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'''Capital'''  Warsaw<br><br>
 
'''Language '''  Polish<br><br>
 
'''Currency'''  Zloty<br><br>
 
 
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A nation with a proud cultural heritage, <br>Poland can trace its roots back over 1,000 years. Positioned at the centre of Europe, it has known turbulent and violent times. <br>
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'''Capital'''  Warsaw<br>
Poland still has a huge farming sector, which is unwieldy and very inefficient. <br>Poverty is particularly widespread in rural areas.  
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'''Language ''' Polish<br>
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Poland is situated at the southern end of the Baltic Sea. A country which has often been at the centre of military invasions and war, Poland still suffers extreme deprivation in some areas although is now beginning to improve. Coal was the main industry although manufacture of goods for the European market is now more predominant.
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==Links==
 
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*[https://www.archiwa.gov.pl/welcome-to-the-website-of-the-polish-state-archives/ Welcome to the State Archives page]
*[http://www.polishroots.com/genpoland/ Genealogy & Poland - a guide]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~atpc/ Genealogy & Heritage Community for Polish Descendants and Friends ]
 
  
 
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/polandv.html Vital Records in Poland]
 
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/polandv.html Vital Records in Poland]
  
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/sidocs.asp?LR=1235 Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum Archives Dept]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/Research.html Obtaining Polish Records ]
  
*[http://www.sikorskipolishclub.org.uk/links.htm for those with Scottish/Polish connections]
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*[http://www.polishroots.org/ Genealogy & Poland - A Guide]
  
*[http://www.ostrycharz.free-online.co.uk/PolishLinks.html More links for those with Scottish/Polish connections]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~atpc/ Genealogy & Heritage Community for Polish Descendants and Friends ]
  
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/naturalisation Guide to Naturalisation and Citizenship]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~polishrecords/ Polish Records - Some Church Record Transciptions]
  
*[http://www.zem.co.uk/polish/history.htm Polish Roots History and Regional information Sources]
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*[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/naturalisation-british-citizenship/ Guide to Naturalisation and Citizenship]
  
*[http://www.polishroots.org/databases/black_book.htm Black Book documents what the Germans did to the people of Poland during WW2]
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*[http://polishorigins.com/document/home_page Polish Origins]
  
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Poland/KrakowGhetto.htm Kraków Ghetto Register]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/parish.html Finding Parish Addresses Poland Genweb]
  
*[http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/?CIDA=43 Welcome on State Archives page]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~polishrecords/ Polish Records - Some Church Record Transciptions]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/parish.html Finding Parish Addresses Poland genweb]
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*[http://www.ostrycharz.free-online.co.uk/PolishLinks.html More Links For Those with Scottish/Polish Connections]
  
*[http://www.polishroots.com/genpoland/where.htm How to locate my ancestors' place of origin?]
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Poland/KrakowGhetto.htm Kraków Ghetto Register]
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/Research.html Obtaining Polish Records ]
 
  
 
*[http://www.rusyn.com/ Carpatho-Rusyn Genealogy Web Site]
 
*[http://www.rusyn.com/ Carpatho-Rusyn Genealogy Web Site]
  
*[http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/galicia.html Galicia / Galizien] The former territories of Galicia (a crown land of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy) are now shared between southern Poland and western Ukraine. This is an excellent outline for record sources and contact info for Galician genealogy
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*[http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/galicia.html Galicia / Galizien] The former territories of Galicia (a crown land of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy) are now shared between southern Poland and western Ukraine.  
 
 
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/poland.htm Cyndis List Poland]
 
  
*[http://www.progenealogists.com/poland/prussianemigration.htm Prussian Emigration Records in Polish Archives - discussion]
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*[http://www.cyndislist.com/poland.htm Cyndi's List Poland]
  
*[http://www.langline.com/StateArchGuide.htm GUIDE TO READING LETTERS FROM ARCHIVES IN POLISH]
 
*[http://acweb.colum.edu/users/agunkel/homepage/polxmas.html Polish Christmas Traditions]
 
 
*[http://annhetzelgunkel.com/easter/easter.html Polish Easter Traditions]
 
*[http://annhetzelgunkel.com/easter/easter.html Polish Easter Traditions]
*[http://www.polamjournal.com/Library/APHistory/blackmadonna/blackmadonna.html The Black Madonna of Czestochowa]
 
*[http://www.zpwb.org.uk/eg/poles-in-uk-contribution.php Federation of Poles in Great Britain – WW2 Account and Links]
 
  
  
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:06, 15 November 2022


Wikipedia Image; Poland - post 1945

Contents


Capital Warsaw
Language Polish
Currency Zloty


Poland is situated at the southern end of the Baltic Sea. A country which has often been at the centre of military invasions and war, Poland still suffers extreme deprivation in some areas although is now beginning to improve. Coal was the main industry although manufacture of goods for the European market is now more predominant.

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  • Galicia / Galizien The former territories of Galicia (a crown land of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy) are now shared between southern Poland and western Ukraine.







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