Postcard from Poland.

Thank you Megda for the beautiful Unesco site postcard affixed with nice stamps.

 

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe,Poland.

 

These are  transnational serial property comprising 94 component parts across 18 countries. They represent an outstanding example of relatively undisturbed, complex temperate forests and exhibit a wide spectrum of comprehensive ecological patterns and processes of pure and mixed stands of European beech across a variety of environmental conditions. During each glacial phase (ice ages) of the last 1 million years, European beech (Fagus sylvatica) survived the unfavourable climatic conditions in refuge areas in the southern parts of the European continent. These refuge areas have been documented by scientists through palaeoecological analysis and using the latest techniques in genetic coding. After the last Ice Age, around 11,000 years ago, beech started expanding its range from these southern refuge areas to eventually cover large parts of the European continent. During this expansion process, which is still ongoing, beech formed different types of plant communities while occupying largely different environments. The interplay between a diversity of environments, climatic gradients and different species gene pools has and continues to shape this high diversity of beech forest communities. These forests contain an invaluable population of old trees and a genetic reservoir of beech and many other species, which are associated with and dependent on these old-growth forest .habitats.

Ref:Unesco.Org

Date of Inscription: 2007
Significant modifications to the boundaries : 2011,2017,2021
Dossier: #1133 Quater.
2022 Stamp- European Universities Games in Lodz
Thank you Sebastian for the nice card and beautiful stamp.

Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region, Poland.

                                    

             
   Krzemionki is an ensemble of four mining sites, dating from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age (about 3900 to 1600 BCE), dedicated to the extraction and processing of striped flint, which was mainly used for axe-making. With its underground mining structures, flint workshops and some 4,000 shafts and pits, the property features one of the most comprehensive prehistoric underground flint extraction and processing systems identified to date. The property provides information about life and work in prehistoric settlements and bears witness to an extinct cultural tradition. It is an exceptional testimony of the importance of the prehistoric period and of flint mining for tool production in human history. 

Ref:Unesco.Org.

Poland

Date of Inscription: 2019

Dossier: 1599

2022 Stamp- Fauna - Dogs

2022 EUROPA Stamps - Stories and Myths

Than you Sebastian for the beautiful site card and wonderful stamps.

Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine,Poland.

Located at the eastern fringes of Central Europe within the Polish and Ukrainian Carpathian mountain range, the sixteen wooden tserkvas are outstanding examples of the once widespread Orthodox ecclesiastical timber-building tradition in the Slavic countries that survives to this day

The tserkvas(Churches) bear exceptional testimony to a distinct ecclesiastical building tradition, which is grounded in the mainstream traditions of the Orthodox Church interwoven with local architectural language. The structures, designs and decorative schemes are characteristic for the cultural traditions of the resident communities in the Carpathian region and illustrate a multiplicity of symbolic references and sacred meanings related to the traditions.

Thank you Ania for this great card.

Date of Inscription: 2013

Ref: 1424

2015 Stamp- Flowers and Fruits

2015 Stamp- Flowers and Fruits

Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System,Poland.

Located in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland, one of the main mining areas of central Europe, the property includes the entire underground mine with adits, shafts, galleries and other features of the water management system. Most of the property is situated underground while the surface mining topography features relics of shafts and waste heaps, as well as the remains of the 19th century steam water pumping station. The elements of the water management system, located underground and on the surface, testify to continuous efforts over three centuries to drain the underground extraction zone and to use undesirable water from the mines to supply towns and industry. Tarnowskie Góry represents a significant contribution to the global production of lead and zinc.

As always Boguslaw sent this classic heritage site card.Thank you very much.

Date of Inscription: 2017

Ref: 153

2016 Stamp- Flowers and Fruits

Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska. Poland.

Built in 14th/15th century, Church of the Assumption of Holy Mary and St. Michael the Archangel, Haczów, Poland is the oldest wooden gothic church in Europe and  outstanding examples of the different aspects of medieval church-building traditions in Roman Catholic culture. It is built using the horizontal log technique, common in eastern and northern Europe since the Middle Ages.
Thank you Edyta for the beautiful card.
2016 Stamp-2016 Flowers and Fruits-
Date of Inscription: 2003
Ref: 1053

Auschwitz -German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945).Poland.

 # Mary Ann.

Kalwariabrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex Park ,Poland.

# Ania

Centennia Hall in Wroclaw,Poland.

# Ania

Churches of Peace in Jawor and Swidnica,Poland.

# Ania.

,. Historic Centre of Warsaw,Poland.

Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork,Poland.

Old City of Zamosc,Poland.

Zamosc was founded in the 16th century by the chancellor Jan Zamoysky on the trade route linking western and northern Europe with the Black Sea. Modelled on Italian theories of the 'ideal city' and built by the architect Bernando Morando, a native of Padua, Zamosc is a perfect example of a late-16th-century Renaissance town. It has retained its original layout and fortifications and a large number of buildings that combine Italian and central European architectural traditions.It includes the regular Great Market Square of 100 x 100 meters with the splendid Townhall and so-called Armenian houses.
This wonderful card afixing nice stamp was sent by Boguslaw again.
Date of Inscription: 1992
Ref: 564

Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines,Poland.

The deposit of rock salt in Wieliczka and Bochnia has been mined since the 13th century. This major industrial undertaking has royal status and is the oldest of its type in Europe. The site is a serial property consisting of Wieliczka and Bochnia salt mines and Wieliczka Saltworks Castle. The Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines illustrate the historic stages of the development of mining techniques in Europe from the 13th to the 20th centuries: both mines have hundreds of kilometers of galleries with works of art, underground chapels and statues sculpted in the salt, making a fascinating pilgrimage into the past.
Thank you Boguslaw for both  the superb cards and nice stamps.
Date of Inscription: 1978
Extension: 2008,2013
Minor modification inscribed year: 2008, 2008
Ref: 32ter

Białowieża Forest,Poland.

The Białowieża Forest World Heritage site, on the border between Poland and Belarus, is an immense range of primary forest including both conifers and broad leaved trees covering a total area of 141,885 hectares. Situated on the watershed of the Baltic Sea and Black Sea, this trans-boundary property is exceptional for the opportunities it offers for biodiversity conservation. It is home to the largest population of the property’s iconic species, the European bison.                      Ref: 33ter
Thank you Boguslaw for the wonderful card and stamps.

Historic Centre of Kraków, Poland.

The Historic Centre of Kraków, the former capital of Poland, is situated at the foot of the Royal Wawel Castle. The 13th-century merchants' town has Europe's largest market square and numerous historical houses, palaces and churches with their magnificent interiors. Ref: 29bis.
Boguslaw in Poland sent this beautiful card.

Medieval Town of Toruń,Poland.

Torun owes its origins to the Teutonic Order, which built a castle there in the mid-13th century as a base for the conquest and evangelization of Prussia. It soon developed a commercial role as part of the Hanseatic League. In the Old and New Town, the many imposing public and private buildings from the 14th and 15th centuries (among them the house of Copernicus) are striking evidence of Torun's importance.Surprised to receive this beautiful B/W card from Postcrosser Kasia.Thank you very much.
Ref: 835

Medieval Town of Toruń

Thank you Sabastian very much for the beautiful heritage site card and nice stamp.

2019 EUROPA Stamps - National Birds

Park Muzakowski, Poland.

A landscaped park of 559.9 hectares astride the Neisse River and the border between Poland and Germany, It was created by Prince Hermann von Puckler-Muskau from 1815 to 1844.
Within Germany, the estate comprises the Castle Park, Spa Park, and Upper Mountain Park including the Upper Walk. On the Polish side of the property, the Park on Terraces and Petzold’s Arboretum can be found. Designed as a ‘painting with plants’, it did not seek to evoke classical landscapes, paradise, or some lost perfection, instead using local plants to enhance the inherent qualities of the existing landscape.
Thanks to Natalia from Poland for beautiful card.