Poland
The Republic of Poland is a European country bordered by Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, Lithuania and Russia to the north. Poland dates back to over 1,000 years ago and had its golden age towards the end of the 16th century under the Jagiellonian dynasty, when Poland was one of the largest, wealthiest, and most powerful countries in Europe. At the end of the 18th century the country was partitioned by Russia, Austria, and Prussia. It regained independence in 1918, then became a communist satellite state of the Soviet Union after World War II until the fall of communism in the early 90s. In 2004 Poland joined the European Union.
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265 photos of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, including the old town, churches, palaces, parks, skyscrapers and other photos
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16 photos of the Church of Peace in Jawor (Poland), one of the largest timber-framed religious buildings in Europe
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36 photos of Wroclaw, a pleasant city in southwest Poland with a historic centre and a large university
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104 photos of Krakow, the ancient capital of Poland on the Vistula river
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46 photos of the Auschwitz concentration camp near Krakow in Poland
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13 photos of the monastery in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska located to the southwest of Krakow
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16 photos of the Wieliczka salt mine in southern Poland, a UNESCO world heritage site since 1978
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165 photos of Gdansk, a Polish city on the Baltic sea
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7 miscellaneous photos of Poland
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25 photos of Kazimierz Dolny, a small and cute historic city in in east-central Poland
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55 photos of Malbork castle, a castle in brick Gothic architecture in northern Poland
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86 photos of Lublin, a city in southeast Poland which played a big role in Polish history
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57 photos of Torun, a small city in northern Poland with a beautiful historic core
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53 photos of the Masurian lake district, a region with over 2000 lakes in northeastern Poland
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46 photos of Poznań, a large city in western Poland with an interesting historic core
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38 photos of the Lidzbark castle, a well preserved 14th century medieval castle in northeastern Poland
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23 photos of the Święta Lipka sanctuary, a pilgrimage site in northeastern Poland
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32 photos of the Wolf's Lair, a former military headquarter of Adolf Hitler during World War II
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24 photos of Białystok, a city in northeastern Poland where the Branicki palace is located
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72 photos of the Bialowieza forest, a large primeval forest in eastern Poland
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38 photos of Sandomierz, a small historic city in southeastern Poland with a pretty historic core
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27 photos of Zamosc, a Renessaince style city in southeast Poland
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