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Brwinów
Brwinów is a town in Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, about from the centre of Warsaw. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 13,718. Until 1954, Brwinów was the location of the Helenów parish council and between 1917 and 1949 it was also Letnisko-Brwinów's major town. Between 1975 and 1998, Brwinów belonged to Warsaw Voivodeship (1975-1998), Warsaw Voivodeship. The town is located on the Łowicz–Błonie plains. On 13 April 2014, there was a Warsaw Eagles – Angels Toruń exhibition american football, football game. Brwinów is served by the Brwinów railway station. Famous people * Leszek Bugajski, writer, editor "Twórczość (monthly), Twórczość" and essayist in "Newsweek Polska, Newsweek" * Leszek Engelking, poet, translator * Henryk Waniek, painter * Wacław Kowalski, actor * Bolesław Hryniewiecki, naturalist * Jerzy Hryniewiecki, architect * Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, writer, poet * Aleksander Werner, painter, sculptor * Wacław Wern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Brwinów
__NOTOC__ Gmina Brwinów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Brwinów, which lies approximately south-west of Pruszków and south-west of Warsaw. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 21,531, of which the population of Brwinów is 11,968, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 9,563. Villages Apart from the town of Brwinów, Gmina Brwinów contains the villages and settlements of Biskupice, Pruszków County, Biskupice, Czubin, Domaniew, Masovian Voivodeship, Domaniew, Domaniewek, Masovian Voivodeship, Domaniewek, Falęcin, Pruszków County, Falęcin, Grudów, Kanie, Masovian Voivodeship, Kanie, Kopana, Pruszków County, Kopana, Koszajec, Pruszków County, Koszajec, Kotowice, Masovian Voivodeship, Kotowice, Krosna-Wieś, Milęcin, Moszna-Wieś, Otrębusy, Owczarnia, Masovian Voivodeship, Owczarnia, Parzniew, Popówek, Masovian Voivod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brwinów Railway Station
Brwinów railway station is a railway station in Brwinów Brwinów is a town in Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, about from the centre of Warsaw. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 13,718. Until 1954, Brwinów was the location of the Helenów parish council and between 19 ..., Poland. The station is served by Koleje Mazowieckie, who run trains from Skierniewice to Warszawa Wschodnia. References *Station article akolej.one.pl Railway stations in Poland opened in 1848 Pruszków County Railway stations served by Koleje Mazowieckie Railway stations in Masovian Voivodeship {{Poland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pruszków County
__NOTOC__ Pruszków County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Pruszków, which lies west of Warsaw. The county also contains the towns of Piastów, lying north-east of Pruszków, and Brwinów, south-west of Pruszków. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 165,039, out of which the population of Pruszków is 62,076, that of Piastów is 22,619, that of Brwinów is 13,601, and the rural population is 66,743. Neighbouring counties Pruszków County is bordered by Warsaw West County to the north, the city of Warsaw to the east, Piaseczno County to the south-east and Grodzisk Mazowiecki County to the west. Administrative division The county is subdivided into six gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship or Mazowieckie Province (, ) and any variation thereof, is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, containing Poland's capital Warsaw. Masovian Voivodeship has an area of and had a 2019 population of 5,411,446, making it Poland's largest and most populous province. Its principal cities are Warsaw (1.783 million) in the center of the Warsaw metropolitan area, Radom (212,230) to the south, Płock (119,709) to the west, Siedlce (77,990) to the east, and Ostrołęka (52,071) to the north. It borders six other provinces: Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Warmian-Masurian to the north, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Podlaskie to the northeast, Lublin Voivodeship, Lublin to the southeast, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross) to the south, Łódź Voivodeship, Łódź to the southwest, and Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kuyavian–Pomeranian to the northwest. The name of the province recalls the region's traditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
Jarosław Leon Iwaszkiewicz (; also known under his literary pseudonym Eleuter; 20 February 1894 – 2 March 1980), was a Polish writer, poet, essayist, dramatist and translator.Bartłomiej Szleszyński, Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. 2003 Culture.plJarosław Iwaszkiewicz He is recognized for his literary achievements, beginning with poetry and prose written after World War I. After 1989, he was often presented as a political opportunist during his mature years lived in communist Poland, where he held high offices (participated in the slander of Polish expatriates, literary and other figures who after World War II remained in the West). He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times. In 1988, he was recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations for his role in sheltering Jews during World War II. Life and career Iwaszkiewicz was born in Kalnyk in Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire (now Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine). After the death of his father (an accountant), h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wacław Kowalski
Wacław Kowalski (2 May 1916 – 27 October 1990) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1947 to 1983. Selected filmography References External links * 1916 births 1990 deaths Polish male film actors Polish male stage actors People from Gzhatsky Uyezd Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henryk Waniek
Henryk Waniek (born 4 March 1942) is a Polish artist, stage-set designer, author-journalist and commentator on literature and the arts. Life Henryk Waniek was born in Oświęcim, a small town near Kraków. The family moved to nearby Katowice in January 1945, and it was there that he later attended school, passing his school final exams ("Matura") in 1962 and then taking a year out to work in a Katowice book shop. In 1964 he enrolled at the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts. During 1965/66 he studied at the University of Kraków. During this period he was also one of those involved in the (politically unreliable, in the eyes of some) Dyskusyjny klub filmowy "Kino-oko" (film club) in Katowice, becoming club president in 1966. As a student he came under the influence of Barbarą and Henryk Ziembicki, known for a fantastical-magical artistic approach. The adjective "magical" is one he continues to apply to his artistic style. He also joined the Oneiron Group, founded in 1967, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angels Toruń
Angels Toruń is an American football team based in Toruń, Poland. The team currently competes in the PLFA II of Polish American Football League.The club also hosts the Angels Junior (PLFA J for under-17 players) and reserve team Metropolitans in eight-man football competitions PLFA 8. History The team was founded on November 24, 2011. It was an open invitation and became the most effective recruitment in Poland with over 70 applicants. The high level of interest was recognised by its selection as the "sports event in 2011 in Torun" according to Gazeta Wyborcza. The club was officially registered on December 15, 2011 in the register of clubs conducted by the Mayor of Toruń at No 69. The Angels joined the PLFAII in 2012 PLFA season as the youngest team in league. On May 5, 2012 the team played their first league game, which was also the inauguration of PLFAII against Olsztyn Lakers, winning in debut 28:6. The team name comes from Toruń coat of arms, which includes the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newsweek Polska
''Newsweek Polska'' is a Polish language weekly news magazine published in Poland as the Polish edition of ''Newsweek''. History ''Newsweek Polska'' was established in 2001. The founder of the weekly is Tomasz Wróblewski. The magazine is owned by Axel Springer. It is based in Warsaw and is published weekly on Mondays. Although it is a Polish version of ''Newsweek'', it does not fully cover the translations of the articles published in its parent magazine. Tomasz Wróblewski was also the first editor-in-chief and served in the post between 2001 and 2004, and then between 2005 and 2006. Jarosław Sroka was the editor-in-chief in 2004. From 2006 to 2009 Michał Kobosko was the editor-in-chief. He was replaced by Wojciech Maziarski who was in office between 2009 and 2012. Tomasz Lis was the editor-in-chief from 2012 to 2022. Tomasz Sekielski was appointed as the new editor-in-chief on June 1, 2022. Ideology ''Newsweek'' has promoted a variety of views, mostly depending on those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wacław Werner
Wacław is a Polish masculine given name. It is a borrowing of , Latinized as Wenceslaus. For etymology and cognates in other languages, see Wenceslaus. It may refer to: * Wacław Cimochowski (1912–1982), Polish philologist * Wacław Gajewski (1911–1997), Polish geneticist * Wacław Hański (1782–1841), Polish nobleman * Wacław Kiełtyka (born 1981), Polish musician * Wacław Kopisto (1911–1993), Polish Army officer * Wacław Kuchar (1897–1981), Polish athlete * Wacław Leszczyński (1605–1666), Primate of Poland * Wacław Maciejowski (1792–1883), Polish historian * Wacław Micuta (1915–2008), Polish economist * Wacław Seweryn Rzewuski (1784–1831), Polish explorer, poet and orientalist *Wacław Sieroszewski (1858–1945), Polish writer *Wacław Sierpiński (1882–1969), Polish mathematician * Wacław Szybalski (1921–2020), Polish-American medical researcher, geneticist * Wacław Szymanowski (1859–1930), Polish sculptor and painter * Wacław of Szamotuły ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
