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Warsaw

Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation), Warszawa (disambiguation), Warschau (disambiguation), and City of Warsaw (disambiguation).

Warsaw
Warszawa (Polish)
Capital city and county
Capital City of Warsaw
Polish: miasto stołeczne Warszawa
Warsaw business district from Novotel
The Downtown district
Royal Castle and Sigismund's Column
Royal Castle and Sigismund's Column
Staszic Palace and Nicolaus Copernicus Monument
Nicolaus Copernicus Monument
Łazienki Park
Łazienki Park
Main Market Square
Main Market Square
Wilanów Palace
Wilanów Palace
Flag of Warsaw
Flag
Coat of arms of Warsaw
Coat of arms
Official logo of Warsaw
Brandmark
Nickname: 
Phoenix City[1]
Motto: 
Semper invicta  (Latin "Ever invincible")
Map
Map
Map
Map
Coordinates: 52°13′48″N 21°00′40″E / 52.23000°N 21.01111°E / 52.23000; 21.01111
Country Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
CountyCity county
Founded13th century
City rights1323
City HallCommission Palace
Districts18 districts
Government
 • TypeMayor–council government
 • BodyWarsaw City Council
 • City mayorRafał Trzaskowski (PO)
 • Sejm of Poland20 members
 • EPWarsaw constituency
Area
 • Capital city and county517.24 km2 (199.71 sq mi)
 • Urban
546.00 km2 (210.81 sq mi)
 • Metro
6,100.43 km2 (2,355.39 sq mi)
Elevation
78–116 m (328 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Capital city and countyIncrease 1,862,402 (1st)[2]
 • Rank1st in Poland
7th in European Union
 • Density3,601/km2 (9,330/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,028,000[4]
 • Urban density3,714/km2 (9,620/sq mi)
 • Metro
3,269,510[3]
 • Metro density509.1/km2 (1,319/sq mi)
DemonymVarsovian
GDP
[5][6]
 • Capital city and county€77.957 billion (2021)
 • Metro€114.436 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
00-001 to 04-999
Area code+48 22
City budgetzł 24.368 billion
(€5.4 billion)[7]
International airportsChopin (WAW)
Modlin (WMI) (not in Warsaw)
Rapid transit systemMetro
Websitewarszawa.pl
Official nameHistoric Centre of Warsaw
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, vi
Designated1980 (4th session)
Reference no.30
UNESCO regionEurope
Varsovian Trumpet Call

Warsaw,[a] officially the Capital City of Warsaw,[8][b] 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 7th most-populous city in the European Union.[2] The city area measures 517 km2 (200 sq mi) and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers 6,100 km2 (2,355 sq mi).[9] Warsaw is classified as an alpha global city,[10] a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship.

Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th century, when Sigismund III decided to move the Polish capital and his royal court from Kraków. Warsaw served as the de facto capital of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, and subsequently as the seat of Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. The 19th century and its Industrial Revolution brought a demographic boom, which made it one of the largest and most densely populated cities in Europe. Known then for its elegant architecture and boulevards, Warsaw was bombed and besieged at the start of World War II in 1939.[11][12][13] Much of the historic city was destroyed and its diverse population decimated by the Ghetto Uprising in 1943, the general Warsaw Uprising in 1944, and systematic razing.

Warsaw is served by two international airports, the busiest being Warsaw Chopin, as well as the smaller Warsaw Modlin, intended for low-cost carriers. Major public transport services operating in the city include the Warsaw Metro, buses, commuter rail service and an extensive tram network. The city is a significant economic centre for the region, with the Warsaw Stock Exchange being the largest in Central and Eastern Europe.[14][15] It is the base for Frontex, the European Union agency for external border security, and ODIHR, one of the principal institutions of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Warsaw has one of Europe's highest concentrations of skyscrapers, and the Varso Place is the tallest building in the European Union.

The city's primary educational and cultural institutions comprise the University of Warsaw, the Warsaw University of Technology, the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, the Chopin University of Music, the Polish Academy of Sciences, the National Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Museum, and the Warsaw Grand Theatre, the largest of its kind in the world.[16] The reconstructed Old Town, which represents a variety of European architectural styles, was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1980.[17] Other landmarks include the Royal Castle, Sigismund's Column, the Wilanów Palace, the Palace on the Isle, St. John's Archcathedral, Main Market Square, and numerous churches and mansions along the Royal Route. Warsaw is a green capital, with around a quarter of the city's area occupied by parks.[18][19] In sports, the city is home to Legia Warsaw football club and hosts the annual Warsaw Marathon.

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  2. ^ a b "Urząd Statystyczny w Warszawie / Warszawa".
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  4. ^ "Demographia World Urban Areas 19th Annual: 2023 08" (PDF), demographia.com
  5. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". ec.europa.eu.
  6. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 regions". ec.europa.eu.
  7. ^ "EXPENDITURE OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF WARSAW BUDGET BY TYPE" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Journal of Laws of Poland, position 1817, 2018". Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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  13. ^ "Warsaw – Phoenix City Rebuilt From the Ashes". youramazingplaces.com. 26 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Warsaw Stock Exchange, Poland, stocks, investing online – Fio bank". Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Warsaw: The Region's Key Market". Warsaw Capital Market Summit 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  16. ^ "The Grand Theater in Warsaw: one of the largest theatres in Europe and one of the biggest stages in the world –". communications-unlimited.nl. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  17. ^ WorldlyTraveller (10 May 2016). "Warsaw, City of Classical Music and Varied Architecture in Poland – Worldly Resort". Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  18. ^ Skoczeń, Paulina. "Warsaw is a green city". Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  19. ^ Charly Wilder (23 December 2015). "36 Hours in Warsaw, Poland". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.


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