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Zakopane Tourist and Travel Guide
Zakopane is a town in southern Poland with some 28,000 inhabitants (2004), situated in Lesser Poland Province since 1999 (in 1975–98, it was part of Nowy Sacz Province). The town, a place of Goral culture and informally known as “the winter capital of Poland,” lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the [...]
Continue reading...Wroclaw Tourist Information
24. October 2008
Wroclaw is the chief city of the historical region of Lower Silesia in south-western Poland, situated on the Oder river. Over the centuries the city has been part of Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, and Germany. In 1945, the Potsdam Agreement returned the city to Poland after many centuries. Since 1999 it has been the capital of [...]
Continue reading...Wisla Travel General Information
24. October 2008
Wisla is a town in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, with a population of about 11,810 (2006), near the border with Czech Republic in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is situated in the Silesian Beskids mountain range, Wis?a River originates in the mountains near the town. Located near the national tourist centre Ondraszek, [...]
Continue reading...Warsaw Travel Guide Information
24. October 2008
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly 370 kilometers (230 mi) from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2007 was estimated at 1,706,624, with a metropolitan area of approximately 3,350,000. The city area is 516.9 square kilometers (199.6 sq [...]
Continue reading...Torun Guide for Traveller
24. October 2008
Torun is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River, with population over 207,190 as of 2006, making it the second largest city of the Kujawy-Pomerania Province, after Bydgoszcz. The medieval old town of Torun is a birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus. It was inscribed onto the World Heritage List of UNESCO as World Heritage [...]
Continue reading...Poznan Tourist Information
24. October 2008
Poznan is a city in west-central Poland with over 567,882 inhabitants. Located on the Warta River, it is one of the oldest cities in Poland, making it an important historical centre and a vibrant centre of trade, industry, and education. Poznan is Poland’s fifth largest city and fourth biggest industrial centre. It is also the [...]
Continue reading...Lupkow Travel Information
24. October 2008
Lupkow Pass or Lupkov Passis a significant mountain pass in the Carpathian mountains on the border between Poland and Slovakia, and close to the western border of Ukraine. Its highest point rises 640 m above sea level. It is located just south of the village Lupkow in Poland and east of Medzilaborce in Slovakia. Underneath [...]
Continue reading...Lodz Tourist Information
24. October 2008
Lodz is Poland’s third largest city with population of 753,192 in 2007 (lost its second rank to Krakow in 2007). It is located in the centre of the country and serves as the capital of the Lodz Voivodeship. The coat of arms is canting, i.e., it contains a boat, alluding to the city’s name which [...]
Continue reading...Krakow Tourist Information Guide
24. October 2008
Krakow is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland, Situated on the Vistula river in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. It was the capital of Poland from 1038 to 1596, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Krakow from 1846 to 1918, and the capital of [...]
Continue reading...Gdansk Tourist Guide Information
24. October 2008
Gdansk is the city at the centre of the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Poland. It is Poland’s principal seaport as well as the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is also historically the largest city of the Kashubian region. also known as Danzig, its German name, is a city in Poland on the Baltic Sea. [...]
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25. October 2008
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