Ryszard Kotla
Encyclopedia
Ryszard Kotla is a Polish travel writer, tour guide
, activist, journalist
, academic teacher
and lifeguard
instructor at the Polish Life Saving Association. He is an electrical engineer by education, but is considered to be a leading expert on the history
and tourism
in Szczecin
and the region of Western Pomerania. He is the brother of Zdzislaw Kotla
and the father of Pavel Kotla
.
Kotla is a graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Szczecin University of Technology (1974), post-graduate engineering courses at Poznan University of Technology
(1981) and Gdansk University of Technology
(1982), as well as museum and antique preservation studies at Wroclaw University of Technology
(1990). He also studied at the French Institute of Management Studies (École Centrale Paris
/Szczecin University - 1996).
He was the president of the West-Pomeranian Division and a member of the General Council of Polish Tourist-Sightseeing Society (PTTK)
; a member of the managing board of the West-Pomeranian Chamber of Tourism; the president of the State Examination Commission for the Tourist Guides of West Pomeranian Voivodeship
; a member of the State Examination Commission for the Tour Supervisors and of the West-Pomeranian Tourist Council of West Pomeranian Voivodeship
. An academic teacher at Szczecin University, Szczecin University of Agriculture, The West Pomeranian Business School, Szczecin Educational Centre; a journalist at TVP3 Szczecin and Polish Radio Szczecin; co-author of The Strategy of the Development of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship
until year 2015; the author of The Opportunities for the Development of Tourism in Szczecin, The Tourist Policy in Szczecin etc.; the author of over 20 guide books, albums, folders, information leaflets about Szczecin
and Western Pomerania; a member of the Polish Association of Art Historians and the Polish Association for the History of Technology.
Publications by Ryszard Kotla are available at the National Library of Poland
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Tour guide
A tour guide provides assistance, information and cultural, historical and contemporary heritage interpretation to people on organized tours, individual clients, educational establishments, at religious and historical sites, museums, and at venues of other significant interest...
, activist, journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, academic teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
and lifeguard
Lifeguard
A lifeguard supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, or beach. Lifeguards are strong swimmers and trained in first aid, certified in water rescue using a variety of aids and equipment depending on...
instructor at the Polish Life Saving Association. He is an electrical engineer by education, but is considered to be a leading expert on the history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
and tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
in Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
and the region of Western Pomerania. He is the brother of Zdzislaw Kotla
Zdzislaw Kotla
Zdzislaw Kotla – Polish Olympic sailor. He is the brother of Ryszard Kotla.-Biography:A member of the Yachting Club Pogoń in Szczecin. From 1976 sailing in Soling Class. A participant of 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in a team with Jan Bartosik and Jerzy Wujecki.-Achievements: 1. place in the...
and the father of Pavel Kotla
Pavel Kotla
Pavel Kotla is a Polish conductor. Privately son of Ryszard Kotla.He studied at: and Oxford University .In 1997-98 he worked as the Performing Fellow at in London and artistic director of Oxford University Philharmonia;...
.
Kotla is a graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Szczecin University of Technology (1974), post-graduate engineering courses at Poznan University of Technology
Poznan University of Technology
Poznań University of Technology, PUT is a university located in Poznań, Poland. Poznań University of Technology is known as one of the best technical universities in Poland...
(1981) and Gdansk University of Technology
Gdansk University of Technology
The Gdańsk University of Technology is a technical university in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz, and one of the oldest universities in Poland. It has nine faculties and more than 24 thousand undergraduate, as well as about 400 doctoral students...
(1982), as well as museum and antique preservation studies at Wroclaw University of Technology
Wroclaw University of Technology
Wrocław University of Technology is an autonomous technical university in Wrocław, Poland. With buildings dispersed throughout the city, its main facilities are gathered at a central location near Plac Grunwaldzki, alongside the Oder River...
(1990). He also studied at the French Institute of Management Studies (École Centrale Paris
École Centrale Paris
École Centrale Paris is a French university-level institution in the field of engineering. It is also known by its original name École centrale des arts et manufactures, or ECP. Founded in 1829, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering schools in France and has the special status...
/Szczecin University - 1996).
He was the president of the West-Pomeranian Division and a member of the General Council of Polish Tourist-Sightseeing Society (PTTK)
PTTK
Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze, PTTK, is a Polish non-governmental tourist organization founded in 1950...
; a member of the managing board of the West-Pomeranian Chamber of Tourism; the president of the State Examination Commission for the Tourist Guides of West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
; a member of the State Examination Commission for the Tour Supervisors and of the West-Pomeranian Tourist Council of West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
. An academic teacher at Szczecin University, Szczecin University of Agriculture, The West Pomeranian Business School, Szczecin Educational Centre; a journalist at TVP3 Szczecin and Polish Radio Szczecin; co-author of The Strategy of the Development of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
until year 2015; the author of The Opportunities for the Development of Tourism in Szczecin, The Tourist Policy in Szczecin etc.; the author of over 20 guide books, albums, folders, information leaflets about Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
and Western Pomerania; a member of the Polish Association of Art Historians and the Polish Association for the History of Technology.
Publications
- "Spacerkiem po Szczecinie" ("Walking through Szczecin"), co-author - pub. Albatros (1991)
- "Zamek Książąt Pomorskich w Szczecinie" (Pomeranian Dukes' Castle, SzczecinPomeranian Dukes' Castle, SzczecinThe Ducal Castle in Szczecin, Poland, was the seat of the dukes of Pomerania-Stettin of the House of Pomerania , who ruled the Duchy of Pomerania from 1121 to 1637.-History:...
) - pub. Albatros (1992) - "Wybrzeże Bałtyku" ("The Baltic Coast"), co-author - pub. Pascal (1995)
- "Bałtyk - Pomorze" ("The BalticBaltic SeaThe Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
- PomeraniaPomeraniaPomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...
") (in 4 languages) - pub. SAT Szczecin (1996) - "Hanza na Pomorzu" ("Hanse in Pomerania") - pub. RAPT Szczecin (1998)
- "Życie codzienne w miastach hanzeatyckich" ("Everyday Life in Hanseatic Cities") - pub. RAPT Szczecin (1998)
- "Marianowo - przewodnik po gminie, Dzieje Sydonii Borkówny" ("Marianowo - the Guide to the Commune, the Story of Sydonia Borek")- pub. ZART (1998)
- "200 zagadek o Szczecinie" ("200 Puzzles About Szczecin"), co-author - pub. RAPT Szczecin (1998)
- The Guide "Szczecin od A do Z" ("Szczecin from A to Z") - pub. RAPT Szczecin (1999)
- "Stettin und Umgebung", ("Stettin and Surrounding Area") Laumann Druck Verlag (2000)
- The Guide "Szczecińskie ABC" ("Szczecin's ABC") - pub. ZART (2000)
- The Guide "Szczecin dla niepełnosprawnych" ("Szczecin for the Disabled") - pub. ZART (2000)
- "SZCZECIN – podróż nostalgiczna" ("SZCZECIN - the Nostalgic Journey") - pub. PUBLISHER’S (2000)
- "Bastiony, forty, bunkry... - Historia umocnień obronnych Szczecina" ("Bastions, Fortresses, Bunkers - the History of the Defences of Szczecin") – Zeszyty Szczecińskie - Zeszyt 2; pub. Publisher’s (2001)
- "Atlas szlaków rowerowych Województwa Zachodniopomorskiego" ("Atlas of the Cycling Routes of the West Pomeranian VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
") - pub. RAPT (2002) - "Lange Brücke, Hansa Brücke, Most Długi... – Historia szczecińskich mostów" ("Long Bridge, Hansa Bridge, Most Długi... - the History of Szczecin's Bridges") - Zeszyty Szczecińskie – Zeszyt 6; pub. Publisher’s (2002)
- "GRYFIA – Stocznia na wyspie 1952 – 2002" Monografia na 50 – lecie istnienia 2002 ("GRYFIA - the Shipyard on the Island 1952 - 2002," the monograph for the 50th anniversary of the shipyard) - pub. SSR "Gryfia" SA
- "Szczecin przyjazny niepełnosprawnym" ("Disabled-Friendly Szczecin") - pub. ZART (2003)
Publications by Ryszard Kotla are available at the National Library of Poland
National Library of Poland
The National Library of Poland is the central Polish library, subject directly to the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland....
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Awards and distinctions
- Honorary Medal PTTKPTTKPolskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze, PTTK, is a Polish non-governmental tourist organization founded in 1950...
– gold (2003) - Medal "For the Services to Tourist Industry" - Polish Secretariat for Sport and Tourism (1998)
- "The Pomeranian Griffon" Medal (1994)
- "The Distinguished Tourist Activist" (1992)
- State Award II Grade from the President of the Polish Secretariat for Sport and Tourism (1991)
- "The Distinguished Cultural Activist" (1991)
- Honorary Medal PTTKPTTKPolskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze, PTTK, is a Polish non-governmental tourist organization founded in 1950...
- silver (1990) - Silver Cross of MeritCross of MeritThere are hundreds of decorations that bear the name "Cross of Merit". As a rule a cross of merit is higher than a medal but not as esteemed as the grade of Knight in an order of merit.- The Netherlands :...
(1987) - Honorary Medal of Polish Life Saving Association (1977)
- "The Distinguished Marine Industry Employee" - bronze (1972)
- Awards "For the Services to Tourist Industry" from the Polish Ministry of Trade, the General Council of PTTKPTTKPolskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze, PTTK, is a Polish non-governmental tourist organization founded in 1950...
, the Government of West Pomeranian VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
, the Education Secretary for the West Pomeranian VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
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