There are ten countries with their names beginning with ‘P’. Pakistan has the largest population out of all countries with letter “P” and Palau has the lowest population. The following are countries starting with the Letter “P” Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Palestine State Poland Portugal Which Countries Start With the […]
Facts About Bytom In 1945 the city was transferred to Poland as a result of the Potsdam Conference. Bytom is a city with powiat rights in southern Poland, in Silesia, in centre of Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia and Dąbrowa Basin. In 2007, Bytom and its neighbours created the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, the largest […]
Facts About Opole Opole formally became part of Poland again in 1945 under the Potsdam Agreement. On January 1, 2017, Borki, Chmielowice, Czarnowąsy, Krzanowice, Sławice, Świerkle, Winów, Wrzoski, Żerkowice as well as parts of Brzezie, Dobrzeń Mały and Karczów became a part of Opole. The name Opole likely originated from the medieval Slavic term for […]
Facts About Tychy Tychy is well known for its brewing industry and its international developed brand Tyskie, which dates back to the 17th century. Tychy is divided into 17 districts The moniker Tychy is derived from the Polish word cichy, meaning “quiet” or “still”. Originally established as a small agricultural settlement on the medieval trade […]
The Crest of Bydgoszcz The crest of Bydgoszcz is recorded in the City’s Statute: “In a white field, there is a red crenellated city wall, with a gate and three keeps, with the central one being higher and bigger. In each keep, one can see an arched window, whereas keep roofs are blue with golden […]
The Flag of Bydgoszcz The Flag of Bydgoszcz has three horizontal stripes and the city crest is situated in the centre of the flag. The colours of the flag, from the top: White, Red and Blue. The crest of Bydgoszcz is a white field and red crenellated city wall, with a gate and three keeps, […]
Facts About Legnica Legnica became renowned for the fierce battle that took place at Legnickie Pole near the city on 9 April 1241 during the first Mongol invasion of Poland. The name “Legnica” was mentioned in 1149 under High Duke of Poland Bolesław IV the Curly. Legnica is twinned with: Blansko, Czech Republic; Drohobych, Ukraine; […]
Facts About Frederic Chopin Monument Frederic Chopin Monument was designed in 1907 by Wacław Szymanowski for its planned erection on the centenary of Chopin’s birth in 1810 but its execution was delayed by controversy about the design, then by the outbreak of World War I. The statue was finally cast and erected in 1926. Szymanowski’s […]
Facts About Książ Castle A first fortification at the site was destroyed by the Bohemian forces of King Ottokar II in 1263. The second castle complex was devastated in 1482 by Georg von Stein, a military commander in the service of the Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus while his forces campaigned in Silesia. During World War […]
Facts About Modlin Fortress Modlin Fortress was originally constructed by the French from 1806 to 1812. Modlin Fortress is one of the largest 19th-century fortresses in Poland. Modlin Fortress is situated in the town of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki in district Modlin on the Narew River, approximately 50 kilometres north of Warsaw. The first fortified stronghold […]