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Poznań on the map of Poland

Main informations about Poznań

Poznań is one of the biggest cities in Poland It is situated in the north-east of the country 546 503 people live here The area of Poznań is 261,91km² There is the river Warta here Poznań is the capital of Wielkopolska

Poznań’s sign

The president of Poznań

Since 2014 Jacek Jaśkowiak is the president of Poznań. Befor him, Ryszard Grobelny was the president.

Patrons and crest

The patrons of Poznań are St. Peter and Paul. You can see them on the Poznań’s crest. Peter holds a sword and Paul holds a key.

Places and monuments in Poznań

In Poznań you can see a lot of interesting places and beautiful monuments like The Old Market Square, Termy Maltańskie, Zoo, Museums, City Center, Malta, Culture Castle, Cathedral.

The Old Market Square

The most famous place in Poznań is the Old Markey Square. Every day at 12 o’clock 2 goats appear on top of the tower and they hit 12 times each other. Moreover you can see Ratusz Poznański, Bamberka, fountain and old, pretty houses.

The Old Market Square

Ratusz Poznański 2 goats Bamberka houses

Sports

In Poznan you can practise a lot of sports. You can: Ski – thanks to Malta Ski you can ski even during summer Swim – Termy Maltańskie – the biggest swimming pool in Poland Run – Malta is a perfect place for running

Sports

Football – Inea stadium and our football team (Lech Poznań)usually plays there

Athletic – an athletic stadium, you can run, jump, throw a ball here Canoe – people canoe on the Malta Lake

Shopping

There are many department stores. Now, the next department store is being built. It will be the biggest shopping center in Poznań . The most famous ones are:-Poznań Plaza,-Malta,-Poznań City Center,-Old Browar,-Pestka,

„Green” city

Poznań is really „green” city. There are more then 30 parks here! Cytadela is the most popular park in Poznań. You can walk, run, picnic, practice nordic walking, walk with your dog and do many different activities here.

Cathedral

Poznań is a religious city. It has got religious roots. In the cathedral, under the groud there are relices of grave of the first ruler of Poland – Mieszko I and the first king - Bolesław Chrobry. In the cathedral you can see many valuable things, and chapels. One of them is the Gold Chapel. The cathedral is really a beautiful place.

Different attractions

Zoos – there are: Old Zoo and New Zoo Museum – in Poznań we have got a lot of museums for example

Archaelogical Museum Culture Castle And many, many others