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What is a cultural heritage?

Each country has something special that makes it valuable, unique in the context of its history or traditions and that we usually call the cultural heritage.

At first, you think that these are mostly monuments such as palaces or churches, but then it comes to your mind that we can include there also forests, parks, food, language, dances or even religious traditions.

The most unique things are put on the list of UNESCO.

At present there are more than 900 objects form more than 150 countries.

16 comes from Poland.

POLISH UNESCO MONUMENTS

Here is the List of Polish UNESCO monuments:

Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region (2019)

Medieval Town of Toruń (1997)

Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski (2004)

Old City of Zamość (1992)

Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System (2017)

Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (1978,2013)

Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine (2013)

Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (1979)

Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork (1997)

Centennial Hall in Wrocław (2006)

Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica (2001)

Historic Centre of Kraków (1978)

Historic Centre of Warsaw (1980)

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park (1999)

Białowieża Forest (1979,1992, 2014)

Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska (2003)

Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork (1997)

Historic Centre of Kraków (1978)

Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (1979)

Centennial Hall in Wrocław (2006)

Białowieża Forest (1979,1992, 2014)

Medieval Town of Toruń (1997)

Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines 

Literature is also a big part of culture. And here we've got some of the best Polish books.

Nad Niemnem

by Eliza Orzeszkowa

When we talk about culture we cannot forget about art. In Poland there were and there are some great painters. Here we show you some of the best Polish paintings.

Kraków

by Edward Dwurnik

Battle of Grunwald

by Jan Matejko

Storks

by Józef Chełmoński

A portrait of a Man

by Stanisław Witkacy

The last but not least part is connected with the traditions, language, food and dances. Here are some pictures of some unique objects of Polish culture.

Polish lace

Polish traditional Easter eggs

A couple of our traditional outfits

A couple of our traditional outfits

And that's just the part of our contribution to the European cultural heritage.