Śródmieście (), also anglicised as Downtown, is the central

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Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

, the capital city of

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. It encompasses the

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, the city's historic core, and is the centre of cultural, commercial and political life of the capital.

Geography

Located in the heart of Warsaw, it encompasses an area of approximately . The district is characterized by its diverse landscape, which includes the

Vistula River The Vistula (; ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest in Europe, at in length. Its drainage basin, extending into three other countries apart from Poland, covers , of which is in Poland. The Vistula rises at Barania Góra ...

to the east, forming its natural border, and the historic

at its core. Śródmieście shares borders with four other districts: Żoliborz to the north,

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to the west,

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to the south-west, and Mokotów to the south, making it a vital hub of urban activity in the capital city.

Subdivisions

Śródmieście is subdivided into nine municipal neighbourhoods, each governed by the neighbourhood council. The current subdivision had been established on 10 March 2016. The district is also subdivided into areas of the City Information System. Such subdivision was established in 1996. Those are: * Muranów *

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(''Nowe Miasto'') * North Downtown (''Śródmieście Północne'') *

(''Stare Miasto'') * Powiśle * Solec * South Downtown (''Śródmieście Południowe'') * Ujazdów

Cityscape

Places of interest

* Warsaw Old Town * Krasiński Palace * POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews * Pawiak * Hale Mirowskie * Nożyk Synagogue *

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* Zachęta National Gallery of Art * Saxon Garden * Grand Theatre * Palace of the Ministry of Revenues and Treasury *

Palace of Culture and Science The Palace of Culture and Science (; abbreviated ''PKiN'') is a notable high-rise building in central Warsaw, Poland. With a total height of , it is the second tallest building in both Warsaw and Poland (after the Varso Tower), the sixth talle ...

* Warszawa Centralna railway station * Mokotów Field * Łazienki Park * Ujazdów Park *

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* Copernicus Science Centre * University of Warsaw Library * Stadion Miejski

Bridges

* Gdańsk Bridge * Silesian–Dąbrowa Bridge *

Holy Cross Bridge The Holy Cross Bridge () is a bridge over the Vistula river in Warsaw, Poland linking Powiśle neighborhood with Praga Północ district. It is a cable-stayed bridge A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from ...

* Poniatowski Bridge * Łazienki Bridge

Streets and squares

* Castle Square * Bank Square * Foksal Street * Grzybowski Square *

Iron-Gate Square Iron Gate Square (''Plac Żelaznej Bramy'') is a large open space in the Śródmieście, Warsaw, city center of Warsaw. The square took its name from a large iron gate that once secured the western boundary of the Saxon Garden. History In t ...

* Konstytucji

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* Krasiński Square * Piłsudski Square * Theatre Square * Three Crosses Square * Warsaw Insurgents Square * Saviour Square

Education

The district is home to several prestigious educational institutions. Most notable among them are the

University of Warsaw The University of Warsaw (, ) is a public university, public research university in Warsaw, Poland. Established on November 19, 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country, offering 37 different fields of study as well ...

Warsaw University of Technology The Warsaw University of Technology () is one of the leading institutes of technology in Poland and one of the largest in Central Europe. It employs 2,453 teaching faculty, with 357 professors (including 145 titular professors). The student body ...

, Chopin University of Music,

Collegium Civitas Civitas University ( Polish: ''Uniwersytet Civitas'') is one of Poland's leading non-public higher education institutions. It is a member of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP) and the Conference of Rectors of Non-Pub ...

, Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art, and the Academy of Fine Arts. Schools include the Stefan Batory High School.

References

External links

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