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Lechia (other)
Lechia is the historical and/or alternative name of Poland. Current use Other uses of the name Lechia are; In sports: * Men's football; ** Lechia Gdańsk, Polish football club based in Gdańsk. Formed in 1945. ** Lechia Lwów, the first ever Polish professional football club. Formed in 1903, disbanded in 1939. ** Lechia Zielona Góra, Polish football club based in Zielona Góra. Formed in 1946, disbanded in 2015. Reformed in 2019. ** Lechia Dzierżoniów, Polish football club based in Dzierżoniów. Formed in 1945. ** Lechia 06 Mysłowice, Polish football club based in Mysłowice. Formed in 1906. ** Lechia Kostrzyn, Polish football club based in Kostrzyn. Formed in 1922. ** Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Polish football club based in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. Formed in 1923. ** Lechia Piechowice, Polish football club based in Piechowice. Formed in 1946. ** Lechia Rokitnica, Polish football club based in Rokitnica. Formed in 1958. ** Olimpia-Lechia Gdańsk, former Polish football clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lechia
The ethnonyms for the Poles (people) and Poland (their country) include endonyms (the way Polish people refer to themselves and their country) and exonyms (the way other peoples refer to the Poles and their country). Endonyms and most exonyms for Poles and Poland derive from the name of the West Slavic tribe of Polans (''Polanie''), while in some languages the exonyms for Poland to derive from the name of another tribe – the Lendians (''Lędzianie''). Endonyms The Polish words for a Pole are ''Polak'' (masculine) and ''Polka'' (feminine), ''Polki'' being the plural form for two or more women and ''Polacy'' being the plural form for the rest. The adjective "Polish" translates to Polish as ''polski'' (masculine), ''polska'' (feminine) and ''polskie'' (neuter). The common Polish name for Poland is ''Polska''. The latter Polish word is an adjectival form which has developed into a substantive noun, most probably originating in the phrase ''polska ziemia'', meaning "Polish land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KL Lechia Gdańsk (Athletics)
Klub Lekkoatletyczny Lechia Gdańsk ( en, Athletics Club Lechia Gdańsk) is a Polish athletics club based in Gdańsk, Poland. The athletics club was formed and became part of the Lechia Gdańsk sports club. While the club has not been officially associated with the other sporting sections since 2002, the athletics club still continues with the name ''Lechia''. In 2007 Lechia started building a new athletics stadium and training complex. The building was to be completed in 2010, and to be called the "Stadion Lekkoatletyczny KL Lechia" but was later abandoned. The club states that its purpose and aims are to; provide better sporting opportunities for the inhabitants of Gdańsk, provide development for the best athletes as well as providing the best possible conditions for its athletes and competitors, and to promote sport and recreation for the disabled inhabitants. Achievements The following achievements were attained by athletes from the sports club; (Time spent at Lechia in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nivea
Nivea (, stylized as NIVEA) is a German personal care brand that specializes in skin and body care. It is owned by the Hamburg-based company Beiersdorf Global AG. The company was founded on 28 March 1882, by Paul Carl Beiersdorf. In 1890, it was sold to Oscar Troplowitz. Troplowitz working with Beiersdorf's associate, Paul Gerson Unna, and the German chemist Isaac Lifschütz, developed a new skin care cream. In 1900, Lifschütz developed the first stable water-in-oil emulsion, Eucerit. This was the origin of Eucerin. ''Nivea'' comes from the Latin adjective ''niveus'', ''nivea'', ''niveum'', meaning "snow-white". During the 1930s, Beiersdorf produced various products such as tanning oils, shaving creams, shampoo, facial cleanser, and toners. In World War II, the trademark "NIVEA" was expropriated in many countries. After the war, Beiersdorf bought the rights back. During the 1980s, the NIVEA brand expanded into a wider global market. History Paul Carl Beiersdorf esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AP Orlen Gdańsk
Akademia Piłkarska Orlen Gdańsk ( en, Football Academy Orlen Gdańsk) is a footballing academy based in Gdańsk, Poland. It focuses on training and developing players in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomeranian region and is well known for its development of female players with the women's football team being the academies most successful section, with AP Orlen playing in the Ekstraliga (women's football), Ekstraliga, the highest division of women's football in Poland. The team name includes the name of their title sponsor and main funder of the academy, PKN Orlen, a Polish oil company. AP Orlen has often been known as APLG during its early years due to these being the initials of the club's first two names, being formerly known as ''Akademia Piłkarska Lechia Gdańsk'' from 2010 to 2020 and then ''Akademia Piłkarska Lotos Gdańsk'' from 2020 to 2022. History APLG were founded in 2010 with close cooperation with Lechia Gdańsk and funded by the Grupa Lotos, Lotos group. APLG be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biało-Zielone Ladies Gdańsk
Biało-Zielone Ladies Gdańsk is a rugby sevens based in Gdańsk, Poland. Formed in 2009, the club had strong links with the RC Lechia Gdańsk team, and the club itself was known as RC Ladies Lechia Gdańsk at the time of its formation. The ladies rugby club separated from the men's rugby club and the Lechia sports club and became known as Biało-Zielone (English: ''White-Green''). History Since the club's creation it has always finished in the top three of the Polish Women's Rugby 7's Championships every year, and has won the competition each year since 2011. In 2013 the team at the time known as RC Mario Ladies Lechia Gdańsk hosted a rugby 7's tournament in Gdańsk called the ''Mario Cup 2013''. Biało-Zielone Ladies Gdańsk are the most successful ladies rugby 7's team in Poland having won 13 of the 17 national championships (Biało-Zielone did not take part in the first two editions of the championships). The Championships are decided over a series of tournaments held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Mickiewicz University In Poznań
The Adam Mickiewicz University ( pl, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu; Latin: ''Universitas Studiorum Mickiewicziana Posnaniensis'') is a research university in Poznań, Poland. It traces its origins to 1611, when under the Royal Charter granted by King Sigismund III Vasa, the Jesuit College became the first university in Poznań. The Poznań Society for the Advancement of Arts and Sciences which played an important role in leading Poznań to its reputation as a chief intellectual centre during the Age of Positivism and partitions of Poland, initiated founding of the university. The inauguration ceremony of the newly founded institution took place on 7 May 1919 that is 308 years after it was formally established by the Polish king and on 400th anniversary of the foundation of the Lubrański Academy which is considered its predecessor. Its original name was Piast University (Polish: ''Wszechnica Piastowska''), which later in 1920 was renamed to University of PoznaŠ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poznań University Of Economics And Business
The Poznań University of Economics and Business is a business school in Poland. The Poznań University of Economics and Business (PUEB) is an academic institution in the western part of the country attracting students from many parts of Poland. It is the biggest and oldest business university in the region of Wielkopolska. The main campus of the university is located in Poznań, but the University offers its courses also in seven other locations (colleges of higher education) situated within a distance of 30–100 km from Poznań ( Bydgoszcz, Kalisz, Konin, Piła, Leszno, Zielona Góra, Szamotuły). History The university's origin goes back to 1926, when the Foundation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry founded the College of Commerce. As a private school, it had no authority to grant degrees. The school was given the authority in 1938 and, in the same year, was named the Academy of Commerce. In 1950, there were 2026 students attending the Academy. In that year, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lechia (spider)
''Lechia'' is a small genus of Asian jumping spiders first described by Marek Michal Zabka in 1985. it contains only two species: '' L. minuta'' and '' L. squamata''. See also * '' Laufeia'' * List of Salticidae genera The genera of the family Salticidae listed here are those that are extant and accepted by the World Spider Catalog . Assignment to subfamilies and clades is based on Maddison (2015), except where otherwise shown. Unless sources indicate otherwise, ... References Further reading * * * Salticidae genera Spiders of Asia {{Salticidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lechia Gdańsk (sports Club)
Lechia Gdańsk was a Polish multi-sports club based in Gdańsk, Poland. Formed in 1945 the club held many different sections until 2002 when the teams started to operate as their own organisations. While run as their own organisations now, many of the teams that were part of the singular sports club often still hold the name ''Lechia''. Overview Football (men's first team) Men's football: Lechia Gdańsk - ''formed 1945'' The most well known and supported section of the sports club has been the men's football team. The club currently play in Poland's second division. Honours: Ekstraklasa - Third place (2): 1956, 2018–19 Polish Cup - Winners (2): 1982–83, 2018–19Runners-up (2): 1955, 2019–20 Polish SuperCup - Winners (2): 1983, 2019 Football (men's second team) Men's football: KS Lechia Gdańsk II (second team) - ''formed 1953'' The second team for Lechia Gdańsk which is mostly used as to develop players from the academy and to assess who is ready to play in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK Lechia Gdańsk (Cycling)
Klub Kolarski Lechia Gdańsk ( en, Cycling Club Lechia Gdańsk) is a Polish cycling club based in Gdańsk, Poland. For the most part of its history the club was not successful and has been seen as more of a cycling club for the residents of Gdańsk to join. The team however did have some success in its early days, with the tour wins at the Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (Polish: ''Wyścig Dookoła Polski'', English: ''Tour of Poland'', official abbreviation TdP,) is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages ... in 1957 and 1961 being the most notable in the team's history. Henryk Kowalski, the rider for Lechia was the winning rider on both occasions. In the club's recent years the only notable success since the turn of the century has been at the Polish Mountain Biking Championships where Michał Bogdziewicz won the marathon classification and finished runner-up in the elite classificat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RC Lechia Gdańsk
Lechia Gdańsk is a Polish rugby union team playing in the Rugby Ekstraliga. It is one of the oldest and most successful teams in Polish rugby. History In early days of Polish rugby in 1950's Gdańsk was one of the epicentres of the sport, mainly of interest among students. The very first 2 teams were "AZS Politechnika", the team representing the Gdańsk Polytechnic and the "Technikum Wychowania Fizycznego" team, the team of the Technical Sports College, abbreviated to "TWF". The main driving force behind the TWF team was a man named Henryk Hodiak. When in 1955 rugby became recognised by the Minister of Sport and a national rugby federation was set up, it allowed the start registration process of teams. When "AZS Politechnika" became one of the first teams to register, Hodiak started to look to register his own team in one of the local sports clubs. Thanks to Sławomir Zieleniewski, an activist at BKS Lechia and a lecturer at TWF, and Stanisław Michowski, the headmaster of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lechia Gdańsk
Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club was founded in 1945 by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a poetic name for Poland, and is a continuation of the name used by the club based in Lwów. In their early years, Lechia enjoyed some success, most notably finishing third in the Polish top division, before spending decades in the second and third tiers. In the early 1980s, Lechia won the Polish Cup, the Polish SuperCup, and played in a European competition for the first time. After having two mergers with other teams in the 1990s the club had to restart from the sixth tier in 2001. In May 2008 the club was promoted again to the Ekstraklasa, with the club's most recent success coming in 2019, finishing third in the league and again winning both the Polish Cup and SuperCup. History Early years (1945–1948) The club was founded on 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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