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  Encyclopedia: Warsaw Metro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Warsaw Metro (Metro Warszawskie) is one of Europe's youngest metro systems, as it opened in 1995.
The Metro was opened in 1995 with a total of 11 stations.
Furthermore, the first line, and thus the Metro system for the immediate future, is confined to the western side of the Vistula river, thus doing nothing to ease the traffic on Warsaw's bridges, a major bottleneck between the city centre and the eastern Praga district.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Warsaw-Metro   (2205 words)

  
 Wikipedia: Warsaw
Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city.
Warsaw remained the capital of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, to become the capital of the Province New East Prussia.
Warsaw is notable among Europe's capital cities not for its size, its age, or its beauty but for its indestructibility.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/w/wa/warsaw_1.html   (1026 words)

  
 Warsaw
Warsaw is located on both sides of the Vistula river, approximately 350 kilometres from both the Carpathian mountains and the Baltic Sea.
In 1995 the Warsaw Metro finally opened and with the entry of Poland into the European Union in 2004 Warsaw is currently experiencing the biggest economic boom in its history.
Warsaw is home to over 30 major theatres that are spread throughout the city, including the National Theatre (founded in 1765) and the Grand Theatre in Warsaw ([1]) (established 1778).
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/w/wa/warsaw_1.html   (3334 words)

  
 Warsaw Metro -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The (The capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland) Warsaw Metro (Metro Warszawskie) is one of (The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles) Europe's youngest (Electric underground railway) metro systems.
In the (The decade from 1950 to 1959) 1950s, as the (A state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare) Cold War raged on, Soviet strategic plans required that a secure transport link across the river Vistula be built.
Another interesting feature of the Warsaw Metro is that the whole system serves as an atomic shelter: all stations are guarded by massive gates, which can be automatically closed upon receiving an atomic alert.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/W/Wa/Warsaw_Metro.htm   (1029 words)

  
 Warsaw Article, Warsaw Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In the course of the September Campaign Warsaw was severely bombed and in the course of the Siege of Warsaw approximately 10 to 15% of all the buildings were destroyed.
In 1995 the Warsaw Metro finallyopened and with the entry of Poland into the European Union in 2004 Warsaw is currently experiencing the biggest economic boom in its history.
Warsaw is home to over 30 major theatres that are spread throughout the city, including the National Theatre (founded in 1765) and the Grand Theatre in Warsaw ([2]) (established 1778).
www.anoca.org /city/polish/warsaw.html   (3266 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article on Warsaw Metro [EncycloZine]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Warsaw Metro is still in the early stages of its development, with its first line still under construction, and as such does not go to some important areas of the city.
It does not have a connection to Warsaw's international airport and there are no plans to extend it there in the future.
Perhaps alone among world metro systems, tickets are not available in the stations, but are only available at kiosks; however, all stations have a kiosk located not more than 25 metres from an entrance.
encyclozine.com /Warsaw_Metro   (569 words)

  
 fires.ca - Warsaw Fire Brigade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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