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Polish food

Submitted 8 years 11 months ago by CultureWhiz.

Polish foods include kiełbasa, pierogi (filled with meat, potatoes, cabbage, cheese or holiday fruits), pyzy (meat-filled dough balls), kopytka, gołąbki (meat and rice stuffed cabbage), śledzie (herring), bigos, schabowy, Oscypek, and much more. Traditionally, food such as soups flaki, rosół, zupa...

Poland, Polish cuisine

The Economy of Poland

Submitted 8 years 11 months ago by CultureWhiz.

The Polish economy contains deep disparities. Warsaw stands alone with a burgeoning job market, primarily composed of the technology and finance industries. Other large cities, like Wroclaw, Gdansk, Poznan or Krakow, maintain average job markets, although they have been improving due to an increase...

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Holidays in Poland

Submitted 8 years 11 months ago by CultureWhiz.

Catholic religious holidays are widely observed in Poland. Stores, malls, and restaurants are likely to be closed or have very limited business hours on Easter, All Saints Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas. On the Saturday before Easter, churches offer special services in anticipation of the holiday...

Poland, Holidays in Poland

History of Poland

Submitted 8 years 11 months ago by CultureWhiz.

The history of Poland results from the migrations of Slavs who established permanent settlements on the Polish lands during the Early Middle Ages. In 966 AD, Duke Mieszko I of the Piast dynasty adopted Western Christianity; in 1025 Mieszko's son Bolesław I Chrobry formally established a medieval...

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Polish language

Submitted 8 years 11 months ago by CultureWhiz.

Polish (język polski, polszczyzna) is a Slavic language spoken primarily in Poland and the native language of the Poles. It belongs to the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages. Polish is the official language of Poland, but it is also used throughout the world by Polish minorities in other...

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The People of Poland

Submitted 8 years 11 months ago by CultureWhiz.

There are variations in the human condition everywhere, and generalities are difficult. However, general mainstream behaviors tend to be conservative, largely because of the country’s general religious inclination. Typically, mainstream people have jobs or educational goals, and seek partners for...

Poland, Poles, Polish women, Polish men

Demographics of Poland

Submitted 8 years 11 months ago by CultureWhiz.

According to estimates produced by the Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS), about 38,325,000 people live in Poland, however, the same report states that the number of residents living in the country all the time is approximately 37,200,000; with 1,125,000 people living abroad for 6–7 months or...

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Geography of Poland

Submitted 8 years 11 months ago by CultureWhiz.

Poland is located in Central Europe. It covers 120,700 square miles (312,680 square kilometers). On the north Poland is bordered by the Baltic Sea, Russia, and Lithuania; on the east by Belarus and Ukraine; on the south by Slovakia and the Czech Republic; and on the west by Germany. Originally, the...

Poland, Poland Geography

New article about Poland

Submitted 9 years 4 days ago by CultureWhiz.

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