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Zakopane

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Zakopane , town (1992 est. pop. 28,600), Malopolskie prov., S Poland, at the foot of the Tatra Mts. A leading health resort and winter sports center, Zakopane was the site of the world skiing championship competitions in 1929 and 1939. Author not available, ZAKOPANE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Karłowicz, Mieczyslaw
Karłowicz, Mieczyslaw ( b Wiszniewe, 1876; d Zakopane, Tatra Mountains, 1909). Polish composer. Gave up career...Dir., Warsaw Mus. Soc. 1904–6. In 1907 settled at Zakopane, at foot of Tatra Mountains. Died in avalanche. Works incl... Read more

Zabłocki, Wojciech
...Bydgoszcz (1973–in which zoömorphic elements may be detected), the Sports Centre, Czestochowa (1988), the Sports Hall, Zakopane (1990), and the Mediterranean Games Complex, Latakia, Syria (1982–7). He also designed the huge Presidential Palace... Read more

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	Poland Backs Zakopane's Olympic Bid ; Poland's government would back Zakopane's bid to host the 2006 Winter Olympics...Economic Committee would give money to Zakopane's Olympic bid. Deputy Finance Minister Jerzy Miller said holding the Olympics in Zakopane would cost 850 million dollars. The IOC... Read more
	Praises for Zakopane from IOC Delegation ; Poland's Zakopane, one of six cities bidding to host the...capable of hosting the Winter Olympics. Zakopane was the fifth stop by an IOC evaluation...the IOC executive committee. Besides Zakopane, the other bidders for the 2006 Games... Read more
	Ski: Malysz and Ljoekelsoey share Zakopane victory ; AAP Sports News (Australia) 01-30-2005 Ski: Malysz and Ljoekelsoey share Zakopane victory ZAKOPANE, Poland, Jan 29 AFP - Poland's former world champion Adam Malysz and Roar Ljoekelsoey of Norway shared victory... Read more
	TRAVEL: A POLE LOT OF FUN! Paul McDaid goes on the piste in idyllic Zakopane south Poland.(Features) ; ...Meribel or Zermatt and set up camp in Zakopane, southern Poland. It may be new to us...make a good first impression and I liked Zakopane from the start. Glacial night air was...BUSINESS: While some resorts had little snow Zakopane had record falls; YOU WON'T BE BOARD... Read more
	New Seismo-Tectonic Activity near Zakopane (Poland) - Events Recorded by Broad-Band Stations Operated by IPE ; ...locations were possible due to small number of reliable records by accessible broad-band stations. Epicentres are situated near Zakopane, on the northern margin of the Central Western Carpathians. This region represents the NE prolongation of the significant seismoactive... Read more
	PUT YOURSELF IN POLE POSITION Cheap flights and a welcome shot of money could soon make Zakopane in Poland a serious rival to the budget ski resorts of Bulgaria and Romania. It might even overtake them. Minty Clinch heads east ; ...were washed down with vodka, so be it: Zakopane's venerable two-stage cable car carries...journey would be here for some time. Zakopane is a small town in the Tatra mountains...Given the funding to upgrade its lifts, Zakopane will comfortably match its Romanian and... Read more
	Poland ; ZAKOPANE, Poland -- You could say Zakopane, Poland, is blessed. After all, it was the late Pope John Paul...well -- or badly -- you ski, there's a slope to suit you around Zakopane. Some of the most popular are located at Kasprowy Wierch, which... Read more
	2006 Olympics in Poland? ; ...Winter Olympics in the mountain resort of Zakopane, promising to speed up infrastructure...cover any financial loss from the games. Zakopane, 200 miles south of Warsaw near the border...includes regions of Slovenia and Italy. Zakopane is Poland's best-known mountain resort... Read more
	SKI: Hannawald shatters hill record in victory ; ...Hannawald shatters hill record in victory ZAKOPANE, Poland, Jan 18 Reuters - Germany's Sven...shattering the record at the K-120 hill in Zakopane. Hannawald soared for 140 metres in his...turnaround from last year's event in Zakopane, when rowdy fans threw snowballs and... Read more
	Poland Denies Olympic Bid to Be Changed ; ...Olympic officials denied Monday that Zakopane's bid to host the 2006 Winter Olympic...Antonio Samaranch, President of IOC. Both Zakopane in Poland and Poprad-Tatry in Slovakia...Slovakian officials announced Sunday that if Zakopane wins and cannot get permission to hold... Read more

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