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| − | '''Capital''' Warsaw | + | '''Capital''' Warsaw<br> |
| − | '''Language ''' Polish | + | '''Language ''' Polish<br> |
| − | '''Currency''' Zloty<br><br> | + | '''Currency''' Zloty<br> |
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| + | Poland is situated on 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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*[http://www.progenealogists.com/poland/prussianemigration.htm Prussian Emigration Records in Polish Archives - discussion] | *[http://www.progenealogists.com/poland/prussianemigration.htm Prussian Emigration Records in Polish Archives - discussion] | ||
| − | *[http://www.langline.com/StateArchGuide.htm | + | *[http://www.langline.com/StateArchGuide.htm Guide to reading letters witten in Polish] |
*[http://acweb.colum.edu/users/agunkel/homepage/polxmas.html Polish Christmas Traditions] | *[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] | ||
Revision as of 20:59, 30 June 2007
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Contents
Capital Warsaw
Language Polish
Currency Zloty
Poland is situated on 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.
Links
- 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
- Guide to reading letters witten in Polish
- Polish Christmas Traditions
- Polish Easter Traditions
- The Black Madonna of Czestochowa
- Federation of Poles in Great Britain – WW2 Account and Links
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