Editing Tourism in Poland (section)

==Overview==
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| header=Other Poland's top rating destinations<ref name="Touropia">{{cite web |url=http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-poland/ |title=10 Top Tourist Attractions in Poland |work=Touropia "best of" lists |publisher=Touropia |year=2013 |access-date=26 November 2013 |author=The Touropia Team}}</ref>
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| caption1=[[Auschwitz concentration camp]],<ref name="touristrack">{{cite web |url=http://www.touristrack.com/10-famous-tourist-attractions-poland/ |title=10 Famous Tourist Attractions in Poland You Must Visit |work=Central Europe |publisher=TourisTrack.com |access-date=26 November 2013 |author=Touristrack}}</ref> UNESCO World Heritage Site
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| caption2=[[European bison]] at [[Białowieża Forest]],<ref name="Touropia"/> a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] and [[Biosphere Reserve]]
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| caption3=[[Wieliczka Salt Mine]],<ref name="Touropia"/> with 1.2&nbsp;million visitors annually <!--World Heritage site-->
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| caption4=Medieval [[Malbork Castle]] in [[Malbork]],<ref name="Touropia"/> northern Poland
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| caption5=[[Masurian Lake District]],<ref name="touristrack"/> with more than 2,000 lakes. Pictured: marina in [[Mikołajki]] resort town
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{{see also|List of World Heritage Sites of Poland|List of Historic Monuments (Poland)}}

In the 21st century, Poland is one of the safest countries in Europe,<ref>[https://kresy.pl/wydarzenia/polska-jednym-z-najbezpieczniejszych-krajow-w-europie/ Polska jednym z najbezpieczniejszych krajów w Europie]</ref> frequently visited by tourists.

Poland, especially after joining the [[European Union]] in 2004 and acceding to the [[Schengen Agreement]] in 2007, became a place frequently visited by tourists. Most tourist attractions in Poland are connected with natural environment, historic sites and cultural events.

According to Tourist Institute's data, Poland was visited by 15.7&nbsp;million tourists in 2006, and by 15 million tourists in 2007,<ref name=it>[http://www.intur.com.pl/warsztat.htm Information about tourism in Poland (in Polish).] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130416150135/http://www.intur.com.pl/warsztat.htm |date=16 April 2013 }} Source: Instytut Turystyki, 2008.</ref> out of the number of arrivals 66.2 million.<ref name="intur.com-przyjazd">{{cite web | url=http://www.intur.com.pl/przyjazd.htm | title=Przyjazdy do Polski (Foreign visits to Poland) | work=Statistics | publisher=Instytut Turystyki | year=2008 | access-date=31 December 2012 | author=GUS | language=pl | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225182832/http://www.intur.com.pl/przyjazd.htm | archive-date=25 December 2012 }}</ref> In 2012, Poland was visited by 13.5&nbsp;million foreign tourists (those who came during [[Euro 2012]], but did not stay overnight, were not included in official statistics).<ref name="newseria.pl">{{cite web | url=http://www.newseria.pl/news/pierwsze_efekty_euro_2012,p455486441 | title=Pierwsze efekty Euro 2012. Resort turystyki przewiduje wzrost liczby turystów w 2013 r. nawet o pół miliona | author=Katarzyna Sobierajska, Ministry of Tourism | work=Live interview | publisher=Agencja Informacyjna Newseria | year=2012 | access-date=31 December 2012 | language=pl}}</ref> In 2013, Poland was visited by 15.8&nbsp;million tourists. In 2016, the number of arrivals to Poland amounted to 80.5&nbsp;million. 17.5&nbsp;million of this number are arrivals considered for tourism purposes (with at least one night's stay). In 2019, Poland was visited by 21.4&nbsp;million tourists, making it the '''18th''' most visited country in the world.