1. Top factsabout Polandprepared for eTwinnigprojecttop 10 favouriteswiththeeuteenagers

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 withan area of 113.8 square km. It is 22.1 kmlong and 13.4 kmwide. The maximum depth is 23 metres. There are eight islands in the lake.

4. The highest pointof Poland isthepeak ofRysy - 2499 m

5. The first capital of Poland was Gniezno

6. Thebiggestminiature park isinInwałd

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

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

9. ThelongestpierinPoland & Europe isthe Sopot pier. Itis 511,5 m long

10. ThetallestbuildinginPoland isPalace of Culture and Sciencein Warsaw. From 1955 to 1957 it was the tallestbuilding in Europe. It is now the 187th tallest building in the world. Itisnow 231 m.

11. Theoldesttreein Poland isBartek, theoaktree. Its age, long estimated at up to 1200 years, has recently been established at 625 years.

12. Theoldest national park in Poland isBiałowieski 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. TheJagiellonianUniversity was establishedin1364 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. Thelongest street in Poland is „Wał Miedzeszyński” in Warsaw. Itis 14,5km

15. Theshortest street in Poland is Samborska Street in Warsaw. Itis 22 meters.

16. Thelowest point isthe Raczki Elbląskie depression. Itis1,8 m belowsealevel.