Warsaw is the capital city of Poland, with a population of 38 million people located in an area of 312,685 square kilometers. It is located on the Baltic Sea and is surrounded by the Baltic Sea to the north and northwest. Some of the most notable landmarks in Warsaw include the Old Town, Royal Baths Park, and the Palace of Culture and Science.

2. Capital city: Warsaw
Population: 38 million.
Area: 312 685 km2

5. THE BALTIC SSEEAA-- HHeell PPeenniinnssuullaa
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6. MAZURY – lake district
One of the most beautiful places in Poland. The network of
lakes joined each other with numerous channels. It is a
paradise for sailors and boaters. The biggest lakes are Mamry
(110044 kkmm²)) and Śniadrwy (111133,,88 kkmm²))..

7. The Carpathians –– TTaattrraa
MMoouunnttaaiinnss
Tatra Mountains are a mountain range lying in Central Europe
called the Carpathians. It is the highest mountain range, with
the highest peak Rysy (2499m above sea level)
Zakopane

8. RYSY - the highest peak ooff PPoollaanndd ((22,,449999 mm))

9. BBiieesszzcczzaaddyy
Bieszczady are located on the south-eastern Poland.The
Bieszczady mountains are well-preserved heaven for animals.
Among others one may come across bisons, deer, bears,
wolves, lynxes, wildcats, and since 2007 the polish horses.

10. Bialowieza NNaattiioonnaall PPaarrkk
Bialowieza National Park - the polish national park located in the
north-eastern part of Poland, in Podlaskie district. Bialowieza
forest is a natural habitat for over 12 000 species of animals.

11. The European BBiissoonn iiss aa ssyymmbbooll
ooff BBiiaalloowwiieezzaa

13. Warszawa
Lodz
Krakow
Wroclaw
Gdansk
Poznan
Katowice

14. WWaarrssaaww::
• the capital of Poland since 1596 (second
capital after Gniezno)
• population: over 2 milions people.
• is divided into 16 discricts
• the biggest city in Poland

15. PPaannoorraammaa ooff WWaarrssaaww

16. The Old Town in Warsaw (rebuilt after total destruction
of the city in World War II)

17. The Palace ooff CCuullttuurree aanndd
SScciieennccee
One of the tallest buildings in Poland with 44 floors. The tower
was built as a "gift of the Soviet peoples for the Polish people."
The idea of the project was by Joseph Stalin.

18. Warsaw Mermaid –– tthhee mmeerrmmaaiidd
ccrreesstt eemmbblleemm aanndd tthhee ssyymmbbooll ooff
WWaarrssaaww.

19. NNaattiioonnaall ssttaaddiiuumm

20. Presidental PPaallccee iinn
WWaarrssaaww
Presidential Palace in Warsaw is a historic palace in the city
center of Warsaw. Since 1994, the official residence of the
President of the Polish Republic. The Presidential Palace is the
largest palace in Warsaw. Its present appearance obtained in the
early nineteenth century.

21. TThhee RRooyyaall BBaatthhss
Royal Baths Park in
Warsaw - the palace and
park in Warsaw founded in
the eighteenth century by
King Stanislaw August
Poniatowski.
It is the placeof numerous
cultural, scientific,
entertainingand sports
events, as well as a favorite
place for walks .

22. WWiillaannooww PPaallaaccee
Wilanów Palace - the royal palace ,a pearl of baroque in this
area built between 1681-1696 for King Jan III Sobieski and
Mary Casimire

23. Warszawa
Lodz
Krakow
Wroclaw
Gdansk
Poznan
Katowice

24. KKrraakkóóww CCllootthh HHaallll
It was once a major centre
of international trade.
Traveling merchants met
there to discuss business
and to barter. During its
golden age in the 15th
century, the hall was the
source of a variety of
exotic imports from the
east – spices, silk, leather
and wax – while Kraków
itself exported textiles,
lead and salt from the
Wieliczka Salt Mine.

25. WWaawweell
Krakow hill on the platform in the Old Town, on the left bank
of the Vistula river. On the hill there are two ancient groups of
buildings:
 Wawel Royal Castle
 Cathedral Basilica of St.. St. Stanislaw
In 1978, Wawel Castle and the Old Town was inscribed
on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

26. Wawel –– tthhee RRooyyaall CCaassttllee

27. WWaawweell
CCaatthheeddrraall

28. TThhee WWaawweell DDrraaggoonn
The Wawel Dragon, also known
as the Dragon of Wawel Hill, is a
famous dragon in Polish folklore.
In some stories the dragon lived
before the founding of the city,
when the area was inhabited by
farmers.
The dragon's cave below the castle
is now a popular tourist stop.

29. SStt.. MMaarryy''ss CChhuurrcchh
The church belongs to the most
famous sights of Krakow and
Poliand. It is a Gothic church,
built in the 14th and 15th
centuries. It is located at the
northeast corner of the main
square opposite the Kraków Cloth
Hall

30. WWiieelliicczzkkaa SSaalltt MMiinnee
Historical salt
mine visited by
over 1 million
tourists a year .

31. Warszawa
Lodz
Krakow
Wroclaw
Gdansk
Poznan
Katowice

32. WWrrooccllaaww
One of the most beautiful cities in Poland with an
amazing Old Town
Gothic and Renaissance architecture
 Oneof the largest Gothic churches in the whole
of Silesia - church St . Elizabeth.
 The Market is adjacent to the Salt Square

33. The City HHaallll iinn WWrrooccllaaww

34. The Church ooff SStt .. EElliizzaabbeetthh

35. TThhee OOlldd TToowwnn

36. SSaalltt SSqquuaarree

37. Warszawa
Łódź
Krąków
Wrocław
Gdańsk
Poznań
Katowice

38. GGddaannsskk
 The Polish city on the Baltic coast with a population near 456
000
 The city lies on the southern edge of Gdansk Bay in a
conurbation with the city of Gdynia,Sopot and suburban
communities, which together form a metropolitan area called
the Tricity.
 The city was close to the former late medieval boundary
between West Slavic and Germanic seized lands .
 Gdansk is considered the symbolic place of the outbreak of
World War II and the beginning of the fall of communism in
Central Europe. In the city there are numerous historical
buildings and cultural institutions.

39. Gdansk – ”A trace ooff HHoollllaanndd iinn
PPoollaanndd””

40. TThhee „„lloonngg””
MMaarrkkeett

41. NNeeppttuunnee’’ss
ffoouunnttaaiinn
One of the most important
symbols of Gdańsk. It is
locatied in the Long Market, in
front of Artus Court . Neptun
has 'posed' for millions of
photos 

42. TThhee OOlldd PPoorrtt

43. Warszawa
Lodz
Krakow
Wroclaw
Gdansk
Poznan
Katowice

44. PPoozznnaann
Populaion: 552 000
Established 8th century Town rights 1253
Poznan is regarded as the cradle of the birth of the Polish
state. In the past, it served as the capital and seat of the
rulers. An interesting fact is that Poznan is the only Polish city
which name is mentioned in the Polish anthem.
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45. The OOlldd TToowwnn ooff PPoozznnaann

46. PPoozznnaann GGooaattss

47. Poznan’s
views

48. MMaallbboorrkk
The most beautiful and famous castle in
Poland

50. Mikolaj Kopernik, CCooppeerrnniiccuuss
((aassttrroonnoommeerr))

51. Fryderyk Chopin
(composer, pianist)

52. Karol Wojtyla –– JJoohhnn PPaauull IIII,,
tthhee PPooppee

53. LLeecchh WWaalleessaa
LLeeggeennddaarryy lleeaaddeerr ooff „„SSoolliiddaarriittyy””.. FFoorrmmeerr
pprreessiiddeenntt ooff PPoollaanndd.

54. TThhaannkk yyoouu ffoorr
aatttteennttiioonn
aanndd sseeee yyoouu
iinn
PPoollaanndd