market Square (Przyrynek), next to New Town Market Square
* New Town Market Square (Rynek Nowego Miasta)
* Old Town Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta)
* Chivalry street (Rycerska)
* Wide and narrow Danube streets (Szeroki and Wąski Dunaj)

### Groups of people

* Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto (Bohaterów Ghetta)
* The Bonifrater Order (Bonifraterska)
* The Franciscan Order (Franciszkańska)
* The Jesuit Order (Jezuicka)
* The Capuchin Order (Kapucyńska)
* 1st Polish Armoured Division (1 Dywizji Pancernej)

### Historic events

* Baroque (Barokowa)
* Kościuszko Uprising

## On the banks of the Vistula (postal code 00-3xx)
### People

* Julian Bartoszewicz,1821–1870,Polish historian
* Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, 1905–1953, Polish poet
* Stefan Jaracz, 1883–1945, Polish actor and director
* Tadeusz Kościuszko (Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie)
* Emilian Konopczyński, 1839–1911, Polish teacher,founder and director of the school
* Stanisław Markiewicz Viaduct,
* Saint Francis de Sales, 1562–1622, (Franciszka Salezego)
* Julian Smulikowski, 1880–1934,Polish social activist and leader of the Polish Teachers' Union

### Groups of people

* Red Cross street (Czerwonego Krzyża)

### Places

* Gdańsk (Wybrzeże Gdańskie)

### Miscellaneous

* Side street (Boczna)
* Brewery street (Browarna)
* Quiet street (Cicha)
* Good street (Dobra)
* Wooden street (Drewniana)
* Electric street (Elektryczna)
* Dam street (Tamka)
* Hare street (Zajęcza)