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Warta, Poland

Warta
Church of Virgin Mary, built in XV century, rebuilt in the years 1696-1708.
Church of Virgin Mary, built in XV century, rebuilt in the years 1696-1708.
Coat of arms of Warta
Coat of arms
Warta is located in Poland
Warta
Warta
Coordinates: 51°42′N 18°38′E / 51.700°N 18.633°E / 51.700; 18.633
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
County Sieradz
Gmina Warta
Government
 • Mayor Jan Serafiński
Area
 • Total 10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 3,388
 • Density 310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 98-290
Website http://www.gimwarta.pl

Warta [ˈvarta] (German: Liebwart; Yiddish: Dvart‎) is a town in Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,392 inhabitants (2004). 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.

A Bernardine friar painting, Warta monastery

Statue of Stanisław Skarżyński in his hometown, Warta

Park in Warta

Cemetery chapel in Warta



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