Location
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Population over 1.5 million
Capital of Poland
Poland's largest city
Located on both sides of the Vistula river
Famous people born, living or working in Warsaw:
Eugeniusz Bodo (1899-1943?), singer and actor
Zbigniew Brzezinski (b. 1928), political scientist, advisor of US president Jimmy Carter
Fryderyk Chopin, (1810-1849), one of the greatest Polish composers
Marie Curie, (1867-1934), pioneer researcher into radioactivity
Lucyna Cwierczakiewiczowa (1829-1901), the first Polish cook book author
Witold Gombrowicz (1904-1969), novelist and drama writer
Agnieszka Holland (b. 1948), film director
Jacek Kaczmarski, (1957-2004), songwriter, poet and author
Lech Kaczynski, (b. 1949), politician, Solidarity activist
Ryszard Kapuscinski (b. 1932), writer and journalist
Krzysztof Kieslowski (1941-1996), film director
Ryszard Kuklinski (1930-2004), CIA spy during the Cold War
Janusz Kusocinski (1907-1940), athlete, winner at 1932 Summer Olympics
Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980), painter
Witold Lutoslawski, (1913-1994), composer
Wladyslaw Reymont (1867-1925), writer, Nobel Prize winner
Stefan Starzynski (1893-1943?), president of Warsaw 1934-1939, murdered by Germans
Wladyslaw Szpilman, (1911-2000), composer and author of The Pianist
Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz aka Witkacy (1885-1939), writer and painter
Janusz A. Zajdel (1938-1995), science-fiction writer
Why Warsaw, Poland might be annoying
It was founded as a small fishing village.
It was annexed by Prussia after Austria, Prussia, and Russia agreed to divided up Poland between them (1795).
It was liberated by Napoleon and made a capital of a Duchy in his empire (1807).
After Napoleon was defeated, it and most of Poland became part of Russia (1815).
It was dominated and suppressed by the Russians during the 19th Century.
It was under German occupation during most of WW II.
The Nazis and their collaborators herded all the resident Jews into a part of it called the Warsaw Ghetto.
Many of the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto either starved to death or were sent to the death camps.
After the failure of the Warsaw Uprising, the Germans destroyed it before the Soviets arrived.
It was under Communist rule during the Cold War.
The Warsaw Pact was formed in Warsaw.
It lacks a good circular road system.
It has traffic problems, despite massive reconstruction during the 1950s.
Why Warsaw, Poland might not be annoying
It became the capital of Poland after Poland won its independence after WW I.
It was described as a phoenix that repeatedly rises from the ashes of its destruction.
Polish freedom fighters staged the Warsaw Uprising in it (1944).
Roman Polanski directed 'The Pianist' in Warsaw.
It is one of Poland's most popular tourist attractions.
It holds some of Poland's most important colleges and universities.
Credit: Jeff
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For 2021, as of last week, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
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In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
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In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 58 Votes: 43.10% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 45 Votes: 51.11% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 154 Votes: 46.10% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 351 Votes: 70.94% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 269 Votes: 45.72% Annoying
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