2017 in Poland

Events during the year 2017 in Poland.

Incumbents

President — Andrzej Duda (independent, supported by Law and Justice) Prime Minister — Beata Szydło (Law and Justice) (until 11 December), Mateusz Morawiecki (Law and Justice) (starting 11 December) Marshal of the Sejm — Marek Kuchciński (Law and Justice) Marshal of the Senate — Stanisław Karczewski (Law and Justice)

Events

1 January – Four localities were granted town rights: Mielno, Morawica, Opatówek, and Rejowiec. 1 January – Ełk riots took place at Ełk Kebab restaurant.Died by the kebab knife, NRC Handelsblad, 29 December 2017, Roeland Termote & Pieter van OsZawadzka, Anna. "Drinking vodka with anti-Semites. A case study of ‘Polish-Jewish relations’ today." Adeptus 11 (2018): 1-23.Tunisian charged over Poland stabbing that sparked riot, BBC, 2 January 2017 12 January – 3,000 U.S. troops are deployed in Poland as part of NATO's Operation Atlantic Resolve. 23 April – ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle won their seventh Polish Volleyball Championship defeating Skra Bełchatów in the finals (see 2016–17 PlusLiga). 27 May – Vive Kielce won their 14th Polish Handball Championship defeating Wisła Płock in the finals (see 2016–17 Superliga). 4 June – Legia Warsaw won their 12th Polish Football Championship (see 2016–17 Ekstraklasa). 10 June – Stelmet Zielona Góra won their fourth Polish Basketball Championship defeating Polski Cukier Toruń in the finals (see 2016–17 PLK season). 16–30 June – Poland hosts the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

2–12 July – The Annual Meeting of World Heritage Committee held in Kraków. 24 September – Unia Leszno won their 15th Team Speedway Polish Championship defeating Sparta Wrocław in the finals (see 2017 Polish speedway season). 7 October – "Rosary to the Borders": hundreds of thousands of Polish Catholics prayed the Rosary along the country's borders for peace and for the salvation of Poland and the world against secularization. November - 100,000 people gather for annual independence day march

Deaths

1 January – Bogdan Tuszyński, sports journalist, reporter and historian (b. 1932). 7 January – Jerzy Kossela, guitarist and vocalist (b. 1942). 7 January – Lech Trzeciakowski, historian (b. 1931). 27 April – Jan Flinik, field hockey player (b. 1932)

16 June – Mieczysław Kalenik, actor (b. 1933) 2 August – Wanda Chotomska, children's writer, screenwriter and poet (b. 1929)

See also 2017 in Polish television

References