Gniezno
Sign in to saveGniezno is a city in central-western Poland, about east of Poznań. Its population in 2021 was 66,769, making it the sixth-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The city is the administrative seat of Gniezno County (powiat).
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Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland, located east of Poznań, with a 2021 population of 66,769 residents. As the sixth-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, it serves as the administrative seat of Gniezno County.
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23 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Legend of Lech, Czech and Rus
- Cradle of the Polish state
- Congress of Gniezno
- Royal coronation site
- Regional site of Greater Poland
- Late modern period
- World War II
- Post-war period
- Archbishops of Gniezno
- Royal coronations in Gniezno cathedral
- Demographics
- Sights
- Education
- Arts and culture
- Sports
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- Notes
- External links
Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland, about east of Poznań. Its population in 2021 was 66,769, making it the sixth-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The city is the administrative seat of Gniezno County (powiat).
One of the Piast dynasty's chief cities, it was the first historical capital of Poland in the 10th century and early 11th century, and afterwards remained one of the main cities of the historic region of Greater Poland. Gniezno is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gniezno, the country's oldest archdiocese, founded in 1000, and its archbishop is the primate of Poland, making the city the country's ecclesiastical capital. The Gniezno Cathedral is one of the most historically important churches in Poland, and as such is a designated Historic Monument of Poland. Other sights include the Old Town and the Museum of the Origins of the Polish State.