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Why is the capital of Poland called Warsaw?
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Warsaw is the capital of Poland. There are many touching legends about the origin of Warsaw. Warsaw, Polish means "Vashawa". According to legend, in ancient times, there lived a couple of young people by the Vistula River, the male named Valsi and the female named Shawa. Seeing that they were in love, the king was very angry and ordered them to be separated. But with the help of the villagers, they finally got happiness. In order to commemorate their heroic struggle and loyal love, later generations named the city after them. There is also a legend that in ancient times, a king traveled around looking for a place to establish his capital. One day, he came to the Vistula River and suddenly saw a mermaid leaping from the river. She told the king that this was the ideal place to build the capital. He also led the king to meet a fisherman named Warsaw. The king heard from the fisherman that there would be a prosperous and beautiful city here, so he decided to build the capital here, and Warsaw became the name of the capital. Later, the Baltic King gave the mermaid a sword and an amber shield to guard the city.