Poznań
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Today I will write about city where I study (and I live near). :)
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Poznań is a city in western Poland on the Warta river and is the main city of Wielkpolska ("Greater Poland") province. Poznań has over 0.5 million inhabitants and is one of the largest cities in Poland. It is also one of the oldiest city in the early Polish state (X and XI centuries) and first rulers of Poland were buried in Poznań's archcathedral.
Now Poznań is large economic, academic (8 state and 17 private universities, approximately 130 thousands students), scientific and cultural center. You can find here many interesting places:
Now Poznań is large economic, academic (8 state and 17 private universities, approximately 130 thousands students), scientific and cultural center. You can find here many interesting places:
Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul is the one of the oldest churces in Poland and the oldest polish cathedral. It is supposedly place of the baptism of Mieszko I (the first ruler of Poland).- Royal-Imperial route leads from The Church of St. John Jerusalem behind the Wall to the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St. Florian. Many of historic buildings and sights lie on this route.
- Old Market you can find here a pearl of Renaissance architecture, the Poznań's town hall.
- Imperial Castle is a palace constructed in 1910 for William II (German Emperor) and was built in Neo-Romanesque style. The courtyard of trhe castle is often a place of concerts and outdoor movie performances during summer.
Logo and slogan of Poznań
If you want to visit Poznań you can fly to Poznań from e.g. Barcelona (Ryanair).
See you in Poznań! :)
See you in Poznań! :)
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