Borders of Poland
The borders of Poland are or long. The neighboring countries are Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and Lithuania and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia to the northeast. To the north, Poland is bordered by the Baltic Sea.
Breakdown of border lengths per entity:
- Czech Republic–Poland border: or
- Poland–Slovakia border: or
- Poland–Ukraine border: or
- Germany–Poland border:
- Belarus–Poland border: or
- Poland–Russia border :
- Lithuania–Poland border: or
- sea : or
History
The borders of modern Poland were defined in the aftermath of the Second World War and the establishment of the People's Republic of Poland. They were agreed in the field of international law by the Yalta Agreement of February 11, 1945 and the Potsdam Agreement of August 2, 1945. These agreements generally defined the course of borders, without setting them out in detail. Their specification and then demarcation in the field had to be normalized in bilateral agreements between the states concerned.Major border crossings
After accession of Poland to the European Union in 2004, border crossings with EU states were made redundant. Infrastructure remains in place, but its systematic use and the controls are no longer allowed by the Schengen agreement.Former
with Germanywith the Czech Republic
with Slovakia
with Lithuania
Historically, Poland also had borders with former countries, or with countries that no longer share a common border with Poland:
- former countries: Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union, East Germany
- countries which once shared a common border with Poland: Romania, Hungary, Latvia
Current
with Belarus
with Russia