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Exploring Poland

Bordering the Baltic Sea, Poland is one of the largest
countries of Central Europe, with a population of around
39 million. Warsaw, the capital, is located at the center of
Poland, on the banks of the River Vistula (Wisła). Its location
makes it an ideal base for visiting other cities, such as
Krakow, the ancient royal capital; Gdańsk, the Hanseatic
city whose shipyards gave birth to Solidarity; and Poznań,
one of the oldest Polish cities. Krakow is one of the
country’s greatest treasures, offering excursions to the
Polish mountains and the Krakow-Częstochowa Valley.

Sights at a Glance
1 Warsaw pp710–15 Children in traditional dress on a Polish
2 Krakow pp716–19 public holiday, Krakow
Karlskrona,
Baltic Nynashamn
Sea
Ystad RUSSIA Vilnius
Słupsk Gdynia
6 1 Gdańsk LITHUANIA
Koszalin Suwałki 8
Świnoujście 11
22 7 16 61
16 Olsztyn
Szczecin 25
W da
53
A6 10 Bydgoszcz A1 Łomża 65
Odra 22 Piła Noteć Toruń 10 7 Ostrołęka Białystok
Gorzów 5 Ciechanów 60 8 19
Berlin Wielkopolski Włocławek Wkra Bug
61
Poznań WARSAW BELARUS
A2 A2 W isł a
Konin 60 (Warszawa)
2 2
POLAND A2 Siedlce Minsk
3
Zielona Góra Odra Leszno Skierniewice Biała
Podlaska
Kalisz Łodź 17
18 Pilica
5 A1 8 Wisła
GERMANY 7
Sieradz
Dresden Legnica 8 11 Piotrków Radom Lublin 12
A4 1 Trybunalski Chełm Kiev
Wrocław Warta
Jelenia Częstochowa Kielce
Góra Wałbrzych Zamość
Opole Tarnobrzeg
A4 17
Prague 45 7 W isła L'viv
Katowice A4 19
Auschwitz (Oświęcim) Krakow Tarnów
CZECH 1 (Kraków) Rzeszów
REPUBLIC Bielsko- 12 Krosno 9 Przemyśl
Biała Nowy UKRAINE
Sącz
Bratislava
SLOVAKIA
Key
Highway
0 kilometers 100 Major road
0 miles 100 Railroad
The Neo-Classical entrance to Warsaw’s International border
Wilanów Palace and Park
For hotels and restaurants see p722 and p723 For keys to symbols see back flap
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