Belarus - Poland - The Augustów Canal (Kanal Augustowski)

"The area of the property encompasses the Augustów Canal together with buildings and hydraulic engineering structures and the area integral to them, necessary to the Canal operation, described as the conservation protection zone – in the territory of the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Belarus. Total length 101.20 km. The area covered by the property Pl=74.25 km² Bl=8.42 km² total 82,67 km²

The Augustów Canal is a cross-border monument of technology located in the territory of two states, in the north-eastern part of Poland and the north-western part of Belarus. It is a linear object. It is a navigable watershed canal, linking the Vistula River through the Biebrza River – a tributary of the Narew River, with the Neman River through its tributary – the Czarna Hancza River. It uses a postglacial channel depression, forming the chain of Augustów lakes, and the river valleys of the Biebrza, the Netta, the Czarna Hancza and the Neman, which made it possible to perfectly integrate the Canal with the surrounding elements of the natural environment."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List


Postcard 1 - Belarus
Augustow Canal. Thanks to Yuli of Belarus.

Postcard 2 - Poland

Map postcard of Augustow Canal. Thanks to Radek of Czech Republic.

Poland - Gdansk - Town of Memory and Freedom

"Gdansk - The historical heart of the city is formed by the Main Town and the Royal Route (between the High Gate and Green Gate) by which are sited the most valuable examples of municipal architecture: the Town Hall of the Main Town, Arthur's Court, the Court of the Brotherhood of St.George, the Arsenal and burghers houses. In the Main town there are also to be seen examples of richly decorated medieval sacral architecture: the churches of the Holy Virgin, St John, St Nicholas, as well as many towers and gates of the medieval fortifications." Source: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List

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Mariacka Street of Old Town of Gdansk, Poland. Thanks to Ania of Poland.






Postcard 2
Nice architecture of downtwon Gdansk. Cool cat stamps used. Thanks to Sylwia of Poland.

Poland - The Dunajec River Gorge in the Pieniny Mountains

"Property encompasses valley located within the Pieniny National Park in the south of Poland. During the selection of representative sites defined location represents a unique and extremely interesting geological and geomorphological features and which is characterized by poor anthropogenic influence with preservation of specific natural ecosystems. Evaluation of high level of ecological stability and high biodiversity of flora and fauna, preservation of relict phytocenoses and zoocenoses as well as high representation of rare and endangered species of flora and fauna on the small territory served as the secondary criterion for the selection of sites..." Source: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List

Przelom Dunajca, Pieniny, Poland. Two nice rock crystal stamps used. Thanks to Sylwia of Poland.