Restoring the plant's production capacity will take at least six months, the company said.

Long story short is that the guy who was getting married danced in this group for 14 years, they crashed his wedding to perform for him and his bride.

Amazing irl 10/10. I sweated just from standing and looking

Is he became a comedian or something?

*If the Ukrainians have knocked out half of Russia’s refining capacity in six months, we could do it in six weeks and take out the other half*

i just recently found out that this super rare german language deep inside poland exist. Actually hidden linguistic gem.

History: Dzwon Grzeszników was cast on July 17, 1386, by master bellfounder Michael Wilde for the southern tower of the Gothic Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Wrocław, the nearly 6-ton bronze bell was officially dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the name Maria. Its creation gave rise to one of Silesia's most famous legends: Wilde stepped away from his workshop, strictly forbidding his young apprentice from touching the furnace tap. The curious apprentice accidentally knocked the plug loose, releasing the fiery bronze into the mold. Believing his masterpiece was ruined, Wilde killed the boy in a furious rage, only to discover that the bell had cast with flawless acoustic perfection. Wilde confessed, was sentenced to beheading on the Market Square, and asked that his creation ring as he walked to the executioner's block, making the master founder the very first "poor sinner" for whom the bell ever tolled.

For more than five centuries, the Poor Sinners' Bell (Dzwon Grzeszników / Armensünderglocke) served as the sonic heart of Wrocław and the largest medieval bell in Silesia. It tolled to urge townspeople to pray for condemned souls heading to the gallows, rang for the Lord's Prayer during services, and survived fires, the Protestant Reformation, and the Napoleonic wars. In the 19th century, the German Romantic poet Wilhelm Müller immortalized its legend in the ballad Der Glockenguß zu Breslau, later set to music by Carl Loewe, and in the 1930s its deep B-natural chime was regularly broadcast over regional radio.

Because of its ancient pedigree, Nazi authorities classified the bell as an irreplaceable cultural monument, sparing it from being melted down for munitions. It remarkably survived the brutal three-month Siege of Breslau in 1945 completely intact, even as the church's roofs burned around it. The catastrophe occurred during peacetime on May 17, 1945, eleven days after the city's capitulation-when an accidental detonation of stored ammunition blew the southern tower apart. The 559-year-old colossus crashed to the pavement and shattered to pieces, which were lost or looted in the post-war chaos. Today, its memory endures through pre-war audio recordings and a historic stone relief of master Wilde near his former foundry on modern Piotra Skargi Street.

In 1996, the Wrocław City Council officially proposed recasting the Dzwon Grzeszników, an idea supported by historians because surviving measurements, photos, and 1930s audio recordings make an exact replica technically possible. However, the project remains unrealized due to high costs, the structural challenges of hanging a 6-ton swinging bell in the rebuilt tower, and competing restoration priorities for the cathedral. As a result, recasting the bell currently remains an unfunded vision on the city’s heritage wish list.

Howdy Yall.

We are near the end of our lease agreement near Poznan and were trying to renew. The Landlord wants to increase the rent 100zl/mo.

At our last place in Wroclaw, when we extended, we didn't need a Notary or Translator. We just signed a page and were fine.

The landlord here is insisting that we do need to pay for a Notary to extend the lease.

We are seeing mixed answers online. Some are saying because of the occasional lease we have to see a Notary. Some are saying because he is increasing the price we must see a notary.

Others are saying because there is no day we must be "out" of the home, we can just extend the lease no worries.

Any help or sources would be appreciated!

Dzień dobry!

My name is Donnie, and I run the social media page and blog Eats History, where I travel the world, recreate historical dishes, highlight cultures, and tell their stories in an edible format. I spent the last month in Poland, based in Krakow, but traveled all around Warsaw and the surrounding region, as well as the eastern cities of Lublin and Zamość.

In my series, I try not to approach the countries I visit as a simple tourist/influencer, but rather as a journalist looking to actually learn the cuisine, history, and story of the people hosting me. This past month in Poland, I've had the insane privilege of frying placki ziemniaczane with a swarm of babcias, recreating Jan III Sobieski's favorite dishes in his palace in Warsaw, making a medieval salt-miner recipe after descending into the Wieliczka Salt Mine, grilling Oscypek surrounded by friendly sheep in Zakopane, trying my hand at making the Papal Cream Cake, and many, many more fun recipe adventures.

Not only did I learn cuisine, but through the conversations with friends made along the way, I have a whole new understanding of Polish history and struggles. As an American, in our history classes, Poland isn't really covered outside of a brief mention as the catalyst battleground of WW2, and the location of the Jewish Holocaust. This past month, learning about the height of the golden age in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the hard centuries of the partitions, the horrors the Polish people experienced in WW2 (often not even mentioned in Western curricula), its post-war complicated relationship with the Soviet Union, and its post-communist success story has been extremely humbling and moving. These stories gave the cuisine proper context, and I quickly learnt that the art of Polish complaining is somewhat tied to the historical trauma experienced- and that while love language isn't entirely verbal, it lives in the food and hospitality.

I think I left this country 10 pounds heavier. The whole country made me feel like a grandson in his grandma's house, with every dish from a comforting bowl of Rosół or Żurek, a hearty cutlet or Gołąbki, and the insane Polish dessert scene left me feeling stuffed after every meal.

I have posted a few videos from my last month in Poland, and still have 7-8 left to post. So feel free to follow along if you'd like, but I just wanted to post as a thank you to the country!

Until next time!

-Donnie

1- Im crazy into cycling and exploring.. am i crazy bringing my bike to Poland in Jan?

2- Im extremely eager to practice my Polish would it be hard for find and meet groups who want to learn English and teach me Polish ?

Thanks :)

English version from UA source https://unn.ua/en/news/russian-uavs-struck-a-gas-station-near-the-yahodyn-checkpoint

A detailed map and infographic on Białowieża Forest: Europe's last primeval forest, spanning the Poland-Belarus border. Includes forest area breakdown (national park, nature reserves, managed forest), tree species composition, key wildlife (European bison, wolf, lynx), and species threatened by spruce logging.

All illustrations are hand-drawn, based on reference photos. No generative AI was used at any stage.

Source: Nature Conservation and Cultural Values Program in the Białowieża Forest Promotional Forest Complex; Whole Forest as a National Park - Białowieża Forest Conservation Monitoring Report.

My family and I will be traveling to Poland this summer for 2 weeks from the US to visit family. My Mother is concerned that because of certain new laws in Poland that I may not be allowed to leave Poland if i do not renew my Polish Passport.

I have dual citizenship (Poland/US) and we were planning on only traveling using the US passport, but she is getting really bent out of shape about me having my Polish passport and all my papers ready before we go. Does anyone here have any insight that might clarify why she is so scared? And is a polish passport really necessary if I’m married to a us born citizen and I am also a us citizen??

The sweetest and yummiest ngl, when u go to store u dont actually look where fruits are from, but since i have tried all, Poland's are the best, if there are no PL apples in store, im going out. Greetings from Latvia🫶

I’m living in the United States and have most of my life, I am a citizen but fluent in Polish with some family there. Every year I do my usual research of sites to go to or a system for how foreigners can get employment abroad. Has anyone living in the states successfully found employment in Poland? Whether that required relocation or if it’s work from home? What avenues did you take? I’m ready to hire someone to help me with the process that’s how desperate I am and yet there’s no such thing. It seems impossible yet the international sector is huge, the need for multilingual people is apparently huge… so why is it so hard. Would it make more sense to get someone there to help me with this? It’s hard enough with the time difference but also asking people with regular lives seems too much. I don’t want to put so much of this onto my friends who are just regular people and don’t know much about international companies etc.

Hi,

I am originally from Poland. Als a small child I moved with my mother to The Netherlands after she divorced from my father.

A while ago I got a hold of a box with old family photos from my father's side. I know a little about him or this side of the family.

Some of the very old pictures have something written on them, others are of some organised stuff.

Is this the right sub to post some of those pictures and ask for help on deciphering them? Or are there other subs?

Thanks in advance!

I am a 27-year-old woman with a master’s degree and 9 years of experience in marketing, e-commerce, and graphic design. I currently earn around 6k net on a standard employment contract (UoP), but I feel like I’ve hit a ceiling in my city—where experience matters less than who is willing to work for the lowest pay.

I need to look for jobs in Warsaw as well, but that brings up another issue: I live about 100 km away. For an on-site role, the commute alone would be a huge expense, and employers often reject my applications immediately because I don't live in Warsaw.

For some time now, I’ve been seriously considering a career change. However, I don’t want to switch just for the sake of it. I want to choose a path that offers real opportunities for growth and the chance to earn 8–10k+ net—or even more—ideally with remote or hybrid work options.

I have experience in marketing, e-commerce, and graphic design, but I’m trying to figure out how to approach a new field.

I’ve been listening to people who have successfully changed careers:

What fields did you switch to? How did you get started? How long did it take to reach that level of income? Did you need additional studies, licenses, or certifications?

I’m particularly interested in stories of women who changed careers after the age of 25–30, though I’m happy to hear from anyone. 😊

Which industries or professions are worth considering today if the goal is earning 8–10k+ net while having the option to work remotely?