|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
Poland Business Report Worksbusiness development briefs in Poland, Poland Business Report Wellsbusiness development briefs in Poland, Poland Business Report Workbusiness development briefs in Poland, or Poland Business Report Workersbusiness development briefs in Poland ?
|
|
Polish Corridor
Polish Corridor strip of German territory awarded to newly independent Poland by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. The strip, 20 to 70 mi (32-112 km) wide, gave Poland access to the Baltic Sea. It contained the lower course of the Vistula, except the area constituting the Free City of Danzig (see ... Read more |
|
Casimir Pulaski
Casimir Pulaski Casimir Pulaski (1747-1779), Polish patriot and American Revolutionary War hero, fought unsuccessfully against foreign control of his native Poland and then journeyed to America to fight in the American Revolution. Born in Podolia, Casimir Pulaski was the eldest son of Count... Read more |
|
Karl Bernardovich Radek
Karl Bernardovich Radek The Russian Communist leader and publicist Karl Bernardovich Radek (1885-1939) is best known for his brilliant and acerbic polemics. He was an out standing apostle of internationalism. Karl Radek was born Karl Sobelsohn in Lvov (then in Austrian Poland) to an... Read more |
|
Mazovia
Mazovia or Masovia Pol. Mazowsze, historic region, central Poland. At the death (1138) of Boleslaus III, Mazovia became an independent duchy under the Piast dynasty. It became a suzerainty of Great Poland in 1351 and was finally united with it in 1526. Mazovia passed to Prussia during the... Read more |
|
Jadwiga
JADWIGA (POLAND) (Hungarian: Hedvig; German: Hedwig; c. 1374 Read more |
|
Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz , Ger. Bromberg, city (1994 est. pop. 384,000), capital (with Toruń) of Kujawsko-Pomorskie prov., N central Poland, on the Brda River, a tributary of the Vistula. One of Poland's major inland ports, it stands on the Bydgoszcz Canal (built 1773-74), which links the Brda and... Read more |
|
Elblag
Elbląg or Elbing , city (1994 est. pop. 127,500), Warmińsko-Mazurskie prov., N Poland. A seaport near the Vistula Lagoon, it has shipyards, machinery plants, and an important metallurgical industry. In 1237 the Teutonic Knights built a castle, around which developed a settlement.... Read more |
|
Gniezno
Gniezno , Ger. Gnesen, city (1993 est. pop. 70,400), Wielkopolskie prov., central Poland. It is a railway junction and a trade and food-processing center; there is also light manufacturing. The legendary cradle of the Polish nation, Gniezno was the first capital of Poland. At the Congress of... Read more |
|
|
Katowice
Katowice , Ger. Kattowitz, city (1993 est. pop. 366,200), capital of Śląskie prov., S Poland. One of the chief mining and industrial centers of Poland, it has industries producing heavy machinery and chemicals; mines in the region yield coal, iron, zinc, and lead. The city was chartered... Read more |
|
Olsztyn
Olsztyn , Ger. Allenstein, city (1993 est. pop. 165,600), capital of Warmińsko-Mazurskie prov., N Poland. It is a trade, manufacturing, and railroad center, as well as a popular health resort. Founded (1348) by the Teutonic Knights, who built its impressive castle, it was ceded to Poland in... Read more |
No reference documents or articles match the search term Poland Business Report Weeklybusiness development briefs in Poland
Suggestions: