PPT-POLAND

SOMETHING ABOUT POLAND Capital National Anthem Main river The highest mountain The largest lake Warszawa Mazurek Dąbrowskiego Wisła Rysy Tatras Mountains. In Poland, the "religion" usually refers to Catholicism, as the vast majority of Polish citizens are Roman Catholics. The percentage of Catholics is estimated at 90%, although it may be a number of overvalued, because as Catholics are classified all the baptized, including those who have abandoned the Church. Nevertheless, Catholics in Poland are the largest religious community, and the Catholic religion is even the subject of roll in school (though not mandatory). For the most religious population groups in Poland are . REPUBLIC OF POLAND. FLAG. COAT OF ARMS. AUTHORITY. PRESIDENT - BRONISŁAW KOMOROWSKI. PRIME MINISTER - EWA KOPACZ. ABOUT POLAND. Poland is a country in Central Europe over the Baltic Sea. The total area of Poland is 312,679 square kilometres making it the 71st largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe w. 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.. 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 . The Battle for France and Britain. A Quick Refresher. Neville Chamberlain says “. Tisk. . tisk. Hitler you have taken too much land, promise me you will not invade Poland and I’ll cut you some slack for breaking the treaty of Versailles” . Reason: The Versailles Settlement and The League of Nations. The Treaty of Versailles left Germans Extremely dissatisfied.. Did not prevent them from growing into a powerful State. League of Nations did not have the resources to defend against aggressors. 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. . Famous. . people. . from. Poland . Poland can boast of many great and famous. . people. .. . The. . best. . ones. . are. :. Justyna Kowalczyk. Adam Ma. ł. ysz. Tomasz Adamek. Robert Kubica. Piotr Adamczyk. Adolf Hitler. Benito Mussolini. Josef Stalin. 24-1. Adolf Hitler was the High Chancellor of the German Parliament. He was also the leader of the National Socialists also known as the Nazi Party. Soon after Hitler came into power, he made sure that he would stay into power. . We . would. . like. to . thank. you for . all. . things. . that. you . have. . done. for . us. !. For example our unforgettable . trip. to Jasna Góra…. 15 volunteers and a tour guide…. 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. . 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. ,. the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south. , . Ukraine and Belarus to the east. ,. and the Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad Oblast and Lithuania to the north. . Polad is slavic country, official language is Polish and it has 38 530 000 residents..