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ALL ABOUT US AND
OUR LOCAL AREA
Th er e a r e m a n y c ou n t r i es i n EUROP E
We l i v e i n P OL A ND
Facts about POLAND:
Country’s flag:
Capital city:
WARSZAWA (WARSAW)
Major cities:
WARSZAWA (WARSAW), ŁÓDŹ, KRAKÓW (CRACOW), WROCŁAW
Population:
OVER 38 MILLION PEOPLE
Currency:
ZŁOTY (PLN)
Language(s):
POLISH
People:
POLE/POLISH
Facts about POLAND:
Geography:
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Rivers: WISŁA (VISTULA)
– the longest, ODRA
(ODER)
Lakes: HAŃCZA – the
deepest, MORSKIE OKO,
WIGRY
Mountains: TATRY
(TATRAS), BESKIDY
(BESKIDS), KARKONOSZE
– the highest
The coast: MORZE
BAŁTYCKIE (BALTIC SEA)
- The dessert: PUSTYNIA BŁĘDOWSKA (BŁĘDÓW
DESERT)
- National parks: There are 23 national parks in
Poland - BABIOGÓRKSI PARK NARODOWY (BABIA
GÓRA NATIONAL PARK), PIENIŃSKI PARK
NARODOWY (PIENINY NATIONAL PARK)
- Climate:
 In the summer: it’s warm and sunny (20°C)
 In the winter: it’s cold, windy and snowy (-3°C)
Fauna: BOCIAN
(WHITE STORK),
KOZICA GÓRSKA
(CHAMIOS), AND ...
DZIĘCIOŁ (WOODPECKER), RYŚ (LYNX), ŻUBR (BISON), ZAJĄC
(HARE), DZIK (BOAR), JASKÓŁKA (SWALLOW), BORSUK
(BADGER), BÓBR (BEAVER), LIS (FOX), ŁÓŚ (ELK), JELEŃ
(DEER), WIEWIÓRKA (SQUIRREL), ORZEŁ (EAGLE),
NIEDŹWIEDŹ BRUNATNY (BROWN BEAR), BAŻANT
(PHEASANT)
Culture:
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Famous Polish Individuals:
- Pope John Paul II: He was the most influential leader. He could speak many
languages e.g. Polish, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian,
Greek. He was very tolerant for other religions.
- Frederic Chopin: He was a Polish composer and pianist.
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Notable foods in Polish cuisine:
- Bigos (cabbage with meat and mushrooms),
- Pierogi (dough with cottage cheese or meat filling),
- Kiełbasa (sausage),
- Barszcz (beetroot soup),
- Kotlet schabowy (chop pork),
- makowiec