PPT-WINETOURISM IN POLAND

WINE Project winemakers meeting Warsaw September 2013 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission under the Lifelong Learning Programme This publication . The Founder and President of the agency, Lina Ratcheva, is a strong Christian. She built the agency on Christian principles. Personally, she believes that everything is part of God’s plan and Saint Mary’s is just a tool in carrying out His plan to save orphans and build families through the miracle of international adoption. Early Life. Pope John Paul II was born in . on the 18. th . of May 1920 in . Wadowice. , Poland.. His birth name was Karol . Józef. . Wojtyla. .. His mother died when he was 9 years old, and his older brother Edmund died when he was 12.. . SOMETHING ABOUT POLAND…. Capital: . National Anthem:. Main. . river. :. The. . highest. . mountain. :. The. . largest. . lake. :. Warszawa. Mazurek Dąbrowskiego. Wisła. Rysy ( . Tatras. Mountains). Notes for the week of May 25, 2009. With the collapse of communist rule. has come not just a return to Europe but also the return of history and continuous efforts to bring official historical narratives into line with the ‘real’ events under repressive rule that were suppressed during communism. In fact, the revolutions of 1989 were accompanied by (and some might argue even triggered by) reburials (Nagy in Hungary); rehabilitations (Dubcek in Czechoslovakia) and acknowledged culpabilities (the Soviet Union for . . Identity. The . F. lag of Poland . consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width, the upper one white and the lower one red. . The White Eagle . is the national coat of arms of Poland. It is a white eagle with a golden beak and talons, and wearing a golden crown, in a red shield.. Location. of Poland. The. . biggest. . cities. . in. Poland. Capital of Poland- . Warsaw. Wrocław. Gdańsk. Cracow. Polish. . Famous. . People. John Paul II (1920-2005) . Probably the most famous Pole ever, Pope John Paul II was born Karol . MYTHS AND LEGENDS. Stories. . about. . national. , . religious. and . fairy. . topics. Myths. Fictional. . stories. with . religious. . topics. Legends. Stories. . about. . saints. Folk. . The famous Polish . l. andmarks. By Magdalena Kosobucka 6 D. What I describe?. Wawel Castle. St. . Mary’s. Basilica. Lublin Castle. Sigismund’s Column. Malbork Castle. Royal Castle in Warsaw. Majdanek Concentration Camp. . „. Forests. . in. Poland and Europe. . Characteristics. and management.’’. Bieszczady . National. Park. Bieszczady National Park . was . created. . in. 1973. . The. Park . is the third largest National Park in Poland. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. WW2 began with a joint invasion and partition of Poland by Hitler and Stalin in September 1939.. During WW2, 37% of Poland’s national property was destroyed. . The exact extent of losses of private and public property, including works of art, cultural landmarks and scientific objects, is not known. . managemen. t. The. . unique. . species. . in. Poland. About. Poland, . forests. , . animals. and . plants. .. . Poland . is. . in. . the. . middle. east of Europe. . Our. country . is. . By Abbie D., Jamie D., Cade G., Dylan M., and Cassie R.. Background Information. Constitutional. -King must be elected. Largest European State. -Stretches 800 miles East across Europe . -From Black Sea to Baltic Sea. POLAND. covers 312,679 square kilometres with population over 37 milion people. and. . is divided into 16 administrative districts. . Polish flag A coat of arms. In . Poland. . we. . have. . about. 60% of land . is. a forest. . Special. kind of animals . is. . aurochs. , . tarpans. (. wild. horses) and . swans. . . On. . the. . north. . we.