"(2:0). OSiR Stadium in Olsztyn OSiR Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Olsztyn, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of OKS 1945 Olsztyn. The stadium has a capacity of 16,800 people. The stadium was built in the 1970s. In 1994-2002, Stomil Olsztyn played its games in Polish First League there. On 24 June 1989 a game of the Polish Cup between Jagiellonia Białystok and Legia Warszawa (2:5) was played on the stadium. The match was watched by 20,000 fans. On 24 September 1997 venue also hosted friendly football match between Poland and"
"Poland Poland ( ), officially the Republic of Poland ( ), is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk and Szczecin. Poland is bordered by the Baltic Sea, Russian Kaliningrad Oblast and Lithuania to the north, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and Czech Republic"
"of Cracow. In 2002, Poland and Slovakia made some further minor border adjustments: Territorial evolution of Poland Poland () is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The total area of Poland is , making it the 69th largest country in the world and the ninth largest in Europe. From a nucleus between the Odra and Vistula rivers on the North European Plain, Poland has at its largest"
"of Poland in 1772 it became part of the Austrian Kingdom of Galicia. After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary it became part of Poland. It was annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II, and afterwards it was restored to Poland. <br> Osiek, Oświęcim County Osiek () is a village in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Osiek. It lies approximately south of Oświęcim and west of the regional capital Kraków. The village has a population of 6,300. The village and a"
"labor. Many died from exhaustion and/or starvation. Strzelce Opolskie is twinned with: Strzelce Opolskie is twinned with: <br> Strzelce Opolskie Strzelce Opolskie () is a town in south-western Poland with 19,628 inhabitants (2006), situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Strzelce County. Strzelce Opolskie is one of the biggest centers of German minority in Poland. The town is located along the major rail line which joins Gliwice and Opole. Until 1999, there was a branch line connecting Strzelce Opolskie with Kędzierzyn Koźle. It closed as part of PKP's cost-cutting measures, although the rails still (2006) remain in"
"by the gminas of Głogówek/Oberglogau, Krapkowice, Reńska Wieś/Reinschdorf and Zdzieszowice. <br> Gmina Walce Gmina Walce, German Gemeinde Walzen is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Walce (Walzen), which lies approximately south of Krapkowice and south of the regional capital Opole. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,976. Since 2006 the commune, like much of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish, a large German population remaining in the area after Silesia was partitioned to Poland. The"
"Gmina Walce Gmina Walce, German Gemeinde Walzen is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Walce (Walzen), which lies approximately south of Krapkowice and south of the regional capital Opole. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,976. Since 2006 the commune, like much of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish, a large German population remaining in the area after Silesia was partitioned to Poland. The commune contains the villages and settlements of: Gmina Walce is bordered"
"Territorial evolution of Poland Poland () is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The total area of Poland is , making it the 69th largest country in the world and the ninth largest in Europe. From a nucleus between the Odra and Vistula rivers on the North European Plain, Poland has at its largest extent expanded as far as the Baltic, the Dnieper, the Black Sea and"
"of age or older. <br> Orzelec Mały Orzelec Mały is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łubnice, within Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Łubnice, south of Staszów, and south-east of the regional capital Kielce. The village has a population of 97. According to the 2002 Poland census, there were 90 people residing in Orzelec Mały village, of whom 54.4% were male and 45.6% were female. In the village, the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 30% from 18 to 44, 20% from 45 to 64, and"
"328. <br> Miejsce Odrzańskie Miejsce Odrzańskie () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cisek, within Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Cisek, south of Kędzierzyn-Koźle, and south of the regional capital Opole. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany and known as Mistitz. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union. The village has a"
"(Tricity), Pomorska Kolej Metropolitalna, Koleje Mazowieckie, Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna, Koleje Wielkopolskie, ) and PKS's, PolskiBus as well as many smaller companies. There are also coach connections to other countries provided by various companies (inter alia Eurolines). Connections by ferry to Sweden and Denmark through the Baltic Sea are for example from Gdańsk, Gdynia and Świnoujście (inter alia Polferries). Tourism in Poland Poland is a part of the global tourism market with constantly increasing number of visitors. Tourism in Poland contributes to the country's overall economy. The most popular cities are Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław, Gdańsk, Poznań, Szczecin, Lublin, Toruń, Zakopane, the"
"Olsztynek Olsztynek () is a town in Olsztyn County, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of Poland. It is the administrative seat of Gmina Olsztynek. Olsztynek is located about south of Olsztyn in the western part of the Masurian Lake District, where it borders on the Prussian Uplands (""Prusy Górne""), part of the Baltic Uplands. Olsztynek station is a stop on the railway line from Olsztyn to Działdowo. The expressway S7 running from Gdańsk via Olsztynek to Warsaw, currently under construction, is part of the European route E77. A direct link to Olsztyn will be provided by the expressway S51 Several decades after"
"<br> Ślepie Ślepie () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olecko, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Olecko and east of the regional capital Olsztyn. Before 1945, the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union or Ukrainians forced to settle in the area through Operation Vistula in"
"Soviet Union. <br> Okopek Okopek () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górowo Iławeckie, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately west of Górowo Iławeckie, west of Bartoszyce, and north of the regional capital Olsztyn. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas"
"12.4% of the total amount of ovenight stays for Opole Voivodeship. The majority (44.7%) of international overnight stays were hosted in the city of Opole, followed by Kędzierzyn-Koźle County (9.9%) and Nysa County at (9.4%). The transport route from Germany to Ukraine, the A4, runs through Opole. The region has four border crossings, and direct rail connections to all important Polish cities, as well as to Frankfurt, Munich, Budapest, Kiev, and the Baltic ports. There are three state-run universities in the region: the Opole University, the Opole University of Technology, and the State Medical College. All of them are based"
"formed Silesian County of Kraków Voivodeship. Upon the First Partition of Poland in 1772 it became part of the Austrian Kingdom of Galicia. After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary it became part of Poland. It was annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II, and afterwards it was restored to Poland. <br> Bielany, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Bielany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kęty, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Kęty, south of Oświęcim, and west of the regional capital Kraków. The village has"
"age or older. <br> Kępie, Staszów County Kępie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Oleśnica, south-west of Staszów, and south-east of the regional capital Kielce. The village has a population of 196. According to the 2002 Poland census, there were 198 people residing in Kępie village, of whom 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. In the village, the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 37.9% from 18 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who"
"Poland Uprising (1918–1919) and it remained part of Germany in the interbellum period, located only 2 kilometers from then-borderline. It was incorporated as a town in 1936 and after World War II it became part of Poland. <br> Krzyż Wielkopolski Krzyż Wielkopolski ( (Ostbahn)) is a town in Poland, with 6,317 inhabitants (2004) in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodship. It is an important railroad junction, with two major lines crossing there - the Berlin - Bydgoszcz and Poznań - Szczecin connections. The town owes its existence to the rail, as developed only after 1848, when the Poznań - Szczecin line"
"Tourism in Poland Poland is a part of the global tourism market with constantly increasing number of visitors. Tourism in Poland contributes to the country's overall economy. The most popular cities are Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław, Gdańsk, Poznań, Szczecin, Lublin, Toruń, Zakopane, the Salt Mine in Wieliczka and the historic site of Auschwitz – A German nazi concentration camp in Oświęcim. The best recreational destinations include Poland's Masurian Lake District, Baltic Sea coast, Tatra Mountains (the highest mountain range of Carpathians), Sudetes and Białowieża Forest. Poland's main tourist offers consist of sightseeing within cities and out-of-town historical monuments, business trips, qualified"
"authorities. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn describes the Battle of Tannenberg in his book ""August 1914"". <br> Olsztynek Olsztynek () is a town in Olsztyn County, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of Poland. It is the administrative seat of Gmina Olsztynek. Olsztynek is located about south of Olsztyn in the western part of the Masurian Lake District, where it borders on the Prussian Uplands (""Prusy Górne""), part of the Baltic Uplands. Olsztynek station is a stop on the railway line from Olsztyn to Działdowo. The expressway S7 running from Gdańsk via Olsztynek to Warsaw, currently under construction, is part of the European route E77. A"
"Katowice and Opole. Since the overthrow of the Polish communist regime in 1989, other Muslim immigrants have come to Poland. Relatively prominent groups are Turks and fellow ethnic-Slavic Muslims from the former Yugoslavia. There are also smaller groups of immigrants from Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and from other countries, as well as a refugee community coming from Chechnya. The Polish Shia minority includes foreign students, migrants, and embassy staff, mainly from countries such as Iraq, Iran, Bahrain, Lebanon, along with native converts to Islam. Currently, Shi'ites in the country do not have their own freestanding mosque, but they do meet for weekly"
"on Greater Poland, and in the west on the Lower Silesian lands (the adjacent region around Wrocław also referred to as Middle Silesia). It is currently split into a larger Polish and the smaller Czech Silesian part, which is located within the Czech regions of Moravia-Silesia and Olomouc. The Polish Upper Silesian territory covers most of the Opole Voivodeship, except for the Lower Silesian counties of Brzeg and Namysłów, and the western half of the Silesian Voivodeship (except for the Lesser Polish counties of Będzin, Bielsko-Biała, Częstochowa with the city of Częstochowa, Kłobuck, Myszków, Zawiercie and Żywiec, as well as"
"virtue of the German-Polish border treaty of 14 November 1990. With the fall of communism and Poland's joining the European Union, there were enough of these remaining in Upper Silesia to allow for the recognition of the German minority in Poland by the Polish government. The historical capital of Upper Silesia is Opole, nevertheless the largest towns of the region, including Katowice, are located in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region, the total population of which is about 3,000,000. Population figures as of 1995 (all in Poland unless otherwise indicated) Upper Silesia Upper Silesia (; Silesian Polish: ""Gůrny Ślůnsk""; ; ;"
"Poland, Indiana Poland is an unincorporated community in eastern Cass Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 42 southeast of the city of Brazil, the county seat of Clay County. Its elevation is 696 feet (212 m). Although Poland is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47868. The zip code of 47868 has segments in three counties (Clay, Owen, and Putnam). Poland, Indiana is also in Owen County. The 47868 ZIP Code is centered in Owen County at latitude 39.451 and longitude -86.975. It is a standard type ZIP Code. Owen"
"Opole (administrative) The opole () is a historical unit of administration in Poland. An opole was characterised by close geographical ties between a group of settlements and common legal responsibilities collectively affecting all of them. The institution of the opole predates the Kingdom of Poland, and began disappearing around the 13th to 15th centuries. It was the lowest unit of administration in the medieval Polish kingdom, subordinate to the castellany. A particular opole would be named after its largest, capital settlement. Most notably, the term survived as a name of a major city in Poland, Opole, and is also associated"
"country provides free university education, state-funded social security and a universal health care system for all citizens. Poland has 15 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 14 of which are cultural. Poland is a member state of the European Union, the Schengen Area, the United Nations, NATO, the OECD, the Three Seas Initiative, and the Visegrád Group. The origin of the name ""Poland"" derives from the West Slavic tribe of Polans (""Polanie"") that inhabited the Warta river basin of the historic Greater Poland region starting in the 6th century. The origin of the name """"Polanie"""" itself derives from the early Slavic word"
"Miejsce Odrzańskie Miejsce Odrzańskie () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cisek, within Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Cisek, south of Kędzierzyn-Koźle, and south of the regional capital Opole. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany and known as Mistitz. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union. The village has a population of"
"Ukraine, Lithuania and Belarus. However those who declared themselves Poles today form a small German-speaking population in the region around Opole (""Oppeln""), as well as some Slavic speaking and bilingual population of Upper Silesia who either consider themselves Poles or Silesian. In the official Polish census, 153,000 people declared German nationality, though up to 500,000 or more may be of German ancestry. The German-Polish Silesian minority is active in politics and has pressed for the right to again freely use the German language in public which has been largely successful. In 1975 a new administrative division of Poland was introduced."
"of age or older. <br> Orzelec Duży Orzelec Duży is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łubnice, within Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Łubnice, south of Staszów, and south-east of the regional capital Kielce. The village has a population of 300. According to the 2002 Poland census, there were 304 people residing in Orzelec Duży village, of whom 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female. In the village, the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 36.2% from 18 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and"
"period. Poland, Indiana Poland is an unincorporated community in eastern Cass Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 42 southeast of the city of Brazil, the county seat of Clay County. Its elevation is 696 feet (212 m). Although Poland is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47868. The zip code of 47868 has segments in three counties (Clay, Owen, and Putnam). Poland, Indiana is also in Owen County. The 47868 ZIP Code is centered in Owen County at latitude 39.451 and longitude -86.975. It is a standard type ZIP Code."
"Silesia Silesia (; ; ; ; Silesian German: ""Schläsing""; Silesian: ""Ślůnsk"" ; ; ; ) is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is about , and its population about 8,000,000. Silesia is located along the Oder River. It consists of Lower Silesia and Upper Silesia. The region is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław. The biggest metropolitan area is the Upper Silesian metropolitan area, the centre of which is Katowice. Parts"
"Okopek Okopek () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górowo Iławeckie, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately west of Górowo Iławeckie, west of Bartoszyce, and north of the regional capital Olsztyn. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the"
"connecting the city with Strzelce Opolskie closed as part of Polskie Koleje Państwowe cost-cutting. In 2003, the Mostostal-Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle won the Polish Volleyball League title for the 4th straight year, and in 2006, the football team was reactivated. Kędzierzyn-Koźle Kędzierzyn-Koźle (; ) is a town in southwestern Poland, the administrative centre of Kędzierzyn-Koźle County in Opole Voivodeship. Kędzierzyn-Koźle is located in the historic Silesia (Upper Silesia) region at the confluence of the Oder River and its Kłodnica tributary. Situated on the lower reaches of the Gliwice Canal, it is a place of a major river port, has rail connections with"