Poland

Poland is located in central Europe and it is officially referred to as the Republic of Poland. On the north of the country, it has the Kaliningrad Oblast and the Baltic Sea. On its east it has Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine. On its south it has Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and on its west it has Germany.

It is not just the ninth largest country in Europe but it is also the world’s sixty-ninth largest nation. With a population of more than thirty-eight million, Poland is the world’s thirty-fourth most populated country.

About 1/3rd of the country is covered in forests and more than 50% of Poland’s land is being used for agricultural purpose.

The land area under cultivation is gradually decreasing but the remaining farmland is being cultivated intensely.

Almost all the people living in Poland are Roman Catholics and about 89% of them are from the Roman Catholic Church.

This nation is one of the most religious nations in the world. The culture of Poland has been influenced by the western and the eastern cultures.

This can be seen in the art, folklore and architecture of Poland. Its cuisine has also been influenced by other countries, especially those surrounding it.

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    All Saints Church, Blizno

    Wooden, Gothic All Saints’ Church in Blizno was built in the half 15th century. It is picturesquely located on a hill and encircled by ancient forest.

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    Auschwitz I (Concentration Camp)

    This part of Poland was annexed by Nazi Germany, Oswiecim (Auschwitz) was located administratively in Germany, Province of Upper Silesia, Regierungsbezirk Kattowitz, Landkreis Bielitz. It was first suggested as a site for a concentration camp for Polish prisoners by SS-Oberführer Arpad Wigand, an aide to Higher SS and Police Leader for Silesia, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski.

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    Auschwitz II Birkenau (Concentration Camp)

    Construction on Auschwitz II-Birkenau began in October 1941 to ease congestion at the main camp. Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel (SS), intended the camp to house 50,000 prisoners of war, who would be interned as forced laborers.

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    Baligrod Castle (Ruins)

    The original castle built in the early sixteenth century (16th century). Nicholas Ball Gozdawa coat of arms. It was probably a wooden building. The founder of a new brick castle already was Peter Ball.

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    Bastion Fortifications, Dub

    Bastion Fortifications near Dub village in the administrative district of Gmina Tomaszow Lubelski, within Tomaszow Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.

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    Berezka Castle (Ruins)

    After entering the village Berezka, on the left you can see the hill with the remnants of the old terraces of the garden. Berezka Castle (Ruins).

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    Bialowieza Forest

    Bialowieza Forest is one of the last and largest remaining parts of the immense primeval forest that once stretched across the European Plain. The forest is home to 800 European bison, Europe's heaviest land animal. UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) designated the Polish Biosphere Reserve Bialowieza in 1976 and the Belarusian Biosphere Reserve Belovezhskaya Puschcha in 1993.

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    Bochnia Salt Mine (Hotel Sutoris)

    The Bochnia Salt Mine in Bochnia, Poland is one of the oldest salt mines in the world and the oldest one in Poland. The mine was established between the 12th and 13th centuries after salt was first discovered in Bochnia and became part of the Royal mining company zupy krakowskie (Krakow salt works).

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    Castle (Ruins), Aksmanice

    A spectacular castle was founded in Aksmanice by Mikolaj Wolski, the Grand Crown Marshall, the owner of the Aksmanice estates from 1617. It was probably devastated in the late 17th century during Tartar's invasions.

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    Castle (Ruins), Chelm

    Castle Ruins in Chelm. Chelm is a city in eastern Poland and located to the south-east of Lublin, north of Zamosc and south of Biala Podlaska, some 25 kilometres (16 miles) from the border with Ukraine.

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    Castle (Ruins), Fredropol

    Castle Ruins in Fredropol village in Przemysl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.

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    Castle (Ruins), Krynice

    Castle Ruins (XVIII) in Krynice village in Tomaszow Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.

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    Castle (Ruins), Mielnik

    Castle Ruins in Mielnik village in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.

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    Castle (Ruins), Narol

    Castle Ruins in Narol town in Podkarpacie Voivodeship, in Lubaczow County, Poland.

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    Castle (Ruins), Niemirow

    Castle Ruins XI-XII century in Niemirow village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielnik, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.

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    Castle (Ruins), Orlow Murowany

    Castle Ruins in Orlow Murowany village in the administrative district of Gmina Izbica, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.

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    Castle (Ruins), Ostromeczyn

    Castle (Ruins), Ostromeczyn. Castle - from the south, east and west are preserved remains of the fortifications surrounding the now non-existent castle in the form of shafts and the remains of bastions and moats.

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    Castle (Ruins), Skierbieszow

    Castle Ruins (Castle was built in the fourteenth century) in Skierbieszow village in Zamosc County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.

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    Castle (Ruins), Swierze

    Castle Ruins in Swierze village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chelm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.

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    Castle (Ruins), Szczebrzeszyn

    Castle Ruins in Szczebrzeszyn city in southeastern Poland in Lublin Voivodeship, in Zamosc County, about 20 km west of Zamosc.

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    Castle (Ruins), Wegierka

    Castle Ruins in Wegierka village in the administrative district of Gmina Rozwienica, within Jaroslaw County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.

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    Castle (Ruins), Wielkie Oczy

    Castle Ruins in Wielkie Oczy village (town until 1935) in Lubaczow County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.

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    Castle (Ruins), Zawieprzyce

    Castle Ruins in Zawieprzyce village in the administrative district of Gmina Spiczyn, within Leczna County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Built in the fourteenth century, has since been rebuilt several times and burned in 1838.