Warsaw

**Warsaw** (Polish: Warszawa, founded by the poor fisherman Warsz and his wife, the mermaid Sawa) is the capital of the powerful **Duchy of Mazovia**, located in the north of the Union of Krewo - the Union of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The landscape of the Duchy is mostly flat land with forests but no lakes. The Vistula flows through its heartland. The mottos of the city are **Semper invicta** (always invincible) and **Contemnit procellas** (defies the storms).

"Warsaw" is a moderate-sized map with three city districts and three villages.

## Geography

The map is cut into two pieces by the river Vistula. The bigger part of the city and two villages are located on the west side of the river. Only the village of Białołęka and one city district is on the east. A single bridge connects both parts of the city.

Both parts of the city are nicely walled off, even towards the river, overlooking the Vistula. Only a small gap is left open for the port. The castle is located outside of the town, and has a wall of its own.

## City Districts

### West Side

The West Side (magenta), the main district of the city, is dominated by the cathedral "Thy Kingdom Come" and - just across the main street - the city hall. The execution site
is located just east of it, near the wall on the bank of the river Vistula.

West of the cathedral, towards the outer wall, there's a well, the market place, and further out a cemetery. The only school of the map can be found west of the city hall on the main street.

The district is nicely walled in, and is not separated from the Harbour district, its southern neighbour. A bridge leads over to the East Side on the other bank of the river Vistula.

### Harbour

The Harbour district (blue) has not much to offer: two wells, a market place, and - most important - the port, that's all. ... maybe except for the loads of demolished buildings in the western half.

The district shares a city wall with its northern neighbour, the West Side. The only gap left there, is for the port, which is guarded by two strong towers.

### East Side

The East Side (orange) is even more deserted than the Harbour on the other side of the river Vistula, but also much cleaner. It looks almost like a park.

The only public buildings there, are two wells, a market place (south), and the arsenal (on the main street). The district is completely walled in. A bridge - guarded by two towers - leads over to the West Side.

## Villages

### Łomianki

The village of Łomianki (= łomna = crowbar = flood cleared out tree trunks) (green) is located to the north of the West Side. It is built around its market place, a well, a grove, a cemetery, and the church "St. Joseph".

East of it, there are two small ponds, with a fishing spot and a brushwood on them. Hidden in the north-west corner of the map, there's Łomianki's mine.

**Note:** The **Ł** (with the slash) in Polish is pronouced similar to an English **W**. So it's rather pronounced "Wo-me-an-key" than "Lo-me-an-key".

### Służew

Służew (up to 16th century: Służewo, maybe from służ = slime) (cyan) is located south of the Harbour district. Its center is formed by its market place, a well, a cemetery, and the church "St. Helena".

Towards the east, near the banks of the river Vistula, a grove and one of the two fishing spots can be found. The other one is at small lake, towards the west, on the road, that leads to the gate of the Harbour district. On the same lake, there's also a brushwood, and a few paces away, further west, there's Służew's quarry.

### Białołęka

Białołęka (= Biała Łąka = white meadow) (pink) is located on the east bank of the river Vistula, in the north. Like the other two villages, it has a market place, a well, a cemetery, and the church "St. Boniface" in its center.

It has a grove in the east and a brushwood in the west. The village seems to be dedicated to woodcutters, as it has two lumberyards, one in the east, one in the west.

### Waterways

The river **Vistula** was named by the Romans like that. The Polish call it **Wisła**, the Germans **Weichsel**. The river is flowing through Warsaw and cuts the landscape into two halves.

It offers access to only one long distance trade route: to Stockholm (north), the capital of Sweden.

### Surrounding Region

Scattered around the Surrounding Region (grey), many small locations can be found: a grove, a brushwood, a mine, a quarry, a cemetery, and a fishing spot. But the main attractions of this "district" are unquestionable the castle "Ironwall" and the church "St. Dominicus", both south of the East Side.

It also offers access to the long distance trade routes to Berlin (west) and Kiev (south).

## Trade Routes

The map offers three long distance trade routes to be opened:

* North: to Stockholm (= stokker holmber = stock on a small island) via the river Vistula
* West: to Berlin (= Birlin = swamp town) via road
* South: to Kiev (= town of Kyj, a slavic prince) via road

## Additional information

* Find out more about Warsaw on Wikipedia.

Warsaw was last edited for version 1.0.4.

Warsaw was last edited for version 1.0.4.