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    Praga is a district of Warsaw, Poland located across the Vistula River from Old Warsaw and Mariensztat. It was first mentioned in 1432 and was granted city status in 1648, but remained a separate town until being incorporated into Warsaw in 1791. The district experienced heavy fighting during the Kościuszko Uprising and was relatively untouched during World War 2 compared to other parts of Warsaw.

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    Coordinates: 52.25198°N 21.

    05083°E

    Praga
    Praga is a district of Warsaw, Poland. It is on the east bank of the
    river Vistula. First mentioned in 1432, until 1791 it formed a separate
    town with its own city charter.

    Contents
    History
    Administrative division
    Tourist attractions
    References
    External links
    Locator map of Praga-Północ and
    Praga-Południe
    History
    The historical Praga was a small settlement located at the eastern bank
    of the Vistula river, directly opposite the towns of Old Warsaw and
    Mariensztat, both being parts of Warsaw now. First mentioned in
    1432, it derived its name from the Polish verb prażyć, meaning to
    burn or to roast, as it occupied a forested area that was burnt out to
    make place for the village. Separated from Warsaw by a wide river, it
    developed independently of the nearby city, and on February 10,
    1648 king Władysław IV of Poland granted Praga with a city charter.
    However, as it was mostly a suburb and most buildings were wooden,
    the town was repeatedly destroyed by fires, floods and foreign armies. Ulica Ząbkowska is one of Praga's
    Currently the only surviving historical monument from that epoch is main streets
    the Church of Our Lady of Loreto.

    Although there were numerous attempts to build a permanent bridge


    across the river, none succeeded and Praga remained a separate entity
    well into the 18th century. Communication between the capital and
    Praga was maintained by privately run ferries and, in the winter, over
    the ice. Finally, in 1791, during the reign of Stanisław August
    Poniatowski, Praga was attached to Warsaw as a borough.

    The Battle of Praga, or Battle of Warsaw of 1794, was a Russian


    assault during the Kościuszko Uprising in 1794. It was followed by a Praga Koneser Center
    massacre in which over 20,000 inhabitants of the Praga district lost
    their lives.

    Unlike the western parts of Warsaw, Praga remained relatively untouched during World War II and in the
    postwar period of reconstruction, the capital was home to many ministries and public facilities. A Soviet War
    Memorial was located here.[1]
    Because of the traditional separate status of Praga, there are two
    Catholic dioceses in Warsaw: Archdiocese of Warsaw[2] with St.
    John's Cathedral and Diocese of Warsaw-Praga[3] with St. Florian's
    Cathedral.

    The district experienced a revival following the end of Communism in


    1989, as young artists moved into many of the former factory
    buildings, drawing crowds in search of something different from the
    Old Town. The increasing popularity of the area helped to change it
    The Basilica of St. Michael and St.
    into one of Poland's and Europe's creative hubs as it has been Florian is one of Praga's main
    described as one of the "trendiest neighbourhood across Europe".[4] churches

    In 2011 the local Monument to Brotherhood in Arms was taken


    down; in 2015 this decision was made permanent.

    Administrative division
    Currently Praga is administratively divided into:

    Praga-Północ (Praga North)


    Praga-Południe (Praga South)
    District Praga in Warsaw after
    Praga-Południe and Praga-Północ include neighborhoods of: German bombardment in September
    1939.
    Saska Kępa
    Grochów
    Szmulowizna
    Gocław
    Kamionek

    In the wider sense, all areas of Warsaw located on the right bank of
    Vistula are also known under the collective term of Praga. Besides
    historical Praga, they include:

    Białołęka
    A lifesize group sculpture of street
    Rembertów musicians in Praga district
    Targówek
    Wawer
    Wesoła

    Tourist attractions
    Praga Park
    Museum of Praga
    Neon Museum in Warsaw
    Praga Koneser Center

    References
    1. http://www.inyourpocket.com/poland/warsaw/sightseeing/praga/Soviet-War-Memorial_18425
    2. "Archdiocese of Warszawa {Warsaw}" (http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dwars.html).
    Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
    3. "Diocese of Warszawa-Praga" (http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dwapr.html). Catholic
    Hierarchy. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
    4. "The Trendiest Neighbourhoods Across Europe" (https://theculturetrip.com/europe/germany/arti
    cles/these-12-european-neighborhoods-are-so-trendy-it-hurts/). Retrieved 2018-08-06.

    External links
    Media related to Praga (Warsaw) at Wikimedia Commons

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