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 […]
In the very centre of the city, a few steps away from the busy and bustling Old Market Square, a […]
POZNAŃ The city lies on the Warta river. It is the capital of Wielkopolska Voivodeship and the see of the […]
POZNAŃ Situated on the Warta River, Poznań is the capital of the region, Province and archdiocese, and an important point […]
KALISZ The county seat is situated on the Prosna, about 140 km south-east of Poznań. Zawodzie The district of Zawodzie […]