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The Birth of the Hungarian Polish Community – a Polish Homeland on the Danube

Open Lectures at OKO

In the first half of the 20th century, a Polish homeland emerged in Budapest. Its founder and creator, one might even say FATHER, was Father Wincenty Danek.

It is little known or rarely discussed that thousands of Poles, mainly from Galicia, found work and livelihood along the Danube at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. They played a significant role in transforming Budapest from a provincial town into a modern metropolis, one of the largest cities in Europe.

A key figure in this process was the charismatic builder and highly skilled organizer of Polish community life in Budapest – Father Danek. He cared for and supported Poles who put down roots here, choosing the Hungarian capital as their second homeland.

This topic is extensively explored in the documentary film “Pasterz z Köbányi” (The Shepherd of Köbánya), which the lecturer and director Grzegorz Łubczyk warmly invites you to watch.
30.01 | 17:00
Friday
Galeria „Pod Okiem”,
ul. Grójecka 79
See map

Contact:

phone: 22 822 48 70
e-mail: oko@oko.com.pl
duration: 60 min