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January Uprising 1863 laid foundations for Poland regaining its independence 50 years later

An important step forward in the nation’s struggle for independence and self-determination, the rebellion was launched on the night of January 22. PAP

An important step forward in the nation’s struggle for independence and self-determination, the rebellion which was launched on the night of January 22, was sparked by economic hardship, political repression and a growing sense of national identity among the Polish people.

Day of freedom: when Poland regained its independence

Today marks the 104th anniversary of Poland regaining independence after centuries of foreign rule.

Polish-Czech joke about partitioning Russia’s Kaliningrad goes viral

An online joke about annexing the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad to the Czech Republic has gone viral, with even the US Embassy getting involved.

Gardener stumbles upon '100-year-old' Prussian flag hidden inside rusty old bucket

The woman named Kasia was working as a volunteer at the Fort Gerhard complex in the city port of Świnoujście when she came upon an old enamel bucket caught in the roots of a tree.

Back in the USSR? For decades the small town of Borne Sulinowo was the most secret place in Poland

Omitted from the maps for the full duration of the Cold War, this tiny town (current population: 4,500), was at the very heart of the Soviet Union’s military presence in Poland. For decades, no-one knew it existed and that sense of secrecy lingers to this day.

It’s not the sights that make Wschowa so special, it’s the atmosphere

Snuck away west of Leszno and with a population of just 14,000, ‘the greatest little town you’ve never heard of’ sits largely forgotten by the rest of the nation. And that’s good!

The children who were flogged to within an inch of their lives for refusing to pray in German

TFN’s Stuart Dowell travelled to the small town of Września near Poznań where 120 years ago today children boycotted religious classes in protest against Germanization. The students were flogged and their parents were sentenced to prison. Known as the Strike of the Children of Września, the incident has gone down in history as a patriotic struggle to retain the right to use the Polish language.

If 2020 feels like the end of the world, I’m happy to end it inside Dwór Dawidy

In this week’s Webber’s World, our intrepid explorer finds himself 30km east of Elbląg in a rambling old manor house set amongst silent forest paths, misty morning fields, grazing wild deer, and a snuffling rabbit named David. Welcome to Dwór Dawidy.

Surprised dad ‘sabres the moment’ he finds 100-year-old sword under pile of leaves

Tomasz Wierzbicki, from the town of Świebodzice in Lower Silesia, said he initially thought the old sword was a tree root as he tidied the ground so his family could rest for a while out for a walk.

In Napoleonic times, Danzig (now Gdańsk) was a republic… not a lot of people know that

It’s widely-known that the city was granted independence in 1920, but today in 1807, the Treaties of Tilsit between Emperor Alexander I of Russia and Napoleon I of France saw the then city of Danzig also become independent, if only for seven years.

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Chilling new book reveals meticulous planning behind Auschwitz death camp

The Polish-English book “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” sets out in shocking detail how the full potential of German technology and industry took part in building the death apparatus that claimed the lives of 1.3 million victims.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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