Poland General information about our country

and our city- Lancut.

Location of the country

Poland is a country in Central Europe. The total area of Poland is 312,679 square kilometres. Poland is a member of the European Union

Emblem of Poland: White Eagle The White Eagle is the oldest of Poland’s national symbols. It is the emblem of our country. The flag of Poland consists

of two horizontal stripes of equal width, the upper one white and the lower one red.

Basic information….

Poland is the largest of the East European countries. It is comparable in size to Italy or

Germany with a population of approximately 39 million. It ranks among the most influential

and remarkable countries in central and Eastern Europe.

• Area: 312,685 km2• Official language:

Polish• Currency „Złoty” (PLN)• Government:

Parliamentary republic

• - President Bronisław: Komorowski

• - Prime Minister: Donald Tusk

• Capital: Warsaw (52°13 N 21°02 E)′ ′

Worth seeing !

WARSAW : Royal castle

Kraków

Gdańsk

Our home town Łańcut

On the map the red dot represents Łańcut

• Łańcut is a town in south-eastern Poland with over 18,000 inhabitants. It is situated about 18 km from Rzeszów. It is the capital of Łańcut County.

• The town has 660 years of history. The city was owned by aristocratic Polish families of Stadnicki, Lubomirski and Potocki.

Łańcut

Łańcut belongs to the province Podkarpackie and lies 16 km to the east of the capital-

Rzeszow. According to data from December 31st , 2008 Łańcut had 18 025 citizens.

Castle in Łańcut

Park in Łańcut

Carriage house

Green house with orchids

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By:• Sabrina Kielar• Karolina Bróż