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Przejdź do opcji czytnikaPrzejdź do nawigacjiPrzejdź do informacjiPrzejdź do stopki
Nationalcurrency:1zloty(PLN)equalsto100groszy-Ex-
changerate:1€~4-00PLN(asofSeptember2006)
Sources:
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www-poland-gov-pl
WSTĘP
POLISHCULTURE
ThestyleandpersonalityofPolishlifehasbeenshapedover
athousandyearssincethefoundationofthePolishstatesinthe
year966-Thenationalculturedevelopedatthecrossroadsof
theLatinateandByzantineworlds,incontinualdialoguewith
themanyethnicgroupsinPoland-ThepeopleofPolandhave
alwaysbeenhospitabletoartistsfromabroad,andeagertofol-
lowwhatwashappeninginothercountries-Inthe19thand20th
centuriesPoles’concentrationonculturaladvancementoften
tooktheplaceofpoliticalandeconomicactivity-Thesefactors
havecontributedtotheversatilecharacterofPolishart,withall
itscomplexnuances-
Dialogueandtheinterpenetrationofcultureshavebeenmajor
characteristicsofPolishtraditionforcenturies-Customs,man-
ners,anddresshavereflectedtheinfluencesofeastandwest-
Thetraditionalcostumeswornbythegentryinthe16thand
17thcenturieswereinspiredbyricheasternornamentalstyles,
includingIslamicinfluences-Polishcuisineandsocialcustoms
areanotherreflectionofmultifarioustrends-
PolisharchitecturereflectsthewholespectrumofEuropean
styles-Poland’seasternfrontiersmarkedtheboundaryofthe
influencesofWesternarchitectureonthecontinent-Historyhas
notbeenkindtoPoland’sarchitecturalmonuments-However,
anumberofancientedificeshavesurvived:castles,churches,
andstatelyhomes,sometimesuniqueintheregionalorEuropean
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