1. WELCOME TO POLAND !!!! COMENIUS 2013 – 2015 Zespół Szkół w Królówce

2. Poland - officially the Republic of Poland President – Bronisław Komorowski Prime Minister – Donald Tusk

3. Poland is a country situated in central Europe between the Baltic Sea and the KarpatyMountains

4. Poland borders with Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia.

5. Polish Symbols - Polish Flag is made of two equal, horizontal stripes: white and red. It was officially recognized in 1919, one year after Poland regained her independence.

6. Polish Eagle (Polish Emblem) was officially recognized in 1918. In the years of communism, the eagle was deprived of it's crown. In 1990, the crown was restored.

7. There are 38,5 millions of us

8. Poland is divided into 16 regions

9. We live on 322 575 km 2 of beautiful land

12. Vistula - the longest Polish river

13. Rysy - a mountain in the crest of the High Tatras, lying on the border between Poland and Slovakia, highest point of Poland (2,499 m)

14. The Capital – Warsaw

15. Warsaw was completely destroyed during the Second World War

16. Kraków - the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland, previous capital of Poland

17. Polish currency – złoty (PLN)

18. Dominant Religion - Roman Catholic – 93 % Famous sites of Christian pilgrimage in Poland - the Monastery of Jasna Góra in the southern Polish city of Częstochowa

19. The most famous Poles in the history

20. Nicolaus Copernicus The great astronom „ withheld the Sun, moved the Earth”

21. Fryderyk Chopin Pianist and composer

22. Maria Skłodowska - Curie Pionieer in the field of radioactivity, the first twice- honored Nobel laureate

23. Karol Wojtyła – blessed John Paul II great pope

24. The popular Polish people

25. Krzysztof Penderecki The famous Polish composer His popular works: -St Luke Passion -Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima

26. Lech Wałęsa Leader of the Solidarity Movement Nobel Peace Prize 1983 Polish President 1990 - 1995

27. Robert Kubica Former Formula 1 driver rally driver WRC-2

28. Robert Lewandowski - the best Polish footballer who plays as a striker for Borussia Dortmund and the Polish national team

29. Justyna Kowalczyk - Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion and a double World Champion. She is also the only skier who won the Tour de Ski four times in a row.

30. Traditional Polish Food

31. Bigos - known as a hunter's stew, is a traditional meat stew typical of Polish, ingredients include white cabbage, sauerkraut (kapusta kiszona in Polish), various cuts of meat and sausages

32. Kotlet schabowy - a Polish variety of pork breaded cutlet coated with breadcrumbs

33. Rosół z makaronem - a traditional Polish meat broth

34. Tomato soup

35. Pierogi - dumplings

36. Kiełbasa wiejska - country sausage

37. Makowiec - The poppy seed roll

38. Sernik- Cheesecake

39. Szarlotka – an apple pie

40. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !