Wawer

Wawer

Infobox_Warsaw
name=Wawer
no_diacrite=Wawer
area=79,71
population=62 656 (2003)
density=786
mayor=Jacek Duchnowski
landmarks=
coa_pic=
website=http://www.wawer.warszawa.pl/

Wawer IPA-pl| [|'|w|a|w|e|r|] | 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 from the west (across the Vistula).

History

In 1939, the Wawer massacre occurred here.

ee also

*Świdermajer - The characteristic architecture in the area


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