Poland
Mazowieckie
Warsaw

Old and New Town

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.
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: old town of Warsaw, Poland
  • Also known as: “Old and New Town of Warsaw”, “Old Town”, “Old Town (Warsaw, Poland)”, “Old Town, Warsaw”, and “Warsaw Old Town”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Presidential Palace and Sigismund’s Column.

Government office
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The is the official residence of the Polish head of state and president alongside the Belweder Palace, located in , . Originally constructed in 1643 as an aristocratic mansion, it was rebuilt and remodelled several times over the course of its existence by notable architects.

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Sigismund's Column, originally erected in 1644, is located at , 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 Catholic church within the Old Town precinct in , . The Brick Gothic structure stands on Świętojańska Street, adjacent to the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Śródmieście and Praga.

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is the central district of , the capital of . It hosts the most tourist attractions, cultural institutions, and restaurants, and is the hub of the city's nightlife.

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is the central and historic core of right bank , . is composed of two districts, Północ and Południe, which are separated from each other by the railway tracks.

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.

Old and New Town

Latitude
52.24952° or 52° 14′ 58″ north
Longitude
21.01224° or 21° 0′ 44″ east
Elevation
107 metres (351 feet)
Open location code
9G4362X6+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 331143202
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
8425833
Wiki­data ID
Q1139084
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Old and New Town” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مدينة وارسو القديمة”
  • Armenian: “Հին քաղաք”
  • Armenian: “Վարշավա”
  • Belarusian: “Стары горад”
  • Bulgarian: “Стар град във Варшава”
  • Bulgarian: “Стар град”
  • Bulgarian: “Старият град във Варшава”
  • Burmese: “ဝါဆောမြို့ဟောင်း”
  • Catalan: “Centre històric de Varsòvia”
  • Chinese: “华沙老城”
  • Chinese: “華沙老城”
  • Croatian: “Povijesno središte Varšave”
  • Czech: “Old Town (Warsaw, Poland)”
  • Czech: “Stare Miasto”
  • Czech: “Varšavské staré město”
  • Dutch: “Historisch centrum van Warschau”
  • Dutch: “Stare Miasto (Warschau)”
  • Dutch: “Stare Miasto”
  • French: “Stare Miasto”
  • French: “vieille ville de Varsovie”
  • French: “Vieille ville de Varsovie”
  • French: “Vieille Ville”
  • Georgian: “ძველი ვარშავა”
  • German: “Altstadt Warschau”
  • German: “Altstadt”
  • German: “Old Town (Warsaw, Poland)”
  • German: “Warschauer Altstadt”
  • Greek: “Παλιά και Νέα Πόλη”
  • Greek: “Παλιά Πόλη της Βαρσοβίας”
  • Hausa: “Tsohon garin Warsaw”
  • Hebrew: “העיר העתיקה בוורשה”
  • Hebrew: “העיר העתיקה והעיר החדשה”
  • Hebrew: “ורשה/העיר העתיקה והעיר החדשה”
  • Italian: “centro storico di Varsavia”
  • Italian: “Centro storico di Varsavia”
  • Italian: “Città Vecchia di Varsavia”
  • Japanese: “ワルシャワの歴史地区”
  • Japanese: “ワルシャワ旧市街”
  • Japanese: “ワルシャワ歴史地区”
  • Korean: “바르샤바 역사 지구”
  • Korean: “스타레미아스토”
  • Lithuanian: “Varšuvos senamiestis”
  • Macedonian: “Стар град”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gamlebyen i Warszawa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gamlebyen”
  • Norwegian: “Gamlebyen i Warszawa”
  • Persian: “ورشو (منطقه تاریخی)”
  • Persian: “ورشو”
  • Polish: “Stara Warszawa”
  • Polish: “Stare Miasto w Warszawie”
  • Polish: “Stare Miasto, Starówka”
  • Polish: “Stare Miasto”
  • Polish: “Warszawska Starówka”
  • Portuguese: “Cidade Velha em Varsóvia”
  • Romanian: “Orașul vechi din Varșovia”
  • Russian: “Старый город Варшавы”
  • Russian: “Старый город”
  • Slovak: “Stare Miasto”
  • Slovak: “Varšavské staré mesto”
  • Slovenian: “varšavsko staro mesto”
  • Slovenian: “zgodovinski center Varšave”
  • Spanish: “Centro historico de Varsovia”
  • Spanish: “Centro histórico de Varsovia”
  • Turkish: “Varşova Eski Şehir”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе місто Варшави”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе Місто”
  • Vietnamese: “Khu phố cổ của Warszawa”
  • Vietnamese: “Khu phố cổ Warsaw”

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