Topic: Katowice

Polish composers, officials bid farewell to Gorecki at hometown memorialProminent Polish composers and officials have bid farewell to Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, best known for composing his "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs," at a memorial service in his home city.Composers Wojciech Kilar and ...

'Sorrowful Songs' composer Gorecki dies aged 76

"We are sorry to confirm the news that Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki has passed away," Beata Jankowska-Burzynska, an official with Polish Radio's National Symphony Orchestra in the southern city of Katowice, told AFP Friday.Gorecki was born December 6, 1933 in Czernica ...
The region of Upper Silesia in Poland together with its capital Katowice is known for both, its beautiful nature and long industrial tradition. Though most tourists will probably arrive via the mentioned types of transport, it is also possible to enter Poland ...

Eye treatment clinics in Poland

My first visit to an Ophthalmology clinic in Poland was, if you will excuse the pun eye opening! This clinic was Poland's first non-public refractive clinic whose impressive history goes back 10 years. I had noticed on my trip to Poland ...
Have you noticed that everyone is talking about Poland? With cheap flights being offered from UK regions such as the North West and North East, maybe it is time to find out what all the fuss is about for yourself. Here are ...

Three great reasons to visit Poland

Want something different from your holiday this year? If so, look no further than Poland and three of its fastest growing tourist destinations - Katowice, Gdansk and Wroclaw. Why visit Katowice? ? Tourism in this Upper Silesia town is on the up thanks to ...

Holidays in Poland

Poland is all about sightseeing, whether it's within cities or out of town, with a wealth of monuments, museums, mountains and canals for you to enjoy. It now ranks as the 14th most visited country by foreign tourists, with the cities ...
If you're looking to go somewhere different on holiday this year, then why not try somewhere new in Poland. Here are three fantastic destinations that have much to offer. Gdansk Situated on the Baltic sea coastline in northern Poland, Gdansk is ...

Prostitute fined $820,000 for unpaid tax

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's tax office has levied a fine of 2.3 million zlotys ($820,000) on an unemployed woman for failing to pay tax on income worth at least 13.7 million zlotys she said she had earned as a ...
Seventy years after the outbreak of World War II, the veteran British war correspondent who brought news of that moment to the public remains intensely proud of her achievements.Now 97, Clare Hollingworth broke the story in 1939 of Germany's invasion ...