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WELCOME TO KWIDZYN

Kwidzyn is a town

in northern Poland

on the Liwa river,

with 38,179

inhabitants (2023).

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OUR EMBLEM AND LOCATION IN POLAND

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OUR SCHOOL – PRIMARY SCHOOL NR 6 WITH INTEGRATION BRANCHES

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SOME PHOTOS OF OUR SCHOOL

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One of the characteristic and unusual elements of our school is a large-scale mural!

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OUR SCHOOL – SOME INFORMATION

It’s a big school with 34 learning classrooms.
This year we have got 747 pupils.
In each year there is at least one integration group.
The school hosts not only lessons, but also a number of unusual events and extra-curricular activities!

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CHILDREN’S DAY AT OUR SCHOOL

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CHESS CLASSES

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ART CLASSES

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LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES

In our school we learn several foreign languages - English and Spanish!

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SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISIONS

At our school, students develop their passions and interests.
We have sports championship divisions - soccer and volleyball.
We also visited Spain!

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SPORTS HALL

Our students have a sports hall at their disposal for physical education classes.
They also attend the swimming pool and participate in athletics classes.
The hall is the main venue for sports competitions in our city.

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ANNIVERSARIES OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

We have several important dates in our history.
One of them is September 1, 1939 - the date of the outbreak of World War II.
Another is November 11, 1918 - the day Poland regained its independence.

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ANNIVERSARY OF THE OUTBREAK OF THE WORLD WAR II

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KWIDZYN

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OUR CITY

We have got two big companies in Kwidzyn:
MM (Mayr Melnhof –
Before it was
International Paper)
Jabil (electronic manufacturing services)

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THE THEATRE AND THE CINEMA

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OUR CASTLE

There are as many as 402 castles in Poland. One of them is in our city!
Kwidzyn contains the partially ruined 14th century Brick Gothic Ordensburgh castle of the Teutonic Order, namely the Bishops of Pomesania within the Order. There is a large cathedral (built 1343-1384) connected to the castle, containing the tombs of the bishops as well those of three Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights.

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KNIGHTLY BROTHERHOODS IN OUR REGION

They show and present medieval chivalric virtues in the 21st century.
They are associations whose members are engaged in reproducing the customs and realities of the Middle Ages and modern times.

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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

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ANOTHER MURAL!

A mural adorns more than just our school. Another one is located in the old town.
It is 390 m2 in size and is inspired by a pre-war postcard.
Thanks to the mural, residents and tourists can imagine what one of Kwidzyn's main streets looked like back in the 1940s.

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CANOEING

Starting in June, the canoeing trips down the River Liwa are organised.
Canoeing is a combination of physical exercise with relaxation and integration with the surrounding nature.

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‘MIŁOSNA’ - RECREATION AND LEISURE AREAS

The complex of buildings in Miłosna is a former royal stud built between 1907 and 1910, later to become the State Stallion Stud.
It is situated in the vicinity of forests, functionally adapted to activities related to maintenance and training of horses.

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CYCLING IN KWIDZYN

Kwidzyn is a town in the Powiśle region, beautifully situated on a hill in the Lower Vistula Valley, which was even created for cycling trips.
Here you will discover the true charm of the Kwidzyn Valley. Passing vast fields, old cemeteries and vantage points on the Vistula embankment, you can admire the Powiśle landscape.

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MALBORK CASTLE

It is the largest Gothic castle complex in the world.
From 1309, Malbork was the seat of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order.
Construction took as long as 30 years.
It was built using more than 30 million bricks.
In 1997, it was added to the UNESCO list.

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WIELICZKA SALT MINE

The salt deposits of the mine were formed 13.5 million years ago.
Salt was mined in Wieliczka until 1996.The mine was put on the UNESCO list in 1978.
The lowest level lies 327 metres underground.
There are 250 kilometres of corridors and as many as 2,500 chambers in the mine.

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POLISH LANGUAGE - ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT LANGUAGES IN THE WORLD

It has a complex declension (7 cases: nominative, complement, object, accusative, possessive, locative, vocative) and 5 types (masculine, feminine and neuter as well as masculine and non-masculine, which occur in the plural).
The conjugation of verbs by persons or the expression of past, present and future tenses is problematic.

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Another problem is mastering spelling and punctuation.
It is necessary to learn the rules and principles of using ż - rz, h-ch, ó-u.
In Polish there are also many synonyms, i.e. words that are close to each other.
A lot of difficulties arise with pronunciation.
Also difficult are the letters ą, ę, ć, ś, ń, sz, rz (ż), which are problematic to use because of their rustling pronunciation.

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POLISH CUSTOMS

Christmas Eve
Polish Christmas traditions are mainly associated with 24 December, when, in the evening, we sit down at the Christmas Eve table with our families.

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During the dinner we follow many customs:12 dishes are served, which refer to the 12 Apostles, we share the wafer with our loved ones and wish each other a Happy New Year, we put hay under the white tablecloth on the Christmas table, we sing carols, share the presents we find under the Christmas tree, at midnight we go to midnight mass.

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It accompanies the celebration of Easter Monday; it is rooted in the culture of the Slavs.
It mainly consisted of symbolically beating one's feet with willow sticks or palms and dousing oneself with cold water, which symbolized spring purification from dirt and disease, and later also from sin.
Today, śmigus-dyngus is treated as a pastime.

ŚMIGUS-DYNGUS

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HOST'S SLIPPERS

When you enter a Polish house, you have to take off your shoes.
This is not surprising, since this is the custom in many countries. But only in Poland, the host will offer you a pair of second-hand slippers, which many guests have worn before you.

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PIZZA WITH KETCHUP

The custom of spreading ketchup or garlic sauce on pizza in Poland may seem strange not only to Italians, but also to Brits.
In fact, in chain pizzerias we get ketchup or garlic sauce for pizza, and many places in Poland serve pizza without any toppings, not even oil.

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This is a type of entertainment, held during the last week of the carnival.
From the 16th century to the beginning of the 20th century, sleigh rides were a very popular pastime of the nobility, for whom they were a patriotic celebration.
Nowadays, a sleigh ride is also called pulling a sled connected to each other (with strings, ropes), for example, by a tractor or car.

SLEIGH RIDE

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SOME FACTS ABOUT POLAND

Poland is home to the heaviest land animal of all those inhabiting the Old Continent - the European Bison.

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Poland is one of the largest apple producers in the
world. In 2021, production of these fruits reached 4.3 million tons.

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Poland is the largest exporter of amber in the world. It is estimated that about 80 percent of the world's reserves of this mineral come from our country.

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The Bledowska Desert is the only natural desert in Europe.

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The Swietokrzyskie Mountains are the oldest
mountains in Europe.

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HISTORY OF POLAND

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