Author: Karol

Kobylnica Airport was built during World War II, during the German occupation. It was established by the German authorities in 1942. In 1945, the army turned Poznań into a fortress, so heavy fighting took place over the airport and its surroundings. The Soviet army had difficulty driving the Germans out of the outskirts of Poznań.…

The history of Mińsk Mazowiecki dates back over 600 years. From May 29, 1421, the town had city rights. The name Mińsk comes from the Mieni River, the etymology of which is in turn related to the word "mienić". The adjective "Mazowiecki" is intended to distinguish the city from Minsk in Belarus. The city changed…

In 1913, an airport for airships was established in Legnica. Airships have been built around the world since 1852. Airships were essentially propeller-driven balloons. Their shape depended on the amount of gas filling its interior. But at the beginning of the 20th century, Ferdinand von Zeppelin developed a completely new structure, a skeleton covered with…

The Muscovites left behind 3,000 apartments. Most of them were in need of major renovation. Including the replacement of roofs, all joinery and all installations. This is how 4 barracks blocks at Złotoryjska Street were renovated. But to this day (2009), many apartment blocks are still waiting for renovation or demolition. It will be many…

Photo description: Many residents of Legnica include the "Brotherhood in Arms" monument among their monuments. In keeping with the times, some people called this monument "homosexuals", which was certainly not the intention of its creators. But this questionable work, just like many other monuments of this type, should disappear from the center of Legnica. The…

Traces indicate that there was a Piast settlement here already in the 12th century. In the 13th century, there was already a wooden and earth defensive castle in the settlement. The first written records come from the first half of the 14th century, when the Piast Princes of Pomerania ruled in these areas. Unfortunately, in…

Chrcynno is an agricultural town located in the Masovian Voivodeship, in Nowodwor County, in the Nasielsk Commune. It is about 5 km to Nasielsk and about 45 km to Warsaw. Chrcynno is located north of Warsaw. Provincial Road No. 632 (Marki – Płońsk) runs through the town, and Provincial Road No. 622 (connecting Chrcynno with…

The airport is known among people interested in aviation as Broczyno Airport, but since the town of Broczyno is small, and only 7 km away is the large and well-known town of Czaplinek, therefore for the purposes of this article we will use the name Czaplinek Airport.