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Revision as of 06:02, 10 December 2004
Polonia is the Latin, Italian, Spanish name for Poland. See also: Lechia.
Polish regions
- Polonia Maior is the Latin name for Greater Poland or Wielkopolska
- Polonia Minor is the Latin name for Lesser Poland or Małopolska
Polonia sporting clubs
Polonia is also the name of several sports clubs in Poland, e.g
- Polonia Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz
- Polonia Bytom, Bytom
- Polonia Chodzież, Chodzież
- Polonia Elbląg, Elbląg
- Polonia Kępno, Kępno
- Polonia Lidzbark, Lidzbark
- Polonia Marklowice, Marklowice
- Polonia Nowy Tomysl, Nowy Tomyśl
- Polonia Nysa, Nysa
- Polonia Pasłęk, Pasłęk
- Polonia Poznań, Poznań
- Polonia Przemyśl, Przemyśl
- Polonia Trzebnica, Trzebnica
- Polonia Słubice, Słubice
- Polonia Środa Wielkopolska, Środa Wielkopolska
- Polonia Warszawa, Warsaw
- Polonia Wrocław, Wrocław
Polish expats
Today, it is usually used in Poland to refer to people of Polish origin who live outside Polish borders.
According to different estimates, there are between 14 and 17 million Poles living outside Poland; in other words, about three in ten ethnic Poles are expatriates. Reasons vary from border shifts to forced resettlement to political or economic emigration. Major Polonia communities can be found in Germany and the United States.
North America
Political and economic emigration since mid-19th century.
United States
American Polonia is the biggest in the world. The number of Polish-Americans is estimated at 9 million. Most of them live in the north-eastern part of the country, notably New York (1.2 million), Illinois (1 million), Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Chicago is considred the biggest Polish city outside Poland. The major Polonia organization is Kongres Polonii Amerykańskiej / Polish American Congress.
Canada
See: Kongres Polonii Kanadyjskiej / Canadian Polish Congress.
About 600 thousand.
Europe
Political and economic emigration since early 19th century.
Germany
The second biggest Polonia in the world and biggest in Europe, numbers from 1.5 to 2 million people. The main Polonia organization is Kongres Polonii Niemieckiej / Polnischer Kongress in Deutchland.
France
About 1 million.
Britain
About 150 thousand.
Czech Republic
Post-WWI border shifts (mostly Cieszyn Silesia, so-called Zaolzie).
Between 70 and 100 thousand.
Post-WW2 Border shifts. See Polish minority in Soviet Union.
- Belarus - between 400 thousand and 1 million.
- Ukraine - between 300 and 500 thousand.
- Lithuania - between 250 and 300 thousand.
Latin America
Political and economic emigration since mid-19th century.
Russia and Kazakhstan
Forced resettlement during 19th and 20th centuries. See Polish minority in Soviet Union.
- Russia - about 100 thousand.
- Kazakhstan - between 60 and 100 thousand.
Australia
Political and economic emigration since mid-19th century.
- Australia - between 130 and 180 thousand.
Asia, Africa, Oceania
Economic migartion, Catholic missions, etc.