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'''Capital'''   Warsaw
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'''Capital''' Warsaw<br>
 
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'''Language ''' Polish<br>
'''Language ''' Polish
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'''Currency''' Zloty<br>
 
 
'''Currency'''   Zloty
 
 
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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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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.rymaszewski.iinet.net.au/ Communist Tyranny and Escape from Stalin. Sections 5 and 6]
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/polandv.html Vital Records in Poland]
  
*[http://www.indeks.karta.org.pl/wyszukiwanie.asp/ Database of Polish Transportations to USSR] WW2 documents derived from NKVD archives
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/Research.html Obtaining Polish Records ]
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/athens/troy/1791/ Katyn Massacre]
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*[http://www.polishroots.org/ Genealogy & Poland - A Guide]
  
*[http://www.polishroots.com/genpoland/ Genealogy & Poland - A Guide]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~atpc/ Genealogy & Heritage Community for Polish Descendants and Friends ]
  
*[http://polishgeno.com/ The Polish Genealogy Project]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~polishrecords/ Polish Records - Some Church Record Transciptions]
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*[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/naturalisation-british-citizenship/ Guide to Naturalisation and Citizenship]
  
 
*[http://polishorigins.com/document/home_page Polish Origins]
 
*[http://polishorigins.com/document/home_page Polish Origins]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~atpc/ Genealogy & Heritage Community for Polish Descendants and Friends ]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/parish.html Finding Parish Addresses Poland Genweb]
 
 
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/polandv.html Vital Records in Poland]
 
  
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~polishrecords/ Polish Records - Some Church Record Transciptions]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~polishrecords/ Polish Records - Some Church Record Transciptions]
 
*[http://www.sikorskipolishclub.org.uk/links.htm For Those With Scottish/Polish Connections]
 
  
 
*[http://www.ostrycharz.free-online.co.uk/PolishLinks.html More Links For Those with Scottish/Polish Connections]
 
*[http://www.ostrycharz.free-online.co.uk/PolishLinks.html More Links For Those with Scottish/Polish Connections]
 
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/naturalisation Guide to Naturalisation and Citizenship]
 
 
*[http://www.zem.co.uk/polish/history.htm Polish Roots History and Regional Information Sources]
 
 
*[http://www.polishroots.org/databases/black_book.htm Black Book Documents -What The Germans Did to The People of Poland During WW2]
 
  
 
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Poland/KrakowGhetto.htm Kraków Ghetto Register]
 
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Poland/KrakowGhetto.htm Kraków Ghetto Register]
 
*[http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/?CIDA=43 Welcome on State Archives page]
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/parish.html Finding Parish Addresses Poland Genweb]
 
 
*[http://www.polishroots.com/genpoland/where.htm How To Locate My Ancestors' Place of Origin?]
 
 
*[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 Cyndi's List Poland]
 
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/poland.htm Cyndi's List Poland]
  
*[http://www.progenealogists.com/poland/prussianemigration.htm Prussian Emigration Records in Polish Archives - Discussion]
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*[http://annhetzelgunkel.com/easter/easter.html Polish Easter Traditions]
 
 
*[http://www.langline.com/StateArchGuide.htm Guide To Reading Letters Written in Polish]
 
  
*[http://acweb.colum.edu/users/agunkel/homepage/polxmas.html Polish Christmas Traditions]
 
 
*[http://annhetzelgunkel.com/easter/easter.html Polish Easter Traditions]
 
  
*[http://www.polamjournal.com/Library/APHistory/blackmadonna/blackmadonna.html The Black Madonna of Czestochowa]
 
  
  
 
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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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