Warka
Warka is a town in east-central Poland, located on the left bank of the Pilica river (60 km south of Warsaw), with 11,858 inhabitants (2013). It has been situated in Grójec County, in the Masovian Voivodeship, since 1999; previously it was in the Radom Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. Warka obtained its city charter in 1321.
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A village called Winiary, which today is part of Warka, is the countryside residence of Pulaskis family where General Casimir Pulaski spent his childhood and the birthplace of Colonel Piotr Wysocki (September 10, 1797). Also known for its famous brewery (since 1478). For the duration of the UEFA Euro 2012, Warka hosted the Croatia national football team.
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• Name — Warka • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Voivodeship • Subdivision Name1 — Masovian • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Grójec • Subdivision Type3 — Gmina • Subdivision Name3 — Warka • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Dariusz Gizka • Established Title — Established • Established Date — 13th century • Established Title3 — Town rights • Established Date3 — 1321 • Area Total Km2 — 26,77 • Population As Of — 2013 • Population Total — 11 858 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 05-660 • Area Code — +48 48 • Blank Name — Car plates • Blank Info — WGR • Website — http: www.warka.pl
Notable people
Notable people
• Casimir Pulaski (1745–1779), nobleman, soldier and military commander • Piotr Wysocki (1797–1875), military commander • Israel Yitzhak Kalish (1779–1848), hasidic rebbe • Yaakov Aryeh Guterman (1792–1874), hasidic rebbe • Adam Jarzębski (c. 1590– c. 1648), early Baroque Polish composer, violinist, poet, and writer
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Gallery
• Illustration — Monument of Piotr Wysocki • Illustration — Saint Nicholas Church • Illustration — Warka Brewery
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