WELCOME TO POLAND !!!!

COMENIUS 2013 – 2015Zespół Szkół w Królówce

Poland - officially the Republic of Poland

President – Bronisław Komorowski

• Prime Minister – Donald Tusk

• Poland is a country situated in central Europe between the Baltic Sea and the KarpatyMountains

Poland borders with Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine,Belarus, Lithuania and Russia.

Polish Symbols - Polish Flag is made of two equal, horizontal stripes: white and red. It was

officially recognized in 1919, one year after Poland regained her independence.

Polish Eagle (Polish Emblem) was officially recognized in 1918. In the years of communism, the eagle was

deprived of it's crown. In 1990, the crown was restored.

There are 38,5 millions of us

Poland is divided into 16 regions

We live on 322 575 km2 of beautiful land

Vistula - the longest Polish river

Rysy - a mountain in the crest of the High Tatras, lying on the border between Poland and Slovakia, highest point of Poland (2,499 m)

The Capital – Warsaw

Warsaw was completely destroyed during the Second World War

Kraków - the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland, previous capital of Poland

Polish currency – złoty (PLN)

Dominant Religion - Roman Catholic – 93 %

• Famous sites of Christian pilgrimage in Poland - the Monastery of Jasna Góra in the southern Polish city of Częstochowa

The most famous Poles in the history

Nicolaus Copernicus

The great astronom

„withheld the Sun, moved the Earth”

Fryderyk Chopin

Pianist and composer

Maria Skłodowska - Curie

Pionieer in the field of radioactivity , the first twice- honored Nobel laureate

Karol Wojtyła – blessed John Paul IIgreat pope

The popular Polish people

Krzysztof Penderecki

The famous Polish composer

His popular works:

-St Luke Passion-Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima

Lech Wałęsa

Leader of the Solidarity MovementNobel Peace Prize 1983Polish President 1990 - 1995

Robert Kubica Former Formula 1 driver

rally driver WRC-2

Robert Lewandowski - the best Polish footballer who plays as a striker for Borussia Dortmund and the Polish national team

Justyna Kowalczyk - Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion and a double World Champion. She is also the only skier who won the Tour de Ski four times in a row.

Traditional Polish Food

Bigos - known as a hunter's stew, is a traditional meat stew typical of Polish, ingredients include white cabbage, sauerkraut (kapusta kiszona in Polish), various cuts of meat and sausages

Kotlet schabowy - a Polish variety of pork breaded cutlet coated with breadcrumbs

Rosół z makaronem - a traditional Polish meat broth

Tomato soup

Pierogi - dumplings

Kiełbasa wiejska - country sausage

Makowiec - The poppy seed roll

Sernik- Cheesecake

Szarlotka – an apple pie

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