Poland

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There is a legend of three brothers who founded

the Slavic nations of Poland, Czech and Russia.

The three brothers, Lech, Czech and Rus went

hunting together but each of them followed

a different prey and eventually they all traveled in different directions. Rus went to the east, Czech headed to the west to settle on the Ríp Mountain, while Lech traveled to the north until he came across a magnificent white eagle guarding her nest. Startled but impressed by this spectacle, he decided to settle there. He named his settlement Gniezno (adjective from gniazdo, or "nest") and adopted the White Eagle as his coat-of-arms which remains a symbol of Poland to this day.

This is Polish national flag This is Polish coat of armsZloty is Polish currency

Mazurek Dąbrowskiego (Dąbrowski's Mazurka) is Polish national anthem. It is a lively folk dance with patriotic words written shortly after the country lost its independence in a series of partitions by Austria, Russia, Prussia (1772, 1791, 1795).

Germany

SlovakiaCzech Republic

Ukraine

Belarus

Lithuania

Russia

Łazienkowski ParkRoyal Castle

Old Town

The centre of Warsaw

We live in the south of Poland. Our region is called Silesia

Studzienice

St. Mary's Basilica

The Vistula River

Sukiennice – old silk market in Cracow

The Tatra Mountains Zakopane

The Baltic Sea

The Mazury Lake district

The Tatra Mountains are the highest mountains in Poland

The Vistula River is the longest river in Poland

John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla - Pope from 1978 to 2005.

Adam Malysz - ski jumper.

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) - pianist and the greatest Polish composer.

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) - renowned astronomer. He developed a heliocentric theory of the Solar System.

Żurek is a tasty fermented soup

Kapuśniak – a cabbage soup

One of the most popular soups in the country is barszcz

There is also rosół - poultry or beef bouillon served with noodles, sprinkled liberally with parsley

Noddles: a dish made from potatoes

Doughnuts with rose conserve are another favourite.

Doughnuts and babas are made from yeast dough

Polish baba

Perhaps the best-known Polish culinary classic is kotlet