Warsaw
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Summary
Warsaw is a city with powiat rights in Poland[1]. Warsaw ranks in the top 2% of city with powiat rights in poland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,763 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Warsaw Uprising Cross[3], Order of the Builders of People's Poland[4], Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari[5], Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class[6], Armia Krajowa Cross[7], Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta[8], Cross of Independence with Swords[9]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Masovian Voivodeship[10]
- Country: Poland[11]
- Head of government: Rafał Trzaskowski[12]
- Continent: Europe[13]
- Instance of: city[14], seat of government[15], big city[16], tourist destination[17], largest city[18], administrative territorial entity[19], metropolis[20], national capital[21]
- Official language: Polish[22]
- Shares border with: Warsaw West County[23], Pruszków County[24], Piaseczno County[25], Otwock County[26], Mińsk County[27], Wołomin County[28], Legionowo County[29]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Śródmieście[30], Białołęka[31], Bemowo[32], Bielany[33], Mokotów[34], Praga-Południe[35], Ursynów[36], Wola[37], Targówek[38], Ochota[39], Wawer[40], Praga-Północ[41], Ursus[42], Żoliborz[43]
- Flag: flag of Warsaw[44]
- Twinned administrative body: Berlin[45], The Hague[46], Taipei[47], Düsseldorf[48], Hamamatsu[49], Île-de-France[50], Toronto[51], Istanbul[52], Tel Aviv[53], Harbin[54], Kyiv[55], Saint-Étienne[56], Chicago[57], Seoul[58]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Warsaw include Legia Warsaw[59], a men's association football team[60], in Poland[61], founded in 1916[62]; Warsaw Chopin Airport[63], an international airport[64], in Poland[65], founded in 1934[66]; Warsaw[67], a city in the United States[68], in United States[69]; Warsaw-Modlin Mazovia Airport[70], an airport[71], in Poland[72], founded in 2003[73], headquartered in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki[74]; Warschauer Straße[75], a street[76], in Germany[77]; A Survivor from Warsaw[78], a musical work/composition[79]; Varshavskoye Highway[80], a street[81], in Russia[82]; and Lwów–Warsaw school of logic[83].
Why It Matters
Warsaw has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[84] Warsaw is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[85]
Entities named for Warsaw include Legia Warsaw[59], a men's association football team[60], in Poland[61], founded in 1916[62]; Warsaw Chopin Airport[63], an international airport[64], in Poland[65], founded in 1934[66]; Warsaw[67], a city in the United States[68], in United States[69]; Warsaw-Modlin Mazovia Airport[70], an airport[71], in Poland[72], founded in 2003[73], headquartered in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki[74]; Warschauer Straße[75], a street[76], in Germany[77]; and A Survivor from Warsaw[78], a musical work/composition[79].
FAQs
What awards did Warsaw receive?
Honors received include Warsaw Uprising Cross[3], Order of the Builders of People's Poland[4], Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari[5], and Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class[6].