ce← Previous revisionRevision as of 11:00, 22 October 2026 Line 182: Line 182: '''Warsaw Old Town''',{{efn|[[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Stare Miasto w Warszawie''}} also known as '''Old Town''',{{efn|[[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Stare Miasto'', colloquially: ''Starówka''}} and historically known as '''Old Warsaw''',{{efn|[[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Stara Warszawa''; [[Latin]]: ''Vetus Varsovia''}}''Encyklopedia Warszawy''. Warsaw: [[Polish Scientific Publishers PWN]], 1994, p. 806. ISBN 83-01-08836-2. is a [[List of districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw|neighbourhood]], and an area of the [[City Information System (Warsaw)|City Information System]], in the city of [[Warsaw]], Poland, located within the district of [[Śródmieście, Warsaw|Śródmieście]].{{cite web |url=https://zdm.waw.pl/miejski-system-informacji/obszary-msi/dzielnica-srodmiescie/ |title=Obszary MSI. Dzielnica Śródmieście |language=pl |website=zdm.waw.pl |access-date=2023-03-12 |archive-date=2023-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601132332/https://zdm.waw.pl/miejski-system-informacji/obszary-msi/dzielnica-srodmiescie/ |url-status=live }} It is the oldest portion of the city, and contains numerous historic buildings, mostly from 17th and 18th centuries, such as the [[Royal Castle, Warsaw|Royal Castle]], [[City walls of Warsaw|city walls]], [[St. John's Archcathedral, Warsaw|St. John's Cathedral]], and the [[Warsaw Barbican|Barbican]], the [[Old Town Market Square]] and the [[Mermaid Monument (Old Town, Warsaw)|Warsaw Mermaid Statue]].{{Cite web |title=Legend about Warsaw's Mermaid |url=https://go2warsaw.pl/en/legend-about-warsaws-mermaid/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109143607/https://go2warsaw.pl/en/legend-about-warsaws-mermaid/ |archive-date=2024-11-09 |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Go To Warsaw |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Old Town |url=https://go2warsaw.pl/en/old-town/ |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Go To Warsaw |language=en-GB}}Jerzy Lileyko: ''Najcenniejsze Zabytki Warszawy''. Warsaw: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, 1989, p. 30–36. ISBN 83-03-02485-X. The settlement itself dates back to between the 13th and 14th centuries, and was granted [[town privileges]] {{Circa|1300}}.Robert Krzysztofik: ''Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna'', Katowice, 2007, p. 80-81. '''Warsaw Old Town''',{{efn|[[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Stare Miasto w Warszawie''}} also known as '''Old Town''',{{efn|[[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Stare Miasto'', colloquially: ''Starówka''}} and historically known as '''Old Warsaw''',{{efn|[[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Stara Warszawa''; [[Latin]]: ''Vetus Varsovia''}}''Encyklopedia Warszawy''. Warsaw: [[Polish Scientific Publishers PWN]], 1994, p. 806. ISBN 83-01-08836-2. is a [[List of districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw|neighbourhood]], and an area of the [[City Information System (Warsaw)|City Information System]], in the city of [[Warsaw]], Poland, located within the district of [[Śródmieście, Warsaw|Śródmieście]].{{cite web |url=https://zdm.waw.pl/miejski-system-informacji/obszary-msi/dzielnica-srodmiescie/ |title=Obszary MSI. Dzielnica Śródmieście |language=pl |website=zdm.waw.pl |access-date=2023-03-12 |archive-date=2023-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601132332/https://zdm.waw.pl/miejski-system-informacji/obszary-msi/dzielnica-srodmiescie/ |url-status=live }} It is the oldest portion of the city, and contains numerous historic buildings, mostly from 17th and 18th centuries, such as the [[Royal Castle, Warsaw|Royal Castle]], [[City walls of Warsaw|city walls]], [[St. John's Archcathedral, Warsaw|St. John's Cathedral]], and the [[Warsaw Barbican|Barbican]], the [[Old Town Market Square]] and the [[Mermaid Monument (Old Town, Warsaw)|Warsaw Mermaid Statue]].{{Cite web |title=Legend about Warsaw's Mermaid |url=https://go2warsaw.pl/en/legend-about-warsaws-mermaid/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109143607/https://go2warsaw.pl/en/legend-about-warsaws-mermaid/ |archive-date=2024-11-09 |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Go To Warsaw |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Old Town |url=https://go2warsaw.pl/en/old-town/ |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Go To Warsaw |language=en-GB}}Jerzy Lileyko: ''Najcenniejsze Zabytki Warszawy''. Warsaw: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, 1989, p. 30–36. ISBN 83-03-02485-X. The settlement itself dates back to between the 13th and 14th centuries, and was granted [[town privileges]] {{Circa|1300}}.Robert Krzysztofik: ''Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna'', Katowice, 2007, p. 80-81. During [[World War II]], the Old Town was nearly totally [[Destruction of Warsaw|destroyed]], and subsequently reconstructed. The project was the world's first attempt to resurrect an entire historic city core and was included on the [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage]] list in 1980.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/monumental-reconstruction-of-warsaws-old-town-which-was-devastated-by-wwii-completed-70-years-ago-40044 |title=Monumental reconstruction of Warsaw's Old Town which was devastated by WWII completed 70 years ago |author=Stuart Dowell |website=thefirstnews.com |date=21 July 2023 |access-date=22 July 2023 |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722121525/https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/monumental-reconstruction-of-warsaws-old-town-which-was-devastated-by-wwii-completed-70-years-ago-40044 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/30 |title=Historic Centre of Warsaw |publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |access-date=22 July 2023 |archive-date=15 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315182313/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/30/ |url-status=live }} In 2011, the Archive of Warsaw Reconstruction Office was added to [[UNESCO]]'s [[Memory of the World Programme|Memory of the World international register]].{{Cite web |title=Archive of Warsaw Reconstruction Office |url=https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/archive-warsaw-reconstruction-office |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250502144256/https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/archive-warsaw-reconstruction-office |archive-date=2025-05-02 |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=UNESCO |publisher=UNESCO Memory of the World Programme}} During [[World War II]], the Old Town was largely [[Destruction of Warsaw|destroyed]] by [[Nazi Germany]], and subsequently slowly reconstructed over the decades after. The project was the world's first attempt to resurrect an entire historic city core and was included on the [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage]] list in 1980.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/monumental-reconstruction-of-warsaws-old-town-which-was-devastated-by-wwii-completed-70-years-ago-40044 |title=Monumental reconstruction of Warsaw's Old Town which was devastated by WWII completed 70 years ago |author=Stuart Dowell |website=thefirstnews.com |date=21 July 2023 |access-date=22 July 2023 |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722121525/https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/monumental-reconstruction-of-warsaws-old-town-which-was-devastated-by-wwii-completed-70-years-ago-40044 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/30 |title=Historic Centre of Warsaw |publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |access-date=22 July 2023 |archive-date=15 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315182313/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/30/ |url-status=live }} In 2011, the Archive of Warsaw Reconstruction Office was added to [[UNESCO]]'s [[Memory of the World Programme|Memory of the World international register]].{{Cite web |title=Archive of Warsaw Reconstruction Office |url=https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/archive-warsaw-reconstruction-office |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250502144256/https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/archive-warsaw-reconstruction-office |archive-date=2025-05-02 |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=UNESCO |publisher=UNESCO Memory of the World Programme}} == History == == History ==