Poland: The History And History Of Poland

Poland is a country located in Central Europe. The official capitol is Warsaw, and the major language spoken is Polish, including Russian, German, Byelorussian, and Kashubian. Poland has been known for being a strong, diverse country struggling for independence, and still remaining a strong nation standing up for its right and existence. Also known for being a wondrous country with a magnificent land, culture, and history, Poland has rich background and is definitely a country worth learning about.

Poland first started to form in about 450 A.D when four leftover Slavic tribes called Polanie, Wislanie, Pomorzanie and the Mazovians joined together. Poland had consisted of these tribes which had become the people. Notably, when Poland first became a state, it was 966 A.D. This was when Ruler Mieszko I had accepted Christianity into the state, for himself and his people. He married Dobrava of Bohemia, and had helped the Polish country and rule grow. Throughout history, Poland has continued to grow, and fight its wars. Becoming democratic, debating monarchy, reunification, all of this was part of Poland's history. However, a major part of Poland's history was World War I and World War II. At one point, Poland did not exist on the map in 1914. Poland struggled World War I, but soon regained it's independence. But it got worse. World War II started when Hitler's Nazi group invaded Poland, as well as conflict from Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union. Both groups wanted to destroy Poland, reduce it to rubble, and take away all that it was known for. Poland had very few troops, and when the Nazis and the Soviets joined together, Poland didn't stand a chance. At one point, with the help of allies and the United States, Poland was "rebuilt....

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...set was bathing the land in light. All of a sudden, a huge eagle flew right into the middle of the sunset. To create Poland's flag, the tribes/explorers used the red on top as the sunset, the eagle in the middle as the sunset eagle, and the white on the bottom of the flag as the land. Some random fun facts are: Polish toilet paper is made out of crepe. Poland has 17 Nobel prizes. Out of every country in the European Union, Polish people marry the youngest. Saint John's Kapula is when Poles jump over fires, a symbolic tradition that predates Christianity.

Poland is a great, strong, diverse country. Poland is very special and has a rich background, history, culture, and much more. Known for also struggling for its independence, then making it through and shining again. Everything from climate, to history, to culture, to economy, makes Poland a very special country.