Borders of Poland

The Borders of Poland are 3511[1] or 3582 kilometers long.[2] The neighboring countries are Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and Lithuania and the Russian province of Kaliningrad Oblast to the northeast. To the north, Poland is bordered by the Baltic Sea.

Breakdown of border lengths per country

  1. Czech Republic: 796km[1] or 790km[2]
  2. Slovakia: 541km[1] or 539km[2]
  3. Ukraine: 535km[1] or 529km[2]
  4. Germany: 467km[2][1]
  5. Belarus: 418km[1] or 416km[2]
  6. Russia (Kaliningrad): 210km[2][1]
  7. Lithuania: 104km[1] or 103km[2]

Contents

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 use and the controls are no longer obligatory, or necessary.[3]

Former

with Germany

  1. Świnoujście
  2. Kołbaskowo
  3. Kostrzyn nad Odrą
  4. Świecko
  5. Gubin
  6. Olszyna
  7. Zgorzelec

with the Czech Republic

  1. Jakuszyce
  2. Kudowa-Słone
  3. Chałupki
  4. Cieszyn

with Slovakia

  1. Chyżne
  2. Łysa Polana
  3. Jurgów
  4. Barwinek

with Lithuania

  1. Ogrodniki
  2. Budzisko

Historically, Poland also had borders (and border crossings) with former countries, or with countries that no longer share a common border with Poland:

Current

with Ukraine

  1. Medyka
  2. Korczowa
  3. Hrebenne
  4. Dorohusk

with Belarus

  1. Terespol
  2. Kukuryki
  3. Kuźnica Białostocka

with Russia (Kaliningrad)

  1. Bezledy

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h (Polish) Mały Rocznik Statystyczny Polski 2007
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i (Polish) Informacje o Polsce - informacje ogólne. Page gives Polish PWN Encyklopedia as reference.
  3. ^ 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