Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around … Universalium
Lesser Poland — For other uses, see Little Poland (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Lesser Poland superimposed on borders of current Polish voivodeships … Wikipedia
Timeline of Polish history — Dates and most important events in Polish history from prehistoric times up to the present day.Before the 10th century; 5500 BC : Arrival of the first farmers; 740 BC : Biskupin fortified settlement built; 450 500 AD : First Slavic settlements;… … Wikipedia
History of Poland during the Jagiellon dynasty — History of Poland … Wikipedia
Polish Brethren — (also called Antitrinitarians, Arians, or Socinians, Polish: Arianie , Bracia Polscy ) was the name of a Protestant Polish church from the 16th century. History The Minor Reformed Church of Poland , better known today as the Polish Brethren, was… … Wikipedia
Jan Zborowski — Infobox Person name = Jan Zborowski caption = birth date = December 19, 1538 birth place = death date = August 25, 1603 death place = Odolanów other names = known for = occupation = nationality = children = parents = Marcin Zborowski relatives =… … Wikipedia
Clan of Ostoja — The Clan of Ostoja was a powerful group of Knights and Lords in late medieval Europe. The clan encompassed several families in the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, Upper Hungary (Slovakia), Hungary, Transylvania, Belorus, Ukraine and Prussia. The… … Wikipedia
Mieszko III the Old — 19th century portrait by Jan Matejko High Duke of Poland Tenure 1173–1177 1191 1198–1199 1201 Predecessor Bolesław IV the Curly … Wikipedia
Staropolskie Voivodeship — Old Poland Voivodeship (Polish: Wojewodztwo staropolskie) was a proposed Voivodeship of Poland, which, however has not been created. It was to cover the area of northern part of the historical province of Lesser Poland, with such cities as… … Wikipedia
World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… … Universalium
