Trivia in Poland

National symbols

Flag: A bicolor flag with white top half and red bottom half

Emblem: White eagle with crown emblem (White Eagle Coat of Arms)

Trivia & facts

• About 70% of the world's amber comes from the Baltic coast, with Gdańsk as its distribution center called the "Amber Capital."
• Copernicus was from Toruń and published "On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres" advocating heliocentrism in 1543.
• Per capita apple consumption is among the highest in Europe, earning it the nickname "Cider Paradise."
• Warsaw's Old Town was reconstructed by citizens after the war and was the first reconstructed architecture to be designated a World Heritage Site.
• Polish is a West Slavic language with seven cases and nasal vowels in pronunciation.
• Poland was one of the first countries to establish compulsory education system (1773 Commission of National Education).
• The national bird is the white stork, with a quarter of the world's population breeding domestically.
• In the noble parliament from the 17th century onwards, there was a "liberum veto" where even one vote against could reject legislation.
• Over 300 small gnome (krasnal) statues are scattered throughout Wrocław city, becoming tourist attractions.
• Traditional pastry pączki are eaten an average of more than 2 per person on Fat Thursday.