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Warsaw History Overview
Warsaw's origins date back to the settlements of Brodno & Jazdow in the 9th and 12th centuries In 1281 after the latter was destroyed in a battle a new settlement was established nearby in a fishing area called Warszowa. In 1413 it became the capital of Masovia and part of the Polish Crown in 1526. In 1596 after the unification of Poland and Lithuania it became Poland's capital. In 1795 it was annexed to Prussia before being captured by Napoleon in 1807. In 1815, a Vienna treaty declared Warsaw as the capital of a new Constitutional Polish state but ruled by Russia. Russia often ignored the constitutional and in 1830, 1861 and 1863 Warsaw led unsuccessful uprisings against its rulers. In 1918 at the end of WW1 Poland regained its independence with Warsaw as its capital.
In 1920 the city became embroiled in Polish Bolshevik War and Battle of Warsaw was fought on the eastern edge of the city. Russia's Red Army was defeated. When WW2 broke out on September 1st 1939 Poland was first invaded by the Nazis in the west and sixteen days later by the Soviets in the east. For six weeks Warsaw was under siege and the battleground between these two powers before falling to the Nazis. 15% of the city's buildings were destroyed with and the city fell to the Nazis SS who herded most of the city's Jews (about 30% of the population) into the Warsaw Ghetto. More.
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1943 Warsaw Uprising
About 300,000 Jews were deported from Warsaw to their deaths at the Treblinka concentration camp in the summer of 1942 When news of their fate reached to those remaining in the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw a group of mainly young people formed 'Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa, which translated means the Jewish Fighting Organization. Z.O.B., campaigned for Jewish people to refuse to go to board the trains to Treblinka.
In January 1943, Warsaw ghetto fighters shot at Nazis German troops rounding up more Jews deportation The troops eventually retreated. On April 19, 1943, the Warsaw ghetto uprising began after Nazis troops again tried to enter the ghetto to deport those that remained. Over seven hundred and fifty fighters fought the troops . The battle lasted until on May 16, 1943 when they were defeated. 56,000 Jews were captured 7,000 were shot instantly - the remainder were sent to the concentration camps. see also Auschwitz.
Post War Warsaw
In July and August 1944 as the Red Army once again attacked the German Army in Poland the indigenous population of Warsaw tried to seize control of the city from the Nazis whilst the Red Army captured the right bank of Warsaw. The leaders of the uprising had wrongly thought that they would be aided by the advancing Red Army but the Soviet forces held back. Consequently the uprising against the Nazis failed. The Nazis then razed the city to the ground.
In January 1945 the Red Army finally crossed the River Vistula and entered the left-bank of Warsaw. 85% of the city had been destroyed including the Royal Castle and all of the Old Town with its many Baroque. buildings. The Soviet forces arrested most of the leaders of the 1944 uprising before either shooting them or deporting them to Siberia.
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Sightseeing & Attractions in Warsaw
There are several memorials to the atrocities that Warsaw witnessed during its occupation by the Nazis. The Warsaw Ghetto in the Muranow area where half a million Jews were interned en route for the Death Camps was razed to the ground in 1945. However part of the original wall around the ghetto remains in Sienna St , as does the Nozyk Synagogue which was commandeered by the Nazis as a warehouse. Visitors today can walk along The Path Of Remembrance which stretches from Zamenhofa St to 'The Monument Of The Ghetto Hero'. The Institute Of Jewish History also documents the horrors of the ghetto and the Holocaust generally.
Recently opened is The Museum of The Warsaw Uprising which commemorates the Jewish struggle in 1943 to escape from the ghetto. Other places to visit include The Royal Castle In The Old Town which has amongst its treasures 25 paintings of Bernardo Bellotto. The National Museum also has a rich collection of Polish Paintings which were hidden in 1939 and date back to the nineteenth century. More Contemporary Art can be found at Zamek Ujastowski. The Warsaw Motor Museum includes vintage cars once owned by Elvis Presley and the Museum Of Caricatures is equally unique.
Restaurants in Warsaw
Warsaw is a very cosmopolitan city especially in its cuisine and in parts Italian restaurants are never far way. For good quality Polish food 'Figaro' (Zieleniecka 2) is fairly well known. Also reported to be worth a visit is 'The Rabarbar' (Wierzbona 9/11) which has good French food and live Jazz bands.
'Le Cedre' (Solidarnosci 61) is renowned for excellent Lebanesese food. The informal 'Jasna Bar' (Jasna 24) offers food, drink music and occasionally special events. For more information on Warsaw please see the national tourist board or the Official Tourist Boards - links as above.
Crime and Personal Safety & Security In Warsaw
Violent crime is rare but be aware of street crime, pick pockets and avoid walking alone late at night in badly lit streets as there have been isolated incidents of muggings in areas popular with tourists.sAs credit card fraud is on the increase do not let your cards out of sight. Some tourists are approached by criminals posing as plain cloth police officers who ask for credit card detail as proof of ID.
Thieves hang about ATM's, and on public transport especially at main railway stations.Many thefts occur when you board or leave a train. There is also a high risk of theft on sleeper trains. Do not accept food or drinks from strangers as they may be spiked in order to rob you.At Warsaw airport unregulated taxis overcharge tourist. Regulated taxis have a phone number and crest on the door and occupied / vavant light on the cab roof.
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