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wanted to get to this mill for a while... recorded since early-19th c. on maps centuries prior. Ran by Jewish community with trade links to Radomkso. Wooden mill burnt down 1917, brick mill rebuilt 1920, closed 1950s, then Communist pig farm. Residence behind built 1912/17 #MotoSky #OldPolishRoads

Oi Poland! why the f*ck in 2026 do we have electricity cuts almost every few weeks? ran out of coal? ...we have got used to it & have powerpacks constantly on charge. really f*cking annoying though! #Poland #Polska

JMZ@jmzed.bsky.social · last wk.

Here we go again... ...I'm just too damned nice! #MotoSky #Quads #DoWeWaveToQuads

"don't wave then!" do we wave to quads? these didn't wave back [experimenting with making a GIF using iMovie & Shutter Encoder, not sure it worked...] #MotoSky #Quads #DoWeWaveToQuads

A little ramble into a forest today, was freezing once the sun went down. I liked the low autumn sun against the trees... I did see a shrine, new-to-me, rode past 100s times, that looks like the one with the tree growing round it from a while back #MotoSky #OldPolishRoads #Shrines #Kaplicki

A forest scene. A motorcycle in the foreground, long grass in the mid, in the rear tall pines with low summer sun shining on to them, very autumnal colours

A forest scene. long grass grows from the foreground uninterrupted meeting tall pines in the mid ground with low summer sun shining on to them, very autumnal colours

a two picture collage showing small white old shrines attached to a tree

a 4 picture collage showing small white old shrines attached to a tree where the tree has grown around them, a motorcycle sits on the road in the last image

JMZ@jmzed.bsky.social · 5d ago

What intrigues me personally, that pre & post WW2 for decades, these headstones were written in German, that was the historical language of these 'colonies' & Polish people recognised & tolerated that. Today, Poland has lost that tolerance. #Poland #Polska

A series of images before the cemetery was destroyed by Piotr Gerasch The last collage image is immediately after the destruction #Poland #Polska #WrongSortOfChristians #EvangelicalLutheransInPoland #EvangelicalLutheranCemetery #PolishCemetery #CmentarzEwangelickoLuterański

For the day that's in it... Dick Gaughan's Workers' Song (often mistakenly called Handful of Earth) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrdl...

Dick Gaughan - Workers' Song

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Alice Roberts@profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 5d ago

#RussellBrand

Nothing to see here.

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Went to the Evangelical-Lutheran Cemetery in the now Czarny Las, originally Hilsbach. 1 of many originally German speaking villages in this area. The 200 year old cemetery was destroyed in 2018 by a Catholic priest [*alt text] then to the 'Kościół Ewangelicko-Augsburski' in Cz-wa #MotoSky #Poland

The 200-year-old historic & protected Protestant cemetery was completely levelled, cleared of trees, and ploughed over resulting in many mound graves & hundreds of headstones to be destroyed. The land had been acquired by the local Roman Catholic parish in 2009
The last Protestant burial was in the late 1950s, the headstones were continuously attended to up until their destruction in 2019.

The parish priest and the parish council ordered the heavy machinery and workers to clear the land. The Częstochowa Curia later released a statement explaining that the actions were intended to "clean up" and level the area in order to expand the neighbouring Catholic cemetery. The parish claimed they unintentionally destroyed it because they were completely unaware that the plot was designated as an officially protected historical site under the municipal monument registry.

The Wojewódzki Konserwator Zabytków (Regional Monument Conservator) launched an immediate investigation into the destruction of the historic tombstones. Following the massive public outcry, the Curia officially removed the parish priest from his position.

more details: https://dziennikzachodni.pl/szok-dewastacja-dwustuletniego-cmentarza-ewangelickiego-w-czarnym-lesie-pod-czestochowa-prace-zlecil-proboszcz-miejscowej/ar/13977229

a 2 picture collage showing 2 of very few remaining headstones in the Evangelical-Lutheran Cemetery in Czarny Las/Hilsbach which was illegally destroyed in 2018. Other villages in the area that were established by German crafts people coming to the area 200 years earlier and were mainly German speaking and German was the main language at school until the Polish forbid it in 1918 after the Russians left, include; Nataliendorf now Natolin, Albertsorf now Albertów, Kuhlhausen now Węglowice, Heilmannswalde now Puszczew, Friedrichshuld now Aleksandrów.

In the next post there are more images of older headstones and the desolation immediately after the cemetery was destroyed

'Kościół Ewangelicko-Augsburski' in Częstochowa.

A daytime photograph of the Evangelical-Augsburg Church of the Ascension in Częstochowa, Poland. The historic neo-Gothic church features a striking facade of dark red brick with crisp white architectural trim outlining its tall, pointed arched windows. A tall, slender central bell tower rises above the main entrance, capped with a steeply pitched green/gray spire and a simple Christian cross against the sky. A motorcycle sits outside for scale

"The first mentions of Protestants in the Częstochowa area date back to the end of the 18th century. However, it was not until 1802 that the first Evangelical colony of weavers from Germany was established north of Częstochowa. It was initially called Hilbach and then Czarnylas. Pastoral care for the Czarnolas Evangelicals was initially provided by chaplains of the Prussian army, and then by clergy from Silesia, primarily from Tarnowskie Góry. After the establishment of the Evangelical parish in Wieluń in 1820, Evangelicals from Czarnylas went there for services. After the construction of a house of prayer in Czarnyles in 1822, thanks to the help of the Russian Emperor Alexander I (1777-1825), services were continued there by priests commuting from Wieluń. In 1848, Czarnylas became a branch of the Wieluń parish with its own civil registry books."

More history on the church Website: http://www.czestochowa.luteranie.pl/pl/Historia

Orthodox Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa which sits opposite the the Evangelical-Augsburg Church.

The structure is built from multi-toned red brick with light stone trimming along the arched windows and entryways. Multiple traditional onion domes in a dark, weathered metallic finish rise from the roofline, capped by brilliant gold-colored triple-bar Orthodox crosses. The main entrance sits diagonally facing a street intersection, showcasing the blending of traditional Byzantine-inspired sacred architecture with a modern urban setting.

#Netanyahu #Israel www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11...

Israel’s president picks Eisenkot over Netanyahu to form next government

Isaac Herzog formally gives Gadi Eisenkot 28 days to secure 61 Knesset seats and replace Netanyahu as prime minister.

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"Three people found dead in the home of the perpetrator of the attack in #Krakow. The Prime Minister confirms Donald Tusk confirmed that the bodies of three people – two women and a man were found in the home of the perpetrator of Saturday's attack in Krakow." #Poland #Polska shorturl.at/ZYpnh

Zamach w Krakowie, Donald Tusk organizuje odprawę służb i ministrów. Relacja na żywo

W wyniku strzelaniny na rynku głównym w Krakowie zginęło sześć osób, a kilkanaście zostało rannych. Wśród rannych jest trzech funkcjonariuszy. Napastnikiem był

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JMZ @jmzed.bsky.social · 6d ago

back to day 1 @silverwifie.bsky.social @mattflipflop.bsky.social @dgplacenames.bsky.social @leftpeggers.bsky.social #Worldle #1751 (07.11.2026) 2/6 (100%) 🔥 Current Win Streak: 1 days 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨⬅️ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉 worldle.teuteuf.fr/share

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Coal smoke and the lamps from the church are creating a good backdrop for an exorcism ...and it stinks, really stinks, you can feel the lignite smoke sticking to your skin if you stay outside too long #Poland #Polska #StopWęgiel #PolskaBezWęgla #KoniecWęgla #StopOdkrywkom #WymieńKopciucha

JMZ @jmzed.bsky.social · 6d ago

The new Black Doves storyline bears similarities to the last Slow Horses series, but is just poles apart, far better production & script and some excellent dark humour #BlackDoves #SlowHorses

JMZ@jmzed.bsky.social · 7d ago

Watching Black Doves Series 2 forgot about this pair! they really need their own series #BlackDoves

JMZ @jmzed.bsky.social · 7d ago

Watching Black Doves Series 2 forgot about this pair! they really need their own series #BlackDoves

trouteyes @trouteyes.bsky.social · last wk.

Gift Ideas! Perfect for Denises and Danephews. Written by me. Widely available. Fun.

i just don't know the geography of this place @silverwifie.bsky.social @mattflipflop.bsky.social @leftpeggers.bsky.social @dgplacenames.bsky.social #Worldle #1749 (05.11.2026) 4/6 (100%) 🔥 Current Win Streak: 7 days 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨➡️ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜↖️ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜⬆️ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉 worldle.teuteuf.fr/share

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"reason electricity prices in Poland remain high is the country’s continued reliance on coal, which last year generated just over half of power, by far the highest proportion in the EU." #Poland #Polska #StopWęgiel #PolskaBezWęgla #KoniecWęgla #StopOdkrywkom #WymieńKopciucha shorturl.at/IZ7eT

Poland has EU's second-highest electricity prices accounting for cost of living

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"don't wave then!" do we wave to quads? these didn't wave back [experimenting with making a GIF using iMovie & Shutter Encoder, not sure it worked...] #MotoSky #Quads #DoWeWaveToQuads