Republic of Poland
Coat of arms Flag
Dąbrowski's Mazurka, or "Poland Is Not Yet Lost"
Capital(and the largest city) Warsaw
52°13′N 21°02′E / 52.217, 21.033Official languages - Polish
Government Parliamentary republic
President – Bronisław KomorowskiPrime Minister - Donald Tusk
Formation - Christianisation 14 April 966
Redeclared 11 November 1918 EU accession 1 May 2004 Area - Total 312,679 km² Population - 38,116,000
Warsaw- the capital of Poland. The tourists can visit King’s Palace, The Houses of Parliament, Belweder (the seat of the president), The Big Theatre, The Palace of
Culture- clearly visible in the background.
Krakow… The two places that come to most people's minds when they think of Poland are Warsaw and Cracow. Cracow, Poland's forth largest city, is now well known as the tourist centre of Poland. Here you can visit Wawel- the king’s castle, Marjacki Church
with the altar, „sukiennicy”- old shopping area and Kościuszko’s tomb.
Gdansk is located on the baltic coast and the Polish maritime capital. It has a population of nearly half a million. It is an important centre of
economic life, science, culture, and a popular tourist destination. Gdansk is the largest city and capital of the Pomeranian province and an
important administration centre.
Masuria is an area in northeastern Poland famous for its lakes and forests. Masuria, became part of Poland in 1945. The name Masuria for the region was coined in Prussia describing the
Mazurian ethnic group, Polish settlers from Masovia who had continuously trickled in.
Szczecin is a city with a population of around 400,000, situated in the north-west of Poland, where the river Odra meets the Baltic Sea (through Szczecin Bay). For centuries
this location has been at the centre of European transit routes, from the west to the east and from the north, through the Baltic, to the south of Europe. Szczecin is also the
capital of the Western Pomeranian Province.
The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra (Tatry in both Polish and Slovak), constitute a mountain range which forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland.
They occupy an area of 750 km², the major part (600km²) of which lies in Slovakia. The highest mountain is Gerlach at 2,655 m, located in Slovakia. The north-
western peak of Rysy (2,499 m) is the highest Polish mountain.
Wrocław is the chief city of the historical region in south-western Poland, situated on the Oder river. In 1945, the city became part of Poland once more following the
Potsdam Agreement. Since 1999 it has been the capital of Lower Silesian province.
Bieszczady, or Bieszczadzkie Mountains is the Polish name of the western part of what the Polish call Eastern Besids. It is a part of the Carpathian Mountains. These mountains are the part of Podkarpacki
province, in which we live.
Yeahhhhh!!!! HERE WE ARE !
The place where we live and study is located in Podkarpacki province in the south east of Poland.