Borders of Poland
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Breakdown of border lengths per entity:
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History
The borders of modern Poland were defined in the aftermath of the Second World War and the establishment of the People's Republic of Poland. They were agreed in the field of international law by the Yalta Agreement of February 11, 1945 and the Potsdam Agreement of August 2, 1945. These agreements generally defined the course of borders, without setting them out in detail. Their specification and then demarcation in the field had to be normalized in bilateral agreements between the states concerned.
Major border crossings
After accession of Poland to the European Union in 2004, border crossings with EU states (Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lithuania) were made redundant. Infrastructure remains in place, but its systematic use and the controls are no longer allowed by the Schengen agreement.[3]
Former
with Germany
with the Czech Republic
- Jakuszyce (district of Szklarska Poręba)
- Kudowa-Słone
- Chałupki
- Cieszyn
with Slovakia
with Lithuania
Historically, Poland also had borders (and border crossings) with former countries, or with countries that no longer share a common border with Poland:
- former countries: Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union, East Germany
- countries which once shared a common border with Poland: Romania, Hungary, Latvia
Current
with Ukraine
with Belarus
with Russia
See also
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- Border Guard (Poland)
- Curzon Line
- Extreme points of Poland
- Geography of Poland
- Kaliningrad question
- Polish rail border crossings
- Territorial changes of Poland
- Belarus–Poland border barrier
- East Shield
References
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- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Template:In lang Informacje o Polsce - informacje ogólne Script error: No such module "webarchive". (archive.org Script error: No such module "webarchive". ). Page gives Polish PWN Encyklopedia as reference.
- ↑ Ustawa z dnia 29 czerwca 2007 r. o zmianie ustawy o ochronie granicy państwowej oraz ustawy o zmianie ustawy o Straży Granicznej oraz niektórych innych ustaw. Dziennik Ustaw, 2007, numer 140. pozycja 982
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External links
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