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A north eastern country, Poland the great.
By Mark on August 10, 2008
Poland is a country on the north eastern side of Europe, between Germany and the Czech Republic to the west, Slovakia to the south and the Baltic states of Belarus, Lithuania and the Ukraine to the east. The Oder(Odra) and the Vistula(Wisla) rivers delta dominate the coast, and inland most of the country is low-lying with woods and lakes. In the south of Poland the land rises to the Sudeten mountains and the western part of the Carpathian mountains which provides the borders of Poland to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The climate in Poland is very continental with a wide range of temperatures. The north European plain is sandy places, marshy in other places and requires careful cultivation.
This is a satellite image of Poland taken from Google Earth.
This is a satellite image of the capital city of Poland, Warsaw taken from google Earth.
I have never been to Poland, but it is definitely the type of country that I would like to visit, being close to the Baltic states, I would expect Poland to have alot of history, especially religious history, but it would have alot of her own history. For example Poland became a kingdom in 9th century and was Christianized under Meizko I (962-992). Unity of the country was imposed by Ladislas I (1305-33) and then Casimir the great who brought the administration, and the country’s defenses and encouraged trade and industry. In 1386-1572 Poland was under the Jagiellon rule which lead to a brief time of Protestantism. In the 16th century Poland was at her largest when the country Incorporated with Lithuania. After some time problems began and the country was reduced by Russia and Sweden. And in the 18th century Poland lost her independancy during the northern war and the war of the Polish succession. The countries of Austria, Prussia and Russia gained. During the Saxony times Napoleon created the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, under the king of Saxony. Repression arrived in 1864 in Poland due to revolutions between Russian and Prussian Poland. After world war one Poland gained full independancy and became a republic. And during world war two Poland lost quite alot of territory to Germany and Russia, after the war the Germans left Poland for the federal republic of Germany and the Poles moved back into places that the Russians and Germans left. But the Russians were still involved in Poland. A Polish uprising occurred and the Polish government had to be protected by Russia’s red army. To join the Russian states. Poland stayed within Russia’s until 1994, when the last Russians troops left and Poland was now a fully independant country. Poland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1999 and on the 1st May Poland became a member of the European Union.
This is a picture taken from panoramio of the capital city of Poland, Warsaw.
This is a picture taken from panoramio of the Royal Castle and Zygmunts column in Warsaw.
This is a picture taken from panoramio of a garden on the roof of a library in Warsaw.
I have really enjoyed reading and learning about Poland, My love for different countries, cultures, lifestyles etc gives me the enthusiasm to do these blogs and I thank you all for reading them, and I do hope that I give you enough information to help you on your journey’s around Virtual Tripping.
- Learn about Poland on wikipedia:
- Learn about Warsaw on wikipedia:
- Find Poland on Google Maps:
- Find Warsaw on Google Maps:
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4 Responses to “A north eastern country, Poland the great.”
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Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.
1:49 pm on August 10th, 2008
You certainly do give enough information, Mark. Its a pity you can’t do more travelling to experience the countries first hand
5:46 pm on August 10th, 2008
I know it would be excellent to visit these coun tries and find out more information about them. I love learning about these countries and it is fascinating how different clutures live and spend their time.
3:00 pm on August 12th, 2008
Pah! Mum obviously hasn’t taken Google Earth for a spin. It’s not the real McCoy, but as Mark has shown here, you probably learn more on a virtual trip than you would if you visited somewhere in person.
10:09 am on August 13th, 2008
Thanks Nick, I agree with you on all aspects of your comment. But mum is I should do somemore travelling. Maybe soon who knows and I would love to go to the garden on the roof.