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POLAND

OLISH TOURIST ORGANISATION


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Warszawa

Republic of Poland

Area:

312,000 sq km

Location:

Central Europe. Poland borders onGermany, the Czech Republic, theSlovak Republic, Ukraine, Belarus,

Lithuania, and Russia. Its northernborder 500 km long runs along theBaltic Sea coast.

Population:

38,000,000

National emblem:

Crowned white eagle

Flag:

White and red

Official language:

Polish

Capital city:

Warsaw

Major cities:

Gdask, Katowice, Cracow, d,Pozna, Szczecin, Wrocaw

Climate:

Temperate. The average temperaturein July is 19C (67F), but there aremany days in summer when the tem-perature rises to 30C (86F). The bestconditions for practising winter sportsare between January and March.


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elazowa Wola. The house where Frederick Chopin was born

Warsaw. Chopins Monument in the azienki Park

Poland has always been a fascinating country thanks

to its eventful history, artistic heritage, cultural tradi-tions, variety of landscapes, and the hospitality of itsinhabitants.Millions of visitors have already been to Poland, but tomany people it still remains a destination to discover.Old Polish cities boast many historical monuments

which prove that cultures of West and East intermin-gled on our countrys territory for centuries. Each ofthose cities is worth a visit. Very attractive are short

weekend breaks with rich cultural and entertainingprogrammes.Every year Poland plays host to a growing number ofcongresses, business meetings and incentive tours.

More and more foreigners in search of professionaltreatment come to Polish health resorts. Poland hasbecome an important venue for watchers of rare birdand mammal species. Here everyone will find some-thing interesting, even tourists with the most partic-ular requirements.Poland is 1000 years old. It had its ups and downs,periods of rapid development and years of devastat-ing wars. Ten centuries of statehood left an enormouscultural heritage, many outstanding monuments ofarchitecture, including castles, palaces, churches,country manors and burgher houses. Visiting all thosesites would certainly become an unforgettable expe-

rience to lovers of history, architecture, painting,sculpture and applied art. One can also admire origi-nal monuments of technology.

Club EintrachtFrankfurt on Main,22 matches in nationalsquad 5 goals

Club Liverpool FC,England,21 matches innational squad

Club Schalke 04Gelsenkirchen, Germany,

43 matches in nationalsquad 6 goals

Club RKS Radomsko,33 matches

in national squad


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CITIES AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

Fascinating is the history ofWarsaw, Polands capital.Especially interesting are the changes and transfor-mations it went through during the last years.

Carefully reconstructed after the war time totaldestruction, the Royal Castle is the most importantsymbol of national heritage. Next to the castlespreads the Old Town with its medieval urban layout.Its narrow streets and the Old Town Square are lined

with beautiful period houses. This atmospheric areais full of little cafs, restaurants, shops with sou-

venirs, museums, art galleries and street stalls sellingpaintings and drawings. Thousands of Varsovians andtourists fill the Castle Square and the Old TownSquare, especially on those days when they host artisticshows, music concerts or performances of folk groups.Cracowwas the countrys capital during the medievaland Renaissance times, the periods of Polands great-est political, cultural and economic development. TheRoyal Castle and the Cathedral on the Wawel Hill arethe treasury of national mementoes. Tourists visitingCracow would never miss the Royal Chambers withthe worlds largest collection of tapestries, the CrownTreasury, the interiors of the Cathedral which wit-nessed most of the royal coronations or its crypts

which are the last resting place for most of the Polishmonarchs. Youth from all over the world is especially

visible among thousands of foreign visitors coming toCracow every year. Cracow attracts them thanks tothe special ambience of the Old Town where eachhouse is a historical monument; its colourful Market

Square offers a wealth of historical mementoes andmuseum collections. While in Cracow, one must notmiss Wieliczka with its famous salt mine started in themedieval times and still in operation; old and the mostattractive sections of the mine are open to visitors.

Warsaw. Castle Square

Cracow. Cloth Hall

Club Pogo Szczecin,4 matches in nationalsquad

Club Legia Warszawa,17 matches in national squad3 goals


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OlympiqueMarseilles, France,64 matches innational squad 1 goal

Club FCKaiserslautern,Germany,36 matches innational squad 1 goal

POLISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

Established in 1919FIFA member since 1923UEFA member since 1954

Address: 00080 Warsaw, ul. Miodowa 1,tel./fax + (4822) 8271211, 8270675,fax 8270704; www.pzpn.plPresident: Micha ListkiewiczRegistered players: 290,927Clubs: 11,300National squad wears white shirts, red shorts, and

white gaiters.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Champion Olympic Games 1972 (coach: KazimierzGrski)3rd 1974 FIFA World Cup (coach: Kazimierz Grski)2nd Olympic Games 1976 (coach: Kazimierz Grski)3rd 1982 FIFA World Cup (coach: AntoniPiechniczek)2nd Olympic Games 1992 (coach: Janusz Wjcik)Qualified for the FIFA World Cup f inals: 1938 France, 1974 Federal Republic of Germany, 1978

Argentina, 1982 Spain, 1986 Mexico

OFFICIAL DELEGATION OF THE POLISH

NATIONAL FOOTBALL ASSOCAIATION FOR THE2002 FIFA WORLD CUP FINALS

President of the Polish Football Association (PZPN) Delegation Head: Micha ListkiewiczPZPN VicePresident: Zbigniew BoniekPZPN VicePresident: Eugeniusz KolatorPZPN VicePresident: Henryk ApostelPZPN Secretary General: Zdzisaw Krcina

Administration Managers: Marcin Stefaski,Wadysaw Puchalski, Piotr CicheckiContacts for Press: Mirosaw Kulesza, TomaszSmokowskiSponsors Delegate: Andrzej PlaczyskiSecurity Officer: Pawe Basiak

Administration Manager/Computer Engineer: JacekPawlakHead Coach: Jerzy Engel2nd Coach: Wadysaw mudaCoach Assistant and Data Bank Manager: EdwardKlejndinstCoach for Goalkeepers: Jzef Mynarczyk


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National Squad Director: Tomasz KoterNational Squad Manager: Wiesaw IgnasiewiczPhysicians: Stanisaw Machowski, Jacek KwareckiBiochemist: Ewa RudnickaMasseurs: Artur Frczyk, Krzysztof LeszczyskiCook: Robert SowaCoach Observer: Andrzej Zamilski

MENS NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM PLAYERS:

GOALKEEPERS:Jerzy Dudek (Liverpool FC, England),Radosaw Majdan (Pogo Szczecin), Adam Matysek (RKSRadomsko)DEFENDERS: Micha ewakow (Excelsior Mouscron,

Belgium), Marek Komiski (Ancona, Italy), TomaszWadoch (Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen, Germany), JacekZieliski (Legia Warszawa), Jacek Bk (RC Lens, France),Tomasz Hajto (Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen, Germany),Tomasz Kos (FC Kaiserslautern, Germany), ArkadiuszGowacki (Wisa Krakw)MIDFIELDERS: Tomasz Rzsa (Feyenoord Rotterdam,Holland), Jacek Krzynwek (FC Nuernberg, Germany),Radosaw Kauny (Energie Cottbus, Germany), ArkadiuszBk (Widzew d), Piotr wierczewski (OlympiqueMarseilles, France), Bartosz Karwan (Legia Warszawa),Maciej Murawski (Legia Warszawa), Pawe Sibik (Odra

Wodzisaw)STRIKERS: Emmanuel Olisadebe (Panathinaikos Athens,Greece), Pawe Kryszaowicz (Eintracht Frankfurt,Germany), Maciej urawski (Wisa Krakw), Marcinewakow (Excelsior Mouscron, Belgium), CezaryKucharski (Legia Warszawa)

Club Widzew d,11 matches in nation-al squad

Club RC Lens,France,35 matches innational squad 1 goal

Club EnergieCottbus,Germany,29 matches innational squad 10 goals


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Club Legia Warszawa,51 matches in national

squad 1 goal

Club FC Nuernberg,Germany,

22 matches in national squad 1 goal

Rock climbing in Podzamcze

Marina in Masuria

ENDOWED BY NATURE

Poland was lavishly endowed by Nature and many of its

treasures managed to survived untouched by the dam-ages and transformations of human civilisation. Thereare still many areas in Poland where Nature has its way.Most of them lie within the boundaries of national parksand strict nature reserves. Some parts of the country aresparsely populated and covered by old forests and largecomplexes of woods.Poland is becoming more and more popular with naturelovers who can find here rare natural attractions and

watch nature in its unspoilt state. Our countrys offer ofspending leisure time in this way is getting richer from

year to year.


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Biking along the Eagles Nests Trail

Kashubian lakes

Club Ancona, Italy,41 matches in

national squad 1 goal

Club FeyenoordRotterdam, Holland,

8 matchesin national squad 1 goal

OFFER FOR EVERONE

In addition to visiting historical monuments,admiring Nature or resting on the Baltic beaches,Polish travel agents offer quite ample and diversi-fied programmes of spending your leisure time.The greatest number of options has been pre-

pared for the enthusiasts of active rest. More andmore popular is the offer of equestrian centreswhich invite for holidays in the saddle, dailyhorse rides, excursions in horsedrawn carriagesand crosscountry tours on horseback.Cycling trips are also very popular. Bikes for rentare available. There are many wellprepared andsignposted cycling trails, some of them makingpart of international cycling routes. They are allquite safe, running along roads with little traffic,through sparsely populated areas or picturesqueforest paths. The newest cycling offer includespaths leading along old and idle railway lines.Sailing can be practised off the seashore and oninland waters. Numerous marinas have also other

water sports gear for hire. Especially exciting arekayaking trips which can last a few days or even a

week or two. Very scenic are the kayaking trailsrunning along the watercourses of such beautifulrivers as Brda, Krutynia or Czarna Hacza. Kayakscan be rented on the spot and the participantscan use comfortable accommodations of river-side hostels.

Polands picturesque and diversifiedlandscapes invite visitors for longerhikes. Beautiful are the mountainousregions with their dense network of

wellmarked hiking trails. Young andinexperienced tourists can enjoyhikes along easy trails and use youthhostels or mountain shelters forovernight stays. Experienced hikerscan avail themselves of the offer pre-pared by travel agents who specialisein high mountain hikes, mountainclimbing, cave exploration, and thelike.


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Club ExcelsiorMouscron,

Belgium,16 matches in

national squad 4 goals

Club ExcelsiorMouscron, Belgium,24 matches in nationalsquad 1 goal

Castle at GolubDobrzy

Knights tournament

HOSPITALITY IS OUR TRADMARK

In Poland tourists will find luxurious hotels, midrangeoutlets and many comfortable pensions in holiday cen-tres. For moderate price, they all offer decent accommo-dations and good catering service.There are also tourist spots with extraordinary hotelsoccupying historical buildings adapted for the needs oftourism. For example, a castle at Ksi near Wabrzych,

Hunters Lodge at Promnice near Tychy, castle at BaranwSandomierski, palace at Kadyny, Bishops palace atPutusk, palace at Sieniawa, castle at Rydzyna, and manymanors in the Wielkopolska region and southern Poland.

While planning your journey to Poland, one or two staysin such places is certainly worth considering. No otherplace can offer you such a special atmosphere as anovernight in a castle chamber; you will appreciate theambience of dinner in a palace dining room and enjoy the

warmth of a cosy manor salon. Hospitality of your hosts,solemn atmosphere of castles and palaces, and relaxingcomfort of country manors will make your stay quite amemorable one.


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Polish Tourist Organisation

PL 00-928 Warsaw, 4/6, Chaubiskiego St.ph.: +(48 22) 630 17 36, 630 17 31fax: +(48 22) 630 17 62, 630 17 42e-mail: [email protected]

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