Major Historical Events

19th-Century Poznań Fortifications

Construction of the Poznań Citadel is conventionally agreed to have commenced on 23 June 1828 – the same time work […]

Chopin in Wielkopolska

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), Poland’s greatest Romantic period composer, is not just a famous Pole, but a citizen of the world. […]

Drzymała’s Wagon

Michał Drzymała (1857-1937) has been a Polish national hero for decades but, at the same time, he is a particularly […]

Duke Governor

The office of Governor was instituted in the Grand Duchy of Poznań (part of the Prussian partition) after the Congress […]

First Successful Uprising

The Hohenzollern Monarchy was clearly facing defeat when the Emperor Napoleon and Marshall Louis-Nicolas Davout crushed the Prussian army at […]

Gentry of Greater Poland

Gentry of Greater Poland Gentry is a society rank wchich continues a tradition of knighthood and nobility wchich was finally […]

In the Shadow of the German Eastern Marches Society

Wielkopolska spent the years 1793-1919 under the partitions except for a short interregnum in the Duchy of Warsaw. Once the […]

Kórnik

Kórnik Library

The Kórnik Library is part of the Polish Academy of Sciences, one of the most important scientific institutions in the […]

Napoleon in Wielkopolska

The nations of early 19th-century Europe were either fighting alongside Napoleon or as part of a multi-national coalition opposing him. […]

Organic Work

Wielkopolska was assigned to the Prussian state in 1793 as a result of the determinations of the second partition agreement. […]

Policeman and Artist

Julius von Minutoli was born in Berlin in 1805. He was the son of Heinrich, a Prussian General from an […]

Poznań Bazaar

Those pushing for organic work were determined to win an uprising involving the internal consolidation of Polish communities when conditions […]

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Międzyrzecz Fortified Region (MFR)

The military doctrine that held sway in Europe during the interwar years mandated that any area which was expected to […]

Poznań

The Cemetery of the Meritorious in Poznań

POZNAŃ Situated on the Warta River, Poznań is the capital of the region, Province and archdiocese, and an important point […]

Kalisz

Zawodzie Archaeological Reserve in Kalisz

KALISZ The county seat is situated on the Prosna, about 140 km south-east of Poznań. Zawodzie The district of Zawodzie […]