Winiary, Warka

District of the town of Warka, Poland

District of Warka in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

51°47′N 21°12′E / 51.783°N 21.200°E / 51.783; 21.200Country

PolandVoivodeshipGreater PolandCounty GrójecGminaWarkaTownWarkaWithin city limits1930Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationWGR

Winiary [viˈɲarɨ] is a district of Warka, Poland,^[1] located in the north-eastern part of the town.

History

In 1827 Winiary had a population of 299.^[2] It was included within the town limits of Warka in 1930.^[3]

Notable people

Kazimierz Pułaski (1745–1779), Polish military commander and national hero, who was active during the American Revolutionary War as a general, spent his childhood in Winiary
Piotr Wysocki (1797–1875), Polish colonel, who started the November Uprising, born in Winiary

References

^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 13 grudnia 2012 r. w sprawie wykazu urzędowych nazw miejscowości i ich części, Dz. U., 2013, No. 200
^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1893. p. 548.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 27 czerwca 1930 r. o zmianie granic miasta Warki w powiecie grójeckim, województwie warszawskiem., Dz. U., 1930, vol. 50, No. 419