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Petrokov

(Encyclopedia)Petrokov: see Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland. ...

Wisła

(Encyclopedia)Wisła, river, Poland: see Vistula. ...

Zgorzelec

(Encyclopedia)Zgorzelec, Poland: see Görlitz, Germany. ...

Bielitz

(Encyclopedia)Bielitz: see Bielsko-Biała, Poland. ...

Guicciardini, Francesco

(Encyclopedia)Guicciardini, Francesco fränchāsˈkō gwēt-chärdēˈnē [key], 1483–1540, Italian historian and statesman. He represented (1512–14) his native Florence at the court of Spain, held offices in t...

Halychyna

(Encyclopedia)Halychyna: see Galicia, Poland and Ukraine. ...

Uznam

(Encyclopedia)Uznam, island, Germany and Poland: see Usedom. ...

Zalew Wiślany

(Encyclopedia)Zalew Wiślany, inlet: see Vistula Lagoon, Poland. ...

Holy Roman Emperors (table)

(Encyclopedia)HOLY ROMAN EMPERORS(including dates of reign) Saxon dynasty Salian or Franconian dynasty Hohenstaufen dynasty and rivals Interregnum, 1254–73 Hapsburg, Luxemburg, and other dynasties ...

Zakopane

(Encyclopedia)Zakopane zäkôpäˈnĕ [key], town (1992 est. pop. 28,600), Małopolskie prov., S Poland, at the foot of the Tatra Mts. A leading health resort and winter sports center, Zakopane was the site of the ...

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