presentation prepared bystudents of Group of Schools number 1

in Jaworznoas a part of Comenius project

„Showpiece of our country”

Poland

Poland in Europe

Poland

Population:38 463 689

Area:322 575km²

PolishCapital Warsaw

Coat of arms Polish Flag of Poland

Polish national symbols

Capital of PolandA capital of Poland is Warsaw. Warsaw is a huge

city. 2,4 mln people live there.

Polish Neighbours

Germany

Czech RepublikUkraine

Belarus

Slovakia

Lithuania

Russia

Religions in PolandThe main religion is catholicism (34,21 mln people). The second one is orthodoxy (150 thousand of people).Other religious groups (150 thousand of people

altogether).

CotholicsOrthodoxyProtestantismOther

EasterOn Saturday people go to the church to bless the food in baskets.

Easter Sunday people spend with their families and go to the church.

On Easter Monday traditionally boys pour water on girls.

ChristmasOn Christmas Eve people in Poland eat solemn supper

with 12 dishes and sing Christmas carols. Children get presents under the Christmas tree.

ChristmasChristmas Day commemorates Jesus Christ’s

birth.

Rosół

Traditional dishes

Traditional dishes

Schabowy z ziemniakami

Traditional dishes

Pierogi

Traditional dishes

Żurek z jajkiem

Traditional dishes

Bigos

Traditional dishes

Faworki

Trip around the country

Climate

Spring

Autumn

Summer

Winter

The climate is temperate throughout the country

Vistula RiverThe longest river in Poland is the Vistula River

The Baltic Sea is known as the Mediterranean Sea in northern Europe, because it is surrounded by land

Baltic Sea

Masuria ows its nice shape to the glacier which arrived here in the Pleistocene. In this region there are the largest Polish lakes.

Masuria (Mazury)

Our Polish mountains is a great place if you want to relax away from the city and admire the beautiful views.

Mountains

The largest Polish cities

Cracow

Wawelski Dragon

Wawel Castle

Main Square, Cracow

Wrocław

Wrocław city

Japanese Garden in Wroclaw

Main Square

Sopot, Gdańsk, Gdynia

View on Gdańsk city

Crooked House

Malbork Castle

Pier in Sopot

Famous Polish people

Polish poet, essayist and literary critic.

Nobel Prize laureate (1996).

Wisława Szymborska 02 VII

1923

Czesław Miłosz

30 VI 1911 - 14 VIII 2004Polish poet and writer, diplomat. Nobel Laureate in Literature

(1980)

Polish novelist and journalist.Nobel Laureate in Literature (1905)

Henryk Sienkiewicz 05 V 1846 - 15 XI 1916

Władysław Reymont

07 V 1867 - 05 XII 1925Polish playwright and novelist.Nobel Laureate in Literature (1924)

Polish composer and conductor.

Stanisław Moniuszko

05 V 1819 - 04 VI 1872

Fryderyk Chopin

01 III 1810 - 17 X 1949

Polish composer and pianist.

Polish pianist, composer,

politician, Polish Prime Minister.

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

06 XI 1860 - 29 VI 1941

Chemist and physicist of Polish origin.

First woman professor at the Sorbonne.

Twice awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry

Maria Skłodowska-Curie

07 XI 1867 - 04 VIII 1934

Polish astronomer, mathematician, astrologer.

Mikołaj Kopernik 19 II 1473 - 24 V 1543

„ Finally we shall place the Sun at the centre of the

Universe. ”

The first Polish pope in history.

Poet and linguist, as well as actor, playwright and educator, philosopher, phenomenologist, mystic.

Jan Paweł II 18 V 1920 - 02 IV 2005

Lech Wałęsa 29 IX 1943

Polish president in 1990-1995. Co-founder and first chairman of the "Solidarność" movement.

Sportsmen

Sportsmen

Robert Kubica -racing driver

Adam Małysz - ski jumper

Jerzy Dudek - goalkeeper

Tomasz Adamek – boxer

Justyna Kowalczyk - cross country skier

Tomasz Sikora - biathlete

Robert Korzeniowski - walker

Tomasz Majewski – shot put

Wisła Kraków – founded in 1906

Champion of Polish League for 12 times First winner of The Chicago Trophy: season 2007/2008

Wisła Kraków - Sevilla FC 1:0

Champions League 2008/2009Wisła Kraków - FC Barcelona 1:0

Directors

Andrzej Wajda

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Roman Polański

Silesia

Silesia on the map of Poland

Silesia

Area:12 333,51 km2

People:4 654 115

Silesia

Katowice

Jaworzno

Welcome to SilesiaSilesia is rich in natural resources and

minerals. There are many mines in this area.

Wodzionka

Regional dishes - Silesia

Regional dishes - Silesia

Kluski śląskie

Regional dishes - Silesia

Rolada

Jaworzno

Welcome to Jaworzno

Jaworzno

People:95 036Area:

152,67 km2

Leisure in

Jaworzno

Things to see and doIn Jaworzno you can do a lot of sport

activities...

You can swim in the olympic swimming pool...

You can also ride horses...

You can go bowling

or shooting

In winter you can skate in the ice rink

You can play tennis

Community centre in Jaworzno

In summer the most popular place to relax and have fun is the lake „Sosina”

On the first Saturday of June Jaworzno organizes „Jaworzno’s Day”. You can listen to artists from all over country and watch dance and music shows.

Annual Events

Jaworzno organizes also „Energy Festival”. The festival consists of:

sports competitions music show, fireworks display.

Annual Events

Architecture in Jaworzno

City Library

St. Wojciech and Katarzyna collegiate church

Made by students of Group of

Schools number 1 in Jaworzno