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Poznań (Polish: [ˈpɔznaj̃] or ⓘ) [a] is a city on the River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, 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.
All municipalities in Poland are governed regardless of their type under the mandatory mayor–council government system. Executive power in a rural gmina is exercised by a wójt, while the homologue in municipalities containing cities or towns is called accordingly either a city mayor (prezydent miasta) or a town mayor (burmistrz), all of them elected by a two-round direct election, while the ...
The city of Poznań, the capital of Greater Poland Voivodeship, offers a variety of tourist attractions, including historical sights, monuments, museums, and theatres.
Reichsmarine rally in German-occupied Poznań in April 1941. 1941 The German labor office in Poznań demanded that children as young as 12 register for work, but it is known that even ten-year-old children were forced to work. [48] Spring: Komitet Niesienia Pomocy joined the Union of Armed Struggle. [33]
Currently in Poznań there are several plans to extend the tram network; some of them are only planned, others are under construction: extension of the line from Ogrody along ul. Dąbrowskiego to al. Polska with new tram/bus station at the end of the route; extension of route from Zawady alongside ul. Zawady and ul. Główna to Poznań Wschód ...
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.