List of equestrian statues in Poland

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This is a list of equestrian statues in Poland.

Warsaw

Bydgoszcz

Gdańsk

Jelenia Góra

Kałuszyn

Katowice

Komarów-Osada

Kraków

Lublin

Malbork

Marcinkowo Górne

Odolanów

Opole

Ostrów Mazowiecka

Poznań

Szczecin

Wolica Śniatycka

Wrocław

Zamość

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