Warsaw - Municipal government

Warsaw (Polish Warszawa, [varˈʂava](?), in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. It is located on the Vistula river roughly 350 km from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2004 was estimated at 1,692,900, with an urban agglomeration of approximately 2,760,000. The city area amounts to 516.9 km², with an urban agglomeration of 6100,43 km² (Warsaw Metrop ...

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Warsaw - Administrative division. Warsaw is a municipal powiat (county) and is further divided into 18 boroughs, each one known as a dzielnica (map), each one with its own administrative body. Each of the boroughs is divided into neighborhoods which are not officially recognized by the city but known by most Varsovians. The best known neighborhoods are Stare Miasto an ...

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Warsaw - Administrative division. Warsaw is a municipal powiat (county) and is further divided into 18 boroughs, each one known as a dzielnica (map), each one with its own administrative body. Each of the boroughs is divided into neighborhoods which are not officially recognized by the city but known by most Varsovians. The best known neighborhoods are Stare Miasto an ...

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The first fortified settlements on the site of today's Warsaw were Bródno (9th/10th century) and Jazdów (12th/13th century). After Jazdów was raided in 1281 by Boleslaus II, the Duke of Płock, a new similar settlement was lodged on the grounds of a small fishing village called Warszowa. In the beginning of the 14th century it became one of the seats of the Dukes of Masovia, in 1413 becoming the capital of Masovia. Upon the extinction of the local ducal line, the duchy was reincorporated into the Polish Crown in 1526. In 1529 Warsaw for t ...

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The first fortified settlements on the site of today's Warsaw were Bródno (9th/10th century) and Jazdów (12th/13th century). After Jazdów was raided in 1281 by Boleslaus II, the Duke of Płock, a new similar settlement was lodged on the grounds of a small fishing village called Warszowa. In the beginning of the 14th century it became one of the seats of the Dukes of Masovia, in 1413 becoming the capital of Masovia. Upon the extinction of the local ducal line, the duchy was reincorporated into the Polish Crown in 1526. In 1529 Warsaw for t ...

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Warsaw - Theatre. Warsaw is home to over 30 major theatres that are spread throughout the city, including the National Theatre (founded in 1765) and the Grand Theatre in Warsaw ([2]) (established 1778). Warsaw also attracts many young and off-stream directors and performers who add to the city's theatre culture. Their productions may be viewed mostly in smaller theatres and Houses of Culture (Dom Kultury), mostly outside Śródmieście (downtown Warsaw). One of the most notable stages in Poland is TR Warszawa (formerly Teatr Rozmaitości). Warsaw hosts the ...

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Although Warsaw was heavily damaged during World War II and reconstruction in the fifties widened many streets, the city is currently plagued with traffic problems. Public transportation in Warsaw is as efficient as it is ubiquitous, serving the city with buses, tramways, and a recently opened metro. Warsaw - Roads and highways. Warsaw lacks a good circular road system and most of the East-West traffic goes directly through the city center. Currently two circular roads are under construction. The first (ca ...

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Warsaw is one of the most important education centers of Poland. It is home to four major universities and over 62 smaller schools of higher education. The most important are: University of Warsaw (Uniwersytet Warszawski) Warsaw University of Technology (Politechnika Warszawska) Warsaw School of Economics (Szkoła Główna Handlowa) Warsaw Agricultural University (Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego) Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University (Uniwersytet Kardyna ...

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Warsaw - Business and commerce. Warsaw, especially its downtown (Śródmieście), is home not only to many national institutions and government agencies, but also to many domestic and international companies. In 2003, 268,307 companies were registered in the city. Warsaw is seen as the heart of Poland by foreign investors, whose financial participation in the city's development was estimated in 2002 at over 650 million euro. Warsaw produces more than 15% of Poland's national income. At the same time the unemployment rate is one of the lowest in Poland, not exceeding 6.5%, ...

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Although Warsaw is a reasonably new city, it has a lot of tourist attractions. Apart from the Old Town quarter, carefully reconstructed after World War II, each of the borrough has something to offer. Among the most notable landmarks of the Old Town are the Royal Castle, King Zygmunt's Column, and the barbican. Further south is the so-called Royal Road, with lots of notable classicist palace ...

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Although Warsaw was heavily damaged during World War II and reconstruction in the fifties widened many streets, the city is currently plagued with traffic problems. Public transportation in Warsaw is as efficient as it is ubiquitous, serving the city with buses, tramways, and a recently opened metro. Warsaw - Roads and highways. Warsaw lacks a good circular road system and most of the East-West traffic goes directly through the city center. Currently two circular roads are under construction. The first (ca ...

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Warsaw - Historical population. 1700: 30,000 (estimated) 1792: 120,000 1800: 63,400 1830: 139,700 1850: 163,600 1882: 383,000 1900: 686,000 1925: 1,003,000 1939: 1,300,000 1945: 422,000 (in September) 1956: 1,000,000 1960: 1,139,200 1970: 1,315,600 1975: 1,436,100 1980: 1,596,100 1990: 1,611,800 2002: 1,707,100 (after incorporating Wesoła) 2004: 1,676,600 (urban agglomeration 2,760,000) 2005: 1,694,825 ...

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Warsaw - Business and commerce. Warsaw, especially its downtown (Śródmieście), is home not only to many national institutions and government agencies, but also to many domestic and international companies. In 2003, 268,307 companies were registered in the city. Warsaw is seen as the heart of Poland by foreign investors, whose financial participation in the city's development was estimated in 2002 at over 650 million euro. Warsaw produces more than 15% of Poland's national income. At the same time the unemployment rate is one of the lowest in Poland, not exceeding 6.5%, ...

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Although Warsaw is a reasonably new city, it has a lot of tourist attractions. Apart from the Old Town quarter, carefully reconstructed after World War II, each of the borrough has something to offer. Among the most notable landmarks of the Old Town are the Royal Castle, King Zygmunt's Column, and the barbican. Further south is the so-called Royal Road, with lots of notable classicist palace ...

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Warsaw - Historical population. 1700: 30,000 (estimated) 1792: 120,000 1800: 63,400 1830: 139,700 1850: 163,600 1882: 383,000 1900: 686,000 1925: 1,003,000 1939: 1,300,000 1945: 422,000 (in September) 1956: 1,000,000 1960: 1,139,200 1970: 1,315,600 1975: 1,436,100 1980: 1,596,100 1990: 1,611,800 2002: 1,707,100 (after incorporating Wesoła) 2004: 1,676,600 (urban agglomeration 2,760,000) 2005: 1,694,825 ...

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Warsaw - Theatre. Warsaw is home to over 30 major theatres that are spread throughout the city, including the National Theatre (founded in 1765) and the Grand Theatre in Warsaw ([2]) (established 1778). Warsaw also attracts many young and off-stream directors and performers who add to the city's theatre culture. Their productions may be viewed mostly in smaller theatres and Houses of Culture (Dom Kultury), mostly outside Śródmieście (downtown Warsaw). One of the most notable stages in Poland is TR Warszawa (formerly Teatr Rozmaitości). Warsaw - ...

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Warsaw is one of the most important education centers of Poland. It is home to four major universities and over 62 smaller schools of higher education. The most important are: University of Warsaw (Uniwersytet Warszawski) Warsaw University of Technology (Politechnika Warszawska) Warsaw School of Economics (Szkoła Główna Handlowa) Warsaw Agricultural University (Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego) Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University (Uniwersytet Kardyna ...

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