The guide through minorities in Poland in Warsaw

The guide through minorities in Poland in Warsaw

Lithuania ns; 7% other; 8% Poles 40% other 0, 9 Białorus German s 3, 9 ini 3. 9 1619 Jews 7, 8 Russians 45% Ukrainia ns 14, 3 1619 othe r Poles 2012

The structure of population at the turn of XIXth and XXth cent 2 • • 1 3 1 2 Germany Russia 4 Austria. Hungary 3 2 1 Germans 2 Poles 3 Jews 4 Ukrainians .

Poland - a homogenous country

The Polish and the Czech Cieszyn • The border before 1918 • The border after 1918 • the devision line between the Czech and the Polish Cieszyn

The decline of the number of minorities in Poland 2012 2002 1931 1918 XVIth cent 99% 1% 97% 3% 59% 41% 65% 35% 40% 0% 20% Poles 60% 40% 60% 80% 100% minorities

The no of minorities in the country POLAND Vietnamese 0, 71% Russians 2, 39% Romanies 5, 03% Ukrainians 12, 10% Jews 0, 44% Belgians 0, 10% Belorussians 19, 05% • Germans Czechs 0, 32% Spaniards 0, 09% 59, 77% • Belorussians 19, 05% • Ukrainians 12, 10% Germans 59, 77%

The biggest minorities in Warsaw: Warsaw Jews 6. 07% Belgians 0. 57% Czechs 1. 93% Belorussians 10. 81% Vietnamese 15. 32% Spaniards 1. 26% Germans 8. 16% Ukrainians 18. 20% Romanians 18. 61% Russians 19. 07% • • Russians 19, 07% Romanies 18, 61% Ukrainians 18, 20% Vietnamese 15, 32% Belorussians 10, 81% Germans 8, 16% Jews 6, 07%

The no of minorities in the country and in the capital WARSAW POLAND Vietnamese 0, 71% Russians 2, 39% Romanies 5, 03% Jews 0, 44% Ukrainians 12, 10% Jews Belgians. Belorussian 6. 07% 0. 57% s 10. 81% Belgians 0, 10% Belorussian s 19, 05% Czechs 0, 32% Spaniards 0, 09% Vietnamese 15. 32% Spaniards 1, 26% Germans 8. 16% Ukrainians 18. 20% Germans 59, 77% Czechs 1. 93% Romanies 18, 61% Russians 19. 07%

The Romany minority - 100% unemployment Lack of education Poor living conditions ‘difficulture’

Education among minorities 42. 48% 37. 77% Bi al or s le ia ak ov 9. 90% Po ns s an rm ns ia an m Ge Sl us sia ns an hu Lit hs ec cz ns 4. 46% 3. 12% 0. 14% Ro 9, 2% ia n ia ss Ru ia in ra Uk 9. 10% s ns s 9. 88% Je w 45. 00% 40. 00% 35. 00% 30. 00% 25. 00% 20. 00% 15. 00% 10. 00% 5. 00% 0. 00%

The rate of unemployment 11. 37% 6% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% Poles minorities

‘twist your tongue’ • • • przepiórka zaszczyt ściana trzcina rzeczoznawca chrzciny strzyżenie dwadzieścia Zebrzydowice W Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz brzmi w Trzcinie.

the number of employees with the time-limited work contract source: Eurostat • ‘be careful when looking for a job’

Education !!! • Foreign students on Polish universities in the academic years 1998/1999 2010/2011 according to continents source: Szkoły wyższe i ich finanse w 2010 r. , GUS, Warszawa 2011

What minorities do the Polish marry most often? MALE incommers FEMALE incommers

famous Poles with foreign origin Adam Mickiewicz – he is claimed to by Poles, Bialorussians and Lithuanians. Julian Tuwim - Polish poet (Jewish origin) Jan Brzechwa – Polish poet (Jewish origin) Fryderyk Chopin – the world famous composer (French origin) Maria Skłodowska Curie – the world famous scientist (French origin) Zygmunt III Waza – the king who established Warsaw to be the capital of Poland (Swedish origin)

Emil Albert Fryderyk Wedel (1841– 1919) A bussinessman of German origin, he started in Poland • a factory of chocolate and sweets, famous in the country and abroad.

Ewa Farna (born in 1993 in Trzyniec/the Czech Republic) • A famous singer living in the Czech Republic • She sings both in Polish and in Czech • her alnums: „Měls mě vůbec rád”/”Sam na sam” „Ticho”/”Cicho” „Virtualni” „EWAkuacja” • She gives concerts in Poland, the Czech Rep. and Slovakia

Conrado Moreno born in 1981 in Madrid A wellknown tv presenter

Louis-Philippe Loncke • A traveller, nature explorer and amatour of adventures • He travelled round Poland (from the Tatra Mountains in the south to the Baltic Sea in the north in 28 days) „I hope to come back here”

A quote for today: Love meeting new people; everyone has a story to tell. We should all listen sometimes.