Poland - Katowice

Katowice
Postcrossing Meeting
15. 09. 2018

Tramwaj "Maja". fot. Alaksandra Stanosta

This meet-up postcard is signed by 18 members of the meeting.  It was postmarked in 2018 from Poland.

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Katowice is the capital and largest city of Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

This postcard feature the public tram system and in the back is 'Spodek'.

Spode (which means saucer, like flying saucer, in Polish),  is a multipurpose arena complex in Katowice that opened in 1971. It hosts many cultural and business events and music concerts.  In the winter time Spodek is home to ice hockey clubs.

Poland - Ziemia Ząbkowicka

Ziemia Ząbkowicka

Ząbkowice Ślaskie
Kamieniec Ząbkowicki
Ziębice
Henrykow

The back reads:
Ząbkowice Ślaskie - krzywa wieza
Kamieniec Zabkowicki - pseldogotycki
zamek z XIX w.
Henryhow - opactwo Cystersów
Ziebice - kosciol Sw. Jerzego

I put this into an on-line translator and it came out with this....
Ząbkowice Ślaskie - the tower of the tower
Kamieniec Zabkowicki - pseudo-logical
castle from the 19th century
Henryhow - Cistercian abbey
Ziebice - church of St. George

This was mailed in 2009. 

Poland - Vistula River in Autumn

The sender writes:
I am sending you this postcard which shows a pieces of the longest river in Poland, the Vistula.  The picture was taken in autumn and that is ideal because in my region autumn has already begun.
2016

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The Vistula river is 1,047 kilometres (651 miles) long. 

Poland - Warszawa, Warsaw, (Postal Love)

Warszwa
The 1st largest city of Poland
City Area: 517.24 KM2
City Rights: 1328 YR

Population 1,744,357 - Over 3,500 Postcrossing Members

Famous Monuments:
- Royal Castle
- Presidential Palace
- Palace on the Water
- Grand Theatre
- Warsaw Skyline
- Palace of Culture and Science

Famous People:
- Maria Sklodowska - Curie
- Fryderyk Chopin
- Stanislaw Moniusko
- Krzysztof Kamil Baczynski
- Andrzej Wajda
- Boleslaw Prus

The Capital of Poland
Warsaw Metro 1995 about 29 KM
9th Largest Capital Cities of the European Union

This is a 'Postal Love' postcard that was postmarked in 2017.  

Poland - Statistics, 2015, Postal Love

Poland
Greetings from ... Poland
Statistics 2015

Designed by Ewa Stocinska

Poland
Capital City: Warszawa
312,685 KM2
38,483,957
Over 25,000 Postcrossing Members
Forests cover about 30 percent of Poland's Territory
Rysy The Highest Mountain 2,499 Metres
1,225 European Bisons, The Largest Mammals in Europe
Famous Poles: Pope John Paul II, Frederic Chopin,  Maria Skeodowska-Curie, Nicolaus Copernicus
Amber - Baltic Gold, it comes in more that 300 varieties
Volleyball, Polish Men's Team won the world championship 2014

Poland - Ciechanowiec

Ciechanowiec

Na zdj. Zalew na Nurcu, Swieto Chleba,
Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Folkloru
Zawody w Powozeniu Zaprzegami Konnymi

Translation:
In the picture. Lagoon on Nurcu, Feast of Bread,
International Folklore Festival
Competition in driving a horse-drawn carriage
2016

Poland - Radom Village Museum, Muzeum Wsi Radomskiej

Muzeum
Wsi
Radomskiej
(Random Village Museum)

fot: (photo) A. Porochnenko
2016

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This open-air museum was founded in 1977 and features the culture and architecture of the region of Radom in Poland.

Poland - Poznan, Multiview

Poznan
Fot: (photo):  Piotr Syryca

This postcard features statues and monuments of Poznan and is from 2015. 

Poland - Torun, Dog Statue, Town Hall and River

Torun, Poland

Torun - Filus - dog statue, Town Hall, Panorama of Old Town from the Vistula river.
2015

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Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. In 1997 the medieval part of the city was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

National Geographic Polska rated the old town market and the Gothic town hall as one of the "30 Most Beautiful Places in the World."

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The dog's name is Filus.  He starred in a famous long-running Polish comic strip.

Poland - Poznan, Old Market Square

Poznan (Poland)
Stary Rynek (Old Market Square)

(First row down)
Apollo Fountain; Bamberg women; Goats; Proserpine Fountain;

(Center Picture)
Old Market Square and the renaissance Town Hall, erected  in 16th c.;

(Last row down)
Mars Fountain; Pillory; Statue of St. John Nepomuk; Neptune Fountain

fot. (photo) Dariusz Krakowiak
2016

Poland - Tarnowskie Gory

Tarnowskie Gory
Rynek (Market)

- Ratusz (Town Hall)
- Apteka "Pod Aniolem" (Pharmacy)
- Kamienice w rynku (townhouses in the market)

foto: Edward Wyzgol
2015

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Tarnowskie Góry is an old, picturesque town in Silesia (southern Poland).

Poland - Nakla nad Notecia

Pozdrowienia z Nakla nad Notecia

Pomnik Wdziecznosci Wojsku Polskiemu
Ulica Bydgoska
Jesien na ulicy Bydgoskiej
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From an on-line translator:
Greetings from Nakła over Notecia

Monument of Gratitude to the Polish Army
Street Bydgoszcz
Fall on the street Bydgoszcz
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Toto: Jacek Tomasz
2015

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Nakło nad Notecią is a town in northern Poland on the river Noteć.  I checked the population and found everything from 16,000 to 32,000. 

Poland - Warsaw's Mermaids

Warszawskie Syrenki
Warsaw - Warsaw's Mermaids

Syrenka Staromiejska
Syrenka Nadwislanska
Syrenka z Karowej

Foto: Christian Parma
2009

Poland - Warsaw, View of Old Town and Castle

Warsaw, Poland
Panorama Starego Miasta

View of the Old Town with the Royal Castle

fot: Lech Zielaskowski
2009

Poland - Wroclaw, Pergola, Centennial Hall, Iglica

Wroclaw
Hala Stulecia

Pergola, Hala Stulecia, Iglica, Wnetrze Hali Stuleccia
Pergola, Centennial Hall, Iglica, Centennial Hall-Ingerior

The sender writes:
The building became one of Poland's official National Historic Monuments.  It was listed as an UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006.
2015

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Iglica is a needle-like monument. It was built in 1948 after World War 2. 

Poland - Cracow, The Old City at Sunset

Krakow (Cracow) Poland - The Old City
Stare Miasto

Foto: B. Jamroz
2009

Poland - Kielce, Multiview

Kielce

Muzeum wsi Kieleckiej - Dworek Laszczykow.
Bazylika katedralna.  Fragment Wzgorza Zamkowego.  rexerwat geologiczny Kadzielnia.

Fot. Krzysztof Sliwa
2009

Poland - Wroclaw, Panoramic View at Dusk

Wroclaw
Fot. Piotr Syryca

Panorama z Kosciola Marii Magdaleny
View from Maria Magdalena Church
Die Aussicht aus der Kirche Maria Magdalena
2015

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The Old Town Hall is the building on the left and the church is the building on the right.  Both buildings were established in the 13th century.  

Poland - Katowice by Night

Katowice by night

Foto: Archiwum Urzedu Miasta Katowice
(Photo: Archives of the City of Katowice)

The sender writes:
Katowice is a big city and I'm here once a week.  On the postcard (left to right):
The Rondo - in the centre of the city.  The traffic circles and has 3 levels, a tunnel, various business offices and a museum of fine arts) A glass cupola (dome) tops it all.

Spodek - is a large sports centre and concert hall.  The name translates as the 'saucer' from its distinctive shape resembling a UFO.
2015

Poland - Rownia, Wooden Orthodox Church

Rownia
Dawna cerkiew (church) gr.-kat. z pocz. XVIII w.
(The eighteenth century.)
Obecnie kosciol (currently the church) t rzym.-kat.
fot. (photo) N. Szczerbicka
2015

The sender writes:

Rowena is a village in south-eastern Poland.  This is the former Greek Catholic church and since 1969 it is the Roman Catholic church.

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Because of three domes, this is a rare style of architecture for a  wooden church in Poland.