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Who was national anthem ‘father’ Jan Henryk Dąbrowski?

Dąbrowski’s Polish legions fought throughout Europe and in the West Indies in a strategy of our enemy’s enemy is our friend. Wiki

Following the 225th anniversary of Dąbrowski establishing his Polish legions in Italy on 9 January in 1797, TFN’s Stuart Dowell looks back at the man, and his legions.

Old, yes, but still 'as sound as a bell'. King Zygmunt’s 1521 bell celebrates 500th birthday

Weighing nearly 13 tons, cast in Kraków in 1520 by Nuremberg bellmaker Hans Beham, it was hung on 9 July 1521 in a specially erected defence tower of Wawel Royal Castle, known as the Zygmunt Tower.

Wrocław’s monumental Battle of Racławice panorama reopens after 10-month-long facelift

At a time when Poland didn’t exist as a sovereign nation after being wiped off the map of Europe by the three partitions between 1772–1795, the Panorama provided a comforting memory of the importance of the Polish nation.

Off the beaten track, Kraków is full of hidden treasures

The city isn’t short on covert quirks and curiosities – things and places that somehow fall between the cracks when it comes to receiving the widespread adulation of the backpacker bibles and internet’s travel sites.

No place, no home: famous Polish museum in Switzerland faces eviction from castle home

The museum houses a huge collection of art and historical items, and has played home for Polish exiles.

Wrocław’s Racławice Panorama Museum to get long-awaited makeover

The works which begin on August 4th and are expected to finish next year, will be the most extensive refurbishment since the museum opened in 1985.

Tired old Łódź square to get glamorous green facelift

Architects say the main design goal is to make Łód’s Freedom Square “a friendly place for residents and tourists.”

Warsaw to help restore Washington Kosciuszko memorial

Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski has declared the city's help in restoring a memorial to Polish and US national hero Tadeusz Kosciuszko, located in front to the White House in Washington DC.

Rioters vandalise statue of Polish-US hero Tadeusz Kościuszko as violent protests erupt across America

The Polish ambassador in Washington Piotr Wilczek said he was “disgusted and appalled” by the attack and has called on the White House and the National Parks Service to restore the monument quickly to its original state.

Considered Poland’s greatest panorama painter, Jan Styka died 95 years ago today

The man behind masterpieces such as the Racławice Panorama and The Crucifixion, Jan Styka, who studied under Poland’s ‘national painter’ Jan Matejko, was also a great orator, his patriotic speeches being printed in French in 1915 under the title ‘The Soul of Poland’.

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How Warsaw was rebuilt using mountains of post-war rubble illustrated in fascinating new exhibition

The story, which is being told in the 70th year since rebuilding was officially completed, is an important one as perhaps no other city in history has had to handle, process and use as much rubble as Warsaw did in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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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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