Warka

Warka
Warka
	Classicist town hall at the Hetman Stefan Czarnecki Square
	Coat of arms
	Warka
	Coordinates: 51°47′N 21°12′E / 51.783°N 21.200°ECoordinates: 51°47′N 21°12′E / 51.783°N 21.200°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Grójec
Gmina	Warka
Established	13th century
Town rights	1321
Government
• Mayor	Dariusz Gizka
Area
• Total	2,677 km2 (1,034 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	11 858
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	05-660
Area code(s)	+48 48
Car plates	WGR
Website	http://www.warka.pl

Warka [ˈvarka] (Yiddish: ווארקע‎) 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 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 countryside 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).

For the duration of the UEFA Euro 2012, Warka hosted the Croatia national football team.

Notable peopleEdit

Kazimierz Pulaski (1745–1779), nobleman, soldier and military commander
Piotr Wysocki (1797–1875), military commander
Israel Yitzhak Kalish (1779–1848), hasidic rebbe
Adam Jarzębski (c. 1590– c. 1648), early Baroque Polish composer, violinist, poet, and writer