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MULTILATERAL SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
‘TRAVELLING TOWARDS MULTICULTURAL EUROPE’
The history of the carriage
in Poland

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MULTICULTURAL EUROPE’
This presentation includes:
 The history of the carriage in Poland;
 Students’ artworks;
 A song ‘Warsaw carriage driver’ by Olgierd Buczek.

3. THE HISTORY OF THE CARRIAGE IN
POLAND
 The carriage is a horse-driven vehicle, used to
the transportation of people on a small
distance, mainly in towns and cities.

4. THE HISTORY OF THE CARRIAGE IN
POLAND
 In Polish, the word ‘carriage’ means ‘dorożka’.
It comes from the Russian word ‘ жка’,
meaning a nearby journey.

5. THE HISTORY OF THE CARRIAGE IN
POLAND
 The carriage was the predecessor of an urban taxi.
 An organised profession of a carriage driver first
appeared in 1798 in Warsaw. Later, this job
started functioning in Cracow, Łódź and other big
cities.

6. THE HISTORY OF THE CARRIAGE IN
POLAND
 Carriages were controlled by the National Police,
which issued permits and licenses.
 Twice a year, each carriage had to undergo a technical
inspection.
 Carriage drivers charged money according to the
offical price list.

7. THE HISTORY OF THE CARRIAGE IN
POLAND
 In the 18th and 19th century carriages were also
used as:
 an ambulance,
 a police car
 a firefighter car.

8. THE HISTORY OF THE CARRIAGE IN
POLAND
 Carriages can be enclosed or open.
 The ‘head’ or ‘hood’ –the top cover for the body
of a carriage, is often flexible and designed to be
folded back.

9. THE HISTORY OF THE CARRIAGE IN
POLAND
 A closed carriage may have side windows, as well
as windows in the doors.

10. THE HISTORY OF THE CARRIAGE IN
POLAND
 A carriage driver sits on a ‘box’ or ‘perch’. ‘A
dickey box’ is a term used for a seat at the back for
servants.

11. THE HISTORY OF THE CARRIAGE IN
POLAND
 In the 20th century, first regulations about the
appearence of carriages and their drivers occured:
 carriages had to be black with a dark red strip at
the boardsite,
 they had numbers painted with white ink an the
back and black ink at the front,
 carriage drivers had to wear a mazarine livery with
white buttons and a cap with a black peak.

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13. THE HISTORY OF THE CARRIAGE IN
POLAND
 The most famous Polish carriage driver is Jan
Kaczara (1907-1980).

14. THE HISTORY OF THE CARRIAGE IN
POLAND
 Jan Kaczara was from Cracow.
 He started working as a carriage driver in 1923.
 He was known from the fact that he often spoke
rhymes.
 His vehicle was very famous – it had a number 13.

15. THE HISTORY OF THE CARRIAGE IN
POLAND
 This is a part of the comedy ‘Carriage driver
number 13’ from the year 1937. The plot is set in
pre-war Warsaw. The film presents adventures of
the famous carriage driver Jan Kaczara.

17. THE HISTORY OF THE CARRIAGE IN
POLAND
 Jan Kaczara always wore a black bowler hat,
which was later regarded as a symbol of carriage
drivers.

18. THE HISTORY OF THE CARRIAGE
IN POLAND
 After the Second World War most of
carriages disappeared from Polish street.
 Nowadays, carriages are used as a tourist
attraction.

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