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Builders find time capsule containing 19th century ‘coins and documents’ while digging up roundabout

The glass capsule was found on Tuesday, March 7, during work on a roundabout in the town of Oława in Lower Silesia. Miasto Oława

Contained in a transparent glass container, documents in German bearing the date 1864 and coins from the second half of the 19th century can be seen.

Art historian and TV host Magdalena Ogórek to set up Museum of Stolen Art

The museum, due to open by the end of 2023, will feature a permanent exhibition on how the Germans stole an estimated USD 30 billion of Polish cultural goods.

Netflix drama High Water about Silesia’s 1997 ‘flood of the millennium’ praised for its authenticity

VIDEO: Already top of Netflix's top 10 most-watched series in Poland, many are lauding the authenticity of the series, with original TV footage blended into the film.

Troops called in to help remove pollutants from River Odra

The Polish government has called in troops to help clean up River Odra following a pollution spill that has killed thousands of fish.

Don’t let economic ‘doom and gloom headlines’ ruin your holidays

With an abundance of off-grid locations spread across the country, spending summer in Poland should not mean spending big in the seaside resorts, says Alex Webber.

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.

Howl about that! Dog digs up Poland’s largest treasure haul of the last 100 years

Identified as Kajtuś, the hero mutt discovered the mediaeval bracteates whilst walking with his owner near Wałbrzych. Dating to the first half of the 13th century, the one-sided coins will go to a museum after first being analysed by academics.

Is 10 year hunt for missing WWII airmen finally over? Wrocław University teams up with US govt. after remains found at American bomber crash site

In 2019, specialists managed to locate the crash site of the WWII US Airforce Flying Fortress in Jordanów Śląski where they have now discovered human remains thought to belong to the aircrew.

Nazi tunnels inside inactive VOLCANO could hide long-lost archive of Kraków Gestapo, say explorers

Thought to contain WWII secrets including traitors, the archive believed to be inside the Bond-like underworld complex has been described as ‘an invaluable source of information about the dark times of the WWII occupation.’

Tallest viewing tower in Poland, which has a helter-skelter ride to get back down, opens to the public

The aptly named ‘Sky Walk’ in the Lower Silesian spa town of Świeradów-Zdrój is a whopping 65-metres tall, with a winding 850-metre walk leading to stunning views of the Jizera Mountains.

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Nestled in green meadows and surrounded by lush forests, the house which features a distinctive curved silhouette reminiscent of a sea dune has been named ‘Best Single Family Residence’ in the latest edition of the European Property Awards.

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