Powała (Powala) of Taczew

 Sir Mikołaj Powała of Taczew was a Polish knight in the Middle Ages. He took part in the Battle of Grunwald of 1410. He was also one of the Polish knights to represent the king at the tournament at Buda held to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Lubowla.

There is a hill (mound) named after him outside Taczew. However, his Castle is now in ruins. Descendants of Pan Mikołaj Powała z Taczewa also fought in the battles for Vienna in Austria. Their family coat of arms is engraved in the Cathedral of Vienna.

Świdnica Beer

 The name comes from the city of Świdnica, from which beer was delivered to the restaurants in the Middle Ages. 

Świdnica was a renowned brewing center, and its beer was served in restaurants called "Świdnica Cellars", which existed in large cities such as Kraków (Poland), Prague (Czechia), Pisa (Italy), Heidelberg (Germany), Toruń (Poland), and Wrocław (Poland), the last of which, established in 1273, still operates to this day.

Stole

A liturgical vestment composed of a strip of material from two to four inches wide and about eighty inches long.
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