Useful Information
List of emergency numbers (when calling from a landline or public phone):
999 – Ambulance Service
998 – Fire Department
997 – Police
986 – City Guard (Straż Miejska)
601 100 300 – Mountain Rescue Patrol (GOPR)
601 100 100 – Water Rescue Patrol (WOPR)
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Costs in Poland
Fast food bar
20 PLN/4 EUR
Mid-range Restaurant
70-100 ZŁ/25 EUR
Beer(0.5 liter bottle)
8-10 PLN/2 EUR
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
2-3 PLN/1 EUR
Polish inventions
Cryptologic bomb is a special-purpose machine designed about October 1938 by Polish Cipher Bureau cryptologist, Marian Rejewski to break Enigma-machine ciphers.
Kerosene lamp (paraffin lamp) constructed by Polish inventor Ignacy Lukasiewicz in 1853.
Radium and Polonium discovered by Maria Sklodowska-Curie and her husband Piotr Curie.
Polish tidbits
Oscypek is a smoked cheese made of salted sheep milk exclusively in the Tatra Mountains region of Poland. Oscypek is a protected trade name under the EU’s Protected Designation of Origin geographical indication.
Zubrowka (Bison Grass Vodka) is a brand of dry herb-flavoured vodka distilled from rye, 40% alcohol. It’s name comes from zubr, the Slavic word for the wisent, which are particulary fond of the herb.
Heather honey is a highly valued product in moorland areas, with many beehives being moved there in late summer. Heather honey is a protected trade name under the EU’s Protected Designation of Origin geographical indication.