Warsaw

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Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland, known for its resilient history, especially its near-total destruction in World War II and subsequent postwar reconstruction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
becameCapitalOfPoland 1596
climate humid continental climate
continent Europe
country Poland
currency Polish złoty
foundingCentury 13th century
grantedCityRights 1323
hasAirport Warsaw Chopin Airport
Warsaw Modlin Airport
hasHistoricDistrict Warsaw self-linksurface differs
surface form: Warsaw Old Town
hasLandmark Palace of Culture and Science
Royal Castle in Warsaw
Wilanów Palace
Łazienki Park
hasPublicTransport Warsaw Metro
Warsaw Tram system
hasRiverBank left bank of Vistula
right bank of Vistula
hasUniversity University of Warsaw
Warsaw University of Technology
historicalRegion Masovian Voivodeship
surface form: Mazovia
hostedEvent Warsaw Uprising
surface form: Warsaw Uprising 1944
isAcademicCenterOf Poland
isCapitalOf Poland
isCulturalCenterOf Poland
isEconomicCenterOf Poland
isLargestCityOf Poland
isPoliticalCenterOf Poland
isSeatOf Polish parliament (Sejm and Senate)
President of Poland
knownFor Warsaw Uprising
surface form: Warsaw Uprising of 1944

postwar reconstruction
locatedIn Masovian Voivodeship
locatedOnRiver Vistula River
mayorTitle Mayor of Warsaw
officialLanguage Polish
partOf Central Europe
percentageDestroyedInWWIIApproximate 85%
populationApproximate 1.8 million
populationMetroApproximate 3.1 million
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
twinCity Berlin
Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago

Paris
vehicleRegistrationCode WA
Warsaw Old Town UNESCO World Heritage Site
wasHeavilyDestroyedIn World War II

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Piękna Street locatedIn Warsaw
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subject surface form: University of Warsaw Library
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subject surface form: Powiśle
Three Crosses Square (Plac Trzech Krzyży) locatedIn Warsaw
subject surface form: Three Crosses Square
BOR headquartersLocation Warsaw
Ujazdów Park locatedIn Warsaw
New Town, Warsaw locatedIn Warsaw
Natolin locatedIn Warsaw
Faculty of Polish Studies locatedIn Warsaw
subject surface form: Faculty of Polish Studies, University of Warsaw
Faculty of Oriental Studies locatedIn Warsaw
subject surface form: Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw
Krakowskie Przedmieście, Warsaw, Poland locatedIn Warsaw
subject surface form: Krakowskie Przedmieście
Civil Development Forum (FOR) headquartersLocation Warsaw
subject surface form: Civil Development Forum
MO headquartersLocation Warsaw
subject surface form: Milicja Obywatelska
Podwale Street locatedIn Warsaw
Wilanów Lake locatedIn Warsaw
RPO headquartersLocation Warsaw
NIK headquartersLocation Warsaw
PKW headquartersLocation Warsaw
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Warsaw locatedIn Warsaw
subject surface form: Historic Centre of Warsaw