Transcript Olsztyn my region - Istituto Comprensivo Statale "Rita

Poland my contury
Warsaw- the
capital city
• Since XVII century Warsaw with
population nowadays more than 2 million
people has been the capital city of Poland.
• Although there are only few underground
stations and enormous traffic jams it is still
interesting place to visit especially for
numerous museums and historical places
History of Poland
• Poland has a very rich history just because
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we are in the middle of Europe.
The most famous Poles are our pope Jan
Paul II , Lech Walesa the winner of the Noble
Peace Price.
For 123 years Poland disappeared from the
map of Europe. It was divided by Russia,
Austria and Prussia.
President of Poland
• President of Poland is Bronisław Komorowski.
• Poland is a democracy, with a president as a
head of state, whose current constitution dates
from 1997. The government structure centers on
the Council of Ministers, led by a prime minister.
The president appoints the cabinet according to
the proposals of the prime minister, typically
from the majority coalition in the Sejm.
Olsztyn my region
• The coat of arms of
Olsztyn is St.Jacob.
The figure of the
apostle is wearing a
long robe to the
feet, In Olsztyn
there are a lot of
places named after
this noble man. He
simbolises the
farmland of the area
and the plentitude
of lakes.
• We take pride in our Gotic castle. Here
in XVI century lived Nicolaus Copernicus
• The castle is in Teutonic style as many in
our region
• The entrance to the
town was guarded
by two gate towers
situated opposite
each other, one
from north and the
other from the
south. One of those
is the preserved
Higher Gate Tower.
• The most beautiful church in Olsztyn is
the church of Christ’s Heart.
• In front of the
castle there is a
monument of
Nicolaus
Copernicusfounder of the
heliocentric theory.
• For many, however, Olsztyn will remain the
popular capital of Warmia and Mazury- the
paradise for lovers of walks through the forest,
fishing, swimming and sailing.
Here we are in our
countryside on a football
stadium.
Dywity
Come and
meet us
here. You
will learn
more