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The following is a timeline of the history of Warsaw in Poland.
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures 517 km2 (200 sq mi) and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers 6,100 km2 (2,355 sq mi). Warsaw is an alpha global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also capital of the Masovian Voivodeship.
Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland, about 50 kilometres east of Poznań. Its population in 2021 was 66,769, making it the sixth-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. One of the Piast dynasty's chief cities, it was the first historical capital of Poland in the 10th century and early 11th century, and it was mentioned in 10th-century sources, possibly including the Dagome Iudex, as the capital of Piast Poland.
Radom is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately 100 kilometres south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship. Radom is the fifteenth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in its province with a population of 196,918 (30.06.2023)
Ostrów Mazowiecka is a town in eastern Poland with 23,486 inhabitants (2004). It is the capital of Ostrów Mazowiecka County in Masovian Voivodeship.
Kościan is a town on the Obra canal in west-central Poland, with a population of 23,952 inhabitants as of June 2014. Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, it is the capital of Kościan County.
Warsaw is home to one major professional football club and a number of smaller clubs. The only one currently playing in the first division (Ekstraklasa) is Legia Warsaw.
Wschowa is a town in the Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland with 13,875 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Wschowa County and a significant tourist site containing many important historical monuments. It is part of the historic region of Greater Poland. Once an important royal city of Poland, due to its 18th-century history, it is sometimes called the "unofficial capital of Poland".
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Gdańsk, Poland.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Wrocław, Poland.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Vilnius, Lithuania.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Minsk, Belarus.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Łódź, Poland.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Poznań, Poland.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lviv, Ukraine.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kraków, Poland.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Białystok, Poland.
The following is a timeline of history of the city of Bydgoszcz, Poland.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lublin, Poland.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Płock, Poland.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Włocławek, Poland.
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