• The national colors of Poland are red and white. Red represents love, sacrifice and bravery. White for goodness and purity of intentions.
• Warsaw was almost completely destroyed during WWII. The Poles rebuilt their city using the detailed paintings of Bernardo Bellotto. Today you can still see buildings in the Old Town of Warsaw that look as they did in the 14^th century, and it’s all testament to the incredible strength and resilience of the Polish people.
• Poland is bigger than both Italy and the United Kingdom.
• Poland’s Land is very diverse (e.g. beaches, lakes, forests, mountains, deserts; e.g. 800km of sandy coastline, sand dunes in the Pomerania region, wetlands in Biebrzański National Park, and even the only Central-European desert, Pustynia Błędowska.
• 15 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
• 24 National Parks.
• Home to a Number of Beautiful Castles.
• Home to the world’s biggest castle: The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork is the largest castle in the world by land area (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Malbork Castle is the largest Gothic castle in the world.

• Nicolaus Copernicus Was Polish: Copernicus was the first astronomer to establish the concept of a heliocentric solar system which proposed that the Sun is at the center of the universe rather than the Earth.
• Marie Curie was born and raised in Poland. Her given name was Maria Sklodowska. She the Nobel Prize twice in different fields of science. Maria Curie-Skłodowska was also one of the first women in the world to obtain a driving license.
• Pope John Paul II broke the record for foreign travels made (132 countries, around 900 places).
• Poles Leszek Cichy and Krzysztof Wielicki were the first people in the world to climb Mount Everest in winter.

• The Polish constitution was the first democratic constitution in Europe and the second in the world, just after the USA. We still celebrate this fact on May 3rd, which is the Constitution Day.
• Poland introduced women’s suffrage earlier than the USA, France, Sweden or Switzerland. Women got their rights to vote upon Poland independence in 1918.
• Poland Has One of the World’s Oldest Salt Mines, the 800-year-old Wieliczka Salt Mine – UNESCO World Heritage. Famed as the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland, chambers, sculptures, salt chandeliers, and an entire chapel carved from rock salt when you venture 135 meters below the ground.
• The salt mine in Kłodawa is home to the world’s deepest Underground Tourist Route. It runs 600 m underground.

• Poland Has the Second Oldest University in Europe. Jagiellonian University was founded in 1364.
• Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw is full of animals (cats, kestrels, …)
• Europe’s heaviest animals live in Poland. The endangered European bison is the heaviest land animal weighing over 600kg on average. They can be found roaming on the 150,000 hectares of the Białowieża Primeval Forest.
• Home to the first upside down house in the world.

• Find the original Gutenberg Bible, one of the rarest books in the world.
• In Gliwice, there is a wooden radio station 111 m high. It is the tallest wooden structure in the world.
• Wrocław is a city famous for its dwarf figures. It is estimated that there are more than 300 of them.
• The Gdańsk crane is the oldest surviving harbour crane in Europe.
• Eat at Europe’s oldest restaurant, “Piwnica Swidnicka” in Wrocław.
• Many people in Poland celebrate their name day instead of their birthday.
• Vodka is an important beverage, and lots of the world best vodkas are Polish. Many experts believe that vodka was invented in Poland, and originally used as a medicine. Poland produces around 260 million liters of it each year.
• People in Poland really like to mix their beer with raspberry syrup. In the winter, people warm it up and add cinnamon and cloves.
• Pol’and’Rock Festival is One of the Largest Free Music Festivals in the World.
• The largest open-air music festival in Europe is held in Poland. And it’s free!
• Polish surnames that end with -ski/-ska or -cki/-cka change depending on if you are male or female. If a father’s surname is Kowalski, his daughters name will be Kowalska.