Wawer
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| Wawer | ||
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| Warsaw District | ||
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 Location of Wawer within Warsaw |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Masovian | |
| County/City | Warsaw | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jacek Duchnowski | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 79.71 km2 (30.78 sq mi) | |
| Population (2003) | ||
| • Total | 62,656 | |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Area code(s) | +48 22 | |
| Website | wawer.warszawa.pl | |
Wawer [ˈvavɛr] is one of the districts of Warsaw, located in the south-eastern part of the city. The Vistula river runs along its western border. Wawer became a district of Warsaw on October 27, 2002 (previously it was a part of Praga Południe district, and a municipality earlier).
Wawer borders Praga Południe and Rembertów from the north, Wesoła from the east and Wilanów with Mokotów from the west (across the Vistula).
Boroughs
- Aleksandrów
- Anin
- Falenica
- Las
- Marysin Wawerski
- Miedzeszyn
- Międzylesie
- Nadwiśle
- Radość
- Sadul
- Wawer
- Zerzeń.
History
In 1939, the Wawer massacre occurred here.
References
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- Urząd Dzielnicy Wawer
- Lokalny Serwis Informacyjny - Wawer
- Serwis "Moja dzielnica" Wawer
- Świdermajer - The characteristic architecture in the area
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