POLAND

Information:
Population: 38,192,000
Location: Poland, an East Cenral European nation, borders six
countries: Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus,
Lithuania, and a Russian exclave, Kaliningrad Oblast.
Capital: Warsaw (Warszawa)
Currency: Złoty (PLN)
Language: Polish

Polish cuisine
ZUREK
PIEROGI
BIGOS

The largest Polish cities:
Warszawa
Łodz

Krakow
Wroclaw

Poznan
Gdansk

MOUNTAINS
-TATRY
Is the highest
mountain range in
the South of Poland.
It is characterised by
numerous lakes and
breathtaking views.

Zakopane is the capital of the Polish mountains.

The most famous place
in Zakopane is Krupowki

Zakopane is located at the foot of the Tatra
Mountains in the valley between Gubałowka
and Giewont. It’s the most famous tourist
resort.

The northern border
of Poland is the
Baltic Sea

Poland has a very rich culture
and tradition that dates back
to the beginnings of our
country. Unfortunately, some
customs are slowly
disappearing. These are
typical Polish national
costumes.

THE MOST POPULAR POLISH NAME
man
woman
dog
•
Piotr
•
Kasia
•
Burek
•
Paweł
•
Anna
•
Reks
•
Łukasz
•
Magda
•
Ciapek
•
Marek
•
Ewa
•
Kamil
•
Ela
•
Bartek

The most
famous Pole John Paul II
He was born in
Wadowice- a town
about 60km from
Mszana Dolna.He is
still the pride of our
nation

Mszana Dolna

Our school is located in Mszana Dolna. It’s a
little town of more than 7800 residents.Mszana
Dolna was propably founded in 1308 by the
Cistercians from Szczyrzyc.The name Mszana
comes from the local stream Mszanka. Mszana
Dolna is located about 60 km south from
Cracow.

In Mszana Dolna there are many places
worth seeing. The most interesting places
are:
Folwark – Stara Winiarnia;
Formerly, stalls, now it is a
restaurant.

A monument
commemorating over 800
Jews executed by the Nazis
during Word War 2
The neo-Gothic church was built between
1891-1910 on the site of an old wooden
church. Inside, there are many historical
monuments, for example : an image of a
gilded background of the early sixteenth
century, stone font from the seventeenth
century and the beautiful garments of the
eighteenth century

Wyspa Mszanka
Perła Galerii
You can eat well there !

We live in the Gorce mountains.We can hike in the
area of Turbacz, Stare Wierchy, Lubogoszcz, Lubon
and other.

Our school „Lesna”
in Mszana Dolna

Something about our school:
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The school was founded in the 40s of the twentieth century, a few
days after the liberation from German occupation.
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The first high school in Mszana Dolna was established in 1990.
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Today our school has about 500 students.
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We have a choice of 4 profiles : technical, economic, touristic and
medical.

Sports club :

Students take part in different competitions, play volleyball,
basketball, handball and football. In school we have a women’s
football team.
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Students also take part in military sports club activities. During the
course students will learn to shoot with air rifles.
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We also like hiking in the mountains. We have been on all
mountains peaks of our region

Students take part in different shows and projects for
example St. Valentine's Day, Santa Claus Day, cleaning
of the world or other national festivals.

The theatre group – „Emet”
The group consists of people who like poetry; they also
sing. Recently we have prepared a special programme
about Jewish culture, as before the war Jews were part of
our community.

Our school participates in the project "Take
heart. History and culture of the two nations‘.
Recently we met with people living in Israel. It
was wery funny meeting. 

100 days before A-levels exams students of the last classes dance a
national dance called poloniaise. This is a Polish tradition.