Varshavka, Chelyabinsk Oblast
Varshavka is a rural locality in Kartalinsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, in the Asian part of Russia. It has a population of and is situated on the Karagayly-Ayat River.
History
The settlement was founded in 1842, and named after the Polish city of Warsaw, to commemorate the successful storming by the Tsarist troops on 6 September 1831 during the Polish November Uprising.It is one of several villages in the Chelyabinsk Oblast named after major European cities, other including Parizh, Berlin, Leyptsig, Varna and Bredy.