What is the capital city of Poland?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Warsaw
- Step 1: King Sigismund III Vasa transferred the royal court and Polish capital from Kraków to Warsaw in 1596.
- Step 2: Warsaw lies along the Vistula River and was meticulously reconstructed after the devastation of World War II.
Answer
Warsaw
Why not the others: 'Kraków' was the medieval royal capital of Poland from 1038 until 1596, home to Wawel Castle; 'Gdańsk' is a major Baltic seaport and birthplace of the Solidarity movement; 'Wrocław' is the historical capital of Lower Silesia on the Oder River.
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