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Recent events
- On 9 September, a PKP Intercity train derailed after colliding with a concrete-mixing lorry in Sokolniki Suche, killing 1 and injuring 20.
- On 16 August, the 17th-century wooden St. Nicholas' Church was completely destroyed by a fire at the Museum of Folk Architecture in Sanok.
- On 15 August, a 55.6-meter tall statue of Our Lady of Mercy (pictured), Europe's tallest effigy of Virgin Mary, was unveiled in Konotopie.
- On 28 June, a temperature reading of 40.5 °C was recorded in Słubice, breaking the country's all-time temperature record from 1921.
Ongoing
Holidays and observances in October 2026
(statutory public holidays in bold)
- Teachers' Day, 14 October
- Pope John Paul II Day (bust pictured), 16 October