Warta, Poland

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Warta
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Warta (Poland)
Warta
Warta
Coordinates: 51°42′N 18°38′E / 51.7, 18.633
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
County Sieradz
Gmina Warta
Government
 - Mayor Jan Serafiński
Area
 - Total 10.84 km² (4.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 3,388
 - Density 312.5/km² (809.5/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 98-290
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Website: http://www.gimwarta.pl

Warta [ˈvarta] (German: Liebwart) 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.

Coordinates: 51°42′N, 18°38′E