Geography of Poland
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Poland is located:
• in the northern and eastern hemispheres,
• at mid-latitudes
, • in Central Europe,
• between the Baltic Sea and the Carpathians and the Sudetes,
• in temperate, warm, transitional climates
• in the basin of the Vistula and Odra;
• in the central part of the European Lowlands
Poland is located in the center of Europe. It covers the territory of 322.6 thousand. km2 including:
• land area (including inland waters) - 311.9 thous. km2
• internal waters (Zalewy: Szczeciński and Wiślany) - 2.0 thousand. km2
• territorial sea - 8.7 thousand. km2
2. Farthest points:
• North - Cape
• To the south - the Opołonek peak (Bieszczady)
• To the west - the bend of the Odra River near Osinów Dolny (Cedynia commune)
• To the east - the bend of the Bug near Zosin (Horodło commune)
The total length of the state border is 3,511 km, of which 3,071 km is the land border and 440 km is the sea border. However, the coastline is 770 km long. Poland borders with seven countries:
• Czech Republic - 796 km - Polish-Czech border;
• Slovakia - 541 km - Polish-Slovak border;
• Ukraine - 535 km - Polish-Ukrainian border;
• Germany - 467 km - Polish-German border;
• Belarus - 418 km - Polish-Belarusian border;
• Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) - 210 km - Polish-Russian border;
• Lithuania - 104 km - Polish-Lithuanian border;
Administrative division of Poland - from January 1, 1999, the country has a three-tier administrative division:
• 16 voivodships (as of January 1, 2017):
• 380 poviats, including 314 so-called "Land poviats", which gather from a few to a dozen neighboring communes and 66 "urban poviats" (cities with poviat rights - i.e. communes with the status of a city performing poviat tasks),
• 2478 communes, including:
• 302 urban communes - communes that fall within the administrative boundaries of the city (including 66 communes that are also cities with poviat rights),
• 621 urban-rural communes - communes that include a city and several villages,
• 1,555 rural communes - communes that do not contain a city on their territory (of which 158 are based in the city).
Poland is a lowland country; areas below 300 m above sea level constitute 91.3% of the area (including depressions 0.2%); average height 173 m (Europe - 330 m). The highest point is Rysy in the High Tatras - 2499 m, the lowest - a point west of the village of Raczki Elbląskie - 1.8 m above sea level; Poland's surface is sloped from south to northwest. In Poland, there is a belt system of surface formations (from the south):
The mountain belt consists of two mountain ranges: the Carpathians and the Sudetes. The Sub-Carpathian Basin belt is a depression of the area consisting of the Sandomierz Basin and the Oświęcim Basin. The highland belt consists of the Silesian Upland, the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland and the Małopolska Upland (which is the Kielce Upland, Lublin Upland with Roztocze in the east). The Świętokrzyskie Mountains are located in the Kielce Upland. The lowland belt is a vast area that consists of three main parts: Niziny Środkowopolskie, lake districts and coasts.
The Central Poland Lowlands include: the Silesian Lowland, the South Pomeranian Lowlands, the Mazowieckie Lowlands, the South Podlasie Lowlands, the North Podlasie Lowlands and the Lublin Polesie. The lake district includes, among others Pomeranian Lakelands, Masurian Lakelands, Suwałki Lakelands and Greater Poland Lakelands. A narrow coastal strip stretches along the shores of the Baltic Sea. This belt covers the Szczecin Coast, the Koszalińskie Coast and the Gdansk Coast.
Best in Poland:
The smallest city in terms of population in Poland is Wiślica - a city located in the Świętokrzyskie Province. Wiślica was granted the right place in 1326, then lost it in 1870, and on January 1, 2018 it became a city again. Only 503 inhabitants live in Wiślica
Kozy is the largest village in Poland in terms of population, with 12 744 inhabitants - they are located in the Silesian Voivodeship (Bielsko County).
Currently, the longest bridge in Poland is located near Grudziądz, its total length is over 1950 meters (including the access flyover).
The longest railway viaduct in Poland is located in the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship - the railway viaduct in Bolesławiec, 490 m long, entirely made of stone
The longest apartment block in Poland is Gdański Falowiec, 860 meters long and has about 6,000 inhabitants
The longest road in Poland is the national road No. 8 - its length is 849 km. The road stretching from the border with the Czech Republic in Kudowa-Zdrój to the border with Lithuania in Budzisko runs through 5 voivodeships: Dolnośląskie, Wielkopolskie, Łódzkie, Mazowieckie and Podlaskie
The tallest residential building in Poland is Sky Tower in Wrocław.The Sky Tower has 51 floors and its total height is 215 m. The largest, deepest… that is, record-breaking lakes in Poland
• the largest lake in Poland: Lake Śniardwy is unrivaled here. Its area is 113.4 km² (the lake is 22.1 km long and 13.4 km wide, and contains about 660.2 million m3 of water)
• the deepest lake in Poland: the Hańcza lake definitely wins here, its depth in some places reaching 108.5 meters! Its area is 3.11 km² and the average depth is 38.7 meters.
• the longest lake in Poland: the winner in this category is Jeziorak located in north-eastern Poland within the Iława Lake District, 27.45 km long.
• the smallest lake in Poland: this title goes to the Czarny Staw pod Rysami, which is also called the Czarny Staw by the Morskie Oko Lake. Its area is only 0.2 km² (578 m long and 444 m wide). Despite its small size, the lake is quite deep - its maximum depth is 76.4 meters.
• the shallowest lake in Poland: the Dołgie Wielkie lake located in the Słowiński National Park - its average depth is only 0.7 meters
Trygław is the largest erratic boulder in Poland, located in the town of Tychowo (West Pomeranian Voivodeship). Its circumference is 50 meters, length is 13.7 meters, and width is 9.3 meters. The total height of the boulder that was transported from Scandinavia during the last North Poland glaciation (from 15,000 to 115,000 years ago) is 7.8 meters (including 4 meters deep into the ground), and its weight is about 2,000 tons.
The world's deepest tourist route is also in Poland. Not Wieliczka or Bochnia, but Kłodawa, which boasts the lowest tourist route (it runs at 600 meters underground).
The 111-meter Gliwice radio station is entirely made of wood. It is also the tallest wooden broadcasting tower in the world. The ladder leading to the top has exactly 365 rungs, and the radio station itself is made of logs of unimpregnated larch wood, connected with 16,100 brass screws - there is not a single steel nail in the facility!
St. Mary's Church in Gdańsk is the largest brick church in Poland and Europe.
Thanks for reading
-Levisek27
PS: I got 30,000 takes yesterday @TheRealGrantma https://www.jetpunk.com/users/sacheth9/blog/html-for-formatting-blogs-3
Poland is located:
• in the northern and eastern hemispheres,
• at mid-latitudes
, • in Central Europe,
• between the Baltic Sea and the Carpathians and the Sudetes,
• in temperate, warm, transitional climates
• in the basin of the Vistula and Odra;
• in the central part of the European Lowlands
Poland is located in the center of Europe. It covers the territory of 322.6 thousand. km2 including:
• land area (including inland waters) - 311.9 thous. km2
• internal waters (Zalewy: Szczeciński and Wiślany) - 2.0 thousand. km2
• territorial sea - 8.7 thousand. km2
2. Farthest points:
• North - Cape
• To the south - the Opołonek peak (Bieszczady)
• To the west - the bend of the Odra River near Osinów Dolny (Cedynia commune)
• To the east - the bend of the Bug near Zosin (Horodło commune)
The total length of the state border is 3,511 km, of which 3,071 km is the land border and 440 km is the sea border. However, the coastline is 770 km long. Poland borders with seven countries:
• Czech Republic - 796 km - Polish-Czech border;
• Slovakia - 541 km - Polish-Slovak border;
• Ukraine - 535 km - Polish-Ukrainian border;
• Germany - 467 km - Polish-German border;
• Belarus - 418 km - Polish-Belarusian border;
• Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) - 210 km - Polish-Russian border;
• Lithuania - 104 km - Polish-Lithuanian border;
Administrative division of Poland - from January 1, 1999, the country has a three-tier administrative division:
• 16 voivodships (as of January 1, 2017):
• 380 poviats, including 314 so-called "Land poviats", which gather from a few to a dozen neighboring communes and 66 "urban poviats" (cities with poviat rights - i.e. communes with the status of a city performing poviat tasks),
• 2478 communes, including:
• 302 urban communes - communes that fall within the administrative boundaries of the city (including 66 communes that are also cities with poviat rights),
• 621 urban-rural communes - communes that include a city and several villages,
• 1,555 rural communes - communes that do not contain a city on their territory (of which 158 are based in the city).
Poland is a lowland country; areas below 300 m above sea level constitute 91.3% of the area (including depressions 0.2%); average height 173 m (Europe - 330 m). The highest point is Rysy in the High Tatras - 2499 m, the lowest - a point west of the village of Raczki Elbląskie - 1.8 m above sea level; Poland's surface is sloped from south to northwest. In Poland, there is a belt system of surface formations (from the south):
The mountain belt consists of two mountain ranges: the Carpathians and the Sudetes. The Sub-Carpathian Basin belt is a depression of the area consisting of the Sandomierz Basin and the Oświęcim Basin. The highland belt consists of the Silesian Upland, the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland and the Małopolska Upland (which is the Kielce Upland, Lublin Upland with Roztocze in the east). The Świętokrzyskie Mountains are located in the Kielce Upland. The lowland belt is a vast area that consists of three main parts: Niziny Środkowopolskie, lake districts and coasts.
The Central Poland Lowlands include: the Silesian Lowland, the South Pomeranian Lowlands, the Mazowieckie Lowlands, the South Podlasie Lowlands, the North Podlasie Lowlands and the Lublin Polesie. The lake district includes, among others Pomeranian Lakelands, Masurian Lakelands, Suwałki Lakelands and Greater Poland Lakelands. A narrow coastal strip stretches along the shores of the Baltic Sea. This belt covers the Szczecin Coast, the Koszalińskie Coast and the Gdansk Coast.
Best in Poland:
The smallest city in terms of population in Poland is Wiślica - a city located in the Świętokrzyskie Province. Wiślica was granted the right place in 1326, then lost it in 1870, and on January 1, 2018 it became a city again. Only 503 inhabitants live in Wiślica
Kozy is the largest village in Poland in terms of population, with 12 744 inhabitants - they are located in the Silesian Voivodeship (Bielsko County).
Currently, the longest bridge in Poland is located near Grudziądz, its total length is over 1950 meters (including the access flyover).
The longest railway viaduct in Poland is located in the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship - the railway viaduct in Bolesławiec, 490 m long, entirely made of stone
The longest apartment block in Poland is Gdański Falowiec, 860 meters long and has about 6,000 inhabitants
The longest road in Poland is the national road No. 8 - its length is 849 km. The road stretching from the border with the Czech Republic in Kudowa-Zdrój to the border with Lithuania in Budzisko runs through 5 voivodeships: Dolnośląskie, Wielkopolskie, Łódzkie, Mazowieckie and Podlaskie
The tallest residential building in Poland is Sky Tower in Wrocław.The Sky Tower has 51 floors and its total height is 215 m. The largest, deepest… that is, record-breaking lakes in Poland
• the largest lake in Poland: Lake Śniardwy is unrivaled here. Its area is 113.4 km² (the lake is 22.1 km long and 13.4 km wide, and contains about 660.2 million m3 of water)
• the deepest lake in Poland: the Hańcza lake definitely wins here, its depth in some places reaching 108.5 meters! Its area is 3.11 km² and the average depth is 38.7 meters.
• the longest lake in Poland: the winner in this category is Jeziorak located in north-eastern Poland within the Iława Lake District, 27.45 km long.
• the smallest lake in Poland: this title goes to the Czarny Staw pod Rysami, which is also called the Czarny Staw by the Morskie Oko Lake. Its area is only 0.2 km² (578 m long and 444 m wide). Despite its small size, the lake is quite deep - its maximum depth is 76.4 meters.
• the shallowest lake in Poland: the Dołgie Wielkie lake located in the Słowiński National Park - its average depth is only 0.7 meters
Trygław is the largest erratic boulder in Poland, located in the town of Tychowo (West Pomeranian Voivodeship). Its circumference is 50 meters, length is 13.7 meters, and width is 9.3 meters. The total height of the boulder that was transported from Scandinavia during the last North Poland glaciation (from 15,000 to 115,000 years ago) is 7.8 meters (including 4 meters deep into the ground), and its weight is about 2,000 tons.
The world's deepest tourist route is also in Poland. Not Wieliczka or Bochnia, but Kłodawa, which boasts the lowest tourist route (it runs at 600 meters underground).
The 111-meter Gliwice radio station is entirely made of wood. It is also the tallest wooden broadcasting tower in the world. The ladder leading to the top has exactly 365 rungs, and the radio station itself is made of logs of unimpregnated larch wood, connected with 16,100 brass screws - there is not a single steel nail in the facility!
St. Mary's Church in Gdańsk is the largest brick church in Poland and Europe.
Thanks for reading
-Levisek27
PS: I got 30,000 takes yesterday @TheRealGrantma https://www.jetpunk.com/users/sacheth9/blog/html-for-formatting-blogs-3