Wawer (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvavɛr] ⓘ) is one of the districts of Warsaw, located in the south-eastern part of the city.

Wawer borders Praga Południe and Rembertów from the north, Wesoła from the east and Wilanów with Mokotów from the west (across the Vistula).

[2] The oldest mention of the tavern comes from 1727, and the Wawer colony was established in 1838.

During the November Uprising, the first and second Wawer battles took place here in early 1831.

[3] On the night of 26/27 December 1939 German occupiers committed the Wawer massacre.