Discover Poland: Most Religious & Best Educated Country in Europe? | 53 Surprising Facts

Discover Poland: Most Religious & Best Educated Country in Europe?! In this video, we'll delve into 54 astonishing facts about Poland that will surely captivate you.

Embark on a journey through Poland's breathtaking landscapes, delve deep into its rich history, and immerse yourself in the traditions that make this Central European nation stand out.

Whether you're a history buff, a travel aficionado, or simply intrigued by diverse cultures, this video promises to entertain and enlighten. From Poland's deep-rooted Catholic traditions to its impressive education system hailed as one of Europe's finest, we've got a lot to cover.

So, are you geared up to traverse through the heart of Europe and delve into Polish life? Join us on this enthralling adventure as we discover Poland!

[skelejp]

I am from Holland, and have very much Respect for the Polish people!
Worked for years with them in the Docks, and also in a Bakery.
When others give up, the Polish Workers are hired.

Polish were the first to crack the Enigma!
Jan Sobietski and Polish winged hussars, saved Europe at Vienna.
France and Germany didn't like Poland being so powerful, after Poland saved their ass..

May God give them the Power to become the most powerful Country of the EU, because it is the only Country that has the will and spirit to protect Europe.

Poland helped to liberate Holland, but at Dutch WW2 memorial ceremonies, the Polish Veterans weren't invited, because it would offend the Russian's.

Niech żyje Polska

[helenakowalczyk]

I love my country. POLAND it's beautiful country in Europe ❤❤❤❤❤Best wishes fromNJ Dziękuję za promowanie mojego kraju Polski

[MiCh-vjvl]

As a Canadian i must say poland by far is the best country in the world right now. I wish i coukd move there.

[DavidMartins]

Keep your culture and traditions at all costs. Hold your ground no matter what anyone says. Don't ruin your country as others did.

[spambox]

Polish inventors is a huge topic for other episode. That's a serious thing and I hope I can inspire any author reading this by giving only very few examples.
Józef Bożek constructed first ever personal vehicle powered by engine. That was an steam engine.
Jan Czochralski has invented a method of obtaining silicon single crystals. This invention paved the road to construct first ever integrated circuit which led to construct computers and all the electronics we have today.
On the list is also bulletproof vest.
Józef Hofmann (1876) was remarkable pianist and inventor. He was giving concerts around the world when he was 10 years old. He patented over 70 inventions which among others were car wipers, motorboat or pneumatic car shock absorbers.
Stanisław Ulam was the main originator of thermonuclear weapon. The bomb was later dropped on the Marshall Islands archipelago this resulted in the Elugelab island totally disappearing from the face of the earth. (Not too much proud of)
My favourite one is Ignacy Łukasiewicz who invented the method of oil refining and kerosene lamp.
In 1856 he established world first crude oil distillery in Ulaszowice, Poland. Plenty of his income has been spent on support and volunteering because he used to believe that everything what comes from deep of the ground is our common good and we should use it not for making fortunes but to make people's live better. Americans once visited Ignacy in Poland. John Rockefeller was one of the guests. Americans offered to pay Łukasiewicz for his knowledge but he refused and gave them all of his know- how for free. Rockefeller called him a fool after all. He came back to USA and in 1870 Standard Oil Company came to be.
This story only tells us Łukasiewicz was a pure blood Pole. Noble fool always believing in the higher idea.

[pawekaczmarczyk]

Being polish I still learned a few things. Thanks for that.

[ella.canna]

Fun fact: the blood soup was a traditional way of a father saying no to a marriage proposal of his daughter's boyfriend. If the father rejected the proposal he would serve czernina (blood soup) to the guy.

[marvju]

19. Polski Zloty został wprowadzony nie w 1950 r. tylko jakieś 400 lat wcześniej

[VoidCosmonaut]

I am Polish and this was a great video :)

[tonieja]

this blood soup used to be a symbol of rejected courtship (especially in noble families). When a bachelor came to a house where was an unmarried girl and they served you this soup, the answer is no💔💔💔
you are not a good candidate for a fiancé or husband and there is no reason for you to visit her again

[Aszniko]

Why didn't you mention that the Malbrok Castle was destroyed and robbed by the Russian army? If I am not mistaken, nothing What was the value left there? The Poles rebuilt it and put their valuable things there again, so it would be nice to mention it, because now it looks like it's been untouched since the time the Tutoonic Order built it. Also, most people do not know that the Tutonic Order temporarily got the lands from the Polish King as a fief to help protect Poland against Pagans, but after a while, instead of helping, they turned against the King and started creating their own state, which resulted in the victory of Poland. So I am pretty sure the castle was managed by Totonic Order knights (which weren't that many), but built by Poles with the help of the Polish King, as it was built on lands that belonged to the King.

[alexdavibe]

Tylko poprawić zarobki, żeby taniej było. Najpiękniejszy kraj niewątpliwie mamy, przyjeżdżają do nas do pracy i nie narzekają. Polska przez ostatnie 20 lat poszła masakrycznie do przodu. Nasze miasta są kosmiczne, w niczym nie odbiegamy od zachodu, ba, przeciwnie! Już nam zazdroszczą dlatego ciągle nam robią pod górę, od setek lat. Mamy miliardy euro pod ziemią tylko ich nie wydobywamy... kocham Polskę, kiedyś wrócę, tymczasem pozdrawiam z Niderlandów

[annajones]

Well done, lots of information about my country in one pill

[TomKot-veut]

The first form of tangible currency in Poland was the denarius (denar), which circulated since the 10th century.[11] During this period, Polish coinage had a single face value and was minted from bullion, primarily silver, but also compounded with copper and other precious metals.[12] The standard unit of mass used at the time was the grzywna rather than the pound, with one grzywna being equivalent to 240 denars.[13] From the 1300s to the mid-16th century, the Prague groschen (or groat) dominated the market and its high supply reduced the demand for a national currency across Central Europe.[14] Certain cities and autonomous regions of the Polish Kingdom held the privilege of minting its own currency, for instance the shilling (szeląg) in the Duchy of Prussia, which Poland co-adopted in 1526.[15]

Initially, the term "złoty" (lit. the golden one) was used in the 14th and 15th centuries for a number of foreign gold coins, most notably Venetian ducats, florins and guldens. In 1496, the Sejm parliament debated on the creation of a domestic currency and approved the złoty, which until then acted as a unit of account.[16] An exchange rate of 30 grosz was imposed for one gold piece, which remained the traditional subdivision until the 19th century.[17] In the years 1526–1535, as part of an extensive monetary reform proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus and Justus Decius, king Sigismund I defined the złoty as a legal tender in the minting ordinance on 16 February 1528.[18]

The Polish monetary system stayed complex and intricate from the 16th to 18th centuries until a monetary reform was done by Stanisław II Augustus which removed all other monetary units except the złoty divided into 30 groszy. Polish currency was then linked to that of the Holy Roman Empire by setting the Conventionsthaler = 8 złoty = 23.3856 g fine silver and the North German thaler = 6 złoty = 17.5392 g silver (hence 2.9232 g silver in a złoty).

5 Zlotych, first issue of 1794
10 Zlotych, first issue of 1794
25 Zlotych, first issue of 1794
50 Zlotych, first issue of 1794
100 Zlotych, first issue of 1794
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth first issued złoty banknotes on 8 June 1794 under the authority of Tadeusz Kościuszko. The 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 złoty are depicted above.
Radical changes to the currency were made during the Kościuszko Uprising. The second partition of the vast Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth resulted in the loss of approximately 200, 000 square kilometres of land and precipitated an economic collapse. The widespread shortage of funds to finance the defense of remaining territories forced the insurrectionist government to look for alternatives. In June 1794, Tadeusz Kościuszko began printing paper money and issuing first Polish banknotes as a substitute for coinage, which could not be minted in required quantities.[19] These entered circulation on 13 August 1794.

The złoty remained in circulation after the Partitions of Poland and Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw issued coins denominated in grosz, złoty and talars, with the talar (thaler) of 6 złoty slightly reduced in value to the Prussian thaler of 16.704 g fine silver (hence 2.784 g silver in a złoty).[20] Talar banknotes were also issued. In 1813, while Zamość was under siege, the town authorities issued 6 grosz and 2 złoty coins. Following the 1815 Congress of Vienna, Austrian and Russian sectors of partitioned Poland continued to use the złoty for some time; whereas the German sector replaced the talar and złoty with the Prussian thaler and afterwards the German gold mark.

On 19 November O.S. (1 December N.S.) 1815, the law regarding the monetary system of Congress Poland (in Russia) was passed, which pegged the złoty at 15 kopecks (0.15 Imperial roubles, or almost 2.7 g fine silver) and the groszy at 1⁄2 kopeck, and with silver 1, 2, 5 and 10 złotych coins issued from 1816 to 1855.

At the time of the 1830 November Uprising, the insurrectionists issued their own "rebel money" – golden ducats and silver coins in the denomination of 2 and 5 złoty, with the revolutionary coat of arms, and the copper 3 and 10 grosz.[21] These coins were still traded long after the uprising was quelled. As a consequence of the uprising, the rubel became the sole legal tender of Congress Poland since 1842, although coins marked as złoty in parallel with ruble were minted in Warsaw until 1865 and remained legal until 1890. In 1892 the Austro-Hungarian krone was introduced in Austrian Galicia. Between 1835 and 1846, the Free City of Kraków also used its own independent currency, the Kraków złoty, with the coins actually being made in Vienna, it remained legal until 1857.

During World War I, the rouble and krone were replaced by the Polish marka, a currency initially equivalent to the German mark. The marka stayed in use after Poland regained its independence in 1918, but was extremely unstable, disrupted the whole economy, and triggered galloping inflation.

[martindworak]

My favorite is #21, it’s called “Śmingus Dingus” it’s by far the strangest and most fun holiday I’ve ever heard of anywhere, and I got to experience it as a kid. BTW, I don’t remember any spanking, I understand that it’s the tradition but it’s evolved since then. Imagine the day after Easter, kids have no school, instead the kids run out and drench each other with as much water as they can carry! Obviously the older boys go after the girls, but the girls stick together and fight back, when I was a kid I remember being in a “squad” of boys with SuperSoakers and we went into the neighborhood across the street, to do battle with our water guns. Unfortunately we ran into some teenagers, they don’t bother with toys, they just carry buckets of water, yea it was a wet day. I remember seeing girls some with families, walking out of a church and getting doused on the street, it was hella fun!

[olowrohek]

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Cheers for this 👍 great material.

[markk]

Yes, Polish language is very difficult. Only one polish word was pronounced correctly.

[nigelbutler]

The kindest nicest woman who I met is Polish. 😊😊

[michaziembarz]

Zloty was introduced in 1924 as offical currency, althought first coin called "zloty" was made in XVII century.

[januszlepionko]

@6:00 Malbork Castle is the largest BRICKWORK castle, not the largest of all kinds of castles in the world.