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Vroom with a view: FSO Factory opens to showcase its portfolio of legendary classics

Bizarre as they are beautiful, the exhibition includes a rich range of cars, vans and motorbikes that were once a common sight on the roads of Poland. Kalbar/TFN

For just the third time ever, visitors to the FSO Factory in Żerań are being allowed the chance to covet some of the most beautiful – and curious – motor vehicles produced in Poland.

Iconic factory that introduced legendary Syrena and Polonez cars closed 10 years ago today

On the anniversary of its closure, Nick Westerby looks back at the history of the FSO (Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych/ Factory of Passenger Cars) and its impact on the world of passenger vehicles.

Plugged in and ready to go...

In this episode of the Debrief, we put the show into fifth gear as we hurtle towards the future of electric cars in Poland…

Driving force: one firm hopes to revive the Polish automotive industry with electric vehicles based on 50s classic

TFN visited FSO Syrena to find out how a car from 1955 is the inspiration behind a brand-new new electric vehicle.

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Life

Eco triumph as Krakow’s ‘best kept secret’ to become nature reserve after being saved from developers

Home to 286 different forms of flora, and nearly 40 species of fauna, the Liban Quarry, which is best-known for serving as the set for Steven Spielberg’s Holocaust epic Schindler’s List, also contains rock formations, and soil and underground water systems of particularly high natural value.

The first report:

  • Most Poles favour acceleration of nuclear power development
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  • Thousands of tonnes of WWII munitions corroding in the Baltic
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  • Poland accepts 5.37 mln refugees since war in Ukraine started

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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