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Greater Poland People
Greater Poland people is a collection of the ethnographic groups of Polish people, that originate from the region of Greater Poland. Description It is a collection of the ethnographic groups of Polish people, that originate from the region of Greater Poland, which location corresponds to the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. They speak the Greater Poland dialect of Polish language. Modern groups that belong to that category are: Biskupians, Hazaks, Kaliszans, Wieleń Masurians, Pałukians, Poznanians, and Taśtaks. Historical groups that belonged to that category were: Dzierżaks, and Porzeczans.Andrzej Brencz: ''Wielkopolska jako region etnograficzny'', Poznań, 1996. Demographics In the 2011 National Census of Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Language
Polish (, , or simply , ) is a West Slavic languages, West Slavic language of the Lechitic languages, Lechitic subgroup, within the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family, and is written in the Latin script. It is primarily spoken in Poland and serves as the official language of the country, as well as the language of the Polish diaspora around the world. In 2024, there were over 39.7 million Polish native speakers. It ranks as the sixth-most-spoken among languages of the European Union. Polish is subdivided into regional Dialects of Polish, dialects. It maintains strict T–V distinction pronouns, Honorifics (linguistics), honorifics, and various forms of formalities when addressing individuals. The traditional 32-letter Polish alphabet has nine additions (, , , , , , , , ) to the letters of the basic 26-letter Latin alphabet, while removing three (x, q, v). Those three letters are at times included in an extended 35-letter alphabet. The traditional set compri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wieleń Masurians
Wieleń is a town in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It is situated on the river Noteć. History Part of Poland since the Middle Ages, Duke Władysław Odonic of Greater Poland brought the Cistercians to Wieleń in 1239. Wieleń was a private town of Polish nobility, including the Czarnkowski and Sapieha families, administratively located in the Poznań County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Polish Crown. Zofia Czarnkowska erected the early Baroque Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and a hospital in Wieleń, and Piotr Paweł Sapieha built a Baroque palace. As a result of the First Partition of Poland, in 1772 it was annexed by Prussia, under the Germanized name ''Filehne''. After the successful Greater Poland uprising of 1806, it was regained by Poles and included within the short-lived Duchy of Warsaw. After its dissolution in 1815, it was re-annexed by Prussia, and from 1871 to 1919 it was also part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethnic Groups In Poland
After centuries of relative ethnic diversity, the population of modern Poland has become nearly completely ethnically homogeneous Polish people, Polish as a result of altered borders and the Nazi German and Soviet or History of Poland (1945–1989), Polish Communist population transfers, expulsions and deportations (Polish population transfers (1944–1946), from or to Poland) during and after History of Poland (1939–1945), World War II. Ethnic minorities remain in Poland, however, including some newly arrived or increased in number. Ethnic groups include Germans, Ukrainians and Belarusian minority in Poland, Belarusians. Historic Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Although the concept of an ethnic minority is mostly used about a modern period, Poland has historically been a multi-ethnic country. The early influx of Czechs, Hungarians, Slovaks, and Germans was particularly notable, and they formed significant minorities (or majorities) in urban center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statistics Poland
Statistics Poland (, popularly called GUS), formerly known in English as the Central Statistical Office, is the Polish government's chief executive agency charged with collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population, and society in Poland, at the national and local levels. The president of Statistics Poland (currently Marek Cierpiał-Wolan) reports directly to the Prime Minister of Poland and is considered the equivalent of a Polish government minister. The agency was established on 13 July 1918 by Ludwik Krzywicki, one of the most notable sociologists of his time. Inactive during World War II, GUS was reorganized in March 1945 and as of 31 July 1947 was under control of the Ordinance of the Council of Ministers (along with the Organization of Official Statistics). The office is divided into several separate branches, each responsible for a different set of data. The branches include the Divisions of Coordination of Statistical Surveys, Analyses and Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 National Census (Poland)
The Polish census of 2011 () was a census in Poland taken from 1 April to 30 June 2011. Censuses in Poland are conducted every 10 years, the previous census was the 2002 Polish census. The next census was the 2021 Polish census. Results Population by voivodeships Source: National/ethnic identity The Census included two questions regarding national and ethnic identity: *What is your nation? ("Jaka jest Pana/Pani narodowość?") The census provided the following definition: "Nationality (national or ethnic affiliation) is a declared (based on subjective feeling) individual feature of the person, which expresses their emotional, cultural or genealogical relationship (due to the origin of parents) with a specific nation". (Methodical Remarks for the 2011 Census) (retrieved January 2, 2018) *Do you feel an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taśtaks
Taśtaks is an ethnographic group of Polish people, and part of the bigger ethnographic group of the Greater Poland people. They inhabit the rural area around the Warta river near the Nowe Miasto nad Wartą, in the counties of Środa and Września, in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, notably including the villages of Czeszewo, Krzykosy, Lubrze, Orzechowo, Pięczkowo, and Witowo.Adam Fischer: ''Lud polski''. Lviv, 1926, p. 12-13.Program Wielkopolska Odnowa Wsi'. Poznań, 2010, p. 13. Etymology The name comes from the expression ''taśta'', locally used by the population, while calling their horses during the horse riding Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding ( Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the .... Notes References Ethnic groups in Poland Culture of Poland Polish traditions Greate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaliszans
Kaliszans are members of an ethnographic group of Polish people from the Kalisz Region, located within the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai .... They are part of the bigger ethnographic group of Greater Poland people.Andrzej Brencz: ''Wielkopolska jako region etnograficzny'', Poznań, 1996.Ludwik Gomolec: ''Wielkopolskie grupy regionalne i lokalne nazwy ludności wiejskiej'', In: Józef Burszta: ''Kultura Ludowa Wielkopolski''. vol. 2. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 1964. Notes References {{Portal bar, Poland Kalisz Ethnic groups in Poland Culture of Poland Polish traditions Greater Poland Voivodeship Slavic ethnic groups West Slavs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
