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UNESCO monuments in Poland visited during Polish mobility within „ Agropuzzle ” project between 25th March and 31st March 2012 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization .
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UNESCO monuments in PolandvisitedduringPolishmobilitywithin „Agropuzzle” projectbetween 25th March and 31st March 2012United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
There are thirteen UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Poland. The first properties were inscribed in the World Heritage List in 1978. Two of the sites are shared with neighboring countries. Poland also has six properties on the Tentative List. The firstplacesinscribed to the list in Poland were Wieliczka Salt Mine and Cracow’s City Centre Wieliczka Wawel
UNESCO monuments in Poland: 1978 - Cracow'sHistoricCentre, 1978 - Wieliczka Salt Mine, 1979 - Auschwitz Birkenau, German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp(1940–1945), 1979 - BelovezhskayaPushcha / Białowieża Forest - togetherwith Belarussia, 1980 - Historic Centre of Warsaw , 1992 - Old City of Zamość as an exampleorRenaissanceurban architecture, 1997 - Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork 1997 - Medieval Town of Toruń, 1999 - KalwariaZebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park from XVII c. 2001 - Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica, 2003 - Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland and Podkarpacie - Binarowa, Blizne, Dębno Podhalańskie, Haczów, Lipnica Murowana, Sękowa, 2004 - Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski on Nisse River (with Germany) , 2006 - CentennialHall in Wroclaw.
The Leonardo da Vinci projectparticipantsvisitedThe Auschwitz –Birkenau ConcentrationCamp, the Old City in Cracow and Wieliczka Salt Mine.
Auschwitz-BirkenauAuschwitz was a network of Nazi concentration and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II. It was the largest of the German concentration camps, consisting of Auschwitz I (the Stammlager or base camp); Auschwitz II–Birkenau (the Vernichtungslager or extermination camp); Auschwitz III–Monowitz, also known as Buna–Monowitz (a labor camp); and 45 satellite camps. It istestimony of genocidecommitted by the Nazi during WWII. Now we mayseefences, barbedwire, gas chambers of the campwhereestimated 1.5mln peoplelosttheirlives. The Natzitortured and murde-redpeople from alloccupiedterrirories, predominantly the Jews as well as Poles, Russians and Roma people.
Themonument - tributeto allmurdered on the camp in Birkenau.
The ruins of crematorium III where the Nazi murderedpeopleusinggaschambers and Cyclone B gas (hydrogencyanide). There was a changingroom in the basementwhere the prisonerslefttheirbelongingsbeforebeinggased to death. Afterhundreds of peopleweregased, the corpseweretaken to specialfurnaces.
The Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland, lies within the Kraków metropolitan area. The mine, built in the 13th century, produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines still in operation. From its beginning and throughout its existence, the Royal mine was run by the Żupykrakowskie Salt Mines, believed to be the world's 14th-oldest company. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine's attractions include dozens of statues and an entire chapel that has been carved out of the rock salt by the miners. The oldest sculptures are augmented by the new carvings by actual artists. About 1.2 million people visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine annually .
The historic Salt Mine in Wieliczka is the only mining site in the world functioning continuously since the Middle Ages to the present. Its original excavations (longitudinals, traverses, chambers, lakes, windows,shafts) with a total length of about 300 kilometers on 9 levels, reaching the depth of 327 meters they illustrateall the stages of development of mining technology over time.
The Old City in Cracowwas the first monument to be inscribed in The World Heritage List. Cracowmerchants’ citythatgoesback to 13th century, has the largest Market Square in Europe. There is a number of historic landmarks in its vicinity, such as St. Mary's Basilica, Church of St. Wojciech (St. Adalbert's), Church of St. Barbara, as well as other national treasures. At the center of the plaza, surrounded by kamienice (row houses) and noble residences, stands the Renaissance cloth hall Sukiennice (currently housing gift shops, restaurants and merchant stalls) with the National Gallery of Art upstairs. It is flanked by the Town Hall Tower (Wieżaratuszowa). The whole district is bisected by the Royal Road, the coronation route traversed by the Kings of Poland.
The JagiellonianUniversity – Collegium MaiusThe JagiellonianUniversityis the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world.Fundedby Polish king Casimir the Great in 1364. laterformed by king Vladislav Jagillo in 1400; organised on the example of teologicaluniversity in Paris.
