Warka
Encyclopedia
Warka ' is a town
in central Poland
, located on the left bank of the Pilica river (60 km (37 mi) south of Warsaw
), with 11,035 inhabitants (2004). It has been situated in Grójec County
, in the Masovian Voivodeship
, since 1999; previously it was in the Radom Voivodeship
from 1975 to 1998.
Warka obtained its city charter in 1321. A village called Winiary, which today is part of Warka, is the countyside residence of Pulaskis family where General
Kazimierz Pulaski
spent his childhood and the birthplace of Colonel
Piotr Wysocki
(September 10, 1797). Warka is also known for its famous brewery
(since 1478).
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in central Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, located on the left bank of the Pilica river (60 km (37 mi) south of Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
), with 11,035 inhabitants (2004). It has been situated in Grójec County
Grójec County
Grójec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Grójec, which lies south...
, in the Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship
-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...
, since 1999; previously it was in the Radom Voivodeship
Radom Voivodeship
Radom Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Masovian Voivodeship...
from 1975 to 1998.
Warka obtained its city charter in 1321. A village called Winiary, which today is part of Warka, is the countyside residence of Pulaskis family where General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Kazimierz Pulaski
Kazimierz Pulaski
Casimir Pulaski, or Kazimierz Pułaski in Polish of Ślepowron coat-of-arms , was a Polish soldier, nobleman, and politician who has been called "the father of American cavalry"....
spent his childhood and the birthplace of Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Piotr Wysocki
Piotr Wysocki
Piotr Wysocki , was a Polish lieutenant and leader of the Polish conspiracy against Russian Tsar Nicolas I. Nobleman of Odrowąż Coat of Arms, he raised military insurgents on 29 November 1830, starting the November Uprising against Russia...
(September 10, 1797). Warka is also known for its famous brewery
Warka Brewery
The Warka Brewery is one of Poland's oldest breweries and belongs to the Żywiec Group. Żywiec Group has five main breweries: Żywiec Brewery, Elbrewery, Leżajsk Brewery, Cieszyn Brewery and Warka Brewery, and is majority owned by the Dutch Heineken Group...
(since 1478).
Famous people
- Kazimierz PulaskiKazimierz PulaskiCasimir Pulaski, or Kazimierz Pułaski in Polish of Ślepowron coat-of-arms , was a Polish soldier, nobleman, and politician who has been called "the father of American cavalry"....
- Piotr WysockiPiotr WysockiPiotr Wysocki , was a Polish lieutenant and leader of the Polish conspiracy against Russian Tsar Nicolas I. Nobleman of Odrowąż Coat of Arms, he raised military insurgents on 29 November 1830, starting the November Uprising against Russia...
- Rebbe Israel Yitzhak KalishIsrael Yitzhak KalishIsrael Yitzhak Kalish of Warka was the first hasidic rebbe of Warka.In 1829 he was moved to Przysucha, where his master tzadik Simcha Bunim of Peshischa was teaching. Eventually he was settled in Warka...
(Warka) - Adam JarzębskiAdam JarzebskiAdam Jarzębski was an early baroque Polish composer, violinist, poet, and writer. The first documented mention of Jarzębski was in 1612, when he became a member of the chapel of Johann Siegmund Hohenzollern in Berlin...