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The Warsaw Uprising ( Polish: powstanie warszawskie; German: Warschauer Aufstand ), shortly after the war also known as the August Uprising ( Polish: powstanie sierpniowe ), [15] was a major World War II operation by the Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. It occurred in the summer of 1944, and it was led by ...
Śródmieście. / 52.233°N 21.017°E / 52.233; 21.017. Śródmieście ( pronounced [ɕrudˈmjɛɕt͡ɕɛ], literally ' City centre ') is the central district of Warsaw, the capital city of Poland. It encompasses the Old Town, the city's historic core, and is the centre of cultural, commercial and political life of the capital. [3]
The Warsaw Pact ( WP ), [d] formally the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance ( TFCMA ), [e] was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland, between the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist republics of Central and Eastern Europe in May 1955, during the Cold War. The term "Warsaw Pact" commonly refers ...
Warsaw's Old Town Market Place ( Polish: Rynek Starego Miasta) is the center and oldest part of the Old Town of Warsaw, Poland. Immediately after the Warsaw Uprising, it was systematically blown up by the German Army. [2] After World War II, the Old Town Market Place was restored to its prewar appearance.
Districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw. Warsaw is a city with powiat rights, and is further divided into 18 districts ( dzielnica pronounced [ˈd͡ʑɛlɲit͡sa] ⓘ ), auxiliary units which are legally integral parts of the city as an entity, but with some limited powers devolved to their own local governments (or ‘self-governments’ as ...
1413 - Duke Janusz I of Warsaw from the Piast dynasty confirmed and extended the city rights of the Warsaw Old Town. [1] 1529 - Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland held in Warsaw. [2] 1534 - Paper mill established. [3] 1556–1557 - Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland held in Warsaw. [4] 1563–1564 - Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland held in Warsaw.
Oct 8, 2023 · Warsaw [1] (Polish: Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and, with 1.86 million inhabitants, its largest city. [2] It is located on the Vistula River (Polish: Wisła ), roughly equidistant (350 km, 217 mi) from both the Baltic Sea ( Bałtyk) in the north and the Carpathian Mountains ( Karpaty) in the south.
