Warka

Warka

Infobox Settlement
name = Warka
imagesize = 250px
image_shield = POL Warka COA.svg
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pushpin_label_position = bottom
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Masovian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Grójec
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Warka
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Zygmunt Pałczyński
established_title = Established
established_date = 13th century
established_title3 = Town rights
established_date3 = 1321
area_total_km2 = 25.78
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 11028
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 51 | latm = 47 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 21 | longm = 12 | longs = | longEW = E
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 Warka [IPA-pl|'|w|a|r|k|a] is a town in central Poland, located on the left bank of Pilica river (convert|60 |km|mi|0|abbr=on|disp=/ south of Warsaw), with 11,035 inhabitants (2004). It has been situated in Grójec County, in Masovian Voivodeship, since 1999; previously it was in Radom Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.

Warka obtained its city charter in 1321. It is the childhood place of general Kazimierz Pulaski (March 4, 1745), and is also famed for its Warka Brewery (since 1478).

Famous people

* Kazimierz Pulaski
* Piotr Wysocki
* Rebbe Yitzchak Kalish of Vorki (Warka)

External links

* [http://www.warka.pl/ Official town webpage]
* [http://www.welcometo.home.pl/march_2002/excursion.htm The town of a hero of two nations]


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