Envoys from the German Empire
| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Kessler |  | 1918 | 1918 | Envoy for a month |
| Hans von Schoen | 1921 | 1922 | Envoy | |
| Ulrich Rauscher |  | 1922 | 1930 | Envoy |
| Hans-Adolf von Moltke |  | 1931 | 1939 | 1931 Envoy, 1934 Ambassador |
The list of German ambassadors in Poland contains the highest-ranking representatives of the German Empire and the Federal Republic of Germany in Poland. The embassy is located in Warsaw.
The German Embassy is located at 12 Jazdów Street in Warsaw. [1] There are Consulate Generals located in Wrocław (largest city in Silesia), Gdańsk (capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship), and Kraków (the second-largest in Poland); Opole Consulate in Wrocław; and honorary consuls in Olsztyn (capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship), Bydgoszcz (the seat of Bydgoszcz County), Gliwice (regional capital of the Silesian Voivodeship), Kielce (capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship), Łódź (capital of Łódź Voivodeship), Lublin (the capital of Lublin Voivodeship), Poznań (administrative capital of Greater Poland Voivodeship), and Rzeszów (the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship). [1]
| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Kessler | | 1918 | 1918 | Envoy for a month |
| Hans von Schoen | 1921 | 1922 | Envoy | |
| Ulrich Rauscher | | 1922 | 1930 | Envoy |
| Hans-Adolf von Moltke | | 1931 | 1939 | 1931 Envoy, 1934 Ambassador |
| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernd Mumm von Schwarzenstein | 1963 | 1966 | Head of the commercial agency | |
| Heinrich Böx | 1966 | 1970 | Head of the commercial agency | |
| Egon Emmel | 1970 | 1972 | Head of trade mission | |
| Hans Hellmuth Ruete | 1972 | 1977 | ||
| Werner Ahrens | 1977 | 1979 | ||
| Georg Negwer | 1979 | 1983 | ||
| Horst Röding | 1983 | 1985 | ||
| Franz Pfeffer | 1985 | 1987 | ||
| Franz Jochen Schoeller | 1987 | 1989 | [2] | |
| Günter Knackstedt | 1989 | 1992 | [3] | |
| Franz Bertele |  | 1992 | 1993 | [4] |
| Johannes Bauch | 1993 | 1999 | [5] | |
| Frank Elbe |  | 1999 | 2003 | Former ambassador to India, Japan, and Switzerland [6] |
| Reinhard Schweppe |  | 2003 | 2007 | [7] |
| Michael H. Gerdts |  | 2007 | 2010 | [8] |
| Rüdiger von Fritsch |  | 2010 | 2014 | Became ambassador to Russia [9] |
| Rolf Nikel |  | 2014 | 2020 | [10] |
| Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven |  | 2020 | 2022 | Former NATO assistant secretary general for Intelligence and Security [11] [12] |
| Thomas Bagger |  | 2022 | 2023 | Became Secretary of State for Political Affairs in the Foreign Ministry [13] |
| Viktor Elbling |  | 2023 | Present | Former ambassador to Mexico and Italy [14] [15] |
Transport in Poland involves air, water, road and rail transportation. The country has a large network of municipal public transport, such as buses, trams and the metro. As a country located at the 'cross-roads' of Europe, Poland is a nation with a large and increasingly modern network of transport infrastructure.
The Masovian Voivodeship, also known as the Mazovia Province, is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. The voivodeship has an area of 35,579 square kilometres (13,737 sq mi) and, as of 2019, a population of 5,411,446, making it the largest and most populated voivodeship of Poland. Its principal cities are Warsaw in the centre of the Warsaw metropolitan area, Radom (212,230) in the south, Płock (119,709) in the west, Siedlce (77,990) in the east, and Ostrołęka (52,071) in the north.
A voivodeship or voivodate is the area administered by a voivode (governor) in several countries of central and eastern Europe. Voivodeships have existed since medieval times and the area of extent of voivodeship resembles that of a duchy in western medieval states, much as the title of voivode was equivalent to that of a duke. Other roughly equivalent titles and areas in medieval Eastern Europe included ban and banate.
Controlled-access highways in Poland are part of the national roads network and they are divided into motorways and expressways. Both types of highways feature grade-separated interchanges with all other roads, emergency lanes, feeder lanes, wildlife crossings and dedicated roadside rest areas. Motorways differ from expressways in their technical parameters like designated speed, permitted road curvature, lane widths or minimal distances between interchanges. Moreover, expressways might have single-carriageway sections in case of low traffic densities.
The Polish Radio is a national public-service radio broadcasting organization of Poland, founded in 1925. It is owned by the State Treasury of Poland. On 27 December 2023, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, due to the President's veto on the financing of the company, placed it in liquidation.
Vehicle registration plates of Poland indicate the region of registration of the vehicle given the number plate.
Football Junior Championships of Poland Under-19 is a competition which started in the summer of 1936.
Poland and the Czech Republic are both members of the European Union and of NATO. Both joined the EU simultaneously on 1 May 2004. They also both joined NATO on 12 March 1999. Both countries, together with Slovakia and Hungary, form the Visegrád Group, which is an important regional group in Central Europe. Both countries are also members of the Bucharest Nine, Three Seas Initiative, OECD, OSCE, Council of Europe and the World Trade Organization.
High-speed rail service (Polish: Kolej dużych prędkości) commenced in Poland on 14 December 2014, with the introduction of 20 non-tilting New Pendolino trainsets operating on 4 designated lines radiating out from Warsaw. Polish State Railways started passenger service using Pendolino trains operating at a maximum speed of 200 km/h on 80 km line Olszamowice-Zawiercie (part of railway line called CMK, from Warsaw to Katowice/Kraków). From December 2017 there are two 200 km/h sections, 136 km long in total. All high-speed services operated by PKP in Poland are branded as Express Intercity Premium (EIP).
Kutno railway station is a railway station in Kutno, in the Łódź Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened in 1861 and is located on the Warsaw–Kunowice railway, Łódź–Kutno railway, Kutno–Piła railway and Kutno–Brodnica railway. The train services are operated by PKP, Koleje Mazowieckie, Koleje Wielkopolskie, Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna and Polregio.
Września railway station is a railway station serving the town of Września, in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The station is located on the Warsaw–Kunowice railway and Oleśnica–Chojnice railway. The train services are operated by PKP and Koleje Wielkopolskie.
Skierniewice railway station is a railway station serving Skierniewice in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland. It is classed as a regional station on the classification of Polish railway stations and is served by Koleje Mazowieckie, which runs services from Skierniewice to Warszawa Wschodnia, and Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna which runs services to Warsaw, Łowicz and Łódź.
Łowicz Główny is a railway station serving the town of Łowicz, in the Łódź Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened in 1861 and is located on the Warsaw–Kunowice railway, Skierniewice–Łowicz railway and Łowicz–Łódź railway. The train services are operated by PKP, Koleje Mazowieckie, Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna and Przewozy Regionalne.
Krzyż railway station is a railway station serving the town of Krzyż Wielkopolski, in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened in 1851 and is located on the Tczew–Kostrzyn railway, Poznań–Szczecin railway and now closed Wałcz–Krzyż railway. The train services are operated by PKP, Przewozy Regionalne.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Poland refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Poland. At year-end 1989, there were fewer than 100 members in Poland. In 2022, there were 2,184 members in 11 congregations.
Voivodeship Administrative Court is the first instance administrative court in Poland. The headquarters of the court departments are located in the cities of Białystok, Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Gliwice, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Kielce, Kraków, Lublin, Łódź, Olsztyn, Opole, Poznań, Rzeszów, Szczecin, Warsaw, and Wrocław.
