Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage List are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. [25] As of 2022, Poland lists five properties on its tentative list. [3]
Logo for a Historic Monument ("pomnik historii") in Poland. Historic Monument (Polish: pomnik historii, pronounced [ˈpɔm.ɲik xisˈtɔ.rji]) is one of several categories of objects of cultural heritage (in the singular, zabytek) in Poland. [1] To be recognized as a Polish historic monument, an object must be declared such by the President of ...
Jaworzno remained a small village, located in western Lesser Poland, near the much larger and more important town of Chrzanów. From 1179, the nearby Przemsza river marked the border between Lesser Poland and Silesia. It also became a state border of Poland until 1922. The area of Jaworzno was originally under the rule of the bishops of Kraków.
Small part with Sapotskin (Polish: Sopoćkinie) was annexed from Poland in 1945 by the USSR and is now part of Belarus, though it is inhabited by a Polish majority. Grodno Region (Polish: Grodzieńszczyzna), small part of the region is in north-eastern Poland, remainder, including the historical capital and largest city Grodno in Belarus.
Polesian National Park (Polish: Poleski Park Narodowy) is a National Park in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, in the Polish part of the historical region of Polesia. Created in 1990 over an area of 48.13 square kilometres, it covers a number of former peat-bog preserves: Durne Marsh (Durne Bagno), Moszne Lake (Jezioro Moszne), Długie Lake ...
The Trail of the Eagles' Nests is considered one of the best tourist trails in Poland, marked as No. 1 on the official list of most popular trails in the country. It encompasses all 25 castles and watchtowers, and is 163 kilometres (101 miles) long (the bicycle trail is 188 km (117 mi) long). Most of the sites can also be reached by bus. [2]
Historic sites in Poland (7 C) L. Landscape parks in Poland (125 P) M. Monuments and memorials in Poland (7 C, 33 P)
The region is separated from the rest of Silesia (and Upper Silesia in particular) by the Vistula River (the part beginning in Strumień) and from the region of Lesser Poland by the Biała River and Barania Góra mountain, the highest peak of the Polish part of the region at 1,220 metres (4,000 ft).