Talk:Śródmieście, Warsaw

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the oldest historical building (13th century)

According to Royal Castle, Warsaw the castle is from 16/17-th century (and the actual building is a post-WW2 reconstruction). Those claims are sourced in the article. Even counting the earliest remains, which themselves are only embedded in the castle and do not contribute to the form of the building itself, the oldest structures are from 14th century. -- wikimpan (Talk) 00:09, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Antoni12345: "Śródmieście" is an established word in Polish ([1] [2]) which in this case translates to "city center" or "downtown." While etymology-wise, it does come from "śród-" ("inner-") +‎ "miasto" ("city"), it does not carry the same undertone as English "inner-city," which carries a pretty negative undertone [3][4][5].

As far as I'm aware, Śródmieście in Warsaw doesn't really match the definition of an inner-city. I suggest to bring the former translation back, that is "downtown." Max19582 (talk) 20:28, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Max19582: Thanks for explanation. I wasn't aware of the "inner city" established meaning. I propose then including both "city center" and "downtown" translations of "śródmieście", but without literal translation template. More precisely like this:

Śródmieście (pronounced [ɕrudˈmjɛɕt͡ɕɛ], 'downtown' or 'city center') is the central district of Warsaw, [...]

— Antoni12345 (talk) 20:43, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Antoni12345: Looks good to me, feel free to edit the article! Max19582 (talk) 20:44, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]