vlk
14 May 2008
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]
Very interesting question indeed. If we consider Europe Eastern and Western, then Poland is definitely Eastern. When it comes to Central, it's quite an unclear term (I'm Czech with a geography grade :-)). The physical midpoint of Europe lies somewhere in Kaliningrad region which would make Poland central, to me, though, calling it central once it has access to the Baltic sea is somewhat odd. So it can be called Eastern (because east of the iron curtain), Central (because west of Russia) or even Northern (Baltic). The only fact is clear, it's not Western :-)
Very interesting question indeed. If we consider Europe Eastern and Western, then Poland is definitely Eastern. When it comes to Central, it's quite an unclear term (I'm Czech with a geography grade :-)). The physical midpoint of Europe lies somewhere in Kaliningrad region which would make Poland central, to me, though, calling it central once it has access to the Baltic sea is somewhat odd. So it can be called Eastern (because east of the iron curtain), Central (because west of Russia) or even Northern (Baltic). The only fact is clear, it's not Western :-)