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Kopernik." [8] In 1944, after the Warsaw Uprising, in which the monument was damaged, the Germans decided to melt it down. They removed it to Nysa, but had to retreat before they could melt it down. [2] The Poles brought the monument back to Warsaw on 22 July 1945, renovated it, and unveiled it again on 22 July 1949. [2]
In 1938 the Mathematical-Biological Grammar School was transformed into a State Grammar School and High School for Boys of Mikołaj Kopernik. The school was removed from the edifice at the corner of Kochanowskiego street and Londzin Square to a new building at the Square of Freedom in the school year 1948/1949.
Nicolaus Copernicus Monument in Kraków. The Nicolaus Copernicus Monument in Kraków (Polish: Pomnik Mikołaja Kopernika) is a notable landmark of Kraków, Poland.It memorializes the astronomer Copernicus, who studied at the Kraków Academy and whose father came from that city, then the capital of Poland.
Copernicus's Toruń birthplace (ul. Kopernika 15, left).Together with no. 17 (right), it forms Muzeum Mikołaja Kopernika.Nicolaus Copernicus was born on 19 February 1473 in the city of Toruń (Thorn), in the province of Royal Prussia, in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, [10] [11] to German-speaking parents.
The Confectionery Factory "Kopernik" is a firm producing gingerbread and other sweets, based in Toruń, Poland. Its headquarters is located at 34 Stanisława Żółkiewskiego street in Toruń. [ 1 ] Still operating today, it is the oldest confectionery company in Poland , [ 2 ] established in 1763.
The first institution of higher education in Toruń, the Toruń Academic Gymnasium was founded in 1568. It was one of the first universities in northern Poland. The Academic Gymnasium was the precursor to scientific and cultural life (including the first museum, created in 1594) in the region.
Mikołaj Komorowski (born 1578 – died 2 October 1633 near Wadowice) [1] was a count of Liptov and Orava, and starosta of Barwałd Dolny from 1608 to 1624. [2] He also held the positions of starosta of Rabsztyn, Oświęcim, and Nowy Targ.
Mikołaj is the Polish cognate of given name Nicholas, used both as a given name and a surname.It may refer to people: In Polish (or Polish-Lithuanian) nobility: . Niccolò Russo(died 1526), Polish nobleman, Communist, Hetman, diplomat, and expert of south-east Europe