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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    Lublin Castle

    The Lublin Castle is a medieval castle situated in Lublin, Poland, adjacent to the Old Town district and close to the city center. It is one of the oldest preserved Royal residencies in Poland, established by High Duke Casimir II the Just.

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    Malbork Castle

    The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork is the largest castle in the world by surface area. It was built in Marienburg, Prussia (now Malbork) by the Teutonic Knights, a German Roman Catholic religious order of crusaders, in a form of an Ordensburg fortress. The Order named it Marienburg (Mary's Castle). The town which grew around it was also named Marienburg.

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    Muskau Park (Poland)

    Muskau Park is a landscape park in the Upper Lusatia region of Germany and Poland. It is the largest and one of the most famous English gardens in Central Europe, stretching along both sides of the German–Polish border on the Lusatian Neisse. Muskau Park (Poland).

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    Niedzica Castle

    Niedzica Castle also known as Dunajec Castle, is located in the southernmost part of Poland in Niedzica (Nowy Targ County in Lesser Poland). It was erected between the years 1320 and 1326 by Kokos of Brezovica on the site of an ancient stronghold surrounded by earthen walls in the Pieniny mountains.

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    Old Market Square (Old Town Square), Torun

    In 1997 the medieval part of the city was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2007 the Old Town in Torun was added to the list of Seven Wonders of Poland. National Geographic Polska rated the old town market and the Gothic town hall as one of the "30 Most Beautiful Places in the World."

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    Old Town of Krakow

    Krakow Old Town is the historic central district of Krakow, Poland. It is one of the most famous old districts in Poland today and was the center of Poland's political life from 1038 until King Sigismund III Vasa relocated his court to Warsaw in 1596.

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    Old Town of Torun

    Torun is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population was 203,148 as of June 2014. Torun is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Torun is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.

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    Old Town of Warsaw

    The Warsaw Old Town is the oldest part of the capital city. It is bounded by the Wybrzeze Gdanskie, along with the bank of Vistula river, Grodzka, Mostowa and Podwale Streets. It is one of the most prominent tourist attractions in Warsaw.

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    Old Town of Zamosc

    Old City of Zamosc is the oldest historic district of the city of Zamosc. It is one of World Heritage Sites in Poland (added in 1992). According to UNESCO, this monument value lies in it being "an outstanding example of a Renaissance planned town of the late 16th century, which retains its original layout and fortifications and a large number of buildings.

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    Orthodox church St. Paraskeva, Radruz

    The church in Radruz is one of the most precious wooden churches in Poland and was erected by master carpenters who used the experience of the late Gothic carpentry.

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    Pieniny Castle (Ruins)

    Pieniny Castle ruins - are located below Castle Mountain summit in the Three Crowns massif, in the Pieniny Mountains (Pieniny National Park).

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    Przemysl Castle (Casimir Castle)

    Przemysl Castle or Casimir Castle is a Renaissance castle in Przemysl, Poland, located on the Castle Hill, which rises to a height of 270 metres above the city and San River.

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    Radziwillow Castle Complex, Biala Podlaska

    The remainings of the baroque palace house the district museum. Originally there was a castle here, built by the Radziwill family in the 16th century. It was surrounded by the earth fortifications with a moat in the shape of a star.

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    Rytro Castle (Ruins)

    Castle in Rytro - the ruins of a medieval castle on a hill near the village of Rytro in Nowy Sacz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

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    Sanok Royal Castle (Historical Museum)

    The Sanok Royal Castle was built in the late 14th century in Sanok, Poland. The castle is situated on the San River at hill 317 m above sea level on a steep slope. Today it is the seat of the Sanok Historical Museum.

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    Sekowa

    Sekowa is a historic village in southern Poland, first incorporated by an edict issued on February 22, 1363, by King Kazimierz Wielki.

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    Sobien Castle (Ruins)

    The ruins of the castle of the Royal Sobien. The castle was built by order of King Casimir the Great in 1340. The castle belonged to the family Kmitas who XVI moved into the castle in Lesko.

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    St. James the Less Church, Powroznik

    The Orthodox Church of St. James the Less the Apostle in Powroznik is the oldest Lemko shrine in Poland and one of the oldest ones in the Carpathians.

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    St. Leonard's Church, Lipnica Murowana

    It was built at the end of 15th century using larch wood in place of an old church. It has been preserved until toady in an unchanged form and it is one of the most valuable wooden Gothic buildings in Poland.

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    St. Michael the Archangel Church, Turzansk

    Orthodox church of St. Michael the Archangel in Turzańsk - wooden church (in its history also served Greek Catholics and Roman Catholics), built between 1801-1803. Located on route Podkarpackie Wooden Architecture (route No. IV: Sanocko-Dukla). Object of UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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    St. Paraskeva Church, Kwiaton

    Orthodox Church of St. Paraskeva in Kwiaton (now the Church, since 1991, has also a second name – of Our Lady Queen) is considered to be the most beautiful, but also very typical of the western Lemkowszczyzna.