Polish traces in Dutch region of Limburg
In 1969, Wilhelmina State Mine was closed after having operating since 1906. On the location of the former mine in Landgraaf there is a...
Energy allowance for students
HeerlenStudents may also be entitled to a one-off energy allowance. The mayor and aldermen of Heerlen accommodate this group in the...
Maserati, Rolls Royce, Mercedes, Cadillac… a glimpse into comrade Brezhnev’s luxurious car choices
By Beata Bruggeman-SękowskaIt is 1980. Not far from Zavidovo, Soviet Republic. Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev is driving recklessly from hi...
Nałęczów- a historic Polish spa town
Nałęczów is a historic spa town in Poland located just 24 km from Kazimerz Dolny. It is situated on the Nałęczów Plateau in Puławy...
Kazimierz Dolny a picturesque must visit in Poland
By Beata Bruggeman-SękowskaKazimierz Dolny is a small historic town (area 30.44 km2, population 3572, data from 2006) on the r...
Soviet invasion of Poland: start of totalitarian occupation
On September 17 about 1 million troops of the Red Army crossed the eastern borders of Poland starting the red invasion of Poland. It wa...
Commemoration of General Sosabowski and his 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade
By Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaIn September 1944, around 1,000 parachutists from the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade of Genera...
Hill of Crosses in Lithuania a pilgrimage destination and a site of peaceful resistance
By Beata Bruggeman-SękowskaHill of Crosses situated about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania...
Gniezno cradle of Poland
By Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaDid you know that Gniezno was the first capital city of Poland followed by Cracow and then finally W...
Official opening of the Burgemeester van Grunsven square in Heerlen with a family festival
The new Burgemeester Van Grunsven square in Heerlen will be officially 'opened' on Thursday 15 September. The previously gray square h...