Languages of Poland

Official recognition as a regional language: The bilingual status of gminas (municipalities) in Poland is regulated by the Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages, which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second, auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside Polish.

[10] A settlement can use any officially recognised, regional, or minority languages in their name.

As the result of post-WW2 border shift at Germany's expense and ethnic cleansing, various dialects of German historically prevalent in Poland's western and northwestern regions have become endangered, such as Lower Silesian[13] and Low German.

[14] Eurobarometer studies in 2012 showed that 33%, 19%, and 18% of Poles declared to be able to have a conversation in English, German, and Russian, respectively.

[15] As of 2015, around 32% of Polish citizens declared knowledge of the English language according to the Centre for Public Opinion Research.