Orlik 2012 or simply Orlik is a

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project to build a

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and join

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–

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

fields in each

gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...

municipality in

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before 2012 (time of

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cohosted by Poland). As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country.Central Statistical Office of Poland
, January 1, 2006. Orlik is usually built within elementary (grade 1-6) or junior high school (grade 7-9) arena. The name (''small eagle'') refers to the

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, while the Polish

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s are called ''the eagles''.

Financing

Single object should cost less than 1 million polish złoty (300 000 U.S. dollars) and is equally financed by the

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and

References

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