Comenius pres - nr 1

1. Poland

2. Poland is located in the very centre of
Europe. With the total area of 312,679 km²
it’s the seventh biggest country on the
continent. Polish population is over 38,5
million people. The capital city is Warsaw
(around 2 million inhabitants). Poland
borders 7 countries: Germany on the west,
Czech Republic and Slovakia on the south,
Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania on the east,
and Russia on the north.

4. History of Poland
From the mid-17th century, the huge state entered a period of decline
caused by devastating wars and deterioration of the country's system
of government. Significant internal reforms were introduced during
the later part of the 18th century, but the reform process was not
allowed to run its course, as the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of
Prussia and the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy through a series of
invasions and subsequent partitions terminated the Commonwealth's
independent existence in 1795. From then until 1918 there was no
independent Polish state.

5. After 3 partitions,
Poland
disappeared from
the maps.

6. After the Third Partition of Poland in 1795, many Poles believed
that Revolutionary France and her allies would come to Poland's aid.
France's enemies included Poland's partitioners, Prussia, Austria
and Imperial Russia. Many Polish soldiers, officers and volunteers
therefore emigrated, especially to Italy. The number of Polish recruits
soon reached many thousands and Polish officer Dabrowski made
legions, leading to the expression, "the Polish Legions in Italy“.
Legions led by Napoleon fought with partitioners, unfortunately they
failed to gain independence. It was finally possible in 1918. On 16-19
July 1797, a song was created in an Italian town Reggio
nell'Emilia (present Italy). Today this song is our Polish anthem.

7. Warsaw – capital city.
Warsaw is the capital and largest city in Poland. It
is in the eastern part of the country on the Vistula
River.
Poland is a democracy, with a president as a head
of state. The president is Bronisław Komorowski
In Warsaw is Belweder – it`s place where
president live.

8. Belweder-
President`s
house.

9. Warsaw

10. City recommendable
•Malbork
•Kraków
•Trójmiasto
•Gniezno
•Poznań

11. Gniezno
Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland. Gniezno
was a first capital of Poland.

12. Kraków
Kraków is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in
Poland. Situated on the Vistula River. It was second capital of
Poland.

13. Poznań
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central
Poland. Poznań is among the oldest cities in Poland
and was one of the most important centers in the
early Polish.

14. Tricity
Tricity is an urban area consisting of three major
Polish cities in Pomerania: Gdańsk, Gdynia and
Sopot, as well as minor towns nearby tchem.

15. In Poland is a lot of beauty
nature which we can
recommend.
•Baltic sea
•Tatra mountains
•Mazury Lake District
•Table Mountains
•Błędów Desert

16. Baltic sea
The Baltic Sea is positioned in Northern Europe and
bordered by Sweden Finland, Russia, Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, northeastern Germany,
and eastern Denmark and its numerous islands.

18. Tatra Mountains
Tatra Mountains, the highest mountains in Poland
are the only part of Carpathians. It is a natural
border between Slovakia and Poland.

20. Mazury Lake District (Masuria)
Masuria is a natural region in northeastern Poland
famous for its 2,000 lakes. The landscape of the
region was formed by the last ice age around 14,000
- 15,000 years ago.

22. Table Mountains
Table Mountains are one of the most original places
in Poland. Extensive, flat summits, cut with deep
ravines, and unusual shapes of eroded sandstone
create an atmosphere of fantasy movies.

24. Błędów Desert
Maybe you don`t believe us, but it`s true, we have
small desert in Poland. The Bledowska Sands is
Central Europe's largest accumulation of loose sand
in an area away from any sea, deposited thousands
of years ago by a melting glacier.

26. YOU SHOULD
COME HERE AND
SEE IT AT YOUR
OWN EYES.