Warta, Poland

Warta (Polish: [ˈvarta] (listen); Yiddish: דווארט‎, romanized: Dvart) is a town in Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,303 inhabitants (2016).[1] It is situated on the Warta River. The town had a number of Jewish inhabitants who were sent to the Ghettos and eventually to the concentration camps during World War II.

For the village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, see Warta Bolesławiecka.
Warta
Church of Virgin Mary, built in the 15th century, rebuilt in the years 1696-1708.
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Warta
Coordinates: 51°42′N 18°38′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountySieradz
GminaWarta
Government
 • MayorJan Serafiński
Area
 • Total10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total3,303
 • Density300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
98-290
Websitehttp://www.gimwarta.pl
  • A Bernardine friar painting, Warta monastery
  • Statue of Stanisław Skarżyński in his hometown, Warta
  • Park in Warta
  • Cemetery chapel in Warta

References
  1. Population. Size and Structure and Vital Statistics in Poland by Territorial Division in 2016, as of December 31 (PDF). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2017. p. 117. ISSN 2451-2087.

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