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Stary Rynek w Poznaniu, widok z drona (cropped)
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The name Poznań likely derives from the Polish verb poznać, meaning 'to meet' or 'to know.'

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Poznań

Poland

Country
Poland
Population
534.8K
Coordinates
52.41, 16.93
458th most populous city in the world

Poznań is a city on the River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair, traditional Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect.

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Stary Rynek w Poznaniu, widok z drona (cropped)
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Mieszko I, the first historically recorded ruler of the West Polans, built one of his main gords in Poznań.

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Poznań

Poland

Country
Poland
Population
534.8K
Coordinates
52.41, 16.93
458th most populous city in the world

Poznań is a city on the River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair, traditional Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect.

From the “History” section

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Stary Rynek w Poznaniu, widok z drona (cropped)
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Poznań's highest point is Morasko hill, which has an altitude of 157 m (515 ft).

Poznań
Poland
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Poznań

Poland

Country
Poland
Population
534.8K
Coordinates
52.41, 16.93
458th most populous city in the world

Poznań is a city on the River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair, traditional Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect.

From the “Geography” section

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Photo: Aneta Pawska · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Stary Rynek w Poznaniu, widok z drona (cropped)
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The Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul is considered the most important Gothic sacred building in Poznań.

Poznań
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Poznań

Poland

Country
Poland
Population
534.8K
Coordinates
52.41, 16.93
458th most populous city in the world

Poznań is a city on the River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair, traditional Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect.

From the “Architecture” section

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Photo: Aneta Pawska · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Stary Rynek w Poznaniu, widok z drona (cropped)
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Poznań became a part of the Duchy of Warsaw in 1807 after the Greater Poland uprising during the Napoleonic Wars.

Poznań
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Poznań

Poland

Country
Poland
Population
534.8K
Coordinates
52.41, 16.93
458th most populous city in the world

Poznań is a city on the River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair, traditional Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Aneta Pawska · CC BY-SA 4.0

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