OUR HISTORICAL CITIES

III LICEUM OGLNOKSZTACCE IM. B. PRUSA SOSNOWIEC, POLAND

Poland
officially the Republic of Poland Is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; the Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. It is the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. Poland has a population of over 38 million people.

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WARSZAWA

SOSNOWIEC
KRAKW, OWICIM

Schoena Palace

SOSNOWIEC

It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistula) Its name comes from Polish sosna, referring Two modern towers in an to the pineforests which werechurch old common prior to 1830 The orthodox church Sielecki Castle University Sosnowiec is an academic centre with wellof Silesia - Faculty of Computer and Materials developed research and educational Science infrastructure on top of industry, services and trade.

The capital of Poland

WARSAW

Warsaw is located on the Vistula River roughly 260 kilometres (160 mi) from the Baltic Sea and 300 kilometres (190 mi) from the Carpathian Mountains. A bronze scuplture made by Konstanty Hegel in1855. This symbol of Poland stands at The Old Town Market Place but the minority of people knows that it is only a copy. The original was moved to The Museum of History in Warsaw.

The Grand Theatre is a theatre complex and opera company located on historic Theatre Square in Warsaw. It was built between 1825 and 1833, designed by the Italian architect Antonio Corazzi, to provide a new performance venue for existing opera, ballet and drama companies active in Warsaw.

A historic cemetery located in the Wola district, western part of Warsaw.It is the most famous cemetery in the city, and one of the oldest. Found here are the graves of many individuals from Polish history. The Powzki Cemetery was established on 4 November 1790. Like many of the old European cemeteries, Powzki's tombstones were created by some of the most renowned sculptors of the age, Polish and foreign. Some of the monuments are excellent examples of various styles in art and architecture.

The Royal Baths Park

It was designed in the 17th century by Tylman van Gameren, in the baroque style. It took the name azienki ("Baths") from a bathing pavilion that was located there. Its principal buildings stand beside or near the azienki Lake and azienki River. The kings palace is situated on the lake and hence is known as the "Palace on the Water." Most of the buildings in the park suffered severe fire damage during and after the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. Reconstruction of the park and palaces was completed within a few years after World War II.

Warsaw's Old Town is the oldest historic district of the city. It is one of Warsaw's most prominent tourist attractions. The heart of the area is the Old Town Market Place, with its restaurants, cafs and shops. Surrounding streets feature medieval architecture such as the city walls, the Barbican and St. John's Cathedral and the Royal Castle. Here are some photos presenting its history.

Second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland . Situated on the Vistula River. The city dates back to the 7th century. Krakw has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life. It was the capital of Poland from 1038 to 1596.

Cracow

Wawel Castle
The Gothic Wawel Castle was built at the behest of Casimir III the Great and consists of a number of structures situated around the central courtyard. In the 14th century it was rebuilt by Jogaila and Jadwiga of Poland.

Other structures were developed on the hill during that time as well, in order to serve as quarters for the numerous clergy, royal clerks and craftsmen.

A town in the Lesser Poland. Province of southern Poland, situated 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the west of Krakw. The preserved, authentic Memorial consists of two parts of the former concentration camp: Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II- Birkenau. From the spring of 1942 Auschwitz became the largest site for the murder of Jews brought here under the Nazi plan for their extermination. More than 1,100,000 men, women, and children lost their lives here.

The AuschwitzBirkenau State Museum

Gdask
A city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourthlargest metropolitan area. The city lies on the southern edge of Gdask Bay (of the Baltic Sea), in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity. The city was the birthplace of the Solidarity movement which, under the leadership of political activist Lech Wasa, played a major role in bringing an end to Communist rule across Central Europe.

Westerplatte
Westerplatte is the peninsula in Gdask, located on the Baltic Sea coast. From 1926 to 1939 it was the location of a Polish Military Transit Depot, sanctioned within the territory of the Free City of Danzig (now Gdask). It is famous for the Battle of Westerplatte, which was the first clash between Polish and German forces during the Invasion of Poland and thus the first battle of the European theater of World War II.

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