Czechs in Poland
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According to census in 2002 in Poland lived 386 Czechs.
Most of them are living around Zelów
(81, in Łódź Voivodeship), in south western part of Kłodzko County (47, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
) and in polish part of Cieszyn Silesia
(61). Some of Czechs live in Warszawa
.
Before the Second World War in Poland have been living more Czechs, especially around Zelów (majority in gmina) and in Wołyń Voivodeship (1.5% population of Voivodeship). After war Czechs of Wołyń were expelled by Sovets, and Czechs from post-war-Poland were invited by Czechoslovakian government.
Most of them are living around Zelów
Zelów
Zelów is a town in Bełchatów County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,307 inhabitants .- Jews in Zelow :2,000 Jews lived in Zelow before the 2nd world war. Most of them were executed in Chełmno, and others were deported to Łódź Ghetto and from there to the death camps....
(81, in Łódź Voivodeship), in south western part of Kłodzko County (47, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...
) and in polish part of Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia or Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered around the towns of Cieszyn and Český Těšín and bisected by the Olza River. Since 1920 it has been divided between Poland and Czechoslovakia, and later the Czech Republic...
(61). Some of Czechs live in Warszawa
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
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Before the Second World War in Poland have been living more Czechs, especially around Zelów (majority in gmina) and in Wołyń Voivodeship (1.5% population of Voivodeship). After war Czechs of Wołyń were expelled by Sovets, and Czechs from post-war-Poland were invited by Czechoslovakian government.
Well-known people of Czech descent
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Franciszek Krajowski Franciszek Krajowski was a Czech-Poles military officer and a General of the Polish Army.He started his career in the Austro-Hungarian Army.... Jan Matejko Jan Matejko was a Polish painter known for paintings of notable historical Polish political and military events. His most famous works include oil on canvas paintings like Battle of Grunwald, paintings of numerous other battles and court scenes, and a gallery of Polish kings... Igor Newerly Igor Newerly or Igor Abramow-Newerly was a Polish novelist and educator. He was born into a Russian-Polish family. His son is Polish novelist Jarosław Abramow-Newerly... Leopold Staff Leopold Staff was a Polish poet and one of the greatest artists of European modernism honored two times by honorary degrees . He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature... Ludvík Svoboda thumb|Svoboda and [[I Corps |I Czechoslovak Army Corps]]Ludvík Svoboda was a Czechoslovak general and politician... Karol Szajnocha Karol Szajnocha was a Polish writer, historian, and independence activist. Self-taught, he would nonetheless become a notable Polish historian of the partitions period.-Biography:... |