prepared by michał dziubek for comenius 2013-2015 crossing bridges from past to present

prepared by Michał Dziubek for Comenius 2013-2015for Comenius 2013-2015

CROSSING BRIDGES FROM PAST TO CROSSING BRIDGES FROM PAST TO PRESENTPRESENT

IT IS LIT IS LOCATED IN THE HOLY CROSS OCATED IN THE HOLY CROSS MOUNTAINS MOUNTAINS BY THE BY THE RIVER SILNICA. RIVER SILNICA.

IT IS AIT IS A REGIONAL ECONOMIC CENTER REGIONAL ECONOMIC CENTER

WITH NOT MUCH INDUSTRY AROUNDWITH NOT MUCH INDUSTRY AROUND

IT IS A TIT IS A TOURISTOURISTIC CITYIC CITY WITH LOTS WITH LOTS OF FORESTS, HILLS AND OF FORESTS, HILLS AND GEOLOGICAL RESERVESGEOLOGICAL RESERVES

IT IS A FAMOUSIT IS A FAMOUS POLISH AND POLISH AND EUROPEAN EUROPEAN EXHIBITION EXHIBITION && TRADE TRADE

FAIRFAIRS CENTRES CENTRE

Kielce Trade Fairs Kielce Trade Fairs hashas more more than 210 000 visitors and than 210 000 visitors and guests from 56 countries, guests from 56 countries, nearly 6 500 exhibitors and 185 nearly 6 500 exhibitors and 185 000 m2 of exhibition space000 m2 of exhibition space in 7 in 7 exhibition hallsexhibition halls..

KIELCE IS QUITE BIG WITH OVER KIELCE IS QUITE BIG WITH OVER 200 THOUSAND PEOPLE200 THOUSAND PEOPLE

THANKS TO THE EUROPEAN UNION THANKS TO THE EUROPEAN UNION THERE ARE MANY RENOVATIONS THERE ARE MANY RENOVATIONS

AND INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENTS

CABARET KIELCE IS REALLY FUNNY CABARET KIELCE IS REALLY FUNNY BUT THEY SPEAK ONLY BUT THEY SPEAK ONLY

POLISHPOLISH

OTHER OTHER SIGHTSSIGHTS

CATHEDRAL BASILICA OFCATHEDRAL BASILICA OF THE BLESSED THE BLESSED VIRGIN VIRGIN MARYMARY

THE BISHOPS‘ PALACE – THE BISHOPS‘ PALACE – NATIONAL MUSEUM WITH ITALIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM WITH ITALIAN

GARDENSGARDENS

THE MAIN SIENKIEWICZ THE MAIN SIENKIEWICZ STREETSTREET

ONE OF THE NICEST PLACESONE OF THE NICEST PLACES WITH CAFES AND SHOPSWITH CAFES AND SHOPS

THE JEWISH CEMETERY – THE JEWISH CEMETERY – A DESTINATION OF MANY A DESTINATION OF MANY

TOURISTS FROM THE WHOLE TOURISTS FROM THE WHOLE WORLDWORLD

OUR CITY HAS A LOT OF GREEN OUR CITY HAS A LOT OF GREEN PARKSPARKS

Kadzielnia geological reserve – 5 Kadzielnia geological reserve – 5 minutes from our schoolminutes from our school

WE HAVE A FEW SHOPPING WE HAVE A FEW SHOPPING CENTERS – VERY POPULAR WITH CENTERS – VERY POPULAR WITH

YOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG PEOPLE

WE CAN GO BOWLING OR WE CAN GO BOWLING OR SHOPPING HERESHOPPING HERE

THERE ARE SOME NICE SPORTS THERE ARE SOME NICE SPORTS STADIUMSSTADIUMS

WE HAVE 2 GOOD SPORTS WE HAVE 2 GOOD SPORTS TEAMSTEAMS

Vive – handball

Korona - football

Vive is ten times Polish champion. Vive is ten times Polish champion.

Korona is doing worseKorona is doing worse but we love itbut we love it. .

THIS IS A SYMBOL OF OUR 1000 THIS IS A SYMBOL OF OUR 1000 YEAR-OLD CITYYEAR-OLD CITY

CIVITAS KIELCENSISCIVITAS KIELCENSIS

PEOPLE JOKE THAT KIELCE HAS PEOPLE JOKE THAT KIELCE HAS THE WINDIEST RAILWAY STATION THE WINDIEST RAILWAY STATION

IN POLANDIN POLAND

IT IS TRUE, THERE IS A PLAN TO IT IS TRUE, THERE IS A PLAN TO DEMOLISH IT AND BUILD A NEW DEMOLISH IT AND BUILD A NEW

STATIONSTATION

BUT WE HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE BUT WE HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE BUS STATIONBUS STATION

POLISH PEOPLE JOKE ABOUT POLISH PEOPLE JOKE ABOUT KIELCE PEOPLEKIELCE PEOPLE

THEY CALL US SCYZORY – POCKET THEY CALL US SCYZORY – POCKET KNIVESKNIVES

We are like angels, that is a promise!!!!

THE TRUTH IS –WE ARE NOT THE TRUTH IS –WE ARE NOT DANGEROUS,DANGEROUS,

WE ONLY HAVE A SHARP SENSE OF WE ONLY HAVE A SHARP SENSE OF HUMOUR!!!!HUMOUR!!!!

DON’T BE SCARED!!!DON’T BE SCARED!!!

Kielce is the best Kielce is the best city of Poland, city of Poland, not too big, not not too big, not

too smalltoo smallCome and see Come and see for yourselvesfor yourselves!!

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