Comenius Product Publiczne Gimnazjum, Poland 2010-2011

1. Białystok Guide
My city !

3. According to the legend, the history of Białystok
began in 1320, when Lithuanian prince
Giedymin, was on an aurochs hunt in the woods.
While he was resting over a stream, he was resting
have said:,,A clear,white ,,stok’’. You could build a
huting court here or even set a village”.
Today, ,,stok’’ means in Polsih ,,slope”, but in
those days ,,stok” was a small brook that runs
down the hill. The brook is here also today, known
as the Biała River(the White River).

4. Białystok,with its nearly 300 thousand inhabitants, is
the biggest city of north-eastern Poland and the capital
of Podlasian Province. It plays a role of
administative, economic, scientific and cultural centre
of this part of the country, which, owing to its unique
ecological assets, is called
Its location in a region that is ecologically clean
and full of tourist attractions; its wellldeveloped
infrastructure makes Białystok and its
surroundings an attractive place to live in, rest and
develop tourism .

5. Podlasian regional cuisine is well known
in all other parts of Poland. It is here that
one may try the best potato kishka and
babka; Korycin cheese or such delicacies
of the Taar cuisine as: pierekaczewnik
and listkowiec.

8. Bialystok is the largest cultural center in the north-eastern Poland. It
works in the Museum of the largest in the province of Podlaskie, with
branches in Białystok (Historical Museum, the Museum of Sculpture
Alfons Karny, Bialystok Village Museum). In Bialystok, there are
also: Army Museum and the Museum of Natural History, University
of Bialystok. There 's also one of the best Polish contemporary art
gallery - Gallery Arsenal. The second gallery is a municipal gallery to
them. Sleńdzińskich, Poland has the largest collection of art and
memorabilia archive Polish family of artists from Vilnius. In addition,
working here 19 private art galleries.
In Bialystok operates several libraries. The biggest of these is
Książnica Podlaska and University Library. The elderly and the
disabled free use of the Library Foundation for Education and
Creativity, which offer the service "phone book" dedicated to those
who are not able to reach out personally to hire. Other cultural
institutions include the Białostocki Cultural Centre, Cultural Centre
Orthodox, the Center for Esperanto. Ludwik Zamenhof, the House of
Culture "Downtown", Provincial Center of Cultural Animation and
Youth Culture

11. The city is, and has been for centuries, the main hub of
transportation for the Podlaskie Voivodeship and the entire
northeastern section of Poland. It is a major city on the
European Union roadways (Via Baltica) and railways (Rail
Baltica) to the Baltic Republics and Finland. It is also a
main gateway of trade with Belarus due to its proximity to
the border and it's current and longstanding relationship
with Hrodno, Belarus. Passenger trains do connect from
Suvalki, Hrodno and Lithuania to Warsaw and the rest of the
European passenger network. An extensive public
transportation system is provided within the city by three
bus services, but no tram or subway exists.
A civil airport, Białystok-Krywlany Airport, lies within
the city limits, but does not provide regularly-scheduled
service. There are plans to build a new regional
airport, Białystok-Saniki Airport, in the next few years that
will provide flights within Europe.

13. Branicki Palace is a historical
edifice in Białystok, Poland. It
was turned in the first half of the
18th century by its owner Jan
Klemens Branicki, a wealthy
Polish–Lithuanian
Commonwealth hetman, into a
residence suitable for a pearson
whose ambition was to become
king of Poland. The palace
complex with gardens, pavillons,
sculptures, outbuildings and other
structures and the city with
churches, city hall and monastery,
all built almost at the same time
according to French models was
the reason why the city was
known in the 18th century as
Versailles de Podlachie (Versailles
of Podlaskie) .

14. Church of Saint Roch is
situated on the end of Lipowa
Street. It was built in 1946.

15. Cathedral was
bulit is located
near Rynek
Kościuszki and
Town Hall. It
was built in
Neo-Gothic
Style in 1761.

16. Town Hall is situated
on town square, near
Kościół Farny. It has a
beautyful fountain in
the centre.

17. It is on Lipowa Street in
front of Cristal Hotel. In
Białystok there is about
1000 orthodox people
(30% of all inhabitians).

18. Białystok lies on 7 hills, just like Rome
Białystok dialect is called „śledzikowanie”
32% of the city constitutes the green areas _ The Green
City, where two nature reserves are located: Las
Zwierzyniecki and Antoniuk
In Bialystok there are: 7 hypermarkets, 27 supermarkets,
9 shopping malls (Galeria Biała, Alfa, two Auchan,
Kwadrat, Podlaska, Zielone Wzgórza, Galeria M, Galeria
Antoniukowska), 19 electronic stores, supermarkets
construction and decoration.

19. o”Biała”- it’s on Miłosza street. There’s
’’Real’’- hypermarket; bowling club with
billiards; ’’Helios’’- cinema with 8 rooms.
There are 96 shops.
o’’Alfa’’- it’s on corner Świętojańska and
Mickiewicza street. There are more than 140
shops.

20. oHelios in mall ’’Alfa’’ and ’’Biała”-
they’re the newest and the most modern
cinemas in Białystok. Helios is very
popular so most of people pick that
cinema to spend their free time.

21. It’s older than Helios and less popular but
some people go there to watch films which are
more ambitious.
That cinema has only one room so it isn’t
good. It makes that you can’t see there
queues.

22. o We haven’t got many theaters in
Białystok, only 2 but they’re good.
o A. Węgierka’s theater is from 1938 so
it’s old. This theater is the biggest in
region. The building is really beautiful.
It’s near Braniccy’s Palac.

23. oPuppet theater is mainly for children but
adults go there too. It’s on Kalinowskiego
street. It has been active since 1953. The
stage is quite big.

24. oMk Bowlin ( in Biała mall )
oKula Hula on Jurowiecka street
oKręgielnia on Elewatorska street

25. oMOSiR on Włókienicza Street

26. oMOSiR on Mazowiecka Street
oMOSiR on Stroma Street

27. oAqua Park Tropikana in the Gołębiewski
Hotel. There are 3 jacuzzi, salt grotto, ice
grotto, 3 saunas and pool with unnatural
waves.

28.  Aeroclub Bialystok
 Academic Yacht Club
 Automobile club
 Bialystok Football School „Jagiellonia”
 Bialystok affiliating the "Aikido"
 Podlaski Club of Basketball "ŻUBRY”
 Affiliating Skatepark GARAŻ
 Bialystok Sports Club„Jagiellonia”
 Bialystok Yacht Club „BYK”
 Integration sports club „ Victory ” in Bialystok
 LOK- Shooting Club „GROT”
 Poland Federation of the American football in Bialystok
 Sailing club „Bowsprit”
 Sports Club „Cristal

29. o Sport Halls
1. KS sports hall textile worker
2. Sports hall of the Medical higher education
in Białystok
3. Sports hall of the Białystok technical
university
o Stadiums and courts
1. Football stadium municipal.
2. Football courts municipal
3. Athletics stadium of Municipal sports
and recreation centre
4. Football MOSP Jagiellonia courts
Białystok
5. Football KS court textile worker
6. Training MOSiR court

30. o Sports Shooting Ranges
1. Team of Metal-timber Schools
2. Team of Mechanical Schools
3. The V comprehensive secondary
school
o Municipal Swimming Pools
1. Swimming pool No. 1
2. Swimming pool No. 2
3. Swimming pool No. 3
4. MOS swimming pool
o Artificial Skate Rink
1. Skating rink of a Municipal sports and
recreation centre

31. o Water Sports
1. Centre of water sports in
Dojlidach, Municipal sports and recreation
centre
o Airport
1. Base of the Bialystok flying club
o Tennis courts
1. TT tennis courts Stanley
2. PTT tennis courts Smash
3. Tennis courts of a Municipal sports
and recreation centre
4. Tennis Courts „Richi”

32. The project of a stadium in Bialystok

33. Swimming Pool No. 3

34. Skate Rink

35. Airport in Białystok

36. Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located
on the Vistula River roughly 260 kilometers from the Baltic
Sea and 300 kilometers from the Carpathian Mountains. Its
population as of June 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855, and
the Warsaw metropolitan area at approximately 2,785,000.
The city area is 516.9 square kilometers , with an
agglomeration of 6,100.43 square kilometers . Warsaw is the
9th largest city in the European Union by population.

37. Warsaw's name in the Polish
language, Warszawa. Folk
etymology attributes the city
name to a fisherman Wars
and his wife Sawa.
According to legend, Sawa
was a mermaid living in the
Vistula River who Wars fell
in love with. The official city
name in full is The Capital
City of Warsaw.

38. Warsaw is also known as the During World War II, central
"phoenix city", as it recovered Poland, including Warsaw, came
from extensive damage during under the rule of the General
World War II (during which Government, a German Nazi
80% of its buildings were colonial administration. All higher
destroyed), being rebuilt with education institutions were
the effort of Polish citizens. immediately closed and Warsaw's
entire Jewish population – several
hundred thousand, some 30% of the
city – herded into the Warsaw
Ghetto.
In 1945, after the bombing, the
revolts, the fighting, and the
demolition had ended, most of
Warsaw lay in ruins.

39. Warsaw's mixture of architectural
styles reflects the turbulent history
of the city and country. During
World War II, Warsaw was razed to
the ground by bombing raids and
planned destruction. After
liberation, rebuilding began as in
other cities of the communist-ruled
PRL. Most of the historical
buildings were thoroughly
reconstructed.
Warsaw's palaces, churches and mansions
display a richness of color and architectural
details. Buildings are representatives of nearly every European architectural
style and historical period. The city has wonderful examples of architecture
from the gothic, renaissance, baroque and neoclassical periods, all of which
are located within easy walking distance of the town centre.

40. In Warsaw is the highest 4-faced
clock tower in the world. Its four
faces are each 6 m in
diameter, making this the largest
clock of its kind in Europe. It is
positioned on one of the
youngest, yet one of the most
prominent symbols of Socialist
architecture – The Palace of Culture
and Science.

41. In the Łazienki Park is Fryderyk Chopin’s
monument, where in summer are chopin
music concerts.

42. The Palace on the Water in Łazienki Park is a must for both art-lovers and history buffs.
Originally a bathhouse for powerful aristocrat Stanislas Lubomirski, it was completely
remodelled by Poland's Last King, Stanislas August Poniatowski who made it his
Summer Residence. The palace is
surrounded by some delightfull parks,
which are dotted here and there with follies
and curios.

43. On the Castle Square rises 22 meters high
statue of the king Sigismund III Waza, the
oldest secular statue in the city. This
monument of the king, who moved the
capital from Cracow to Warsaw, was founded
by his son in 1644. In 1939 the column
collapsed under German bombs, its remains
lies now close to the Royal Castle - and it is
believed that touching it brings luck

44. In Krakowskie Przedmiescie is The Tomb
of The Unknown Soldier. It is situated in
the only remains of 17th century Saski
Palace, blown up by the Nazis. The tomb
was established in 1925, and now there are
24 urns with ashes of unknown Polish
soldiers from battlefields all over Europe
placed there.

45. The Old Town is a labyrinth of winding streets
and squares full of old world charm. While it
was entirely rebuilt after the Warsaw uprising
of 1944, it is well worth a visit to get lost
amongst the cobbles and tastefully recreated
facades. Now there are a lot of shops with
souvenirs and restaurants.

46. The Royal Castle in Warsaw is a castle residency
and was the official residence of the Polish
monarchs. It is located in the Castle Square, at the
entrance to the Warsaw Old Town. The personal
offices of the king and the administrative offices
of the Royal Court of Poland were located there
from the 16th century until the Partitions of
Poland. In its long history the Royal Castle was
repeatedly devastated and plundered by
Swedish, Brandenburgian, German, and Russian
armies.

47. Copernicus Science Centre is a science museum
standing on the bank of the Vistula River in
Warsaw. It contains over 350 interactive exhibits
that enable visitors to single-handedly carry out
experiments and discover the laws of science for
themselves. The Centre is the largest institution of
its type in Poland and one of the most advanced in
Europe. The first module of the museum was
opened on 5 November 2010.