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Poznań (Polish: [ˈpɔznaj̃] or ⓘ) [a] is a city on the River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. [7] The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair (Jarmark Świętojański), traditional Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect.
Poznań Old Town is the centermost neighbourhood of the city of Poznań in western Poland, covering the area of the once walled medieval city of Poznań. It is called Stare Miasto in Polish, although that name may also refer to the wider administrative district of Stare Miasto, which extends to most of the city centre and northern parts of the city.
Poznań, today Poland's fifth largest city, is also one of the country's oldest cities, and was an important political and religious center in the early Polish state of the 10th century. Poznań Cathedral is the oldest church in the country, containing the tombs of the first Polish rulers, Duke Mieszko I and King Bolesław I Chrobry.
Poznań County (Polish: powiat poznański) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.
The Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Poznań is one of the oldest churches in Poland and the oldest Polish cathedral, dating from the 10th century. It is the oldest historical monument in Poznań. [1] It stands on the island of Ostrów Tumski north-east of the city centre.
The authors of the project are architects: Arkadiusz Emerla and Maciej Wojda from Kraków studio Ad Artis Architects. [8] Porta Posnania is a complete urban complex which consists of the main building in the shape of a concrete minimalist cube, the 19th cathedral lock (where Śluza Gallery is currently located) and the pedestrian bridge (that connects these two buildings), the amphitheater ...
Podolany ([pɔdɔˈlanɨ]; German: Schoenherrnhausen) is a suburban neighbourhood of the city of Poznań in western Poland, located in the north-west of the city.. Podolany was incorporated into the city partly in 1933, and partly under German occupation in 1940–42.
Polska Wieś [ˈpɔlska ˈvjɛɕ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pobiedziska, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. [1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Pobiedziska and 28 km (17 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań .