This document summarizes key information about Poland from a presentation by Kunštát Primary students. It outlines that Poland's official name is the Poland Republic, its capital is Warsaw though Krakow was originally the capital, and the main currency is the złoty. It then discusses some important cities like Oświęcim, where the Auschwitz concentration camp was built during World War II. Finally, it provides brief histories of Krakow, including its oldest part on Wawel Hill and the Jewish quarter of Kazimierz.

1. An Excursion to Poland by
Kunštát Primary

2. A brief charateristics of Poland
• Official name of Poland is Poland republic.
• This state is in Eastern Europe.
• The capital city of Poland is Warsaw, but the first capital city
was Krakow.
• The currency in Poland is złoty.
• Official language is Polish.
• The most of people are Catholics there.
• The important cities are : Katowice, Krakow, Szczecin,
Oświęcim

3. Oświęcim
•During the second world war, the city was
transferred to the German Empire, and the
Auschwitz concentration camp was built here
•Later, in 1942, a large extermination camp
Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Březinka) was built on
the other side of the city and a smaller camp
Auschwitz III-Monowitz for the nearby village
of Monowice

4. The memorial of WWII victims in
Oświęcim
Oświęcim

5. Jan Pavel II.

6. Krakow
•The oldest part of the city is located on a fortified
Wawel hill. It was one of the most important
fortifications in tribal principalities of
Vistulanians
•It was dominated by Prince Svatopluk, the ruler
of The Great Moravian Empire. The first mention
of Krakow comes from the year 966, when the
city was under the reign of Prince Boleslav I.

7. Krakow - Wavel

9. Krakow – Kazimierz (the Jewish Town)

11. We hope you enjoyed our
presentation!
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