Warsaw Tickets

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Warsaw is the capital of Poland and its largest city. It is located on the Vistula River roughly 370 kilometers (230 mi) from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. An older spelling of Warsaw in Polish is Warszewa or Warszowa, meaning owned by Warsz. Folk etymology attributes the city name to a fisherman Wars and his wife Sawa. Actually, Warsz was a nobleman (12th/13th century) who owned a village located at the site of today's Mariensztat neighbourhood. The official city name in full is The Capital City of Warsaw (Polish: Miasto Stoleczne Warszawa). Warsaw has been known in Latin as Varsovia, in Russian as ???????, in French as Varsovie, and in German as Warschau.

Its population as of 2006 was estimated at 1,700,536, with a metropolitan area of approximately 2,900,000 to 3,000,000 people. The city area is 516.9 square kilometers (199.6 sq mi), with an agglomeration of 6,100.43 square kilometers (2,355.4 sq mi) (Warsaw Metro Area - Obszar Metropolitalny Warszawy). Warsaw is the 8th biggest city in the European Union. A native or resident of Warsaw is called Varsovian. Warsaw straddles the Vistula River. It is located in the heartland of the Masovian Plain, and its average altitude is 100 metres (330 ft) above sea level, although there are some hills but they have been artificially developed and located within the confines of the city