The idea of a capital as we know it did not exist in the middle ages. There were no cities, […]
As the main task of medieval cities was to promote handicraft production and commercial exchange, they were invariably centred around […]
The distinctive Church of St. John of Jerusalem, near the Śródka Roundabout in the right bank part of Poznań, is […]
The first Polish king, Bolesław Chrobry (Boleslaus the Brave), was crowned in 1025. Neither the date nor the precise location […]
The realm of Duke Mieszko I found itself in a difficult situation in the 960s. Active political development and expansion […]
More than 1,000 years ago, Holy Roman Emperor Otto III tried to realise the concept of uniting Europe under his […]
Duke Przemysł II, the son of Przemysł I, Duke of Wielkopolska, and Elżbieta (Elizabeth), daughter of Henryk Pobożny (Henry the […]
The first monks who came to Wielkopolska were Benedictines from a hermitage in Pereum, near Ravenna, Italy. They established a […]
Every early medieval Christian ruler strove to have the remains and relics of saints in the possession of his realm […]
Location here means (historically) establishing a city and granting it appropriate rights. In Poznań, the lack of space on the […]
POZNAŃ Poznań, the capital town of the region, the Province and the Archdiocese, is situated on the Warta. Poznań is […]
POZNAŃ The city lies on the Warta river. It is the capital of Wielkopolska Voivodeship and the see of the […]
In the very centre of the city, a few steps away from the busy and bustling Old Market Square, a […]
The military doctrine that held sway in Europe during the interwar years mandated that any area which was expected to […]