Castle Square

Castle Square is a historic square in front of the Royal Castle – the former official residence of Polish monarchs – located in , Poland. It is a popular meeting place for tourists and locals.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Warsaw, Poland
  • Also known as: “Castle Square, Warsaw”, “Plac zamkowy”, “Plac Zamkowy in Warschau”, “place du Palais-Royal”, and “Замковият площад във Варшава”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sigismund’s Column and St. John’s Archcathedral.

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Sigismund's Column, originally erected in 1644, is located at Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland and is one of Warsaw's most famous landmarks as well as the first secular monument in the form of a column in modern history.

Church
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St John's Archcathedral is a church within the in , . The Brick Gothic structure stands on Świętojańska Street, adjacent to the . is situated 110 metres north of Castle Square.

Castle
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The is an 18th-century palace in , . It takes its name from the copper roof, a rarity in the first half of the 18th century. is situated 150 metres southeast of Castle Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old and New Town and Mariensztat.

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The Old Town and New Town are the two oldest parts of . Administratively, they are neighbourhoods in the district of . 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.

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighbourhood along the river in central , the capital of . Situated between the riverbank and the UNESCO-protected Old Town, is part of the larger Śródmieście borough and is one of the city's smallest neighbourhoods.

Quarter
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New Town, Polish: Nowe Miasto, historically known as New Warsaw is a neighbourhood, and an area of the City Information System, in the city of , , located within the district of .

Castle Square

Latitude
52.24787° or 52° 14′ 52″ north
Longitude
21.01387° or 21° 0′ 50″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9G4362X7+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 133637274
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1092468
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Vietnamese—“Castle Square” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Һарай майҙаны (Варшава)”
  • Bashkir: “Һарай майҙаны”
  • Belarusian: “Замкавая плошча”
  • Bulgarian: “Замков площад”
  • Catalan: “Plaça del castell (Varsòvia)”
  • Catalan: “Plaça del castell”
  • Chinese: “城堡广场”
  • Chinese: “城堡廣場”
  • Czech: “Hradní náměstí”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان القلعه”
  • French: “place du Château”
  • French: “Place du Château”
  • German: “Schlossplatz”
  • Greek: “Πλατεία του Κάστρου (Βαρσοβία)”
  • Greek: “Πλατεία του Κάστρου”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר הטירה”
  • Hungarian: “Kastély tér”
  • Korean: “잠코비 광장”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Slottsplassen i Warszawa”
  • Norwegian: “Slottsplassen i Warszawa”
  • Polish: “Plac Zamkowy w Warszawie”
  • Polish: “Plac Zamkowy”
  • Romanian: “Piața Castelului din Varșovia”
  • Russian: “Замковая площадь”
  • Spanish: “Plaza del Castillo”
  • Swiss German: “Schlossplatz Warschau”
  • Ukrainian: “Замкова площа (Варшава)”
  • Ukrainian: “Замкова площа”
  • Vietnamese: “Quảng trường Lâu đài, Warsaw”
  • Vietnamese: “Quảng trường Lâu đài, Warszawa”

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