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Polack (surname)
Polak, also spelled ''Polack'', ''Poláček'', or ''Pollack'', is a surname common in Germany, Denmark, the Czech Republic, and the United States. One of its meanings may be ''Poland, Polish man''. It may refer to: Polak Polack * Elizabeth Polack (fl. mid-19th century), English playwright * Israel Polack (1909–1993), Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian, Chilean, and Israeli textile industrialist * Jan Polack (1435–1519), Polish painter * Joel Samuel Polack (1807–1882), first Jewish settler in New Zealand * Maria Polack (1787–1849), English novelist Poláček * Alena Poláčková (born 1964), Slovak jurist and judge * František Poláček (1940–2017), Czech boxer * Karel Poláček (1892–1945), Czech writer * Klára Poláčková (born 1978), Czech mountaineer * Tomáš Poláček (born 1980), Czech footballer * Veronika Poláčková (born 1982), Czech actress * Zlatko Poláček (born 1925), Czechoslovak sport shooter Polachek * Caroline Polachek (born 1985), American singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |