The PESEL system has been designed to cover five centuries.

In subsequent passages, pesel was applied to images of metal and wood, as well as those of stone.

In the commandment "You shall not make for yourselves an idol", the word is pesel, indicating something carved or hewn.

Beloved brother of Divorah and Pesel.

Otherwise, without a PESEL number, passport application and fingerprints cannot be taken.

The Pesel (guest room) in the house of the Kommandeurs Lorenz de Hahn.

The place comes alive on weekends, with the youngsters pub-hopping from Dimwittekar to Pesel, which is a pub with a dance floor.

When the PESEL number is changed, the person is not allowed to use the previous number anymore.

The Pesel was the "parlour" (Gute Stube) of the farmhouse, which was only used on special occasions.

The PESEL was the system designed by the communist government (during PRL) to trace a personal information about every citizen.

The PESEL number is mandatory for all permanent residents of Poland and for temporary residents living in Poland for over 2 months.

In many Frisian houses the walls of the Pesel, Döns or cellar chamber (Kellerkammer) were covered with Lower Saxon wall tiles, or Delftware.

Having a PESEL in the form of ABCDEF GHIJK, one can check the vailidity of the number by computing the following expression:

If the result of the last operation is not equal to the last digit of a given PESEL, the PESEL is incorrect.

After the 1st March 2015, applicants for Polish passport without a PESEL number will need to apply for PESEL prior to passport application.

The bedchambers of well-to-do farmer and his family were wall bed in alcoves in the so-called Pesel, which could even be heated, whereas the farm labourers were only kept warm by the cattle and the stored straw and hay.