Warsaw

**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,  (Latin, Spanish) and _Varsóvia_ (Portuguese),  (French),  (Italian),  (German, Dutch),  /_Varshe_ (Yiddish),  (Lithuanian),  (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

- Athens, Greece
- Chicago, USA
- Rio de Janerio, Brazil
- The Hague, The Netherlands

## Other websites

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

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Warsaw
- **native name**: <small>_Warszawa_</small>
- **native name lang**: pl
- **settlement type**: City with powiat rights, Capital city and county
- **image caption**: <small> </small>
- **image flag**: Flag of Warsaw.svg
- **image shield**:
- **nickname**: _Paris of the North, Phoenix City_
- **motto**: _Semper invicta_<small>(Latin "Ever invincible")</small>
- **mapsize**: 230px
- **map caption**: Location within Poland##Location within Europe
- **pushpin map**: Poland#Europe
- **pushpin relief**: 1
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Poland
- **subdivision type1**: Voivodeships of Poland, Voivodeship
- **subdivision type2**: Powiat, County
- **subdivision name1**: Masovian Voivodeship, Masovia
- **subdivision name2**: _City county_
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 13th century
- **established title1**: City rights
- **established date1**: 1323
- **parts style**: coll
- **parts type**: Dzielnica, Districts
- **parts**: Warsaw#Districts, 18 boroughs
- **leader party**: Civic Platform, PO
- **leader title**: List of mayors of Warsaw, Mayor
- **leader name**: Rafał Trzaskowski
- **area total km2**: 517.24
- **area metro km2**: 6,100.43
- **elevation m**: 78–116
- **elevation ft**: 328
- **population total**: 1,793,579 (List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Poland, 1st)
- **population as of**: 30 June 2020
- **population density km2**: 3460
- **population metro**: 3100844
- **population density metro km2**: 509.1
- **population rank**: List of cities and towns in Poland, 1st in Poland (List of largest cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 8th in EU)
- **population demonym**: Varsovian
- **postal code type**: Postal code
- **postal code**: 00-001 to 04–999
- **area code**: +48 22
- **timezone**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset**: +1
- **timezone dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset dst**: +2