Wawer

Area	79,71 km²
Population	62 656 (2003)
Population density	786/km²
Mayor	Jacek Duchnowski
Notable landmarks
Wawer Website

Wawer [ˈvavɛr] 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).

[edit] Boroughs

• Aleksandrów
• Anin
• Falenica
• Las
• Marysin Wawerski
• Miedzeszyn
• Międzylesie
• Nadwiśle
• Radość
• Sadul
• Wawer
• Zerzeń.

[edit] History

In 1939, the Wawer massacre occurred here.

[edit] References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Wawer

• Urząd Dzielnicy Wawer
• Lokalny Serwis Informacyjny - Wawer
• Serwis "Moja dzielnica" Wawer
• Świdermajer - The characteristic architecture in the area

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Coordinates: 52°12′50″N 21°09′29″E / 52.214°N 21.158°E / 52.214; 21.158