• Events during the year 2011 in Poland. Bold indicates government parties. 1 January – 5 places: Wolbórz, Nowe Brzesko, Pruchnik, Czyżew and Gościno received...
    15 KB (1,283 words) - 15:54, 13 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Religion in Poland
    Religion in Poland is rapidly declining, although historically it had been one of the most Catholic countries in the world. According to a 2018 report...
    30 KB (2,279 words) - 12:53, 11 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Poland
    Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains...
    292 KB (23,697 words) - 22:14, 11 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Highways in Poland
    Controlled-access highways in Poland are part of the national roads network and they are divided into motorways and expressways. Both types of highways...
    108 KB (5,334 words) - 12:01, 14 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Invasion of Poland
    The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, War of Poland of 1939, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (1 September – 6...
    131 KB (15,037 words) - 20:14, 9 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Economy of Poland
    The economy of Poland is a high-income, industrialized, mixed economy that serves as the sixth-largest in the European Union by nominal GDP and fifth-largest...
    82 KB (5,823 words) - 10:15, 7 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Polish People's Republic
    Republic of Poland (1947–1952), was a country in Central Europe that existed as the predecessor of the modern-day democratic Republic of Poland. From 1947...
    99 KB (10,313 words) - 13:26, 13 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for LGBT rights in Poland
    in Poland face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. According to ILGA-Europe's 2024 report, the status of LGBTQ rights in Poland is...
    129 KB (12,145 words) - 23:54, 29 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Poland men's national volleyball team
    The Poland men's national volleyball team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn) represents Poland in international volleyball competition...
    94 KB (6,315 words) - 22:04, 9 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Geography of Poland
    Poland (Polish: Polska) is a country that extends across the North European Plain from the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south to the sandy beaches...
    47 KB (4,892 words) - 11:21, 6 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for History of the Jews in Poland
    Jews in Poland dates back at least 1,000 years. For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most significant Ashkenazi Jewish community in the world...
    246 KB (28,605 words) - 10:18, 8 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for The Holocaust in Poland
    in Poland was the ghettoization, robbery, deportation, and murder of Jews, simultaneously with other people groups for identical racial pretexts, in occupied...
    84 KB (8,947 words) - 07:32, 27 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Crime in Poland
    Crime in Poland refers to the incidence, deterrence, and handling of criminal activity in the Republic of Poland by Polish law enforcement agencies charged...
    13 KB (1,201 words) - 08:26, 27 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Demographics of Poland
    Office (GUS), as of March 31, 2021, Poland had an official population of 38,036,118, a decrease of 0.9% since the 2011 census, and a usually resident population...
    120 KB (4,680 words) - 20:57, 12 September 2024
  • Abortion in Poland is illegal except in cases where the pregnancy is a result of a criminal act or when the woman's life or health is in danger. The last...
    67 KB (6,364 words) - 13:43, 4 September 2024
  • (from or to Poland) during and after World War II. Ethnic minorities remain in Poland, however, including some newly arrived or increased in number. Ethnic...
    31 KB (3,189 words) - 02:43, 24 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Islam in Poland
    presence of Islam in Poland began in the 14th century. From this time it was primarily associated with the Lipka Tatars, many of whom settled in the Polish–Lithuanian...
    28 KB (3,031 words) - 16:13, 12 September 2024
  • Polish census of 2011 (Polish: Narodowy Spis Powszechny 2011) was a census in Poland taken from 1 April to 30 June 2011. Censuses in Poland are conducted...
    5 KB (260 words) - 07:28, 13 October 2023
  • The history of Poland from 1945 to 1989 spans the period of Marxist–Leninist regime in Poland after the end of World War II. These years, while featuring...
    259 KB (28,132 words) - 15:22, 9 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Poland national football team
    The Poland national football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej) represents Poland in men's international football competitions since their...
    160 KB (9,230 words) - 05:41, 14 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Voivodeships of Poland
    highest-level administrative division of Poland, corresponding to a province in many other countries. The term has been in use since the 14th century and is...
    52 KB (2,350 words) - 20:27, 16 August 2024
  • Events in the year 2024 in Poland. President: Andrzej Duda Prime Minister: Donald Tusk 9 January – Former Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski and his then-deputy...
    31 KB (2,498 words) - 04:33, 14 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Cannabis in Poland
    illegal in Poland. It was classified as a narcotic in 1951 but it was not until 1997 that possession and use of the drug became a crime. Since 2011, prosecutors...
    10 KB (915 words) - 02:08, 26 July 2024
  • The history of Poland spans over a thousand years, from medieval tribes, Christianization and monarchy; through Poland's Golden Age, expansionism and...
    249 KB (28,222 words) - 01:22, 4 September 2024
  • Poland Spring is a brand of bottled water produced in Poland, Maine. It is named after the natural spring in the town of Poland, Maine that it was originally...
    11 KB (1,241 words) - 14:24, 24 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Poland syndrome
    Poland syndrome is a birth defect characterized by an underdeveloped chest muscle and short webbed fingers on one side of the body. There may also be short...
    22 KB (2,229 words) - 08:50, 17 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for 2011
    2011 January February March April May June July August September October November December 2011 (MMXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian...
    67 KB (5,341 words) - 17:24, 12 September 2024
  • Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Jestem" written and performed by Magdalena Tul. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja...
    22 KB (1,892 words) - 14:08, 15 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Lesser Poland
    Lesser Poland, often known by its Polish name Małopolska (pronounced [mawɔˈpɔlska] ; Latin: Polonia Minor), is a historical region situated in southern...
    155 KB (15,991 words) - 21:11, 9 September 2024
  • Racism in Poland has been a subject of extensive study. Ethnic minorities made up a greater proportion of the country's population in the past, right from...
    46 KB (5,447 words) - 11:02, 2 August 2024