====== Resources : Poland ======

This is a page listing various resources dealing with Polish history, geography and related topics and subjects. Resources range from website and online article links to lists of recommended non-fiction bibliography. 

==== Archives and Documents ====

**[[http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/|National Archives of Poland]]**

**[[http://www.bn.org.pl/|National Library of Poland]]**

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==== Maps ====

**[[http://www.balticconnections.net/index.cfm?article=Home|Baltic Connections Project]]** - Uncovering the common past of the countries around the Baltic Sea (1450-1800).

**[[http://mapire.staatsarchiv.at/en/|Historical Maps of the Habsburg Empire]]** - A highly detailed database site.

**[[http://maps.hungaricana.hu/en/map/?bbox=-673869.5428486555%2C4685283.515378285%2C4335507.542848656%2C7282919.484621715|Maps.hungaricana.hu]]** - Fully scrollable, zoomable, searchable, in-depth historical maps of different territories of the Habsburg empire, Austria-Hungary and other parts of Europe. Layered viewing, based on maps from a particular era, is also readily available.

**[[http://www.feefhs.org/maplibrary.html|FEEFHS Map Room]]** - 50 detailed maps of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, the Balkans, and the Baltics from the 1882 Blackie and Sons atlas, all available at the site of the [[http://www.feefhs.org/|Federation of East European Family History Societies]]. The same site also includes a nice [[http://www.feefhs.org/links.html|Genealogy Resource Directory]].

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==== Nature and the Environment ====

**[[https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app56/app20100027.pdf|Late Triassic dinosaur−dominated ichnofauna from the Tomanová Formation of the Tatra Mountains]]** - Dinosaur footprint fossils from the Slovak and Polish Tatras. Downloadable .pdf article.

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==== Culture and Linguistics ====

**[[https://glosbe.com/en/pl/|English to Polish online dictionary]]**

Minor languages and distinct ethnolects in Poland:\\
- **[[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/kashubian.htm|Kashubian (Kaszëbsczi jãzëk)]]** - **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashubian_language|Kashubian (kaszëbsczi jãzëk, pòmòrsczi jãzëk, kaszëbskò-słowińskô mòwa, język kaszubski, język pomorski, język kaszubsko-słowiński)]]** - **[[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/kashubian.htm|Kashubian phrases]]** - **[[https://www.omniglot.com/language/numbers/kashubian.htm|Kashubian numbers]]** - **[[https://glosbe.com/en/csb/|English to Kashubian online dictionary]]**\\
- **[[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/silesian.php|Silesian (ślůnsko godka, ślůnski)]]** - **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silesian_language|Silesian (Upper Silesian, ślōnskŏ gŏdka, ślůnsko godka, język śląski, etnolekt śląski, Wasserpolnisch)]]** - **[[https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedyjo:Prawid%C5%82a_zapisowa%C5%84o|Silesian ortography and grammar basics]]** - **[[https://glosbe.com/en/szl/|English to Silesian online dictionary]]**\\
- **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silesian_German|Silesian German (Schläsche Sproache, Schläs'sche Sproche)]]**\\
- **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovincian_language|Slovincian (Słowińcë, Słowińcy, Slowinzen, Lebakaschuben)]]**\\ 
- **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wymysorys_language|Wymysorys (Vilamovian, Wilamowicean)]]** - **[[https://glosbe.com/en/wym/|English to Wymysorys online dictionary]]**

**[[https://www.ics.uci.edu/~dan/genealogy/Miller/resource/polmonth.htm|Polish Month Names]]**

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==== Economy, Research and Transport ====

**[[https://www.persee.fr/doc/acsam_0000-0000_1998_act_6_1_1126|Medieval Baltic Ships - Traditions and constructional aspects]]** - Detailed science paper on medieval ship types and shipbuilding techniques used in lands around the Baltic Sea during the Middle Ages. Also available as a .pdf [[http://www.nmm.pl/1stCHFpdf/pdf_articles/6.1_Litwin.pdf|here]].

**[[https://www.flickr.com/photos/philstephenrichards/albums/72157627181074900|Photos of Polish rail vehicles and rolling stock]]**, courtesy of [[https://www.flickr.com/people/philstephenrichards|Phil Richards]]

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==== Military Topics ====

**[[http://myarmoury.com/feature_armies_poles.html|Polish Renaissance armies]]**

**[[http://myarmoury.com/feature_hussars.html|Article on the history of the Winged Hussars of Poland]]**

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==== See Also ====

**[[offtopic:Poland]]**

**[[timelines:Poland|Polish Timelines and Scenarios]]**

**[[pods:Poland|Polish Points of Divergence]]**

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