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Barge that sailed in the times of Christopher Columbus pulled up from the deep

A huge river barge built at the end of the 15th century and used to transport grain to Gdańsk is to be excavated and put on display. Leszek Szymański/PAP

An enormous merchant vessel that sailed the Vistula at the end of the 15th century is being excavated near Warsaw.

City employs sheep to help birds lay eggs

It may seem Baaa-my, but city council officials have populated an island on Warsaw’s Wisła river with around 70 sheep and goats as ‘natural lawnmowers’ to help prepare the area for the birds’ new breeding season.

Take a walk on the wild side: TFN explores the ‘Queen of Polish rivers’ - the Wisła

In times of drought, the low waters still reveal train carriages from the Jewish ghetto as well as the abandoned aristocratic spoils of the 17th century Swedish sacking of Warsaw.

Wisłoujście 1628 Historical Festival

The Wisłujście Fortress located by the Martwa Wisła river, an estuary of Vistula, was the stage of battle between Polish and Swedish forces in 1628.

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New bi-lingual book hailed as ‘love letter’ to one of Warsaw’s quirkiest streets

Laying bare the secrets and the stories behind Warsaw’s Hoża street, the new Polish-English language book is set to achieve cult status for its charming exploration of the city’s hidden side.

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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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