In Warsaw, the march of Law and Justice supporters under the slogans of the 1000th anniversary of the Kingdom of Poland and the 500th anniversary of the Prussian homage. Jarosław Kaczyński, the PiS president, encouraged, among others, to participate in it. The Municipal Transport Board informs about difficulties in the city center, during the event buses are directed to traveling routes.
Law and justice supporters with white and red flags briefly before 12 o'clock gathered around the Copernicus Monument in Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw. The gathered are to march to the castle square about a kilometer.
“On Saturday, April 12 from 10-15, a public assembly will take place in front of the Copernicus monument in Krakowskie Przedmieście, and then the march of Krakowskie Przedmieście to Zamkowy Square” – the City Transport Board informed earlier.
In the absence of traveling by Krakowskie Przedmieście, buses will be directed to the tour routes. “On travel routes, the first stops encountered as permanent and others – as on demand” – added ZTM.
Difficulties apply to buses 106, 111, 116, 128, 175, 178, 180 and 503.
March on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the Polish Kingdom
Earlier at 10.30 a mass was held in the church of the Holy Cross. The president is to take part in the march PIS Jarosław Kaczyński and politicians of this grouping. It is possible that PiS candidate for president Karol Nawrocki will also appear.
Kaczyński encouraged to participate in the march at the end of March. “I call on all patriots to participate in the 1000th anniversary of the Kingdom of Poland and the 500th anniversary of the Prussian homage, i.e. symbols of the will, sovereignty and the strength of the Polish spirit,” he said.
During the march, an attempt to break the Polish Dancing Polonez parish record is to be made. This event is expected to start earlier, at 11:15 at the university gate. “Let all of Europe see this beautiful picture for the 1000th anniversary of the Kingdom of Poland,” wrote PiS MEP Patryk Jakiwho sits on the organizational committee.
Saturday march in Warsaw
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The millennium of the Kingdom of Poland
In 1025, Bolesław the Brave became crowned in the Gniezno archcathedral of Gniezno. The ceremony was most likely at Easter, which was at the time on April 18. Chrobry died in June 1025, and the coronation of his successor to Mieszko II Lambert took place in Gniezno on December 25, 1025.
On April 10, 1525, the last great champion of the Teutonic Order Albrecht Hohenzollern paid tribute to the Polish king Zygmunt and the Old in Krakow.
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