Zdrojewski Photographs: Lech J. Modrzewiowa 5 www. Zdrojewski Second Edition Zblewo, Poland 2. Coastline: km miles. About 3, of them are found The country lies almost entirely on the North European in the Mazurian Lake District, which has the largest number Plain and is a land of gentle relief, rarely rising above of lakes in Europe.
Winters become increasingly 4. Rainfall varies with altitude, ranging from less than 50 mm a year to as much as mm in the southern mountains. There are also some deposits of chalk, kaolin, clays, potash and natural gas. The main agricultural crops are wheat and other grains, potatoes, sugar-beets and fodder crops. The livestock sector comprises 8 million beef and dairy cattle and 19 million pigs. Total arable land is 18,7 million hectares. In addition, 8,9 million hectares are forested, making timber an important resource.
In the s there was a net migration of 2 million people from the country to the towns. This dropped to 1. The cities are mostly small or medium-sized. Some 43 cities have populations of more than inhabitants. The president also has the power to veto legislation passed by the parliament. It is its emblem and coat of arms. Its origins are both legendary and historical. Well over a thousand years ago, the three legendary brothers: Lech, Czech and Rus, leaders of their Slavic tribes, were wandering in Central Europe looking for a place for permanent settlement.
Czech became the founder of the nation and state of the Czechs. Rus went east and became the founder of the nation and state of the Ruthenians. Lech went further north. One day, he and his tribe stopped for a rest at the edge of a great forest. Looking around, Lech spotted a large white bird, majestically circling overhead.
The bird landed in a nest in a large oak tree. Lech took the presence of the white eagle and its nest to be a good omen. The declaration was enthusiastically He is recognized as the founder acclaimed and accepted by all the Lechitians. In the beginning of the 10th century the borders the German church hierarchy.
