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=== Poland === The speaking clock in [[Poland]] is known as ''Zegarynka'' which means ''the clock girl''. The service became first available in 1936, using a device invented and patented in Poland.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} It was speaking with the recorded voice of actress [[Lidia Wysocka]]. The first cities to be equipped with this device were [[Katowice]], [[Warsaw]] (dialing number 05<ref>{{cite book |title=Spis abonent贸w warszawskiej sieci telefon贸w Polskiej Akcyjnej Sp贸艂ki Telefonicznej i rz膮dowej warszawskiej sieci okr臋gowej 1938/1939 |year=1938 |location=Warsaw}}</ref>), [[Gdynia]], [[Toru艅]] and [[Krak贸w]] (July 1936<ref>{{cite book |title=Krak贸w mi臋dzy wojnami |last=Brzoza |first=Czes艂aw |year=1998 |publisher=Towarzystwo Sympatyk贸w Historii |location=Krak贸w |isbn=83-909631-0-8}}</ref>).
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