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Thursday, June 11, 2020

10 Facts about Poland

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By Sammy



1. The official name of Poland is the Republic of Poland.


2. Poland is the 9th largest country in Europe by land area.


3. Seven countries share a border with Poland including Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Slovakia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and Germany


4. Poland is the 9th largest country in Europe


5. The origin of the name "Poland" derives from the Lechitic tribe of Polans (Polanie), who inhabited the Warta river basin of present-day Greater Poland region starting in the mid-6th century. The origin of the name Polanie itself derives from the Proto-Slavic word pole (field).


6. The lands originally inhabited by the Polans became known as Staropolska, or "Old Poland", and later as Wielkopolska, or "Greater Poland", while the lands conquered towards the end of the 10th century, home of the Vistulans (Wiślanie) and the Lendians, became known as Małopolska, or "Lesser Poland.


7. There has been over 500,000 years of human activity on Poland

  

8.The National meal of Poland is bingo stew


9. Corn popples are the national flower of Poland


10. The european bison represents Poland


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