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About Poland
Poland is greatly blessed by nature with an incredibly wide variety of attractive and unsullied landscapes:- the romantic seaside of the Baltic Sea in the north, - several most picturesque lakeside regions, - scenic lowlands and green rolling uplands. Towards the southern border the terrain gradually rises to meet the beautiful and geographically diversified mountain ranges, including the most magnificent and impressive, alpine - like Tatra Mountains in the middle. There is even a small area of desert. Another face of Poland is its rich cultural heritage: there are probably as many historic buildings and architectural monuments as nature peculiarities. As a matter of fact, the country had long been unknown to the rest of the world due to the isolation imposed by the former Soviet Union. Now, it's been more than a decade since Poland gained its sovereignty, entered the world of capitalism and started to attract more and more tourists from all over the world. Nevertheless, there is still very little knowledge and notion about Poland in most of other countries. Therefore, we would like to make you more familiar with this beautiful and hospitable country, especially by making your journey possibly most comfortable. Geographical Position Poland lies in the very heart of Europe, at an equal distance from the Urals and from the Straits of Gibraltar. It's bordered by the Baltic Sea from the north, by Germany to the West (partly along the river Oder), the Czech Republic and Slovakia in the south (along the Sudeten and Carpathians ranges), Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania to the east and Russia to the north east. It is roughly square in shape and covers an area of about 313.000 square kilometers (121.000 sq. ml - 8th largest in Europe). Its population passed the 38 million mark (the 6th largest in Europe). Its highest peak is Mt. Rysy in the Tatra Mts. - 2.499 meters (8.199 ft) and the lowest point is in the Vistula delta near Elblag, at 1.8 meters (5.9 ft) below the sea level. Owing to its position and to the fact that it is a junction for major air, rail and road traffic routes, Poland occupies an important place in the economic and political life in Europe. More than once Europe's history has been influenced by Poland. Climate Poland has a temeperate European climate, with temperatures averaging 68º F (20º C) in the summer, and 26º F (3,3º C) in the winter. It is strongly influenced by the continental climate from the east and the maritime climate from the west. Hence, the weather tends to be very changeable, both from day to day and from year to year. Winter usually begins at the turn of November and lasts until March. Some days it can be very snowy and quite severe, some days the temperatures are moderate and there is hardly any snow, except for the mountains. Similarly, the summer weather changes from quite hot in some years to rather cool in others. The rainiest month is usually July, especially in the mountains to the south of the country. |
