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Polonia may refer to: * Poland, in Latin Places * Polonia Maior or Greater Poland, a historical region of Poland *Polonia Minor or Lesser Poland, a historical region of Poland * Polonia, Manitoba, Canada * Polonia, Texas, United States * Polonia, Wisconsin, United States * Polonia Triangle, Chicago, United States * Polonia Township, Roseau County, Minnesota, United States * Polonia International Airport, Indonesia * Medan Polonia, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia * Camp Polonia, Ahvaz, Iran * 1112 Polonia, an asteroid * Hotel Polonia Palace, historic four-star hotel in Warsaw on Jerusalem Avenue * Hotel Polonia Palast, hotel in Łódź, Poland * Ołdaki-Polonia, village in Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland Arts and entertainment * ''Polònia'', a comedy television programme shown in Catalonia, Spain * Polonia (personification), the symbolic representation of Poland, including a list of art works titled ''Polonia'' * ''Polonia'' (Elgar), a musical work ...
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden. ...
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Polonia (Elgar)
''Polonia'' is a symphonic prelude by the English composer Edward Elgar written in 1915 as his Op. 76. History On 13 April 1915 the Polish conductor Emil Młynarski asked Elgar to compose something, thinking of how Elgar's ''Carillon'' had been a recent tribute to Belgium, but this time using Polish national music. The piece was mainly Elgar's own work, but he included quotations from the Polish National Anthem ''Mazurek Dąbrowskiego'', the '' Warszawianka'' and other Polish patriotic songs, and themes by Chopin and Paderewski. It was first performed at the Polish Victims' Relief Fund Concert in the Queen's Hall, London on 6 July 1915, with the orchestra conducted by the composer. The Relief Fund was a worldwide effort, organised by Paderewski and Henryk Sienkiewicz, in aid of refugees from the terrible conflict in Poland between the forces of Russia and Germany. There were elaborately engraved programmes, each tied with a red and white ribbon, containing messages from Pade ...
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Luis Polonia
Luis Andrew Polonia Almonte (born December 10, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter. He currently resides in Santiago, in the Dominican Republic, his hometown. Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1984, Polonia would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Oakland Athletics on April 24, 1987, and appear in his final game on October 1, 2000. He played for two World Series championship teams, winning with the Atlanta Braves in 1995 and the New York Yankees in 2000. Early life Polonia was born on December 10, 1963 in the Dominican Republic. He joined the Dominican League at an early age and was known as a strong contact hitter, as well as a below-average defensive outfielder. Though he had good speed, he was not a wise baserunner and led his league in caught stealing a total of five times between the minors and majors. He was also known for his tremendous performance during winter ball. He is one of the top 10 contact ...
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Louis Polonia
Louis Polonia (8 January 1935 – 14 October 2005) was a French footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1935 births 2005 deaths People from Espalion Sportspeople from Aveyron Footballers from Occitania (administrative region) French men's footballers Men's association football defenders Olympic footballers for France Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics {{France-footy-defender-1930s-stub ...
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Radio Polonia International
Radio Poland (until January 2007 as Radio Polonia, later "Polish Radio External Service" ( pl, Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy), in Polish legislation also named as Polskie Radio Program V) is the official international broadcasting station of Poland. Radio Poland is a part of Poland’s public radio network - Polish Radio. Its aim is to broadcast programs on developments in Poland, Polish foreign policy, the economy, business and foreign investments. Polish Radio External Service provides objective and impartial information about Poland and its stance on international affairs. It shows Polish society, its daily life as well as scientific and cultural achievements. Polish Radio External Service ended their English language shortwave broadcasts in 2012 and announced that they would be ceasing all shortwave transmissions on 27 October 2013, from which point they will only be broadcasting over the internet and through partnerships such as the World Radio Network. History *1936 – P ...
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Polonia 1
Polonia 1 is one of the first Polish commercial television channels, consisting at first of a network of 12 (and - for a short time - even 13) local TV stations in bigger cities. The station was established by Sardinian businessman Nicola Grauso, who shared a connection with Silvio Berlusconi. History Polonia 1 began broadcasting on air on March 7, 1993 by means of the following TV stations: * PTV Morze (Szczecin) * Tele-Top (Gdynia) (vel PTV Neptun) * PTV Copernicus (Olsztyn) * TVex (Bydgoszcz) * TV-ES (Poznań) * Tele 24 (Łódź) * Nowa Telewizja Warszawa (Warszawa) * PTV Echo (Wrocław) - the first one in the network * PTV Opole (Opole) (vel Telopol) * PTV Rondo (Katowice) * PTV Krater (Kraków) * Telewizja Niezależna (Lublin) * TV Centrum (Kalisz) - 13th TV station, very short operational The broadcast of common block in each of the station, received daily on VHS tapes, began each day at 16:15 and lasted till midnight. Time was filled with such productions like J ...
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TVP Polonia
TVP Polonia (formerly known as TV Polonia) is the international channel of the Telewizja Polska (TVP). The channel is co-funded by the TVP and the Polish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and broadcasts from the TVP headquarters in Warsaw. TVP Polonia is targeted at Polish-speaking audiences outside Poland, and it broadcasts many of the shows also broadcast by TVP's domestic channels in addition to news from Polonia/Polish communities around the world. It was launched in October 1992 (trial) and regularly in March 1993. On 1 September 2020 HD version was launched (replacing SD version on Hot Bird 13). Presenters * Monika Jóźwik (1994-2009) * Łukasz Kardas (TV presenter; 2011-) Distribution TVP Polonia is available in many countries around the world via cable or satellite. It is also transmitted unencrypted from various satellites. Broadcasting via Astra 19.2°E started in 2005, but was ceased on 31 December 2014 due to economic reasons. The feeds of the network in th ...
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The Spirit Of Polonia
''The Spirit of Polonia'', also known as ''Solidarity'', by Edmund Lewandowski is a sculpture commissioned as part of the fifteenth anniversary of Polanki, the Polish Women's Cultural Club of Milwaukee. Sculpted in 1969, this piece is placed on the South side of thMilwaukee County Courthouselocated at 901 North 9th Street in Milwaukee's downtown. Description This nine foot, five inch stainless steel sculpture has three rings meaning harmony, unity and infinity. While the brass sphere represents earth. Each ring is a different size having one inside the other, therefore having each one get smaller, then the "globe" is the smallest. These sculpture is surrounded by a sixteen-foot, five inch concrete pool. Both are in front of the Milwaukee County Courthouse. Information Edmund Lewandowski was a Polish American and went to Layton School of Art. He has created multiple outside sculptures, pursued painting, and commissioned multiple advertising ads.Edmund Lewandowski The Spirit o ...
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Stella Polonia
Stella Polonia is a Polish folk song and dance ensemble associated with Our Lady Queen of Poland Parish in Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ..., Canada. The group was founded in 2004 by Fr. Miroslaw Frankowski with Ewa and Tadeusz Wierzbicki. Stella Polonia's repertoire includes all Polish national dances as well as a selection of Polish regional dances and songs. All arrangements are based on authentic folk elements which have been adapted for stage performance. Dance performances are interweaved with folk songs and instrumentals, which allow for a variety of programs, ensuring that each performance is unique. Polish folklore represents a cultural heritage, and each dance and song is performed in costumes that belong to that specific region. Costumes ...
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Gaude Mater Polonia
''Gaude Mater Polonia'' (Medieval Latin for "Rejoice, oh Mother Poland"; , Polish: Raduj się, matko Polsko) was one of the most significant medieval Polish hymns, written in Latin between the 13th and the 14th century to commemorate Saint Stanislaus, Bishop of Kraków. Polish knights sang and chanted the hymn after victory in battle, presumably to one of the Gregorian melodies associated with the Eucharistic psalm '' O Salutaris Hostia'' on which it is based. It's widely considered a historical, national anthem of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. History The anthem came to existence in 1253, along with the canonization of Stanislaus of Szczepanów on 8 September in Assisi; Stanislaus died a martyr's death on 11 April 1079. The author of the anthem is the first Polish composer in music history known by name, the poet Vincent of Kielcz, OP, a Cracovian canon and chaplain of Bishop Iwo Odrowąż. For a long time he was mistakenly called Vincent of ...
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Polonia-Express
''Polonia-Express'' is an East German film directed by Kurt Jung-Alsen. It was released in 1957. Cast * Alice Graf as Hella Merkel * Horst Schön as Fritz Marr * Gerhard Bienert as Wilhelm Merkel * Martin Flörchinger as Ralow * Rudolf Ulrich as Althoff * Hans Klering as Schwerte * Harry Gillmann as Riemer * Hans-Peter Minetti Hans-Peter Minetti (21 April 1926 – 10 November 2006) was a German actor. He studied at the Theaterhochschule Leipzig The Theaterhochschule Leipzig was a theatre school in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, which existed from 1953 to 1992. The official ... as Lehnert References External links * 1957 films East German films 1950s German-language films German black-and-white films Films directed by Kurt Jung-Alsen 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub ...
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Polonia Sive De Situ, Populis, Moribus, Magistratibus Et Republica Regni Polonici Libri Duo
''Polonia sive de situ, populis, moribus, magistratibus et Republica regni Polonici libri duo'' is a book by Marcin Kromer, first published in Cologne in 1577 in Latin. The title in English is ''Poland or About the Geography, Population, Customs, Offices, and Public Matters of the Polish Kingdom in Two Volumes''. The first Polish translation was made in 1853 (''Polska, czyli o położeniu, obyczajach, urzędach Rzeczypospolitej Królestwa Polskiego''). Contents The book describes the topography, peoples, their habits and mores, as well as the political structure and administration of Polandin the late 16th century. There have been several editions of this book with varying contents. The main chapters include: * I. Borders of Poland * II. The shape of surface * III. Mineral resources * IV. Hydrography * V. Climate, flora, fauna * VI. Towns and villages Some editions were accompanied by with maps (drawn by Marcin Kromer himself) of: * Rivers of Poland * Cities of Poland * Province ...
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