Warsaw (pol)

Warsaw

Warsaw ranks 43rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oslo, Belgrade, and Mexico City. Memorable people born in Warsaw include Marie Curie, Janusz Korczak, and Krzysztof Kieślowski. Memorable people who died in Warsaw include L. L. Zamenhof, John III Sobieski, and Sigismund III Vasa. Warsaw has been the birth place of many writers and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers. Warsaw is located in Poland.

Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and the second largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures 517 km2 (200 sq mi) and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers 6,100 km2 (2,355 sq mi). Warsaw is an alpha global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also capital of the Masovian Voivodeship. Read more on Wikipedia