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'''Warsaw''' has been the capital of ] since 1596, when [[Sigismund '''Warsaw''' has been the capital of ] since 1596, when ] moved the capital from ]. Population of '''Warsaw''' (Polish: ''Warszawa'') is 1,618,468 (1999). The city, which is an autonomous administrative unit, is located in the east-central part of the country.
III of Poland|King Sigismund III]] moved the capital from ].
Population of '''Warsaw''' (Polish: ''Warszawa'') is 1,618,468 (1999). The
city, which is an autonomous administrative unit, is located in the
east-central part of the country.


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Revision as of 11:58, 31 August 2002

dk:Warszawa

Warsaw has been the capital of Poland since 1596, when King Sigismund III moved the capital from Krakow. Population of Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa) is 1,618,468 (1999). The city, which is an autonomous administrative unit, is located in the east-central part of the country.

History

Warsaw is notable among Europe's capital cities not for its size, its age, or its beauty but for its indestructibility. It is a phoenix that has risen repeatedly from the ashes of war. Having suffered fearful damage during the Swedish and Prussian occupation of 1655-56, it was again assaulted in 1794, when the Russian army massacred the population of the right-bank suburb of Praga. In 1943 Jews amassed by Germans in Warsaw Ghetto fought back in Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In 1944, after the failure of the Warsaw Uprising (which began on August 1, 1700 hours), the city was razed by Adolf Hitler's order; the left-bank suburbs, controlled by the Germans, were emptied of their remaining population; and the buildings were systematically reduced to rubble by fire and dynamite. In 1945, however, the people of Warsaw, the Varsovians, returned, and the city resumed its role as the capital of Poland and the country's centre of social, political, economic, scientific, and cultural life. Many of the historic streets, buildings, and churches have been restored exactly according to their original forms.

Sights

Emblem and colors

Since the second half of the 18th century, the emblem of Warsaw (originally a siren) has been a mermaid with sword and shield in hand, representing the creature who in legend led a prince to the site of Warsaw and ordered him to found the city. The city's motto is, appropriately, "Contemnit procellas" ("It defies the storms").

http://meta.wikipedia.com/upload/warsaw_emblem.png

The city colors are yellow and red, arranged as two stripes on a flag - yellow on top and red on the bottom.

http://meta.wikipedia.com/upload/warsaw_flag.png

Administrative disticts

Warsaw is divided in 11 distinct entities with their own administrative bodies

see also Warsaw Pact