Consulate-General of Poland in Chicago
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The Consulate-General of Poland in Chicago
(Polish
: Konsulat Generalny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Chicago) is Poland
's diplomatic mission in Chicago
, Illinois
, United States
; it is situated in Chicago on account of that city's central location in the United States and the large number of Polish Americans in Chicago and the Midwest
. It is located at 1530 North Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast area of the Near North Side
region.
The building that houses the consulate opened in 1916 as a private residence. The Polish government bought the house in 1974. The house became a Gold Coast historical monument in 1989.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
(Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
: Konsulat Generalny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Chicago) is Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
's diplomatic mission in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
; it is situated in Chicago on account of that city's central location in the United States and the large number of Polish Americans in Chicago and the Midwest
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
. It is located at 1530 North Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast area of the Near North Side
Near North Side, Chicago
The Near North Side is one of 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located north and east of the Chicago River, just north of the central business district . To its east is Lake Michigan and its northern boundary is the 19th-century city limit of Chicago,...
region.
The building that houses the consulate opened in 1916 as a private residence. The Polish government bought the house in 1974. The house became a Gold Coast historical monument in 1989.
See also
- Poland – United States relations
- List of diplomatic missions of Poland
- Foreign relations of PolandForeign relations of PolandThe Republic of Poland is a Central European country and member of the European Union and NATO, among others. In recent years, Poland has extended its responsibilities and position in European and Western affairs, supporting and establishing friendly foreign relations with both the West and with...
- Polish nationality lawPolish nationality lawPolish nationality law is based upon the principles of jus sanguinis. Children born to Polish parents usually acquire citizenship irrespective of place of birth. Persons born in Poland to foreign parents do not normally become Polish citizens....