2006 in Poland

This is a list of events during the year 2006 in Poland.

Incumbents

Events

January

• 1 January – Town rights of Rzgów and Zakliczyn were restored.
• 28 January – Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse. 65 fatalities, over 170 wounded.

April

• 23 April – Skra Bełchatów won their second Polish Volleyball Championship defeating Jastrzębski Węgiel in the finals (see 2005–06 Polish Volleyball League).

May

• 19 May – Prokom Trefl Sopot won their third Polish Basketball Championship defeating Anwil Włocławek in the finals.

July

• 24 July – The CBA begins its operations.
• 28 July – President Lech Kaczyński calls for EU member states to reintroduce the death penalty. This angers the EU.

September

• 3 September – The political party Left and Democrats is founded

November

• 12 November – 2006 Polish local elections, first round
• 21 November – 23 miners died in a blast in Halemba Coal Mine.
• 26 November – Polish local elections, 2006, second round

December

• December – Law and Justice MP Artur Górski introduced a parliamentary resolution to give Jesus Christ the title “King of Poland,” backed by 46 deputies, from League of Polish families (LPR), Law and Justice (PiS) party and the Peasants' Party (PSL).

Sport

• 2005–06 Ekstraklasa
• 2006 Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces
• 2006 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship
• 2005–06 Polish Basketball League
• 2005–06 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
• 2006 PLFA season
• 2006 Polish Figure Skating Championships
• 2006 Tour de Pologne
• Poland at the 2006 Winter Olympics
• Poland at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Deaths

• 18 January: Jan Twardowski
• 14 July: Aleksander Wojtkiewicz, chess grandmaster (b. 1963)

See also

• 2006 in Polish television

References