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The topographic map set of Poland has maps of Karkonosze, Beskydy maps, Sudeten maps, Tatras maps and Mount Sniezka maps. One will also find Odra maps, Wisla maps, Danube maps, Warta maps, Odra maps, Bug maps, Krzna maps, Brda maps, Wda maps, Prosna maps, Narew maps, Lake Cnyardvy maps, Medwa maps and Dargin maps. There are maps of Kampikosky National Park, Slovinsky National Park maps, Vigersky National Park and Tatra National Park maps displayed here. The set features as well Warsaw maps, Torun maps, Lodz maps, Poznan maps, Gniezno maps, Krakow maps, Wroclaw maps, Wieliczka maps, Lublin maps and Szczecin maps.

Poland is a country situated in Central Europe. Poland is bounded by Germany in the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia in the south, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine in the east, and the Kaliningrad region of Russia in the north-east. In the north, Poland is washed by the waters of the Baltic Sea. The territory of Poland is 312,700 sq km.

Relief. The characteristic feature of Poland’s relief is lowlands dominating the north of the country and mountains and highlands dominating in the south. Lowlands occupy about 3/4 of the territory. For the Baltic Sea coast of is characterized by beautiful sandy and wide beaches. The major mountain chains include the Sudeten in the south-west with their highest point, Mount Sniezka (1,603 m), and the Carpathian Mountains in the south.

Mountains. The Karkonosze is the highest mountain range in the Sudeten area (Sniezka peak, 1603 m), which is situated on the south-western border of Poland.

The Beskydy Range forms the northern border of the Carpathians in Poland. These mountains stretch from the eastern Polish-Czech border to the upper reaches of the San River.

The Tatras is the highest mountain range in the Carpathian area, Poland, which lies in the west of the Polish-Slovak border. The highest peak of Poland, peak Rysy, is found here (2,499 m).

Rivers. The main rivers of Poland are the Odra and the Wisla. Other rivers include as the Danube, the Warta, the Odra, the Bug, the Krzna, the Brda, the Wda, the Prosna, the Narew, the Vislok, the Barych, the Czarna, the Nida, the Pilica and the Raskuda.

Lakes. In Poland, there are about 9,000 picturesque lakes, found mainly in the north - in the Mazury and Pomorskie Lake Districts. The largest of them is Lake Cnyardvy, area about 113 sq km. Other important lakes include Lake Medwa and Lake Dargin.

National Parks and Reserves. In Poland, there are 22 national parks and 122 landscape parks. They are the Kampikosky National Park, the Slovinsky National Park, the Bialowieza National Park, the Vigersky National Park and the Tatra National Park.

Sightseeing.

The capital of Poland, Warsaw, lies on the banks of the Vistula River, in the central part of the country. This is the biggest city in Poland, an important economic, scientific and cultural center, the largest railway hub of international significance and an important tourist center.

Torun is the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus, as well as the largest medieval Hanseatic city and one of the residences of knights-crusaders.

Lodz, 130 km from Warsaw, is the second largest city in the country. Large textile factories, workers’ houses, manufacturers’ mansions and palaces surrounded by parks have survived in the city since the 19th century.

Poznan is the capital of Wielkopolska, a historic region, where the Polish state was created more than one thousand years ago. Today Poznan is one of the most important industrial, commercial, cultural, scientific and tourism centers of the country.

Gniezno is the first historical capital of Poland, the center of the Piast Way, which connects different places associated with the creation of the ancient Polish state.

Wroclaw is one of the oldest cities in Poland in the Odra River, the largest industrial, commercial, scientific, cultural and tourist center in the south-western part of the country.

Krakow is the former capital of Poland and one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, “the cradle of the old Rzeczpospolita”.

10 km south-east of Krakow lies the famous Wieliczka with its ancient salt mine, which is on UNESCO’s world cultural heritage list.

Gdansk is one of the oldest cities in the country, which nowadays consists of three separate cities – Gdansk proper, Sopot and Gdynia (Trigorod). Sopot is one of the most prestigious resorts on the Baltic coast. Gdynia is one of the largest ports in the Baltic Sea.

Szczecin is an ancient trade center at the mouth of the Odra River, one of the medieval Hanseatic centers and also the ancient capital of the Pomor Principality. There are a number of resorts near Szczecin, such as Swinoujscie, Międzyzdroje, Kolobrzeg, etc.

60 km north of Szczecin lies the town of Kamien-Pomorski, which has a Gothic-style Romance cathedral with a unique 17th-century organ. It is also a venue for annual organ and chamber music festivals.

Lublin is one of the oldest cities in the country, which have a rich history. Its first mention refers to the tenth century and is a little away from the main tourist routes of the country.

There are a lot of small towns, which have a unique atmosphere - Kazimierz Dolny on the River Vistula, Krzenzh and Lagov in the Lower Silesian Province, Szydlow and Opatów in the Kielce Province, Lednice Island, Tszemeszno, Leszno and Stszelno.

Tourism. There are excellent conditions for recreation and sports in Poland. The Pomeranian Province and the Baltic region offer over 500 km of sandy beaches with a strip of coastal dunes, amber deposits, perfect conditions for water sports, hundreds of lakes (Lebsko, Gardno, Zharnowetske, Witsko, Bukovo, Jamno, etc.), clean rivers, rich forests and splendid hills. On the seashore, there are a number of resorts - such towns as Darluwko, Dzwirzyno, Kolobrzeg, Krynica Morska, Leba, Międzyzdroje, Nehoze, Rewal, Swinoujscie, Ustka, Yaroslavets and many national parks.

Dozens of resorts offer opportunities for having a good time and improving health. The most famous spa resorts include Busko-Zdrój, 90 km north-east of Krakow, Kolobrzeg on the Baltic coast, in Krynica Gurskaja in Beskid Sadecki, LÄ…dek-Zdrój in the Eastern Sudeten, Polczin-Zdrój in the Drawa Lake District, Rabka in the Western Beskydy, Duszniki-Zdrój, Kudowa-Zdrój and Polianica-Zdrój, at the foot of the Stolowe and Bystrzyckie Mountains, UstroÅ„ on the upper Vistula, Cieplice Slaska-Zdrój, and Ciechociniek, the biggest spa and mud spa resort in the country, 35 km from Torun. Other recreational resorts include: Augustów, Busko-Zdrój, Dlugopole-Zdrój, Duszniki-Zdrój, Inowroclaw, Kolobrzeg, Konstancin, Krynica, Kudowa-Zdrój, MiÄ™dzyzdroje, Nalenczuw, Polianica-Zdrój, Rabka, Ustka, Ciechocinek, Polczin-Zdrój, Cieplice, Siliesia-Zdrój, Wieliczka, Wysowa-Zdrój, Duszniki-Zdrój Ivonicz-Zdrój and Konstancin.

Zakopane, Poland’s winter capital, lies at the foot of the Polish Tatras, in the south of the country. At an altitude of 850 to 1,120 m, there are perfectly prepared pistes of varying difficulty over 60 km long, a network of ski-lifts, a lot of attractions, museums and the Tatras National Park with an area of 211.6 sq km. There are mountaineering and trekking routes to the tops of Giewont, GubaÅ‚ówka, Kasprowy Wierch, Kopa Kondraczka, Malolaczniak, Cziemniak, etc. Other resorts on the territory of Poland are such ski resorts as Wysowa-Zdrój, Duszniki-Zdrój, Krynica, Kudowa-Zdrój, LÄ…dek-Zdrój, Piwniczna-Zdrój, Rabka and Sweraduw-Zdrój.

Climate. In Poland there are three distinct climatic zones: the Baltic coast, the central plains and elevated areas and the southern mountainous areas. The climate of the Baltic coast is the most unstable. The average temperature is around -2°C in January and - +17°C in July. This area receives about 600 mm of rainfall annually. The central plains and the inland areas are a little drier and warmer during the summer months. The average temperature in January is -2°C, and July - +24°C. Annual rainfall in the area ranges from 520 to 540 mm. The average temperature in the southern areas is -5°C in January and +20°C in July. The mountains receive the largest amount of precipitation – for example, there is 1800 mm of rainfall in the Tatras annually.