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Poland asks Russia: “How Do You Like Them Apples?”

Grójec is a town in Poland that has served as a center for Polish apples traditionally. Author Michal Mackiewicz wrote, “Okolice Grójca” for the Mazowiecki Urząd Wojewódzki w Warszawie, a newspaper in Poland. This article gives a great description of the historic region:

Located in the Masovian Voivodeship, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Warsaw. It is the capital of Grójec County. It has about 14,875 inhabitants (2004). Grójec surroundings are considered to be the biggest apple-growing area of Poland. It is said that the region makes up also for the biggest apple orchard of Europe. Statistically, every third apple sold in Poland is grown in Grójec – a unique local microclimate provides for their beautiful red colour.