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Gniezno

Also known as Gnesen, Gnesna

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).

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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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Key facts

Settlement.name: Gniezno
Settlement.official_name: Royal Capital City of Gniezno
Settlement.image_shield: POL Gniezno COA.svg
Settlement.image_flag: POL Gniezno flag.svg
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: LOGO GNIEZNO 2025.svg
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Wordmark
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gniezno
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Gniezno (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_party: PO
Settlement.leader_title: City mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Michał Powałowski
Settlement.established_title: Established

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Encyclopedic overview

23 sections

Contents

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

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gniezno” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.