The document provides facts about various geographical superlatives in Poland. The longest river is the Vistula River at 1,047 km. The largest lake is Śniardwy, which is 113.8 square km in area. The highest point is Rysy peak at 2,499 m. Some other highlights mentioned include the oldest national park being Białowieski National Park, the oldest university being Jagiellonian University founded in 1364, and the tallest building now being the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw at 231 m tall.

1. Top facts
about Poland

2. The longest river
in Poland is the
Vistula River.
1047 km

3. The biggest
lake in
Poland is
Śniardwy.
It is the largest lake in
Poland with an area of 113.8
square km. It is 22.1 km
long and 13.4 km wide. The
maximum depth is 23
metres. There are eight
islands in the lake.

4. The
highest
point of
Poland is
the peak
of Rysy -
2499 m.

5. The first
capital of
Poland
was
Gniezno

6. The biggest
miniature
park is in
Inwałd

7. We have
the longest
border in
the south
with the
Czech
Republic -
790 km

8. „Marine eye” is the largest lake
in the Tatra Mountains,
situated in a valley at the base
of Mięguszowieckie Summits at
1,395 m above sea level
Marine Eye

9. The longest
pier in Poland
& Europe is
the Sopot pier.
It is 511,5 m
long.

10. The tallest building in Poland is The Palace
of Culture and Science in Warsaw.
From 1955 to 1957 it was the tallest building in
Europe. It is now the 187th tallest building in the
world.
It is now 231 m.

11. The oldest tree in Poland is Bartek, the oak
tree. Its age, long estimated at up to 1200
years, has recently been established at 625
years.

12. The oldest national park in Poland
is Białowieski National Park. It is
one of the last and largest
remaining parts of the immense
primeval forest which once spread
across the European Plain.

13. The Jagiellonian University was established
in 1364 in Kraków. It is the oldest institution of
higher education in Poland, the second oldest
university in Central Europe and one of the
oldest universities in Europe.

14. The longest
street in Poland
is „Wał
Miedzeszyński”
in Warsaw.
It is 14,5 km.

15. The shortest
street in Poland is
Samborska Street
in Warsaw. It is
22 meters.

16. The lowest point is the Raczki
Elbląskie depression. It is 1,8 m
below sea level.