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Poland's borders have shifted dramatically over the centuries. From a medieval kingdom stretching from the Oder to the Bug, to the vast Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth reaching the Black Sea, and then — complete erasure from the map for 123 years.
How did Poland go from a European superpower to being carved up by its neighbors… and reborn with entirely new borders?
This short history traces the rise, fall, and transformation of Poland — through medieval power, brutal partitions, world wars, and postwar diplomacy. 🇵🇱
🧭 Learn how cities like Lwów, Wilno, and Gdańsk changed hands — and why modern Poland looks the way it does today.
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How did Poland ended up like this?
In the year 1000, Poland stretched from the Oder River in the west to the Bug River in the east and from the Baltic Sea down to the Carpathian Mountains.
By 1569, Poland united with Lithuania to form the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth — one of the largest states in Europe.
It stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea, covering parts of today's Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine.
But by the late 1700s, After three brutal partitions by Russia, Prussia, and Austria, the country ceased to exist for 123 years.
In 1918, after World War I, Poland regained its independence, but
In 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union divided and occupied Poland.
After World War II, the Allies redrew Poland's borders. It lost its eastern territories, including Wilno and Lwów, but gained land from Germany — including Gdańsk, Wrocław, and Szczecin and these borders largely remained unchanged to this day.
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