.pl - Pl Domain

.pl 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

source : eng.nask.pl

The .pl domain was created in 1990, following the mitigation of the COCOM embargo on technological collaboration with post-communist countries. The first subdomain in .pl was .pwr.pl, belonging to the Wrocław University of Technology.

In 2003 NASK introduced the IDN technology which provides the possibility of using Latin, Greek and Hebrew signs as well as the Cyrillic script in domain names [1]. 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 [2].

Each domain must be registered in the National Domain Name Registry.

Second-level domains

source : www.versio.uk

Several functional and regional domains exist. Most popular are:

Functional domains

• .com.pl, .biz.pl â€" commercial entities
• .net.pl â€" network infrastructure
• .art.pl â€" art
• .edu.pl â€" education
• .gov.pl â€" government
• .info.pl â€" (general) information
• .mil.pl â€" military
• .media.pl â€" media projects
• .org.pl, .ngo.pl â€" NGOs and not-for-profit organizations

Regional domains

(There are more than 100 regional SLDs in Poland.)

• .bialystok.pl â€" BiaÅ‚ystok (city)
• .bydgoszcz.pl â€" Bydgoszcz (city)
• .czest.pl â€" CzÄ™stochowa (city)
• .elk.pl â€" EÅ‚k (city)
• .gda.pl, .gdansk.pl â€" GdaÅ„sk (city)
• .gorzow.pl â€" Gorzów Wielkopolski (city)
• .kalisz.pl â€" Kalisz (city)
• .katowice.pl â€" Katowice (city)
• .konin.pl â€" Konin (city)
• .krakow.pl â€" Kraków (city)
• .lodz.pl â€" Łódź (city)
• .lublin.pl â€" Lublin (city)
• .malopolska.pl â€" MaÅ‚opolska (region)
• .nysa.pl â€" Nysa (city)
• .olsztyn.pl â€" Olsztyn (city)
• .opole.pl â€" Opole (city)
• .pila.pl â€" PiÅ‚a (city)
• .poznan.pl â€" PoznaÅ„ (city)
• .radom.pl â€" Radom (city)
• .rzeszow.pl â€" Rzeszów (city)
• .slupsk.pl â€" SÅ‚upsk (city)
• .szczecin.pl â€" Szczecin (city)
• .slask.pl â€" ÅšlÄ…sk (region)
• .tychy.pl â€" Tychy (city)
• .torun.pl â€" ToruÅ„ (city)
• .wroc.pl, .wroclaw.pl â€" WrocÅ‚aw (city)
• .waw.pl, .warszawa.pl â€" Warsaw (city)
• .zgora.pl â€" Zielona Góra (city)

Many registrants prefer to create their own second-level domains, directly under .pl â€" as of 2012, over 1,500,000 such domains are registered.[3]

External links

source : cctld.directom.com

• IANA .pl whois information
• Domain name registry of .pl
• Statistics of .pl
• List of accredited Registrars
• IDN registration policy in .pl