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Polish --> English Map Key

B C D E F G H K L Ł M N O P R S T U W Z

B. - Bród - Ford
Bl. - Blok kolejowy - Railway building
Br. - Browar - Brewery
Cg. - Cegielnia - Brickyard
Ckr. Cukrownia Sugar factory
D. - Dwór - Estate manor, manor house, also: estate
El. - Elektrownia - Power station
Fb. - Fabryka - Factory
Fut. - Futor (also: chutor) - farmstead
Fw. - Folwark - Grange, manor
G. - Gajówka - Gamekeeper’s lodge
Gaz (Nft) - Zbiornik gazu (nafty) - liquid gas (paraffin) tank
Gm. - Gmina (siedziba urzedu) - Commune council
Gorz. - Gorzelnia - Distillery
Ht. - Huta - still mill, also: glassworks
Kl. - Klasztor - Cloister
Km. - Kamieniołom - Stone pit
Kosz. - Koszary - (military) barracks
L. - Leśnictwo - Forest office (part of forest district)
Ład. - Ładownia - Loading station
M.m. - Młyn motorowy - Motor mill
M.p. - Młyn parowy - Steam mill
Mij. - Mijanka - Turnout
Ndl - Nadleśnictwo - Forest district office
Ochr. - Przedmioty podlegające ochronie - Protected building or natural feature
Ol. - Olejarnia - Oil mill
P. - Przystanek - Small station, halt (Brit.)
P.cel. - Posterunek celny - Customs station
P.ż. - Przystań żeglugi - Jetty,
Pap. - Papiernia - Paper mill
Pl.ćw. - Plac ćwiczeń - Excercise ground
Pr. - Prom - Ferry
Pw. - Przewóz ludzi łodziami - ferry boat (passanger)
Rdj. - Radiostacja - Radio station
(Rest.) - Restauracja - Restaurant
S. - Studnia zwykła i z żurawiem - Water-well (regular or with
Schr. - Schronisko - Hostel, shelter, refuge
Sm. Smolarnia Wood-distillers' works
Spł. - Początek spławności - First navigable point
St. - Stacja kolejowa - Railway station
Std. - Stodoła - Barn
Strz. - Strzelnica - (shooting) range
Sz.nft - Szyb naftowy - Oil well
Szk. - Szkoła - School
Śl. - Śluza (stawidło) - Sluice; lock
T. (m., p.) - Tartak (motorowy, parowy) - Saw mill; timber mill
Tr. - Linia (wysokiego) napięcia i transformator - Electricity pylons, power transformer
U.cel - Urząd celny - Customs house
Ur. - Urwisko (or uroczysko) - Precipice, cliff or “sacred place” (hist.)
w. , obs - Wieża (wodna, obserwacyjna) - Tower (water-tower, observation tower)
W.p. - Wielki piec - Large furnace
Wap. - Wapiennik L- imestone plant / limestone quarry
Wdc. - Wodociąg - Water supply system
Wdsp. - Wodospad - Waterfall
Z. - Zamek - Castle
Źr. - Źródło - Spring
Żw. (Gl) - Dół żwirowy (glinianka) - Gravel pit (clay pit)

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Terese

04/30/2024 17:10

I have tried to update my email - hope it works

Terese

04/30/2024 17:02

Any reason I can't get the Polish maps 1:100,000 for Miory, Dryswiaty etc? I get the 404 error instead.

AndrewK

08/02/2023 00:50

Glad to see you back, Marek!

AndrewK

08/25/2022 15:09

Hey, Marek! Trying to access maps at your page "Other Central European Maps, via both Chrome and Opera browsers, I get the dialog box "File not found (404 error) If you think what you'r

zimnoch

01/22/2022 22:50

Hello: I do Polish Genealogy. I need a topo map of Poland with major cities which Iâ€™ve never been able to find on the WEB. It should show post partition Poland with an out line of pre-partition Pola

AndrewK

03/21/2020 14:55

What's up, Marek? What are you working on? Hope all is OK.

zimnoch

01/26/2019 14:42

Hi: Are there any other maps showing parishes such as: Andrzej Tomczak Siec parafialna Wojewoddztwa pomorskiego Okregu bytowskiego I leborskiego W drugiej polowie xvi wieku Skala 1:300. Thanks

BOBROWICZ

12/04/2017 15:22

peut-on obtenir la carte détaillée de la frontière Est suite au traité de Brest-litovsk ? merci d'avance

lesliebutler

09/10/2017 04:54

Can I get some guidance on the projection that WIG cartographers used on the 1 to 100,000 maps?

Andrzej Jazdzewski

04/02/2017 23:15

osowiec

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