Articles about History


default thumbnail UNESCO WHL List – Poland

Polish places in World Heritage List * Cracow’s Historic Centre (1978) * Wieliczka Salt Mine (1978) * Auschwitz Birkenau (1979) * Białowieża Forest (1979, 1992) * Historic Centre of Warsaw (1980) * Old City of Zamość (1992) * Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork (1997) * Medieval Town of Toruń (1997) * Kalwaria Zebrzydowska [...]

default thumbnail The story of Prince Krak and the Dragon

Long, long time ago, during the times of Prince Krak, there was a dragon that lived in a cave beneath the Wawel Hill. Like huge number of dragons also this one was green, quite big and, unfortunately for the people living in the city, he was always hungry. Especially he liked eating young girls, in [...]