#2 Plakat Polska Jasna Góra - Częstochowa, Poland

The Black Madonna of Częstochowa (Polish: Czarna Madonna z Częstochowy; Matka Boska Częstochowska) is a venerated icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary housed at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa, Poland.

Częstochowa is regarded as the most popular shrine in Poland, with many Polish Catholics making a pilgrimage there every year. Since 1711, a pilgrimage leaves Warsaw every August 6 for the nine-day, 300km trek. 

 

#80 GF - Ciężkowice, Poland

Stone Town Nature Reserve (Rezerwat przyrody Skamieniałe Miasto) is located on the right bank of the Biała River, near Ciężkowice. It has an area of 15 hectares and was created in 1931. Among oak and pine forests are several large sandstone rocks, shaped during erosion. Altogether, they make the so-called stone town, and the names of individual rocks are based on their appearance (“Pyramid”, “Witch”, “Town Hall”, “Club”). 

 

#1 Plakat Polska Bronowice - Cracow, Poland

Bronowice Małe - an area of ​​Krakow included in District VI Bronowice, a former village near Krakow. It was actually incorporated into Krakow by the Germans in 1941, and formally on January 18, 1945, as the XXXV cadastral district.

On November 20, 1900, the wedding of the poet Lucjan Rydel and Jadwiga Mikołajczykówna, a resident of Bronowice, took place in Włodzimierz Tetmajer's manor house in Bronowice, later called Rydlówka. This event became the basis for the drama Wesele by Stanisław Wyspiański.

 

Jelcz 043 - Żory, Poland

Jelcz 043 - a Polish intercity bus, produced in the years 1959–1986 by Jelczańskie Zakłady Samochodowe, in Jelcz, currently Jelcz-Laskowice. This model was a licensed version of the Czechoslovak Škoda 706 RTO bus. Due to its appearance, it is commonly called a cucumber.

 

F-16C, Krzesiny Military Air Base - Lublin, Poland

The 31st Air Base is a Polish Air Force base and military airport, located in Krzesiny, part of the Nowe Miasto district of Poznań. The base was officially constituted on 31 December 2000, and since then has been the home base for the 3rd Tactical Squadron. It was the first base to host Polish F-16 fighters.

EUROPA stamp 2021 - "Endangered national wildlife"

 

"Henryk Rutkowski" sailing ship - Kołobrzeg, Poland

"Henryk Rutkowski" - Brigantine, built at the Fishery-Shipyard in Gdynia (1951); L with jib-boom 28.5 m, B 6.4 m, sail-area 337 square meters. Sailship of the Schooling Centre of the Polish Sailing Union in Trzebież.

Kapitan Głowacki - a sailing ship named after Włodzimierz Głowacki (until 1997 the yacht was called Henryk Rutkowski in honour of the communist activist Henryk Rutkowski).

#70 GF - Poznań, Poland

Masuria is an ethnographic and geographic region in northern and northeastern Poland, known for its 2,000 lakes. The Masurian Szczytno-Szymany International Airport gained international attention as press reports alleged the airport to be a so-called "black site" involved in the CIA's network of extraordinary renditions.

 

#70 FOTW - Leszno, Poland

The national flag of Poland consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width, the upper one white and the lower one red. The two colours are defined in the Polish constitution as the national colours. A variant of the flag with the national coat of arms in the middle of the white fess is legally reserved for official use abroad and at sea. A similar flag with the addition of a white eagle is used as the naval ensign of Poland.

White and red were officially adopted as national colours in 1831, although these were associated with Poland since the Middle Ages and were emphasized on royal banners. They are of heraldic origin and derive from the tinctures (colours) of the coats of arms of the two constituent nations of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (i.e., the White Eagle of Poland, and the Pursuer of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a white knight riding a white horse), both on a red shield.

 

#1 WOW Cuisine - Wrocław, Poland

Granica Rally is a mountain scout rally in which Polish Scouting Association members participate. Together, in patrols composed of members of groups and teams, they traverse the trails of the Karkonosze Mountains, the Izerskie Mountains and the Rudawy Janowickie Mountains.

 

Wurstelprater - Warsaw, Poland

The Wurstelprater is an amusement park and section of the Wiener Prater (a park) in Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria. The mascot for the park is Calafati, a 9 m-tall sculpture of a Chinese man, which stands near the Wiener Riesenrad.

 

Kazimierz Dolny watercolor painting - Warsaw, Poland

Kazimierz Dolny is an art center in Poland. Many painters retreat to this small town to paint and sell their work. Galleries can be found in almost every street, offering for sale sculptures, stained-glass, folk art, and fine art.

 

Toruń gingerbread - Toruń, Poland

Toruń gingerbread (Polish: pierniki toruńskie) is a traditional Polish gingerbread that has been produced since the Middle Ages in the city of Toruń. Old Polish sayings connect Toruń with the making of some form of gingerbread, and the expansion of the craft, which started in the 13th century.

 

Neist Point Lighthouse - Pniewy, Poland

Neist Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Neist Point on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It was designed by David Alan Stevenson and was first lit on 1 November 1909. In 1971 the lighthouse was listed as a Category B listed building.

 

Views of Sarbinowo - Sarbinowo, Poland

In the village, there is a church erected in 1856 with a tall tower built on an octagonal plan, with stained glass in pointed windows. On the walls, there are Stations of the Cross painted by Jerzy Nowosielski.

There is also a historic cottage from 1804 in Sarbinowo. It has a half-timbered structure made of oak wood and a reed roof. It is an example of the narrow-fronted fisherman's cottage.

 

Frau in rot - Poznań, Poland

The "Frau in Rot" (1928, Edward Cucuel Offelsmeyer) is one of the most striking advertising motifs of the 1920s.

Sopot Pier - Sopot, Poland

Sopot Pier John Paul II - the longest pier on the Baltic Sea. The first bridge, measuring 31.5 meters, was built in 1827 by Dr. Jerzy Haffner. During the summer season of 1923, the Sopot pier served as a haven for seaplanes many times. However, regular communication could not be started, especially on larger aircraft.  

#11 FOTW - Bydgoszcz, Poland

1. Poland is the largest amber exporter in the world - it is estimated that the share of Polish products on the world market can reach up to 70%.

2. The Błędowska Desert is the only natural desert in Europe.

3. The oldest restaurant in Europe, Piwnica Świdnicka, was founded in 1275 and is located in Wrocław. 

4. Max Factor was founded by Maksymilian Faktorowicz.

5. The narrowest house in the world is only 4 meters wide - it is located between two buildings in Warsaw.

6. Drinking beer with juice and in the form of mulled wine is a Polish idea, rarely found in other parts of the world.

Polish folklore - Wieliczka, Poland

This postcard was stamped in Wieliczka, Poland, where is the "Wieliczka" Salt Mine. From the thirteenth century to 1772, together with the "Bochnia" salt mine, it was part of the Krakow Saltworks.
In 1976 the mine was entered into the national register of monuments. Two years later inscribed by UNESCO on the first World Heritage List.