Góra Kalwaria [ˈgura kalˈvarʲa] is a town on the Vistula River in the Mazovian Voivodship, Poland, about 25 kilometres (16 miles) southeast of Warsaw. It has a population of about 11,000 (1992). The town has significance for both Catholic Christians and Hasidic Jews. Originally, its name was simply Góra (literally: "Mountain"), changed in 1670 to Nowa Jerozolima ("New Jerusalem"), and in the 18th century to Góra Kalwaria ("Calvary Mountain").
Population: 10,777
Latitude: 51° 58' 35.51" N
Longitude: 21° 12' 55.33" E
Warsaw Chopin Airport (Polish: Lotnisko Chopina w Warszawie Polish pronunciation: [lɔtniskɔ ʂɔpɛna v var' ʂavjɛ]) (IATA: WAW, ICAO: EPWA) is an international airport located in the Włochy district of Warsaw, Poland. As Poland's largest, covering an …
LOT Flight 5055 was an Ilyushin Il-62M of LOT Polish Airlines that crashed in the late morning hours of Saturday, May 9, 1987. The event happened in the Kabaty Woods nature reserve on the outskirts of Warsaw, Poland. The flight prepared to leave War…
Pruszków [ˈpruʂkuf] (English: Pruscow) is a city in central Poland, situated in the Masovian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in Warszawa Voivodeship (1975–1998). Pruszków is the capital of Pruszków County, located along the western edge of…
Otwock [ˈɔtfɔt͡sk] is a town in central Poland, some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Warsaw, with 42,765 inhabitants (2004). It is situated on the right bank of Vistula River below the mouth of Swider River.
Mińsk Mazowiecki [ˈmʲiɲsk mazɔˈvʲɛt͡skʲi] "Masovian Minsk" is a town in central Poland with 38 181 inhabitants (2008). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998).
Piaseczno [pʲaˈsɛt͡ʂnɔ] is a town in central Poland with 32,610 inhabitants (2005). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship, approximately 16 kilometres (10 miles) south of Warsaw. It is a popular residential area and a suburb of Warsaw and is st…
Jaktorów [jakˈtɔruf] is a village in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Jaktorów.
Warka [ˈvarka] is a town in central Poland, located on the left bank of the Pilica river (60 km or 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 …
The Warsaw University of Life Sciences (Polish: Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, SGGW, literally "main school of rural economy") is the largest agricultural university in Poland.
The Maria Skłodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology (Polish: Centrum Onkologii–Instytut im.
Góra Kalwaria [ˈgura kalˈvarʲa] is a town on the Vistula River in the Mazovian Voivodship, Poland, about 25 kilometres (16 miles) southeast of Warsaw. It has a population of about 11,000 (1992). The town has significance for both Catholic Christians…
Konstancin-Jeziorna [kɔnsˈtant͡ɕin jɛˈʑɔrna] is a town in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 16,963 inhabitants (2011).
Józefów [juˈzɛfuf] is a town in Poland, located in Masovian Voivodeship, in Otwock County. It lies about 15 kilometres (9 miles) southeast of Warsaw city center and is a part of that city's metropolitan area. Located on a picturesque confluence of V…
Grodzisk Mazowiecki [ˈɡrɔd͡ʑisk mazɔˈvʲɛt͡skʲi] is a town in central Poland with 29,363 inhabitants (2011). It is 30 km. southwest of Warsaw. Between 1975 and 1998 it was situated in the Warszawa Voivodeship but since 1999 it has been situated in th…
On 4 December 2003, a Polish Mi-8 helicopter operated by the 36th Special Aviation Regiment carrying Poland's Prime Minister Leszek Miller crashed near Piaseczno, just outside of Warsaw.
Natolin is a historic park and nature reserve (1.2 km²) on the southern edge of Warsaw, Poland. "Natolin" is also the name of a neighborhood located to the west of the park — a part of Warsaw's southernmost Ursynów district.
The Temple of Divine Providence (Polish: Świątynia Opatrzności Bożej), as of 2014 under construction in southern Warsaw's Wilanów district, will be one of the most important Roman Catholic buildings in Poland.
Grójec [ˈɡrujɛt͡s] is a town in Poland. Located in the Masovian Voivodeship, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Warsaw. It is the capital of Grójec County. It has about 14,875 inhabitants (2004). Grójec surroundings are considered to be the big…