what are the major religions in poland?
Catholicism Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
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 Geographically , Protestantism is concentrated in the northern , central and eastern parts of the country . These are mostly members of the EKD , which encompasses Lutheran , Reformed and unions of both traditions dating back to the Prussian Union of 1817 . Roman Catholicism is concentrated in the south and west . 

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 According to polls , about one out of three Poles say they own a Polish flag , and about one out of four fly it on national holidays . Such public display of patriotism is much more common in western Poland , especially in Greater Poland , than in other parts of the country . 

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 The metropolitan city of Kraków is known as the city of churches . The abundance of landmark , historic temples along with the plenitude of monasteries and convents earned the city a countrywide reputation as the " Northern Rome " in the past . The churches of Kraków comprise over 120 places of worship ( 2007 ) of which over 65 were built in the 20th century . More are still being added . In addition to Roman Catholicism , other denominations present include Jehovah 's Witnesses , Mariavite Church , Polish Catholic Church , Polish Orthodox Church , Protestantism and Latter @-@ Day Saints . 

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 For instance , the Settlement Commission throughout the 27 years of its existence managed to plant about 25 @,@ 000 German families on 1 @,@ 240 km ² ( 479 mi ² ) of land in Greater Poland and Pomerania . However , at the same time the reaction of Polish societies resulted in about 35 @,@ 000 new Polish farmers being settled in the area of roughly 1 @,@ 500 km ² ( 579 mi ² ) of land . Similarly , the attempts at banning the teaching of religion in Polish language met with a nationwide resistance and several school strikes that sparked a campaign in foreign media . 

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 In addition , the country had to unify the disparate systems of law , economics , and administration in the former German , Austrian and Russian sectors of Poland . There were nine legal systems , five currencies , 66 types of rail systems ( with 165 models of locomotives ) , which all had to be consolidated on an expedited basis . 
