Poland / Republic of Poland
Polska / Rzeczpospolita Polska (Polish)
- Country in Central Europe, a member state of the European Union (since 1 May 2004)
- Capital: Warsaw (Warszawa)
- Largest cities: Warsaw (Warszawa), Krakow (Kraków), Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, Szczecin
- Borders: Lithuania, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany
- Seas: Baltic Sea
- Climate: temperate seasonal
- Official language: Polish
- Religion: 92.9% Roman Catholic, 1.3% other faiths, 3.1% irreligious, 2.7% unanswered
- Government: unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
- Independence day: 11 November (1918)
- Area: 312,696 km² (water: 3.07 %)
- Population: 38,383,000; density: 123/km²
- Currency: Polish złoty (PLN)
- Time zone: UTC+1 (CET), summer (DST): UTC+2 (CEST)
- Calling code: +48
- ISO 3166 code: PL
- Internet TLD: .pl / .eu
- Driving side: right
- Electricity: 230V supply voltage and 50Hz, plug types: C and E
Poland destinations on 40thousandkm.com
REGIONS / voivodeships / województwa (16)
Mazovian (Mazowieckie) – capital: Warsaw (Warszawa)
Łazienki Park (Park Łazienki Królewskie) | PKiN (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) | Tarchomin | Wilanów
Sights / Things to do in Mazovian:
- Warsaw: Palace of Culture and Science / Pałac Kultury i Nauki (PKiN)
- Warsaw: Royal Łazienki Park
- Warsaw: Copernicus Science Centre / Centrum Nauki Kopernik and its roof garden
- Warsaw: Tarchomin mansion and church
- Warsaw: Wilanów palace and park
Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) – capital: Poznań
Kuyavian-Pomeranian (Kujawsko-Pomorskie) – capital: Bydgoszcz / Toruń
Lesser Poland (Małopolska) – capital: Krakow (Kraków)
Beskidy | Ciężkowice | Gorce | Grybów | Krakow (Kraków) | Krynica | Łomnica-Zdrój | Magura Witowska | Mogilany | Myślenice | Pieniny | Piwniczna-Zdrój | Podhale | Poręba Radlna | Siepraw | Stróże | Tarnów | Tarnów Gmina | Tatry | Tokarnia | Tuchów | Wieliczka | Wysowa-Zdrój | Zakopane
Sights / Things to do in Lesser Poland:
- Ciężkowice: Stone City
- Gorce mountains: hiking
- Grybów: The “Old Fairy Tale” Castle
- Kraków: Wawel Castle
- Mogilany: manor complex
- Pieniny: hiking
- Tatra Mountains (Tatry): hiking
- Tokarnia: Palm Sunday
- Wieliczka: Salt Mine
Łódź (Łódzkie) – capital: Łódź
Lower Silesian (Dolnośląskie) – capital: Wrocław
Sights / Things to do in Lower Silesian:
Lublin (Lubelskie) – capital: Lublin
Lubusz (Lubuskie) – capital: Gorzów Wielkopolski / Zielona Góra
Sights / Things to do in Lubusz:
Opole (Opolskie) – capital: Opole
Podlaskie (Podlaskie) – capital: Białystok
Białystok | Koryciny | Malesowizna | Puńsk | Studzianki | Supraśl | Suwalszczyzna | Wigry
Sights / Things to do in Podlaskie:
- Białystok: the White Slope
- Białystok: Branicki Palace – Versailles of Poland
- Białystok: Music in the city
- Hańcza lake
- Koryciny: The Herbal Corner
- Puńsk
- Supraśl and around: monastery, river, forests and fields
- Suwalki Landscape Park
- Wigry lake
- Wigry monastery
- Podlaskie treats
Pomeranian (Pomorskie) – capital: Gdańsk
Hel | Jastarnia | Jastrzębia Góra | Kashubia | Smołdzino
Sights / Things to do in Pomeranian:
- Jastarnia town and port
- Jastarnia Beach: Hel is a Paradise
- Jastrzębia Góra: the most northerly point in Poland
- Słowiński National Park / Słowiński Park Narodowy: moving dunes
- Eating out on Hel
Silesian (Śląskie) – capital: Katowice
Subcarpathian (Podkarpackie) – capital: Rzeszów
Sights / Things to do in Subcarpathian:
Świętokrzyskie / Holy Cross (Świętokrzyskie) – capital: Kielce
Warmian-Masurian (Warmińsko-Mazurskie) – capital: Olsztyn
West Pomeranian (Zachodniopomorskie) – capital: Szczecin
PLACES (A-Z)
Beskids (Beskidy) mountains | Białystok | Bieszczady mountains
Kashubia | Koryciny | Kostrzyn | Kraków | Krynica
Magura Witowska | Malesowizna | Mogilany | Myślenice
Pieniny mountains | Piwniczna-Zdrój | Podhale | Poręba Radlna | Puńsk
Siepraw | Smołdzino | Stróże | Studzianki | Sudetes (Sudety) mountains | Supraśl | Suwalszczyzna
Tarnów | TarnówGmina | Tatra Mountains (Tatry) | Tokarnia | Tuchów
Warsaw (Warszawa) | Wieliczka | Wigry | Wysowa-Zdrój
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MOUNTAINS
Bieszczady | Gorce | Pieniny
POLISH CUISINE
Lesser Poland: Dinner in Krakow | Dinner
Podlaskie: Podlaskie treats
Pomeranian: Eating out on Hel
Sweet: Donuts Thursday | Special Thursday
A VIEW FROM THE TOP (aerial photography)
Poland From The Top (all posts) | Warsaw From The Top (all posts) | Krakow From The Top (all posts)
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