Galicia and Lodomeria

The Kingdom of Poland is an central-eastern European nation located in the areas of modern day Poland and Ukraine with Kraków (Cracow) being its capital. The country is an absolute Monarchy with the king holding the most power, both executively and legislatively.

## Geography and Geopolitics

### Location

The country is located in central-east Europe with the river of Vistula flowing through the center of the nation. It borders Germany to the West, Czechoslovakia to the South, Tzardom of Russia to the East and Lithuania and Protectorate of Flatow to the North. Countries sea access is currently under debate because of a dispute with Flatow regarding the Polish Corridor.

### Cities

* **Kraków** - The capital of Poland and the biggest city. The city is planned to house a lot of architectural signs such as Sukiennice Krakowskie and Bazylika Mariacka. This town has been founded by Pekapu and became the oldest town of the country

* **Lwów** - Founded by Ciastkowic, this town is the second largest city in Poland.

### Foreign relations

Good relationships:

* Great Britain
* Czechoslovakia
* France

Hostile relationships:

* Protectorate of Flatow

## History

### Kingdom of Hungary and The DFE

After Pekapu and a small group of people left the German Empire, they decided to create a state of their own. The choice landed on The Kingdom of Hungary wihch was declared on the 7th of June 2021. At the beggining of the next month Hungary declared a union with The Alpine Empire ruled by Sebandi2 and Nimnev which resulted in a formation of The DFE (Danubian Federative Empire). The country haven't lasted long since it collapsed on the 15th of July because of leaders different ambitons. Eventually a referendum among the Hungarian citizens was held which resulted in disbanding of Hungary and moving to Galicia, becasue of the dissolution of Polish Commune which ment that Polish lands are free to take and settle on. Some non Hungarian DFE members joined the kingdom too.

### Founding of the kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria

When the AncientEarth server released on the 9th of july the DFE was still present. The city of Vienna was created but it didn't last active for long because of dissolution of the union. Eventually the city of Kraków was created by Pekapu which continued with further creatin of the country and Lwów. Since then, the countries claims expanded a bit to the north, giving an opportunity for new members to settle those lands that hold a couple major Polish cities.

### Uniting Poland

On the 17th of August, The Kingdom of Poland was proclamed, originating from The Kingdom of Galicia. At the time the country held western territories of the 2nd Polish Republic with an exception of the Polish Corridor. Negotiations regarding the control over the region failed and it officially stayed under Flatows control.

## National Symbols

### Flag

The flag of Poland and Lodomeria is a double colored rectangle in 5:8 ratio. (red on bottom top and white on the top) It's usually presented with a coat of arms in the middle.

### Coat of Arms

The Coat of Arms is a white, crowned eagle with a golden beak and talons, on a red background. It originates from the Piast dynasties coat of arms.

### Anthem

The national anthem is "Boże, coś Polskę". The original version was written by Alojzy Feliński but it later got reconstructed by Jan Nepomucen. It competed with "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" and "Rota" to become the anthem of Poland.