{"id":115548,"date":"2020-05-31T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=115548"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:17:38","slug":"fakta-om-polen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts about Poland - 30 things you (might) not know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ta_ads_container\" class=\"takeover-container has-clientside-condition loading run-count-0\" data-ttl=\"86400\"><div class=\"takeover-bar\"><a class=\"blog-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\" title=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sweden&#039;s largest travel magazine - \" rel=\"home\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FREEDOMtravel-resemagasin.png\" alt=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sveriges mesta resemagasin\"><\/a><a class=\"home-link close-takeover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\">Go to FREEDOMtravel<\/a><\/div><div class=\"takeover-content\"><div class=\"label\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-1584092618\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/husvagnar\/alpina\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-computer-1920x900px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1024x480.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-224x105.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-600x281.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1536x720.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-433x203.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1200x563.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"900\"   \/><\/a><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\" ) ) {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = parseInt( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) + 1;} else { var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1; }} else {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1;advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\", \"true\", 86400 );}advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\", advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709, 86400 );});<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"h-skribent-peter-bergstrom\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writer: Peter Bergstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Updated: August 2026<\/em> | How much do you know about Poland? We&#039;ve been traveling the length and breadth of the country for many years and are constantly finding new things that surprise us. Here you&#039;ll find everything from Europe&#039;s last great lowland primeval forest and rolling sand dunes to medieval castles, world-famous composers and one of Leonardo da Vinci&#039;s most famous paintings. <\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad6f61362ce3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad6f61362ce3\" checked aria-label=\"toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#Fakta_om_Polen\" >Facts about Poland<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#1_Polen_ar_ett_av_Europas_storsta_lander\" >1. Poland is one of the largest countries in Europe<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#2_Polen_har_sju_grannlander\" >2. Poland has seven neighboring countries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#3_Hollywoodstjarnan_Pola_Negri_foddes_i_Polen\" >3. Hollywood star Pola Negri was born in Poland<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#4_Marie_Sklodowska-Curie_fick_tva_Nobelpris\" >4. Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie received two Nobel Prizes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#5_Malbork_ar_varldens_storsta_borg_byggd_i_tegel\" >5. Malbork is the world&#039;s largest castle built in brick<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#6_Bageln_har_starka_rotter_i_Polen\" >6. The bagel has strong roots in Poland<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#7_Polen_har_Europas_storsta_population_av_visenter\" >7. Poland has Europe&#039;s largest population of bison<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#8_Polen_har_18_varldsarv_pa_UNESCO_s_lista\" >8. Poland has 18 World Heritage Sites on the UNESCO list<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#9_Lodz_har_en_av_Europas_storsta_judiska_kyrkogardar\" >9. \u0141\u00f3d\u017a has one of Europe&#039;s largest Jewish cemeteries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#10_Polen_har_haft_flera_historiska_huvudstader\" >10. Poland has had several historical capitals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#11_Mazurka_och_polonas_kommer_fran_Polen\" >11. Mazurka and polonaise come from Poland<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#12_Roman_Polanski_foddes_i_Paris_men_vaxte_upp_i_Polen\" >12. Roman Pola\u0144ski was born in Paris but grew up in Poland<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#13_Polen_hade_en_av_Europas_storsta_judiska_befolkningar\" >13. Poland had one of Europe&#039;s largest Jewish populations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#14_Izabella_Scorupco_foddes_i_Bialystok\" >14. Izabella Scorupco was born in Bia\u0142ystok<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#15_Prince_Polo_har_tillverkats_i_Polen_sedan_1955\" >15. Prince Polo has been manufactured in Poland since 1955<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#16_Gdansk_ar_kant_for_sin_barnsten\" >16. Gda\u0144sk is famous for its amber<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#17_Polen_blev_medlem_i_Nato_1999\" >17. Poland became a member of NATO in 1999<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#18_Polen_har_en_av_Europas_markligaste_oknar\" >18. Poland has one of Europe&#039;s strangest deserts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#19_Frederic_Chopin_foddes_utanfor_Warszawa\" >19. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin was born outside Warsaw<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#20_Piwnica_Swidnicka_i_Wroclaw_har_anor_fran_medeltiden\" >20. Piwnica \u015awidnicka in Wroc\u0142aw dates back to the Middle Ages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#21_Polen_har_zloty_i_stallet_for_euro\" >21. Poland has the zloty instead of the euro<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#22_Vodka_har_en_lang_historia_i_Polen\" >22. Vodka has a long history in Poland<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#23_Warszawas_gamla_stad_ar_till_stor_del_ateruppbyggd\" >23. Warsaw&#039;s Old Town is largely rebuilt<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#24_Robert_Lewandowski_ar_en_av_Polens_storsta_fotbollsstjarnor\" >24. Robert Lewandowski is one of Poland&#039;s biggest football stars<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#25_Jagellonska_universitetet_grundades_redan_1364\" >25. The Jagiellonian University was founded as early as 1364<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#26_Leonardo_da_Vincis_Damen_med_hermelinen_finns_i_Krakow\" >26. Leonardo da Vinci&#039;s Lady with an Ermine is in Krakow<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#27_Auschwitz-Birkenau_ar_ett_varldsarv\" >27. Auschwitz-Birkenau is a World Heritage Site<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#28_Saltgruvan_Wieliczka_har_hundratals_kilometer_gangar\" >28. The Wieliczka Salt Mine has hundreds of kilometers of passages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#29_Sanddynerna_vid_Leba_flyttar_pa_sig\" >29. The dunes at \u0141eba are moving<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#30_Helhalvon_ar_over_30_kilometer_lang\" >30. The entire peninsula is over 30 kilometers long<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#Snabba_fakta_om_Polen\" >Fast facts about Poland<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#Fler_fakta-reportage\" >More factual reports<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-34\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#Peter_Bergstrom\" >Peter Bergstr\u00f6m<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-35\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-polen\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-fakta-om-polen\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fakta_om_Polen\"><\/span>Facts about Poland<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have traveled to Poland many times, mainly by camper, but also by car and train, and even by sailboat. Here we have now collected 30 interesting facts about Poland \u2013 how many did you already know?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Polen_ar_ett_av_Europas_storsta_lander\"><\/span>1. Poland is one of the largest countries in Europe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland has an area of just over 312,000 square kilometers, making it one of Europe&#039;s larger countries. From the Baltic Sea in the north to the Tatra Mountains in the south, it also contains a very diverse landscape \u2013 beaches, lakes, forests, agricultural landscapes and mountains.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-552073509\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-354207934 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-2432998906\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-top-banner-588x158px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-toppbanner-588x158px.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-1692509154\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ullbadden.se\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider354207934 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-354207934\" );$freedslider354207934.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider354207934.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider354207934.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider354207934.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider354207934.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zakopane-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Zakopane\" class=\"wp-image-51785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zakopane-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zakopane-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zakopane-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zakopane-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zakopane-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zakopane, at the foot of the Tatra Mountains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Polen_har_sju_grannlander\"><\/span>2. Poland has seven neighboring countries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland borders Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Russia through the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. The country also has a long coastline on the Baltic Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strand-Poland-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fakta om Polen\" class=\"wp-image-115636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strand-Poland-1.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strand-Poland-1-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strand-Poland-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strand-Poland-1-433x245.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Polish coast towards the Baltic Sea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Hollywoodstjarnan_Pola_Negri_foddes_i_Polen\"><\/span>3. Hollywood star Pola Negri was born in Poland<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pola Negri was born Apolonia Cha\u0142upec in 1897 in Lipno, in what is now Poland. She became one of the great international stars of the silent film era, pursuing a career in both Europe and Hollywood.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-3069103069\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88753\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-164582445 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-2653535800\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmia.se\/husvagn\/for-besokare\/biljetter\/?utm_source=freedomtravel&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=elmiahusvagn_kop_biljett_mars-sep\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-1138863010\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale (588 x 158 px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider164582445 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-164582445\" );$freedslider164582445.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider164582445.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider164582445.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider164582445.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider164582445.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dreikubik-la-4619427_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dreikubik-la-4619427_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dreikubik-la-4619427_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dreikubik-la-4619427_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dreikubik-la-4619427_1280-224x149.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dreikubik-la-4619427_1280-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dreikubik-la-4619427_1280-433x289.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dreikubik-la-4619427_1280-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dreikubik-la-4619427_1280-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dreikubik-la-4619427_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hollywood. Photo: Pixabay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Marie_Sklodowska-Curie_fick_tva_Nobelpris\"><\/span>4. Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie received two Nobel Prizes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie was born in Warsaw in 1867 and became the first woman ever to receive the Nobel Prize in 1903, when she was awarded the prize in physics. In 1911, she also received the Nobel Prize in chemistry. She remains the only person to have received Nobel Prizes in two different scientific categories. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/12\/5-upplevelser-warszawa\/\">Warsaw<\/a> There is a museum dedicated to her in the house at Freta 16, where she was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fill-nobel-prize-1356450_1280-1024x825.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fill-nobel-prize-1356450_1280-1024x825.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fill-nobel-prize-1356450_1280-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fill-nobel-prize-1356450_1280-768x619.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fill-nobel-prize-1356450_1280-224x180.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fill-nobel-prize-1356450_1280-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fill-nobel-prize-1356450_1280-403x325.jpg 403w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fill-nobel-prize-1356450_1280-1200x967.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fill-nobel-prize-1356450_1280-600x483.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fill-nobel-prize-1356450_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Malbork_ar_varldens_storsta_borg_byggd_i_tegel\"><\/span>5. Malbork is the world&#039;s largest castle built in brick<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mighty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2014\/09\/medeltidsborgen-malbork\/\">Malbork Castle<\/a> was built by the Teutonic Knights and developed into an enormous fortified complex. It is considered the world&#039;s largest castle in terms of land area and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-3650737497\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-3867592962\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polen-borgen-Malbork-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fakta om Polen\" class=\"wp-image-115605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polen-borgen-Malbork-1.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polen-borgen-Malbork-1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polen-borgen-Malbork-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polen-borgen-Malbork-1-433x243.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Bageln_har_starka_rotter_i_Polen\"><\/span>6. The bagel has strong roots in Poland<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bagel is strongly associated with the Jewish communities in Poland and is mentioned in Jewish sources from Krak\u00f3w as early as the 17th century. The ring-shaped bread later spread with Jewish emigrants to countries such as the United States, where it became enormously popular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bagels-3777460_1280.jpg\" alt=\"Fakta om Polen\" class=\"wp-image-115606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bagels-3777460_1280.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bagels-3777460_1280-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bagels-3777460_1280-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bagels-3777460_1280-406x325.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Polen_har_Europas_storsta_population_av_visenter\"><\/span>7. Poland has Europe&#039;s largest population of bison<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European bison, or bison, was nearly extinct at the beginning of the 20th century but has made a spectacular comeback. Today, there are thousands of bison in Poland, with a large population living freely in and around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2017\/07\/vilda-visenter-i-polen-bialowieza-nationalpark\/\">Bia\u0142owie\u017ca Forest<\/a>. At the end of 2022, there were 2,603 bison in Poland, of which 2,394 were living freely.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banners-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2214773484\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-2855765602\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wifi.se\/produkt\/hybrid-traveller-portabel-5g-router-med-backup-batteri-i-over-6-timmar-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freedom.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"288\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visenter-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"visent\" class=\"wp-image-51906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visenter-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visenter-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visenter-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visenter-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visenter-1200x674.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visenter.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Polen_har_18_varldsarv_pa_UNESCO_s_lista\"><\/span>8. Poland has 18 World Heritage Sites on the UNESCO list<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland has an impressive collection of cultural and natural sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These include the historic centre of Krak\u00f3w, the Old Town of Warsaw, Malbork Castle, the Bia\u0142owie\u017ca Forest, the Wieliczka and Bochnia Salt Mines, and Auschwitz-Birkenau. In 2026, Poland also gained its 18th World Heritage Site when the modernist city centre of Gdynia was inscribed on the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Krakow-kl\u00e4deshallen-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Krakow kl\u00e4deshallen\" class=\"wp-image-51793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Krakow-kl\u00e4deshallen-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Krakow-kl\u00e4deshallen-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Krakow-kl\u00e4deshallen-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Krakow-kl\u00e4deshallen-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Krakow-kl\u00e4deshallen.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Krakow&#039;s historic center is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Lodz_har_en_av_Europas_storsta_judiska_kyrkogardar\"><\/span>9. \u0141\u00f3d\u017a has one of Europe&#039;s largest Jewish cemeteries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new Jewish cemetery in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/11\/lodz-i-polen\/\">\u0141\u00f3d\u017a<\/a> Established in 1892 and covering approximately 40 hectares, it contains tens of thousands of graves and large mausoleums that tell the story of the city&#039;s significant Jewish history.<\/p><div class=\"freed-placering-11 freed-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"freed-2530478672\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88783\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-3478863585 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Poland has had several historical capitals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gniezno is usually considered the first historical capital of Poland and was an important center of the early Polish state. 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Roman Pola\u0144ski was born in Paris but grew up in Poland<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Film director Roman Pola\u0144ski was born in Paris in 1933 to Polish-Jewish parents and moved with his family to Krak\u00f3w as a child. He has directed films such as <em>Rosemary&#039;s Baby<\/em>, <em>Chinatown<\/em> and <em>The Pianist<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/publicdomainarchive-piano-349928_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/publicdomainarchive-piano-349928_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/publicdomainarchive-piano-349928_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/publicdomainarchive-piano-349928_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/publicdomainarchive-piano-349928_1280-224x149.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/publicdomainarchive-piano-349928_1280-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/publicdomainarchive-piano-349928_1280-433x289.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/publicdomainarchive-piano-349928_1280-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/publicdomainarchive-piano-349928_1280-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/publicdomainarchive-piano-349928_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_Polen_hade_en_av_Europas_storsta_judiska_befolkningar\"><\/span>13. Poland had one of Europe&#039;s largest Jewish populations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before World War II, around 3.3 million Jews lived in Poland, and the country was one of the world&#039;s most important centers of Jewish culture. The Holocaust wiped out a very large part of this population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, you can encounter Jewish cultural heritage in many places in Poland, not least in Krakow&#039;s Kazimierz, Warsaw and \u0141\u00f3d\u017a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monument-2-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"T\u00e5gstationen Radegast\" class=\"wp-image-122047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monument-2-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monument-2-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monument-2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monument-2-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monument-2-1-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monument-2-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The railway station in Radegast, in \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, is a reminder of the deportations of Jews during World War II.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_Izabella_Scorupco_foddes_i_Bialystok\"><\/span>14. Izabella Scorupco was born in Bia\u0142ystok<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actress and model Izabella Scorupco was born in Bia\u0142ystok in 1970 and moved to Sweden as a child. 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Photo: Pixabay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15_Prince_Polo_har_tillverkats_i_Polen_sedan_1955\"><\/span>15. Prince Polo has been manufactured in Poland since 1955<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Prince Polo chocolate biscuit began production in Cieszyn in southern Poland in 1955. Somewhat unexpectedly, it has become particularly popular in Iceland, where the Polish chocolate bar has been sold for generations. Sweden&#039;s answer to Prince Polo is biscuit chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/mv-nemj-10071924-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/mv-nemj-10071924-1.jpg 752w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/mv-nemj-10071924-1-600x159.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/mv-nemj-10071924-1-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/mv-nemj-10071924-1-433x115.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"16_Gdansk_ar_kant_for_sin_barnsten\"><\/span>16. Gda\u0144sk is famous for its amber<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Baltic Sea region has some of the world&#039;s richest deposits of amber, and Gda\u0144sk has been an important center for trade and craftsmanship with the material for centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even today you can find many shops and workshops with amber jewelry in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2021\/04\/gdansk\/\">Gda\u0144sk<\/a> \u2013 and the city even has a special amber museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/B\u00e4rnsten-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"B\u00e4rnsten\" class=\"wp-image-36550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/B\u00e4rnsten-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/B\u00e4rnsten-600x389.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/B\u00e4rnsten-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/B\u00e4rnsten-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/B\u00e4rnsten.jpg 1135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amber for sale in Gdansk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"17_Polen_blev_medlem_i_Nato_1999\"><\/span>17. Poland became a member of NATO in 1999<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland became a member of NATO on 12 March 1999, together with the Czech Republic and Hungary. The country had been a member of the Warsaw Pact during the communist era and, after the fall of communism, became increasingly oriented towards Western Europe. Poland became a member of the EU five years later, in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/f-16-1686726_1280-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/f-16-1686726_1280-1.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/f-16-1686726_1280-1-600x355.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/f-16-1686726_1280-1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/f-16-1686726_1280-1-433x256.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"18_Polen_har_en_av_Europas_markligaste_oknar\"><\/span>18. Poland has one of Europe&#039;s strangest deserts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The B\u0142\u0119d\u00f3w Desert, located between Krak\u00f3w and Katowice, is often described as Central Europe&#039;s largest area of loose sand far from the sea. The landscape is an unexpected feature in a country otherwise associated with forests, farmland and mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/beach-1866823_1280-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/beach-1866823_1280-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/beach-1866823_1280-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/beach-1866823_1280-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/beach-1866823_1280-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/beach-1866823_1280-433x243.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/beach-1866823_1280.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"19_Frederic_Chopin_foddes_utanfor_Warszawa\"><\/span>19. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin was born outside Warsaw<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Composer and pianist Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin was born in 1810 in \u017belazowa Wola, outside Warsaw. He left Poland at a young age and spent much of his adult life in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chopin is buried at P\u00e8re-Lachaise in Paris, but his heart was brought back to Warsaw and is in the Church of the Holy Cross on Krakowskie Przedmie\u015bcie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/chopin-503212_1280-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/chopin-503212_1280-1.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/chopin-503212_1280-1-600x367.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/chopin-503212_1280-1-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/chopin-503212_1280-1-433x265.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"20_Piwnica_Swidnicka_i_Wroclaw_har_anor_fran_medeltiden\"><\/span>20. Piwnica \u015awidnicka in Wroc\u0142aw dates back to the Middle Ages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the basement under the town hall in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/10\/wroclaw-i-polen\/\">Wroc\u0142aw<\/a> is located Piwnica \u015awidnicka, whose history dates back to the 13th century. The restaurant is usually considered one of the oldest restaurants in Europe and is still in operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Torget-byggnad-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Torget-byggnad-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Torget-byggnad-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Torget-byggnad-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Torget-byggnad-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Torget-byggnad-1-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Torget-byggnad-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Town Hall in Wroclaw.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"21_Polen_har_zloty_i_stallet_for_euro\"><\/span>21. Poland has the zloty instead of the euro<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland is a member of the EU but still has its own currency, the z\u0142oty (PLN). One z\u0142oty is divided into 100 groszy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/money-1454013_1280-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/money-1454013_1280-1.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/money-1454013_1280-1-600x371.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/money-1454013_1280-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/money-1454013_1280-1-433x268.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"22_Vodka_har_en_lang_historia_i_Polen\"><\/span>22. Vodka has a long history in Poland<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland is one of the countries most associated with vodka, and the drink has a long history in the country. Polish vodka is traditionally made from grains or potatoes, among other things, and there are a variety of regional varieties and producers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/liquor-1335556_1280-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/liquor-1335556_1280-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/liquor-1335556_1280-2-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/liquor-1335556_1280-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/liquor-1335556_1280-2-433x288.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"23_Warszawas_gamla_stad_ar_till_stor_del_ateruppbyggd\"><\/span>23. Warsaw&#039;s Old Town is largely rebuilt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warsaw&#039;s historic center was almost completely destroyed during World War II. After the war, a comprehensive and meticulous reconstruction of the old town was carried out. The reconstruction received such attention that the historic center of Warsaw was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/20161210_103557-1200x675-1.jpg\" alt=\"Unesco v\u00e4rldsarv i Polen - Warszawa\" class=\"wp-image-100555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/20161210_103557-1200x675-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/20161210_103557-1200x675-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/20161210_103557-1200x675-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/20161210_103557-1200x675-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/20161210_103557-1200x675-1-433x244.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"24_Robert_Lewandowski_ar_en_av_Polens_storsta_fotbollsstjarnor\"><\/span>24. Robert Lewandowski is one of Poland&#039;s biggest football stars<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert Lewandowski was born in Warsaw in 1988 and has become one of the most successful Polish footballers of all time. After many successful years at Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, he joined FC Barcelona in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bayern-munich-1349927_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bayern-munich-1349927_1280.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bayern-munich-1349927_1280-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bayern-munich-1349927_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bayern-munich-1349927_1280-433x288.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"25_Jagellonska_universitetet_grundades_redan_1364\"><\/span>25. The Jagiellonian University was founded as early as 1364<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Jagiellonian University in Krak\u00f3w was founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great. It is the oldest university in Poland and the second oldest in Central Europe after the University of Prague. Among the university&#039;s most famous alumni throughout history is the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/books-4158244_1280-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fakta om Polen\" class=\"wp-image-116569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/books-4158244_1280-1.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/books-4158244_1280-1-600x369.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/books-4158244_1280-1-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/books-4158244_1280-1-433x266.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"26_Leonardo_da_Vincis_Damen_med_hermelinen_finns_i_Krakow\"><\/span>26. Leonardo da Vinci&#039;s Lady with an Ermine is in Krakow<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of Leonardo da Vinci&#039;s most famous paintings is actually in Poland. <em>The Lady with the Ermine<\/em>, painted around 1489\u20131490 and depicting Cecilia Gallerani, is on display at the Czartoryski Museum in Krak\u00f3w.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/czartoryscy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/czartoryscy.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/czartoryscy-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/czartoryscy-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/czartoryscy-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/czartoryscy-433x288.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"27_Auschwitz-Birkenau_ar_ett_varldsarv\"><\/span>27. Auschwitz-Birkenau is a World Heritage Site<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau is located near the Polish city of O\u015bwi\u0119cim. More than a million people were murdered in the camp complex, the vast majority of whom were Jews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The site has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1979 and today functions as a museum and memorial site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/poland-2299550_1280.jpg\" alt=\"Fakta om Polen\" class=\"wp-image-115629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/poland-2299550_1280.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/poland-2299550_1280-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/poland-2299550_1280-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/poland-2299550_1280-433x243.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"28_Saltgruvan_Wieliczka_har_hundratals_kilometer_gangar\"><\/span>28. The Wieliczka Salt Mine has hundreds of kilometers of passages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2009\/07\/krakow-och-saltgruvan-i-wieliczka\/\">Wieliczka Salt Mine<\/a> outside Krak\u00f3w has a history that stretches back to the Middle Ages. Underground is a vast system of passages, chambers, lakes and chapels \u2013 including the spectacular St. King&#039;s Chapel, where decorations and sculptures have been carved out of salt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wieliczka was one of the very first World Heritage Sites to be inscribed on the UNESCO list in 1978 and is today included together with the Bochnia Salt Mine in a joint World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gruva-Krakow-1200x672-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gruva-Krakow-1200x672-1-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gruva-Krakow-1200x672-1-1-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gruva-Krakow-1200x672-1-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gruva-Krakow-1200x672-1-1-433x242.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"29_Sanddynerna_vid_Leba_flyttar_pa_sig\"><\/span>29. The dunes at \u0141eba are moving<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the S\u0142owi\u0144ski National Park on the Polish Baltic coast, there are enormous moving sand dunes. The wind slowly moves the sand and changes the landscape, and the highest dunes reach several tens of meters above sea level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The large light sand fields make the area one of the most spectacular natural landscapes along the Polish coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/dunes-897754_1280-1-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fakta om Polen\" class=\"wp-image-116571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/dunes-897754_1280-1-1-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/dunes-897754_1280-1-1-1-600x352.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/dunes-897754_1280-1-1-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/dunes-897754_1280-1-1-1-433x254.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"30_Helhalvon_ar_over_30_kilometer_lang\"><\/span>30. The entire peninsula is over 30 kilometers long<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2014\/09\/hel-polen\/\">The entire peninsula<\/a>, <em>Hellish Mierzeja<\/em> in Polish, is a long and very narrow spit of land that extends into the Baltic Sea from the Polish coast. In some places it is only a few hundred meters wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are long sandy beaches, holiday resorts and plenty of campsites. The sheltered side facing the Bay of Puck is also very popular for windsurfing and kitesurfing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polen-Hel-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polen-Hel-1-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polen-Hel-1-1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polen-Hel-1-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polen-Hel-1-1-433x243.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container faktaruta uagb-block-3f13a2bb default uagb-is-root-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Snabba_fakta_om_Polen\"><\/span>Fast facts about Poland<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Highest mountain:<\/strong> Rysy, 2,499 m above sea level on the Polish side <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Longest river:<\/strong> Wis\u0142a (Vistula), about 1,047 km <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Second largest city:<\/strong> Krakow <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Biggest lake:<\/strong> \u015aniardwy, approximately 114 km\u00b2 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sea:<\/strong> Baltic Sea <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Main sports:<\/strong> Football, volleyball and speedway <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Neighbouring countries:<\/strong> Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Climate:<\/strong> Temperate climate with both maritime and continental influences. Summers are usually warm and winters are cold, with regional differences between the coast, the interior and the mountainous areas in the south.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fler_fakta-reportage\"><\/span>More factual reports<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2021\/03\/fakta-om-albanien\/\">Facts about Albania<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/05\/fakta-om-tyskland\/\">Facts about Germany<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/11\/fakta-om-frankrike\/\">Facts about France<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2021\/03\/fakta-om-ungern\/\">Facts about Hungary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2021\/07\/fakta-om-tjeckien\/\">Facts about the Czech Republic<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/roliga-fakta-om-lander\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roliga-fakta-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-220149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roliga-fakta-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roliga-fakta-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roliga-fakta-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roliga-fakta-224x126.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roliga-fakta-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roliga-fakta-433x244.png 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roliga-fakta-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roliga-fakta.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Many fun facts that you (maybe) didn't know? Click on the image!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vcard\">\n<div class=\"has-image\">\n<figure class=\"profile-picture\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/influencers\/peter-bergstrom\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"328\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FREEDOMtravel-i-Budapest-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FREEDOMtravel-i-Budapest-1-1.jpg 328w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FREEDOMtravel-i-Budapest-1-1-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FREEDOMtravel-i-Budapest-1-1-193x224.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FREEDOMtravel-i-Budapest-1-1-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FREEDOMtravel-i-Budapest-1-1-281x325.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"list-header\">Follow Peter here:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"social\"><li class=\"youtube\"><a target=\"social\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/freedomtravelnews\" title=\"YouTube\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>YouTube<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"www\"><a target=\"social\" href=\"https:\/\/freedomxplore.com\/\" title=\"Web\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Web<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"influencer-country-flag\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Flag_of_Sweden-300x188.png\" alt=\"Sverige\" title=\"Sweden\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h2 class=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Peter_Bergstrom\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/influencers\/peter-bergstrom\/\">Peter Bergstr\u00f6m<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"excerpt\">Peter is the CEO, writer and publisher of Sweden's most popular travel magazine, FREEDOMtravel.se and FREEDOMtravel.se\/husbilsresor. 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