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http://poland.pl/
Poland (Polish: Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine and Belarus to the east; and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. It also shares a maritime border with Denmark and Sweden. The total area of Poland is 312,683 sq km (120,728 sq mi), making it the 69th largest country in the world. Poland's population is over 38.5 million people, concentrated mainly in large cities such as the historical capital Kraków and the present capital Warsaw. More
http://www.krakow.pl/en
Welcome to Krakow, a city wrapped in legend, where time flows differently, and where every moment becomes a moment of history. For centuries Krakow was the capital of Poland, the seat of kings, drawing great scholars and artists from the whole world. It is their talents and imagination we must thank for the city's rich legacy of unique historical relics, which reflect the most important trends in European culture. More
http://www.warsawvoice.pl
Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa is the capital of Poland and its largest city. It is located on the Vistula river roughly 370 kilometers (229.9 mi) from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2006 was estimated at 1,700,536, with a metropolitan area of approximately 2,900,000 to 3,000,000 people. The city area amounts to 516.9 square kilometers (199.6 sq mi), with an agglomeration of 6,100.43 square kilometers (2,355.4 sq mi) (Warsaw Metro Area - Obszar Metropolitalny Warszawy). Warsaw is the 7th biggest city in the European Union. More
http://www.gdansk.pl/en
Gdańsk is the Polish maritime capital with the population nearing half a million. It is a large centre of economic life, science, culture, and a popular tourist destination. Lying on the Bay of Gdańsk and the southern cost of the Baltic Sea the city is a thousand years old. With its Hanseatic tradition, it has for ages played a major role in the commercial relationships between Northern and Western Europe on the one hand, and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe on the other hand. Today, Gdańsk is the capital of the Pomeranian province and an important administration centre. More
http://www.zakopane.pl/
Zakopane is only four centuries old. It was founded between XVI and XVII c. as a farmers and shepherds' settlement. The legend says that one day a man called Gąsienica came here with his sons Paweł and Jędrzej and they built a mill here. For dozens of years Zakopane was a godforsaken village. In the middle of the XVIII c. in nearby Kuźnice a steelworks has been set up to process iron ore mined in The Tatras. There was also the owners' manor that received travellers visiting the mountains. Soon the beauty of the nearby sunny valley with Zakopane was discovered. In the XIX century Zakopane became famous as a tourist and health resort. In 1845 the first parish was set up in the village and two years later Zakopane was visited by one of its legendary persons - priest Józef Stolarczyk. He encouraged the highlanders to rent their houses to the visitors, later on people started to build special houses for them. In 1878 the first house was built by a "newcomer from lowlands" called Walery Eljasz, the author of many guidebooks to The Tatras. The first hotel called "Pod Giewontem" was built in 1885. In 1899 Zakopane was connected by the railway, which started a new chapter in its history.
The development of Zakopane is also connected with Towarzystwo Tatrzańskie (The Tatra Society - 1872) and with doctor Tytus Chałubiński, who is described as "Zakopane discoverer" and "the king of The Tatras".
In 1886 the village got the status of a health resort. It received the town rights in 1935. More
http://www.bieszczady.pl/
Up until 1947, 84% of the population of the Polish part of the Bieszczady Mountains was Boyko. The killing of the Polish General Karol Świerczewski in Jabłonki by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army in 1947 was the direct cause of the replacement of the Boyk, the so-called Operation Wisła. The area was mostly uninhabited afterwards. In 2002, then president Aleksander Kwaśniewski expressed regret for this operation.
In 1991, the UNESCO East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve was created that encapsulates a large part of the area and continues into Slovakia and Ukraine. It comprises the Bieszczady National Park (Poland), Poloniny National Park (Slovakia) + Uzhansky National Nature Park (Ukraine). Animals living in this reserve are, amongst others, black storks, brown bears, wolves and bison. More
http://www.poznan.pl/
Sightseeing in Poznań can be done in a variety of ways. Lovers of old monuments can choose a tour of historic places-from the Gothic cathedral in Ostrów Tumski, through the Old Market, with its Renaissance burgher houses and the Town Hall, to the Baroque Fara church.
A trip to the Poznań International Fair can be complemented with a stroll down the streets of turn-of-the-century art-deco tenement houses.
The visitor can choose a tour of museums, and there are 20 of them in the city ranging from art, applied arts, ethnography, musical instruments to war memorabilia and literature museums. More
http://www.wroclaw.pl/
Wrocław (Wroclaw) is an excellent example of a multicultural metropolis situated at the interface of ethnically diverse areas. For a greater part of the city's history, German was the dominant language in Wrocław (Wroclaw). However, for several generations the city was home to the Korn publishing house, which printed many books in Polish (250 titles between 1732 and 1790). Here the German playwright Karl Holtei staged a play about the Polish national hero Tadeusz Kościuszko (Tadeus Kosciusko) in 1826. The Czechs have also played an important role in the city's history (in 1335- 1526 Wrocław (Wroclaw) belonged to the Kingdom of Bohemia). As late as 1719, the great sculptor Johann Georg Urbański (Urbanski) of Bohemia was given the key to the city. More
http://www.malbork.pl/
Malbork – for nearly 150 years it was the headquarters of the Grand Master and the highest Teutonic authorities, the capital of the Independent Monastic State. The greatest brick fortress in Europe of the Middle Ages. A city at the intersection of European commercial routes. A residence of kings of Poland and German emperors. The biggest armoury of the Republic of Poland. The most interesting example of the 19th and 20th century conservator thought applied in reconstruction of the medieval castle. More
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