Warsaw
Warsaw is Poland's capital and largest city. Warsaw is a bustling metropolis and one of the European Union's fastest-developing capitals and the Union's ninth most populous urban centre.Places of Interest
Highlights include Quakers and Stadion Narodowy.
Quakers
Church
Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, originally known as simply the Society of Friends, a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations.
Stadion Narodowy
Stadium
The Stadion Narodowy, known for sponsorship reasons as the PGE Narodowy since 2015, is a retractable roof football stadium located in Warsaw, Poland. It is used mostly for concerts and football matches and is the home stadium of the Poland national team.
National Museum in Warsaw
Museum
Photo: Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum in Warsaw is a national art museum located in Warsaw and one of the largest museums in Poland. It comprises a collection of ancient art, counting about 11,000 objects, an extensive gallery of Polish painting since the 16th century and a collection of foreign painting including Italian, French, Flemish, Dutch, German and Russian works.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Śródmieście and Old and New Town.
Śródmieście
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Śródmieście is the central district of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. It hosts the most tourist attractions, cultural institutions, and restaurants, and is the hub of the city's nightlife.
Old and New Town
Photo: Olaf1541, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old Town and New Town are the two oldest parts of Warsaw. Administratively, they are neighbourhoods in the district of Śródmieście. The Old Town is comparatively small to the old towns of many other European cities, as during the time of its development Warsaw was a small town of mostly local importance and not yet the capital of Poland.
Praga
Praga is the central and historic core of right bank Warsaw, Poland. Praga is composed of two districts, Praga Północ and Praga Południe, which are separated from each other by the railway tracks.
Warsaw
- Type: Locality with 1,760,000 residents
- Also known as: “Gmina Warszawa”
- Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.2331° or 52° 13′ 59″ northLongitude
21.0614° or 21° 3′ 41″ eastPopulation
1,760,000Elevation
85 metres (279 feet)Open location code
9G4363M6+6HGeoNames ID
7531926
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