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4 unusual facts about Gwiazda


Gwiazda

Andrzej Gwiazda (born 1935), in Gdańsk engineer and prominent opposition leader

Henry Gwiazda (born 1952), composer who specializes in virtual audio (simulation of a 3D sound space)

Gwiazda Polski, balloon designed by the Polish planners to reach the stratosphere

Gwiazda Lake, ribbon lake situated in Pomeranian Voivodeship in Bytów County


Andrzej Gwiazda

Gwiazda's father was a sailor of the Riverine Flotilla of the Polish Navy, stationed in Pińsk (now Belarus), where the family moved in 1939, a few months before the outbreak of World War II.

Artur Gadowski

On October 15 he was guest on a TV show Weekend z Gwiazdą (Weekend with the Star) which was, by way of an exception, broadcast from the Stansted airport near London, UK.

Lipa, Przasnysz County

A resistance group, called “Polish Military Organisation” (Polska Organizacja Wojskowa) was formed and included a number of the village’s residents, including Aleksander Gwiazda, Gwiazda (brother of Aleksandra), Ignacy Pokorski, Wacław Połomski, Aleksander Przybyłek and Wacław Szmytkowski.

Władysławowo

Poland's northern extremity is situated in Jastrzębia Góra, marked by the Gwiazda Północy ("Northern Star") monument, which stands on a cliff overlooking the beach that is the actual most northerly point.


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