POLAND

Poland is a country in Central Europe.

• Area: 312,685 sq. km (120,728 sq. mi)

• Population: 38.6m

• Capital City: Warsaw (population: 1,932,500)

• People: Polish 97.6%, German 1.3%, Ukrainian 0.6%, Byelorussian 0.5%

• President: Bronisław Komorowski

• Prime Minister: Donald Tusk

POLAND BORDERS WITHPOLAND BORDERS WITH:

• the Czech Republic

• Slovakia

• Ukraine

• Germany

• Belarus

• Russia

• Lithuania

President

Bronisław Komorowski - Polish politician, a trained historian. Since August 6, 2010

President of the Polish Republic.

Premier

Donald Tusk - Polish politician, since 2007 President of the Council of Ministers (premier).

Poland is a democratic country since 1989.

LANDSCAPES OF POLAND

The Polish landscape is very diverse due to the many elements that have formed it over millions of years.

The whole of southern Poland is covered by mountains

The lowlands stretch over the whole of central and northern Poland.

Pieniny

• Mountain range in southern Poland and northern Slovakia.

• There are many interesting plants and animals.

• Pieniny are one of the most beautiful and picturesque mountain ranges in Poland.

Rysy

• Top located on the Polish-Slovak High Tatras.

• It has three peaks, the highest of which is the middle is 2503 m above sea level, is located entirely within the territory of Slovakia.

• The top of the north, through which runs the border, is the highest point Polish -2499 m above sea level

Bieszczady

• The western part of the Beskid Mountains East, in the Bieszczady mountains are the plants and animals found in other parts of the country, and especially those who like the heat, such as Europe's largest snake of Aesculapius and salamander.

Baltic Sea

• It is a beautiful sea view. On the shore are moving dunes, cliffs and sandy beaches.

• The area of the Baltic Sea with the Kattegat is approximately 415 266 km ².

• At sea, the 20 islands.

Mazury

• Geo-cultural region in north-eastern Poland.

• This includes areas Mazury Lake District and Lake District Iławskie, administratively part of the province of Warmia and Mazury. The largest lake is Śniardwy .

National Parks in Poland.

• In Poland there are 23 National Parks.

• There are a lot of interesting animals and rare plants.

• In the Slowinski National Park are moving dunes.

• Białowieski

• Babiogórski

• Świętokrzyski

• Pieniński

• Tatrzański

• Ojcowski

• Wielkopolski

• Kampinoski

• Karkonoski

• Woliński

• Narwiański

• Słowiński

• Bieszczadzki

• Roztoczański

• Gorczański

• Wigierski

• Drawieński

• Poleski

• Biebrzański

• Gór Stołowych

• Magurski

• Bory Tucholskie

• Ujście Warty

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL POLISH CITIES

• Warszawa (Warsaw)

• Kraków (Cracow)

• Wrocław

• Toruń

• Gdańsk

• Zakopane

Warszawa (Warsaw)

The capital of Poland and its largest city

Kraków (Cracow)

Formerly the capital of Poland and now the cultural and intellectual centre

Wrocław

The fourth largest city in Poland

Toruń

Birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus

Gdańsk

Poland's principal seaport

Zakopane

The town is located at the highest elevation in Poland. Zakopane is called the Winter capital of Poland

FAMOUS PEOPLE

Jan Paweł II

Reigned as the 264th Pope of the RomanCatholic Church

Lech Wałęsa

Polish labor leader and statesman

Mikołaj Kopernik

Was the first astronomer to formulate a scientifically based heliocentric cosmology that displaced the Earth from the center of the universe

Maria Skłodowska-Curie

It was the forerunner of a new branch of chemistry - radiochemistry. Her achievements include the development of the theory of radioactivity, radioactive isotope separation techniques and the discovery of two new elements - polonium and radium. Twice awarded the Nobel Prize for scientific achievements

Fryderyk Chopin

The greatest Polish composer

POLISH FOOD

• Russian Pierogi (Boiled pasta filled with cheese & onion and potatoes – half moon shaped)

• Rosół (Chicken soup with Polish noodles)

• Żurek (Traditional polish sour soup with sausage and boiled egg)

• Gołąbki (Cooked minced meat and rice wrapped in cabbage leaves)

• Bigos (Huntsmans’ stew – cooked meat & sauerkraut)

local products

Local cities

Kazimierz Dolny

• In Kazimierz Dolny, one of the attractions is the rope park and castle, King Kazimierz.. Kazimierz is located west of Lublin region.

Zamość

• In Zamosc some of the attractions is the city park, museum and gallery, a vantage point on the bell tower of the cathedral, water fountain on the market and the old town.

Nałęczów

• Part of the tourist triangle.

• Naleczów is the only spa in Poland exclusively cardiological profile

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