Wawer
 district of Warsaw |
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 12 '50 " N , 21 ° 9' 30" E |
| surface | 79.71 km² |
| Residents | 62,656 (2003) |
| Population density | 786 inhabitants / km² |
| Website | www.wawer.waw.pl |
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| mayor | Jacek Duchnowski |
Wawer is a district of Warsaw located in the southeast of the city. The Vistula forms the western border of the city district. Wawer became an independent district of Warsaw on October 27, 2002 , before it was part of the Praga Południe district and before that it was an independent municipality.
Wawer borders in the north on Praga Południe and Rembertów , on Wesoła in the east and Wilanów in the west, across the Vistula. Wawer is the largest of the Warsaw boroughs in terms of area.
Here, which was Fort Wawer . On December 27, 1939, the German police in Wawer carried out the Wawer massacre .
See also
- Świdermajer - A characteristic architectural style found in the municipality for wooden houses from the late 19th and early 20th centuries
- Synagogue (Falenica)
Web links
Commons : Wawer - collection of images, videos and audio files
