.pl
Internet country code top-level domain for Poland
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::summary Internet country code top-level domain for Poland ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | .pl |
| image | DNS-NASK.svg |
| image_size | 220px |
| introduced | |
| type | Country code |
| status | Active |
| registry | NASK |
| sponsor | NASK |
| intendeduse | Entities connected with Poland |
| actualuse | Very popular in Poland |
| restrictions | No restrictions stated |
| structure | Registrations can be made directly at second level, or at third level beneath various second level labels |
| disputepolicy | PIIT arbitration (for Polish entities) |
| WIPO expedited arbitration (for foreign entities) | |
| website | dns.pl |
| dnssec | yes |
| registereddomains | 2,467,559 |
| dateregistereddomains | 30 September 2020 |
| refregistereddomains | |
| :: |
| name = .pl | image = DNS-NASK.svg | image_size = 220px | introduced = | type = Country code | status = Active | registry = NASK | sponsor = NASK | intendeduse = Entities connected with Poland | actualuse = Very popular in Poland | restrictions = No restrictions stated | structure = Registrations can be made directly at second level, or at third level beneath various second level labels | document = | disputepolicy = PIIT arbitration (for Polish entities) WIPO expedited arbitration (for foreign entities) | website = dns.pl | dnssec = yes | registereddomains = 2,467,559 | dateregistereddomains = 30 September 2020 | refregistereddomains = }} **** is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Poland, administered by NASK, the Polish research and development organization. It is one of the founding members of CENTR.
History
The domain was created in 1990, following the mitigation of the COCOM embargo on technological collaboration with post-communist countries. The first subdomain in was , belonging to the Wrocław University of Technology.
In 2008 the number of registered .pl domain names exceeded one million, whereas at the end of 2013 the registry comprised more than 2.4 million domain names.
Each domain must be registered in the National Domain Name Registry.
Second-level domains
Several functional and regional domain endings exist. Most popular are:
Functional domains
- , , : commercial entities
- : network infrastructure
- : art
- : education
- : government
- : (general) information
- : military
- : NGOs and not-for-profit organizations
Regional domains
There are 118 regional domain endings in the zone. Some of them are:
- : Białystok (city)
- : Częstochowa (city)
- , : Gdańsk (city)
- : Gorzów Wielkopolski (city)
- : Katowice (city)
- : Kraków (city)
- : Lublin (city)
- : Małopolska (region)
- : Mazowsze (region)
- : Olsztyn (city)
- : Piła (city)
- : Poznań (city)
- : Rzeszów (city)
- : Szczecin (city)
- : Śląsk (region)
- : Toruń (city)
- , : Wrocław (city)
- , : Warsaw (city)
- : Zielona Góra (city)
References
References
- "DNS {{!}} Krajowy Rejestr Domen".
- "Statistics of domain names registered in NASK".
- "List of regional domain names".
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