Skwierzyna [skfʲɛˈʐɨna] (German: Schwerin an der Warthe) is a town of 10,339 inhabitants (2005) in Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland, the administrative seat of the Gmina Skwierzyna. It is located at the confluence of the Obra and Warta rivers, a…
Skowronki [skɔˈvrɔnki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sztutowo, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
Skoki [ˈskɔkʲi] (German: Schokken) is a town in Poland, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Wągrowiec County, with 3,779 inhabitants (December 2004). It is located about 40 km north of Poznań.
Skalbmierz [ˈskalbmʲɛʂ] is a town in south eastern Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in Kazimierza County. It has 1,326 inhabitants (2004). Skalbmierz has a long and rich history, the town belongs to the province of Lesser Poland.
Simoradz [ɕiˈmɔrad͡z] is a village in Gmina Dębowiec, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.
Silice [ɕiˈlit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Purda, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
Silesian Museum (Polish: Muzeum Śląskie) is a museum in the city of Katowice, Poland.
Sianożęty [ɕanɔˈʐɛntɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ustronie Morskie, within Kołobrzeg County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
Plac Zbawiciela (in English, Savior Square) is a circular square in central Warsaw, Poland.
Sarbinowo [sarbiˈnɔvɔ] (German: Sorenbohm) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielno, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
Sapieha Palace (Polish: pałac Sapiehów w Warszawie) is one of the palaces in Warsaw New Town district of Warsaw, Poland.
Santok [ˈsantɔk] (German: Zantoch) is a village in Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.
Rytro [ˈrɨtrɔ] (Ukrainian: Ритро, Rytro) is a village in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Rytro.
Rudawa is a small river in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland; a tributary of the Vistula river. Rudawa joins Vistula in Kraków near the district of Zwierzyniec. Through the city, the flow of the river is controlled by artificial embankments.
Ruda Talubska [ˈruda taˈlupska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Garwolin, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.
Ruciane-Nida [ruˈt͡ɕanɛ ˈɲida] is a town in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,934 inhabitants (2004). The town was formed in 1966 by the merger of three smaller settlements: Ruciane (German: Rudczanny, renamed Niedersee in 19…
Rowy [ˈrɔvɨ] (German Rowe) is a village and seaside resort in the administrative district of Gmina Ustka, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
Ratusz Arsenał is a station on Line 1 of the Warsaw Metro, located under the Plac Bankowy (English: Bank Square) in the borough of Śródmieście. It was opened in 2001. It takes its name from the Warsaw City Hall (Polish: Ratusz) located on the wester…
Raszków [ˈraʂkuf] is a town in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,043 inhabitants (2004).
Rajgród [ˈrai̯ɡrut] is a town in Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,680 inhabitants (2004).
Radzionków ([raˈd͡ʑɔŋkuf]; German: Radzionkau) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions.
Radziejów [raˈd͡ʑejuf] (German: Rädichau) is a town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 45 km south of Toruń. It is the capital of Radziejów County.
Radymno [raˈdɨmnɔ] (Ukrainian: Радимно, Radymno) is a town in south-eastern Poland with 5,543 inhabitants (02.06.2009). It has been part of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship since its creation in 1999. Radymno was previously in the Przemyśl Voivodeship …
Radogoszcz prison was a Gestapo prison in Łódź, Poland, which was used by the German authorities during the Nazi occupation of Poland in World War II.
Radków [ˈratkuf] (German: Wünschelburg) is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Radków, close to the Czech border.
The Raba is a river in the south of Poland (Lesser Poland Voivodeship), right tributary to the river Vistula. Its source is in the Beskids, between the towns of Rabka-Zdrój and Nowy Targ. It flows to the north and then to the northeast.
Pyrzowice [pɨʐɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ożarowice, within Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) east of Ożarowice, 15 km (9 mi) east of Tarnow…
Pultusk is an H5 ordinary chondrite meteorite which fell on 30 January 1868 in Poland. The event has been known as the stony meteorite shower with the largest number of pieces yet recorded in history.
Przemków [ˈpʂɛmkuf] (German: Primkenau) is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Przemków.
Poręba [pɔˈrɛmba] is a town in Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,808 inhabitants (2004). The town has the area of 40 km2 (15 sq mi), and lies along National Road Nr. 78; it also has a rail station on a line from Miasteczko Slask…
The Polish–Czech Friendship Trail (Czech: Cesta česko-polského přátelství, Polish: Droga Przyjaźni Polsko-Czeskiej) is a public walking path in the Karkonosze Mountains (Giant Mountains). The path runs on both sides of the Czech–Polish border, along…
Poland's bus disaster of 1994 was a bus crash near Gdańsk involving a commuter bus PKS (Polska Komunikacja Samochodowa) that veered into a road-side tree.
Poddębice [pɔdːɛmˈbʲit͡sɛ] is a town in Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, about 40 km northwest of Łódź. It is the capital of Poddębice County.
Pleśna [ˈplɛɕna] (German: Pleushagen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Będzino, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
Plewiska [plɛˈviska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komorniki, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Komorniki and 9 km (6 mi) south-w…
Piłsudski's Mound (also known as Independence Mound or Freedom Mound) (Polish Kopiec Piłsudskiego) is located in Kraków, Poland, and was established by the Polish nation in honor of Józef Piłsudski. An artificial mound, it was constructed between th…