Silver mining and deforestation in the 13th century created a small sandy desert near Bledow in this country.
In this present-day country, the Bochnia and Wieliczka ("wheel-LEEKS-ka") Salt Mines were active for over 800 years. Silver mining and deforestation in the 13th century created a small sandy desert near Bledow in this country. This country is divided into voivodeships and shares a lagoon with the Russian exclave of(*) Kaliningrad.  This country's longest river, the Vistula, rises in the Carpathian Mountains and empties into the Baltic Sea near Gdansk after flowing past Krakow. For 10 points, name this Eastern European country whose capital is Warsaw.
In this present-day country, the Bochnia and Wieliczka ("wheel-LEEKS-ka")
Poland [Republic of Poland; or Rzeczpospolita Polska]