My beautiful homeland by Kaja and Dominika

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MY BEAUTIFUL HOMELAND Kaja Czwojda and Dominika Tańska Year 6, Primary School of Zabór

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MY BEAUTIFUL HOMELAND Kaja Czwojda and Dominika TańskaYear 6, Primary School of Zabór

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OUR SMALL HOMELANDWe are living in a small borough. Kaja's from village called Zabór, but Dominika's from village called Milsko. Our school is in the Zabór, next to Kaja’s home. In our borough are thirteen villages: Zabór, Milsko, Łaz, Droszków, Przytok, Dąbrowa, Czarna, Tarnawa, Przytoczki, Wielobłota, Mielno, Gęsin and Rajewo. In our borough there are a lot of monuments e.g. very big and beautiful castles in Zabór and Przytok, very old churches in Milsko, Przytok and Zabór and many others monuments. Our borough is nice. We love it!

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THE NORTH OF POLANDOur country, Poland has got a sea (Baltic Sea). The territory near it is very nice. There are beaches with sand and many places where you can swim. Baltic Sea is inside the continent. The countries with access to it are: Poland, Germany, Denmark, a part of Sweden and Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In the north of Poland there are two national parks: Woliński Park Narodowy and Słowiński Park Narodowy.

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CITIES NEAR BALTIC SEE

Near Baltic See there is TRÓJMIASTO (Tricity), three cities connected with each other: Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot. There are many, many monuments: a famous pier in Sopot, the city centre in Gdańsk and many others.

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THE LAND OF GREAT LAKESIn the north-east of Poland is THE LAND OF GREAT LAKES. People in our country call it Mazury (Masuria). There are many, many beautiful lakes! In Masuria there is the biggest lake in Poland: The Śniardwy Lake. People can go sailing there! The most populars cities in the land of

great lakes are: Giżycko – the capital of Masuria; Węgorzewo – there is the second largest lake in Poland: The Mamry Lake; Reszel – the last witch in Poland was burned there; Frombork – there is the grave of Mikołaj Kopernik, who was the astronomer, priest, doctor and economist; Mrągowo – the east gate of Masuria; Olsztyn – the biggest city in the land of great lakes and Mikołajki – the capital of boaters.

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THE CENTRE OF POLANDThe centre of Poland is in a town called Piątek. There is a circular memorial representing the geometry centre of Poland. In the centre of our country there are provinces: łódzkie, mazowieckie, wielkopolskie and kujawsko-pomorskie. There are many big cities. There are: Warszawa, Łódź, Kalisz, Konin, Toruń, Bydgoszcz and many others.

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WARSZAWA – THE CAPITAL OF POLAND

Warszawa is the biggest city in Poland. This is our capital. There are big monuments: The Palace of Culture and Science, The Science Centre of Mikołaj Kopernik, The Column of Zygmunt, The Golden Terraces – a big shopping center, The National Stadium and a lot of other monuments. There is also the second Warszawa – a car!

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THE HEIGHTS OF POLAND

In front of the Polish mountains are the heights. There are big cities like Lublin, Katowice, Kielce, Rzeszów, Tarnów, Kraków and Częstochowa. This landscape is beautiful there!

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WROCŁAW – THE CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2016

Wrocław is a big city about 160 km south from Zabór. It is in west of Poland in dolnośląskie province. There are The Japanese Garden in Szczytnicki’s Park, Hala Stulecia – a big spectacular hall, a town hall in the centre of the city, colorful townhouses etc. Wrocław was selected to be the capital of culture in 2016!

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ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE MOUNTAINS

Świętokrzyskie Mountains are in the south-west of Poland. They are small mountains. They are composed of stones. The highest mountain is Łysica. They are beautiful!

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KRAKÓW, RZESZÓW AND OTHER CITIES IN THE SOUTH OF POLAND

Kraków is the second of biggest city in Poland. It was the capital of our country in the past. There are Wawel – the castle of Polish kings, The Mariacki Church and a lot of others beautifull memorials. Rzeszów is the capital of province called podkarpackie. In our tallest mountains – the Tatras – is Zakopane – the most famous mountain town in Poland.

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THE TATRAS

Our biggests mountains are the Tatras. There are lots of very, very high summits like Rysy (they are 2499 m.), Mięguszowiecki Szczyt (2438 m.), Niższe Rysy (2430 m.), Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Czarny (2410 m.). They are beautiful, so people spend winter holidays and a lot of free time there.

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