Poznań is a
cityA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement, particularly a large urban settlement. Although there is no agreement on technical definitions distinguishing a city from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status...
in west-central
PolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe . Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
with over 557,264 inhabitants (Dec.2008). Located on the
Warta RiverThe Warta is a river in western-central Poland, a tributary of the Oder river. With a length of approximately 808 kilometers it is the country's third longest river. The Warta has a basin area of 54,529 square kilometers...
, it is one of the oldest cities in Poland, making it an important historical centre and a vibrant centre of trade, industry, and education. Poznań is Poland's fifth largest city and fourth biggest industrial centre. It is also the administrative capital of the
Greater Poland VoivodeshipGreater Poland Voivodeship is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...
.
Poznań's cathedral is the oldest in the country, containing the tombs of the first Polish rulers:
DukeA duke is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy. The title comes from the Latin Dux Bellorum, which had the sense of "military commander" and was employed by both the Germanic peoples themselves and by the Roman authors...
Mieszko IMieszko I , was a Duke of the Polans from about 960 until his death. Member of the Piast dynasty, he was son of the legendary Siemomysł, grandchild of Lestek and father of Bolesław I the Brave, the first crowned King of Poland, and Świętosława , a Nordic Queen.The first historical ruler of Poland,...
,
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Boleslaus the Brave, King Mieszko II, Duke
Casimir I the RestorerCasimir I the Restorer , was a Duke of Poland of the Piast dynasty and the de facto monarch of the entire country since 1034 until his death....
, Duke Przemysł I, and King Przemysł II.
Poznań was the host city for the
United Nations Climate Change ConferenceThe 2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference took place at PIF Congress Centre, Poznań International Fair , in Poznań, Poland, between December 1 and December 12, 2008...
that took place in December 2008. The conference was a key event in the creation of a
successorPost-Kyoto negotiations refers to high level talks attempting to address global warming by limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Generally part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change , these talks concern the period after the first "commitment period" of the Kyoto Protocol,...
to the
Kyoto ProtocolThe Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change , aimed at combating global warming...
.
Poznań boasts The Royal-Imperial Route — a tourist walk running through the most important parts of the city showing the history, culture and identity of the city.
Etymology
The name
Poznań probably comes from a personal name
Poznan (from the Polish participle
poznan(y) — "one who is known/recognized") and would mean "Poznan's town." It is also possible that the name has came directly from the verb
poznać, which means "to get to know" or "to recognize".
The earliest surviving references to the city were by
ThietmarThietmar may refer to:* Thietmar, Count of Merseburg * Thietmar, Margrave of Meissen * Thietmar of Prague , bishop* Thietmar of Merseburg , bishop and chronicler...
in his chronicles:
Episcopus Poznaniensis ("Bishop of Poznań",
970-Europe:* A devastating decade-long famine begins in France.* Oldest preserved document mentioning Leibnitz in Styria...
) and
Ab Urbe Poznani ("From the City of Poznań", 1005). Earlier spellings included
Posna and
Posnan, which have also historically been used in English.
The full official city name is
The Capital City of Poznań . Poznań is known as
Posen in
GermanGerman is a West Germanic language, thus related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. It is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken first language in the European Union. Around the world, German is spoken by approximately 105 million native speakers and also by...
, and officially was known as
Haupt- und Residenzstadt Posen ("Capital and Residence City of Poznań") between 20 August 1910 and 28 November 1918. The
LatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Roman conquest, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe...
name of the city is
Posnania and
Civitas Posnaniensis. Its
YiddishYiddish is a non-territorial High German language of Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world...
name is פּױזן, or
Poyzn.
History
For centuries before the Christianization of Poland, Poznań was an important cultural and political centre of
PolansThe Polans were a West Slavic tribe inhabiting the Warta river basin in the 8th century. In the late 9th century the Polans managed to subdue most of the Slavic tribes between the Odra and Western Bug rivers and between the Carpathians and the Baltic Sea...
.
Mieszko IMieszko I , was a Duke of the Polans from about 960 until his death. Member of the Piast dynasty, he was son of the legendary Siemomysł, grandchild of Lestek and father of Bolesław I the Brave, the first crowned King of Poland, and Świętosława , a Nordic Queen.The first historical ruler of Poland,...
, the first historically proved ruler of Polans (
rex ambulans - "moving ruler"), built one of his main stable head quarters in Poznań.
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul is the oldest Polish cathedral, founded in Poznań during the latter half of the 10th century. The son of Mieszka I, Boleslaus the Brave, was crowned king in 1025 and the Kingdom of Poland was formed. Greater Poland became the 'cradle of the Polish state'; both: Mieszko I and Boleslaus I are buried in Poznań.
Lubrański AcademyThe Lubrański Academy was a university college established 1518 in Poznań by the bishop Jan Lubrański. It was the first school with university aspirations in Poznań .The first rector of the Academy was Tomasz Bederman, famous humanist of Poznań...
, the second Polish university (not a "full" university, in fact, as science students had to go to
KrakówKraków , in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow and pronounced
, is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland and a popular tourist destination. Its historic centre was inscribed on the list of World Heritage Sites as the first of its kind...
) was established in 1519.
Poznań was the capital of the Greater Poland region until it came under the dependency of
PrussiaThe Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918, until the defeat of Germany in World War I, was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising almost two-thirds of the area of the empire...
in 1793 and its administrative area has been renamed to
South PrussiaSouth Prussia was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1793 to 1807. It was created out of territory annexed in the Second Partition of Poland and included the regions of Greater Poland and Masovia...
. During the Greater Poland Uprising of 1806, Polish soldiers and civilian volunteers, assisted the efforts of
NapoleonNapoleon Bonaparte later known as Napoleon I, and previously Napoleone di Buonaparte, was a military and political leader of France whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century.Born in Corsica and trained as an artillery officer in mainland France, Bonaparte rose to prominence...
by driving out the occupying Prussian forces. The city became a part of the
Duchy of WarsawThe Duchy of Warsaw was a Polish state established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807 from the Polish lands ceded by the Kingdom of Prussia under the terms of the Treaties of Tilsit. The duchy was held in personal union by one of Napoleon's allies, King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony...
in 1807 and became a capital of the
Poznań DepartmentPoznań Department was a unit of administrative division and local government in Polish Duchy of Warsaw in years 1806-1815.Capital city: PoznańAdministrative division: 10 counties....
.
In 1814 Napoleon's defeat led to the
Congress of ViennaThe Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from November, 1814 to June, 1815. Its objective was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic...
, where the boundaries of Europe were once again redrawn. Greater Poland was returned to Prussia and became the capital of the autonomous Grand Duchy of Posen. From the time of the
Revolutions of 1848The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations, Springtime of the Peoples or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout the European continent...
, Poznań was the capital of the Prussian
Province of PosenThe Province of Posen was a province of Prussia from 1848–1918 and as such part of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918. The area was about 29,000 km2....
. It became part of the
German EmpireThe German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871 to 1918, when it became a German republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of Wilhelm II .The term Second Reich...
during the
unification of German statesThe formal unification of Germany into a politically and administratively integrated nation state officially occurred on 18 January 1871 at the Versailles Palace's Hall of Mirrors in France. Princes of the German states gathered there to proclaim Wilhelm of Prussia as Emperor Wilhelm of...
in 1871.
Shortly after Imperial Germany's defeat in
World War IWorld War I , also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance...
, the
Great Poland UprisingThe Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919, or Wielkopolska Uprising of 1918–1919 or Posnanian War was a military insurrection of Poles in the Greater Poland region against Germany...
(1918–1919) liberated the city and the most of Greater Poland's land. The uprising lead to the creation of the
Second Polish RepublicThe Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; from the creation of an independent Polish state in the aftermath of World War I, to the invasion of Poland in 1939 by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and the Slovak Republic,...
, when Poznań became the capital of
Poznań Voivodeship- 1975 to 1998 :From 1975 to 1998, Poznań Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodeship.Capital city: Poznań.Major cities and towns :...
. During
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Poland suffered under
NaziNazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany between 1933 and 1945, while it was led by Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Worker's Party . The name Third Reich refers to the state as the successor to the Holy Roman Empire of the Middle Ages and the German...
occupation and the Polish population was severely repressed. In 1945, the city was declared a
FestungFestung is a generic German word for a fortress. Whilst it is not in common usage in English it is used in a number of historical contexts involving German speakers:* For historical fortresses in Austria, Germany or Switzerland...
(a fortified locale in which German forces were expected to conduct a last-ditch defense) by order of Hitler. As Poznań lies on the direct route from
WarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2009 was estimated at 1,709,781, and the Warsaw metropolitan area at approximately 2,785,000...
to
BerlinBerlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
, the
Red ArmyThe Red Army The Red Army The Red Army was the Soviet government’s revolutionary militia beginning in the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the USSR. Since 1946, after the Second World War, it was called the Soviet Army.The 'Red...
first besieged and then assaultedThe Battle of Poznań during World War II in 1945 was a massive assault by the Soviet Union's Red Army that had as its objective the elimination of the German garrison in the fortification city of Poznań, occupied Poland...
the German defenses, culminating in the assault on the Cytadela (citadelle) and resulting in serious damage to the city. Since the war's end, Poznań has been the capital of the surrounding area through administrative district boundary changes in 1957, 1975, and 1999; Poznań currently administrates
Greater Poland VoivodeshipGreater Poland Voivodeship is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...
, one of 16 provinces in Poland.
Anti-communist protestsThe Poznań 1956 protests were the first of several massive protests of the Polish people against the communist government of the People's Republic of Poland. Demonstrations by workers demanding better conditions began on June 28, 1956, at Poznań's Cegielski Factories and were met with violent...
in 1956 took a part in liberalising the post-war
communist regimeThe Polish People's Republic was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990.Although the Polish People's Republic was a sovereign state as defined by international law, its leaders were at the very least approved by the Kremlin...
.
Historical population
Detailed demographic tables:
Historical population of Poznań-Historical population:-Bibliography:*Jerzy Topolski Dzieje Poznania Warszawa-Poznań 1988-, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe ISBN 83-01-08194-5...
Historical population summary:
- 1600: about 20,000 inhabitants
- 1732: 4,000 inhabitants
- 1793: 15,000 inhabitants before
- 1875: 60,998 inhabitants
- 1900: 117,033 inhabitants
- 1918: 156,091 inhabitants
- 1939: 274,155 inhabitants
- 1946: 268,000 inhabitants
- 1965: 438,200 inhabitants
- 1980: 553,000 inhabitants
- 1990: 590,100 inhabitants
- 2000: 575,000 inhabitants
- 2007: 561,000 inhabitants
2020 population forecast:
- Poznań City 584,500 (small increase)
- Poznań County 305,500 (significant increase)
- Poznań Metro Area 890,000
Important information: Many students live in Poznań as it is a city with many universities. Each year around 120,000 young people are in higher education in Poznan. It is estimated that half of this number is from outside the Poznań County. Therefore 60,000 seasonal inhabitants (Academic year starts in October and finishes in July) should be added to population of Poznań.
Geography
- City area (2002)
- Geographical location:
- 52°17'34N - 52°30'27N
- 16°44'08E - 17°04'28E
- Highest point: Mt. Morasko asl
- Lowest point: Warta river valley: asl
Climate
Climate of Poznań is
continental humidThe humid continental climate is a climate found over large areas of landmasses in the temperate regions of the mid-latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between polar and tropical air masses. The humid continental climate is marked by variable weather patterns and a large seasonal...
with relatively cold winters and fairly hot summers. Expect snow in winter (hopefully on Christmas) with temperatures below 0 °C in the night. In the summer temperatures may often reach 30 °C. The most rainy month is July mainly due to very few short but intense cloud bursts and thunderstorms. Spring and fall are usually beautiful seasons, the former crisp and sunny and full of blooms and the latter alternately sunny and misty, and cool but not cold.
Administrative division
The Poznań metropolitan area, consisting of the autonomous towns of Poznań, Ostrów, Ostrówek, Środka, Chwaliszewo, Łacina, was integrated into one city in 1793–1800. The rapidly growing city annexed the neighboring villages of Grunwald, Łazarz, Górczyn, Jeżyce, Wilda, Winogrady in 1900, Piątkowo and Rataje in later years. Nowadays Poznań is divided into five districts, which are further divided onto several dozen neighborhoods. The districts are:
- Stare Miasto
Poznań-Stare Miasto is local government district in central and northern parts of Poznań, Poland. It consists of the historical Old Town and the new residential areas of Winogrady and Piątkowo.See also:*Piatkowo TV Tower*Poznań City Hall...
- Nowe Miasto
Poznań-Nowe Miasto is local government district on the right bank of Warta River in the eastern parts of Poznań, Poland. It covers oldest part of town and the new residential areas of Rataje....
- Jeżyce
Poznań-Jeżyce is one of five local government districts in Poznań, Poland.-Description:The border streets : Obornicka, Lechicka, Piątkowska, Księcia Mieszka I, Kazimierza Pułaskiego, Franklina Delano Roosvelta and Bukowska....
- Grunwald
Poznań-Grunwald is a local government district in southwestern Poznań, Poland....
- Wilda
Poznań-Wilda is a local government district in southern Poznań, Poland. It is the smallest of the five districts.-Area and Population:*Area - 15 km² *Population - 63 800 persons...
Economy
Poznań has been an important trade centre since the
Middle AgesThe Middle Ages of European history is a period of European history covering roughly a millennium in the 5th century through 16th centuries. More specific starting and ending points are sometimes adopted by scholars to suit their respective specializations or current focus...
. Starting in the 19th century, local heavy industry began to grow. Several major factories were built, including the
Hipolit CegielskiHipolit Cegielski was a Polish businessman and social and cultural activist. He founded H. Cegielski - Poznań S.A. in 1846.-References:...
steel mill and railway factory (see
H. Cegielski - Poznań S.A.H. Cegielski - Poznań S.A. is a well-known Polish manufacturing company from the city of Poznań. The company is locally known as Ceglorz, and since 1923 has also used the HCP symbol.The company was founded by Hipolit Cegielski in 1846 in Poznań...
).
Nowadays Poznań is one of the major trade centers in Poland. Poznań is regarded to be the second most prosperous city in Poland after
WarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2009 was estimated at 1,709,781, and the Warsaw metropolitan area at approximately 2,785,000...
. The city of Poznan produced PLN 31.8 billion of Poland's GDP in 2006. The city also boasts a GDP (PPP) per capita of PLN 56,081 or 202% of Poland's average. Furthermore, Poznan had very low unemployment rate of 2.3% as of May 2009. For comparison Poland's national unemployment rate was over 10%.
Many Western European companies have established their Polish headquarters in Poznań, or in the nearby towns of
Tarnowo PodgórneTarnowo Podgórne is an urbanized village in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Tarnowo Podgórne. It lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of 3,804.-References:
...
and
SwarzędzSwarzędz is a town in central Poland of 29,766 inhabitants and a mixed urban-rural commune of 40,166 inhabitants...
. Most foreign investors are
GermanGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
and
DutchThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
companies (see
Major corporations in PoznańThis is a list of major corporations based in Poznań and the city's vicinity.*QXL Poland Sp. z o.o. , Poznań*Jeronimo Martins Dystrybucja sp. z o.o , Poznań*Grupa Energetyczna Enea SA, Poznań*Volkswagen Poznań sp. z o.o., Poznań...
), along with a few others. Investors are mostly from the food processing, furniture, automotive and transport and logistics industries. Foreign companies are primarily attracted by low labour costs, but also by the relatively good road and railway network, good vocational skills of workers and relatively liberal employment laws.
The recently built
Stary BrowarShopping, Arts and Business Center "Stary Browar" - the center of commerce and art, built in November 2003, located in the center of Poznan at 42 Półwiejska Street....
shopping center contains many high-end shops and is considered one of the best in Europe. Other notable shopping centers in the city include Galeria Malta, one of the largest in
Central EuropeCentral Europe is the region lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. The term and widespread interest in the region itself came back into fashion after the end of the Cold War, which, along with the Iron Curtain, had divided Europe politically into East and West,...
, and the shops at the Hotel Bazar, a historical hotel and commercial center in the Old Town.
For a list of major Poznań-based corporations see Major corporations in PoznańThis is a list of major corporations based in Poznań and the city's vicinity.*QXL Poland Sp. z o.o. , Poznań*Jeronimo Martins Dystrybucja sp. z o.o , Poznań*Grupa Energetyczna Enea SA, Poznań*Volkswagen Poznań sp. z o.o., Poznań...
Culture
The annual Malta Theatre Festival is probably the most typical cultural event of the city. It takes place in many city locations usually at the end of June and beginning of July. It hosts mainly modern experimental off-theatre performances held often on squares and other public spaces. This festival formula is open and contains as well cinema, visual, music and dancing events.
There are also
Henryk Wieniawski Violin CompetitionThe international Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition is a competition for violinists up to age 30 that takes place every five years in Poznań, Poland, in honor of the virtuoso and composer Henryk Wieniawski. The first competition took place in 1935 in Warsaw, 100 years after the birth of its...
(held every 5 years) and Classical Music Concerts by Poznań Philharmony held each month in University Hall.
For cinema lovers there are International Young Audience Film Festival "Ale Kino!" in December and "Off Cinema" festival of independent films. You will find many cinemas (the smaller the better) and theatres in Poznań. A few museums are also worth seeing.
A very unique place is "Rozbrat" squat. It is not only a home for squatters. It is a place of very independent and open-minded culture. Most common are gigs there, but you can find an anarchistic library, vernissages, exhibitions, annual birthday festival (each October), poetry evenings, graffiti festivals and so on.
Poznań is a place where many concerts and gigs are held. Many Polish stars perform here, but from time to time some well known (or at least good) foreign artists come here as well.
Many clubs, pubs and coffee houses can be easily found in the city centre - mainly in surroundings of old town. They are kept open till late (especially during weekends) and each tries to have its own style.
Education
Poznań has a few state-owned
universitiesA university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
and a number of smaller, mostly private-run colleges and institutions of higher education. Adam Mickiewicz University (abbreviated
UAM in Polish,
AMU in English) is one of the most influential and biggest
universities in Poland:
- Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań
- Academy of Music in Poznań
- Adam Mickiewicz University
Adam Mickiewicz University is one of the major Polish universities, opened on May 7, 1919 in Poznań. It is named after the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz.-History:The university opened on May 7, 1919...
- Poznań University of Economics
The Poznań University of Economics is one of the most prestigious economy universities in Poland.The Poznań University of Economics is a major academic institution in the western part of the country attracting students from many parts of Poland. It is the biggest and oldest business university in...
- Poznań University of Medical Sciences
Poznan University of Medical Sciences is a prominent Polish medical university.-History:The history of Poznan University of Medical Sciences starts in 1919 when a pharmaceutical department was created at the University of Poznań...
- Poznań University of Technology
Poznań University of Technology, PUT is a university located in Poznań, Poland. Poznań University of Technology is known as one of the best technical universities in Poland...
- Poznań University School of Physical Education
- University of Life Sciences in Poznań
The University of Life Sciences in Poznań is a higher-education institution in Poznań, Poland. It officially gained university status on 11 April 2008. Its previous name was Akademia Rolnicza im...
Scientific and regional organizations
- Poznań Society of Friends of Arts and Sciences
The Poznań Society of Friends of Learning is a learned society in Poznań, Poland, established in 1857, of scholars and scientists in all branches of learning...
- Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center
- Western Institute
The Western Institute in Poznań is a scientific research society focusing on the Western provinces of Poland - Kresy Zachodnie , history, economy and politics of Germany, and the Polish-German relations in history and today.Established by professor...
Sports
- AZS AWF Poznań
AZS AWF Poznań is a Polish women's volleyball team based in Poznań and playing in the Polish Seria A Women's Volleyball League...
– women's volleyballVolleyball in Poland is a popular team sport. It is the second most popular sport in Poland after football. The Men's national team is ranked 7th and the Womens team is ranked 9th in the FIVB World Rankings...
team playing in Polish Seria A Women's Volleyball LeaguePolish Women's-Volleyball League is the highest level of women volleyball games played in Poland.- Season 2008/2009 :* 1. BKS Aluprof Stal Bielsko-Biała* 2. SSK Calisia Kalisz...
: 8th place in 2003/2004 season.
- AZS Poznań
AZS Poznań is a Polish women's basketball team based in Poznań and playing in the Sharp Torell Basket Liga.- 2003/2004 season :...
– women's basketballBasketball in Poland.Please see* Dominet Bank Ekstraliga – Polish Men Basketball League * Polska Liga Koszykówki Kobiet – Polish Women Basketball League* Polish Cup in men basketball...
team playing in Torell Basket Liga: 2nd place in 2003/2004 season (formerly also called Danter AZS Poznań and Stary Browar AZS Poznań)
- KKS Lech Poznań
Lech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Poland.It originates from the established in 1922 Lutnia Poznań, which since then changed its name several times. From 1933 until 1994 club has been linked closely to Polish State...
– men's footballFootball is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Polish national football team played its first international match in 1921.There are hundreds of...
team (Polish Champion: 1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993 ; Polish CupThe Polish Cup in football or officially Remes Puchar Polski, is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the First League title...
winner 1982, 1984, 1988, 2004, 2009 ; Polish SuperCupThe Polish Super Cup in football is an annually held match between the Champion of the The Polish Super Cup in football (official Polish title: "Superpuchar Polski") is an annually held match between the Champion of the The Polish Super Cup in football (official Polish title: "Superpuchar Polski")...
winner 1990, 1992, 2004)
- UKS Stoper Poznań
Stoper Poznań Poznań is a youth football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club currently plays at low youth league of WZPN of Polish football....
– men's footballFootball is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Polish national football team played its first international match in 1921.There are hundreds of...
team
- KS AZS AWF Poznań – men's field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport in which a team of players attempt to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking the ball with hockey sticks into the opposing team's goal. Its official name is simply hockey, and this is the common name for it in many countries...
team
- KS Energetyk – rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individual competitors or pairs, trios, or more manipulate one or two apparatuses: rope, hoop, ball, clubs, and ribbon. Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport that combines elements of ballet, gymnastics, theatrical dance, and apparatus manipulation...
club
- KS Pocztowiec Poznań
-External links:*http://www.pocztowiec.poznan.pl/...
– men's field hockeyField hockey is a team sport in which a team of players attempt to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking the ball with hockey sticks into the opposing team's goal. Its official name is simply hockey, and this is the common name for it in many countries...
team
- KTKFiT Błękitny Express Lech Poznań – men's field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport in which a team of players attempt to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking the ball with hockey sticks into the opposing team's goal. Its official name is simply hockey, and this is the common name for it in many countries...
team
- Lake Malta
Lake Malta is an artificial lake in Poznań, Poland. It was formed in 1952 as a result of the damming of the Cybina River. It is about 2.2 km long, which makes the lake the biggest man-made lake of the city. The water is 3.1 m deep on average with a maximum about 5 m...
in Poznań hosted the World Rowing ChampionshipsThe World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA . It is a week long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.The first event was held in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1962...
in 2009 and has previously hosted some regattas in the Rowing World CupThe Rowing World Cup is an international rowing competition organized by FISA . It first began in 1997 and comprises three regattas held throughout early summer. In each event points are awarded to the top seven finishing boats and an overall winner determined after the last world cup regatta...
. It also hosted the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships (sprint canoeThis article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....
) in 1990The 1990 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Poznań, Poland on Lake Malta.The men's competition consisted of eight Canadian and nine kayak events. Five events were held for the women, all in kayak....
and 2001The 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Poznań, Poland at Lake Malta. The Polish city had hosted the event previously in 1990....
, and will do so again in 2010The 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships will be held 19-22 August 2010 in Poznań, Poland on Lake Malta. This is the third time that the Polish city will host the championships, having done so previously in 1990 and 2001...
.
- MKS Dąbrówka – rhythmic gymnastics club, synchronized swimming
Synchronized swimming is a hybrid form of swimming, dance and gymnastics, consisting of swimmers performing a synchronised routine of elaborate moves in the water, accompanied by music....
- Polonia Poznań
Polonia Poznań is a football club based in Poznań, Poland. Currently, the club competes in the 5th level of Polish football....
– men's footballFootball is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Polish national football team played its first international match in 1921.There are hundreds of...
team
- PSŻ Poznań
Poznańskie Stowarzyszenie Żużlowe is a Polish speedway team based in Poznań who currently race in First League...
– motorcycle speedwayMotorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway or flat track motorcycle racing , is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit...
team
- SSW Malta Poznań – roller skating
Roller skating is the traveling on smooth terrain with roller skates. It is a form of recreation as well as a sport, and can also be a form of transportation...
club
- TPS Winogrady Poznań
TPS Winogrady Poznań is a football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club currently plays at the 5th level of Polish football....
– men's footballFootball is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Polish national football team played its first international match in 1921.There are hundreds of...
team
- UKS Szóstka – synchronized swimming, football
- UKS Wanda – synchronized swimming
- U-19 Euro Championship
The UEFA U-19 Championship 2006 Final Tournament was held in Poland between 18 July and 29 July 2006. The top 3 teams in each group qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Players born after 1 January 1987 can participate in this competition....
in VI 2006 – Open and Final.
- Warta Poznań
Warta Poznań is a football club based in Poznań, Poland. Founded in 1912, the club are two-time winners of the Polish Football Championship, in 1929 and 1947, but currently reside in the Polish First League. The name means the Guard in Polish and also a name of river Warta on which Poznań is...
– men's footballFootball is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Polish national football team played its first international match in 1921.There are hundreds of...
team (Polish Champion: 1929, 1947), (2nd league in season 2007/2008).
- WKS Grunwald Poznań
Grunwald Poznań is a sports club based in Poznań, Poland, with several sections:* field hockey * shooting * Wrestling * Handball * Orienteering * Tennis...
– sports club with sections in field hockeyField hockey is a team sport in which a team of players attempt to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking the ball with hockey sticks into the opposing team's goal. Its official name is simply hockey, and this is the common name for it in many countries...
, shootingShooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...
, wrestlingWrestling is an ancient martial art that uses grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, generally between two people, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, handballHandball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass and bounce a ball to throw it into the goal of the opposing team...
and tennisTennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court....
.
Municipal politics
Since the end of the
communist eraThe Polish People's Republic was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990.Although the Polish People's Republic was a sovereign state as defined by international law, its leaders were at the very least approved by the Kremlin...
in 1989, Poznań municipality and suburban area have invested heavily in infrastructure, especially public transport and administration. That results in a massive investment from foreign companies in Poznań as well as in communities west and south of Poznań (namely,
KórnikKórnik is a town of less than 6,807 inhabitants in Greater Poland. Located approximately 35 kilometres to the south-east of Poznań, it is one of major tourist attractions of Greater Poland Voivodeship....
and
Tarnowo PodgórneTarnowo Podgórne is an urbanized village in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Tarnowo Podgórne. It lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of 3,804.-References:
...
). One of the most important values of Poznań is the positive attitude of public administration towards investments, and less bureaucracy than elsewhere in Poland.
City investments into transportation were mostly into public transport. While the number of cars since 1989 has at least doubled, the policy of improving public transport gave good effects. Limiting car access to the city center, building new
tramA tram, tramcar, trolley, trolleycar, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a conventional train, designed for the transport of passengers within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities, on tracks running primarily on streets...
lines (including
Poznański Szybki TramwajLegend:* Dark blue - existing light rail and tram lines* Red - train lines|}Poznański Szybki Tramwaj is a 6.1 km-long stretch of grade-separated tram line in Poznań, Poland. The tracks are set in a cutting or on an overpass, switches allowing to drive on adjacent tracks...
) and investing in new rolling stock (such as modern
CombinoThe Combino is a low floor tram produced by Siemens Transportation Systems . The first prototype was produced in 1996 at the Duewag works in Düsseldorf; the trams are currently made in Krefeld-Uerdingen. Because of its modular design using standardised components, and the resulting reduced costs,...
trams by
SiemensSiemens AG is Europe's largest engineering conglomerate. Siemens' international headquarters are located in Berlin and Munich, Germany. The company is a conglomerate of three main business sectors: Industry, Energy and Healthcare with a total of 15 Divisions.Worldwide, Siemens and its subsidiaries...
and
SolarisSolaris Bus & Coach S.A. is a bus, coach and trolleybus manufacturer based in Bolechowo and Środa Wielkopolska, near Poznań, Poland.It is a family-owned business, with Krzysztof Olszewski as chairman and his wife Solange as deputy chairman responsible for contacts with clients...
low-floor buses) actually increased the level of ridership. This is a notable success, even considering the fact that Polish society only possesses about half of the "old EU"'s purchasing power, hence not everybody can afford to own a car.
Future investments into transportation include the construction of a third bypass of Poznań, and the completion of A2 (E30) motorway towards Berlin. New cycle lanes are being built, linking to existing ones, and an attempt is currently being made to develop a
KarlsruheKarlsruhe is a city in the south west of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border....
-style
light railLight rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
system for commuters. All this is made more complicated (and more expensive) by the heavy neglect of transport infrastructure throughout the Communist era.
Constituency
Members of
SejmThe Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. Each member of Sejm is called Poseł.Before the 20th century, the term "Sejm" referred to the entire three-chamber Polish parliament, comprising the lower house , the upper house and the King. It was commonly termed a three-estate parliament...
elected in 2005 from Poznań constituency:
- Arkady Radosław Fiedler, PO
- Waldy Dzikowski
Waldy Dzikowski is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 54959 votes in 39 Poznań district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.He was also a member of Sejm 2001-2005....
, PO
- Maria Pasło-Wiśniewska, PO
- Dariusz Lipiński
Dariusz Lipiński is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 4482 votes in 39 Poznań district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list...
, PO
- Michał Stuligrosz, PO
- Tomasz Górski
Tomasz Górski is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 8664 votes in 39 Poznań district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.-External links:...
, PiS
- Jan Filip Libicki
Jan Filip Libicki is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 17503 votes in 39 Poznań district, candidating from Law and Justice list. He's a son of Marcin Libicki, a member of the European Parliament.-External links:* - includes declarations of interest, voting...
, PiS
- Małgorzata Stryjska, PiS
- Jacek Tomczak
Jacek Tomczak is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 17991 votes in 39 Poznań district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.-External links:...
, PiS
- Krystyna Łybacka, SLD
Members of
European ParliamentThe European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union , it forms the bicameral legislative branch of the Union's institutions and has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
elected from Poznań constituency:
- Filip Kaczmarek
Filip Andrzej Kaczmarek is a Polish politician andMember of the European Parliament for the Greater Poland Voivodship with the Platforma Obywatelska, part of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Development.Kaczmarek is a substitute for the Committee on...
, PO
- Jan Kułakowski, Unia Wolności
- Marcin Libicki
Marcin Libicki is a Polish politician, formwer member of the Polish parliament , elected for the Poznań constituency...
, PiS
- Jan Masiel
Jan Tadeusz Masiel is a Polish politician andMember of the European Parliament for the Greater Poland Voivodshipwith the Self-Defense,and is therefore a Non-Inscrit in the European Parliament....
, Samoobrona
- Marek Siwiec
Marek Maciej Siwiec is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Greater Poland Voivodship with the Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union, part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.Currently, he is serving as one of the...
, SLD
- Witold Tomczak
Witold Tomczak is a right-wing Polish politician, currently a member of the European Parliament.Before his political career, Tomczak worked as a physician He graduated from the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice in 1987 and specialized in general medicine...
, LPR
Notable residents
- Anna Anderson
Anna Anderson was the best known of several impostors who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia. The real Anastasia, the youngest daughter of the last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia, Nicholas II and Alexandra, was murdered with her parents and siblings on 17 July 1918 by Bolsheviks in...
(c. 1900–1984), pretender of Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia
- Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière (1886–1941), German U-boat commander
- Isidor Ascheim
Isidor Ascheim was a German-born Israeli painter and printmaker born in Posen , Prussia in 1891....
(1891–1968), painter and printmaker
- Stanisław Barańczak (born 1946), poet
- Herbert Baum
Herbert Baum was a Jewish member of the German resistance against National Socialism.Baum was born in Mosina, Province of Posen; his family moved to Berlin when he was young...
(1912–1942) resistance fighter
- Zygmunt Bauman
Zygmunt Bauman is a Polish sociologist who, since 1971, has resided in England after being driven out of Poland by an anti-Semitic campaign, engineered by the Communist government which he had previously supported...
(born 1925), sociologist
- Bernhard Baumeister (1828–1917), actor
- Józef Brzeziński, biologist
- Brigitte Burmeister (died 1940), novelist
- Heinrich Caro
Heinrich Caro , was a German Chemist.He started his study of chemistry at the Friedrich Wilhelms University and later chemistry and dyeing in Berlin at the Royal Trades Institute...
(1834–1910), chemist
- Hipolit Cegielski
Hipolit Cegielski was a Polish businessman and social and cultural activist. He founded H. Cegielski - Poznań S.A. in 1846.-References:...
(1815–1868), businessman
- Dezydery Chłapowski (1788–1848), general
- August Cieszkowski
Count August Cieszkowski was a Polish philosopher, economist and social and political activist...
(1814–1894), philosopher
- Antoni Czubiński
Antoni Czubiński was a Polish historian and director of the Western Institute in Poznań from 1978 to 1990....
(1928–2003), historian
- Leopold Damrosch
Leopold Damrosch was a German American orchestral conductor.- Biography :Damrosch was born in Posen , Kingdom of Prussia, and began his musical education at the age of nine, learning the violin against the wishes of his parents...
(1832–1885), conductor
- Ludwig Dessoir
Ludwig Dessoir, original name Leopold Dessauer was a German actor born in Posen, the son of a Jewish tradesman. He made his first appearance on the stage there in 1824 in a small part. After some experience at the theatre in Posen and on tour, he was engaged at Leipzig from 1834 to 1836...
, (1810–1874), actor
- Franciszek Dobrowolski
Franciszek Dobrowolski was a Polish theatre director, editor of Dziennik Poznański .-References:* Witold Jakóbczyk, Przetrwać na Wartą 1815-1914, Dzieje narodu i państwa polskiego, vol. III-55, Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Warszawa 1989....
(1830–1896), theater director
- Tytus Działyński (1796–1861), political activist
- Małgorzata Dydek
Małgorzata Dydek , known as Margo Dydek in the United States, is a Polish international professional basketball player. Standing at least 7'2" tall, she is famous for being the tallest active professional female basketball player in the world...
(born 1974), basketball player
- Akiva Eiger (1761–1837), Rabbi
Rabbi is the term in Judaism for a religious teacher. The word rabbi derives from the Hebrew root word , rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ‘great’ in many senses, including "revered." The word comes from the Semitic root R-B-B, and is cognate to Arabic ربّ rabb, meaning "lord" Rabbi
- Jean Paul Ertel (1865–1933), composer
- Ewaryst Estkowski
Ewaryst Estkowski was a Polish teacher, education activist, and editor of Szkoła Polska magazine.Ewaryst Estkowski died 1856 in Germany Bad Soden am Taunus near Frankfurt Main-References:...
(1820–1856), teacher
- Fredrak Fraske (1872–1973), the last surviving United States veteran of the Indian Wars
Indian Wars is the name used in the United States to describe a series of conflicts between the colonial or federal government and the native people of North America....
- Jean Gebser
Jean Gebser was a prodigy, a student of the transformations of human consciousness, a linguist, and a poet.-Biography:...
(1905–1973), human consciousness scientist
- Eduard Gerhard (1795–1867), archaeologist
- Friedrich Goltz
Friedrich Leopold Goltz was a German physiologist and nephew of the writer Bogumil Goltz.Goltz held various university positions in Königsberg, Halle and Strasbourg, Germany...
(1834–1902), physiologist
- Konstanty Gorski
Konstanty Antoni Gorski was a Polish composer, violist, organist and music teacher.-Life:...
(1859–1924), composer and violinist
- Paul von Hindenburg
Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg , known universally as Paul von Hindenburg was a German field marshal and statesman....
(1847–1934), Field Marshal and President of the Weimar RepublicThe Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government, named after Weimar, the place where the constitutional assembly took place. Its official name was still Deutsches Reich , however...
- Maksymilian Jackowski
Maksymilian Jackowski was a Polish activist, secretary-general of the Central Economic Society , patron of the agricultural circles.-References:...
(1815–1905), activist
- John Jonston
John Jonston was a Polish scholar and physician, descended from Scottish nobility and closely connected to the Polish Leszczyński magnates.-Life:...
(1603–1675), naturalist and physician
- Stefan Jurga (born 1946), professor and rector of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Adam Mickiewicz University is one of the major Polish universities, opened on May 7, 1919 in Poznań. It is named after the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz.-History:The university opened on May 7, 1919...
(1996–2002)
- Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (born 1954), composer
- Richard Kandt (1867–1918), doctor and explorer
- Ernst Hartwig Kantorowicz (1895–1963), historian
- Marek Karpinski
Marek Karpinski is a computer scientist and mathematician known for his research in the theory of algorithms and their applications, combinatorial optimization, computational complexity, and mathematical foundations...
, computer scientist
- Günther von Kluge
Günther “Hans” von Kluge was a German military leader. He was born in Posen into a Prussian military family. Kluge rose to the rank of Field Marshal in the Wehrmacht.-Early career:...
(1882–1944), Field Marshal
- Krzysztof Komeda
Krzysztof Komeda was a Polish film music composer and jazz pianist. Perhaps best-known for his work in film scores, Komeda wrote the scores for Roman Polański’s films Rosemary’s Baby, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Knife in the Water and Cul-de-sac...
(1931–1969), jazz musician
- Leo Königsberger
Leo Königsberger was a German mathematician, and historian of science. He is best known for his three-volume biography of Hermann von Helmholtz, which remains the standard reference on the subject....
(1837–1921), mathematician
- Antoni Kraszewski
* Antoni Kraszewski was a Polish politician and parliamentarian.- References :* Witold Jakóbczyk, Przetrwać na Wartą 1815-1914, Dzieje narodu i państwa polskiego, vol. III-55, Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Warszawa 1989...
(1797–1870), politician
- Max Kretzer (1854–1941), writer
- Antoni Krzyżanowski, 19th century architect
- Gerard Labuda
Gerard Labuda Gerard Labuda Gerard Labuda (born December 28, 1916 in Neuhütte/ Karthaus, West Prussia, Germany (now Nowa Huta, Pomeranian Voivodeship near Kartuzy, Poland), in a Kashubian family, is a Polish historian of the Middle Ages and of the Western Slavs...
(born 1916), historian
- Arthur Liebehenschel
Arthur Liebehenschel was a commandant of the Auschwitz and Majdanek death camps during World War II.Liebehenschel was born in Posen and studied economics and public administration. He became a sergeant major after World War I. In 1932, he joined the Nazi party and in 1934, the SS, where he served...
(1901–1948), commandant of Auschwitz and MajdanekMajdanek was a German Nazi concentration camp on the outskirts of Lublin, Poland, established during German Nazi occupation of Poland. The camp operated from October 1, 1941 until July 22, 1944, when it was captured nearly intact by the advancing Soviet Red Army...
- Paul Leonhardt
Paul Saladin Leonhardt was a German chess master.He was born in Posen, Province of Posen, Poland , and died of a heart attack in Königsberg during a game of chess....
(1877–1934), chess master
- Karol Libelt
Karol Libelt was a Polish philosopher, writer, political and social activist, social worker and liberal, nationalist politician, president of PTPN.-Life and work:...
(1807–1875), philosopher
- Włodzimierz Łęcki (born 1937), politician and writer
- Andrzej Maleszka (born 1955), theatre and movie director
- Karol Marcinkowski
Karol Marcinkowski was a Polish physician, social activist in the Greater Poland region , supporter of the basic education programmes, organizer of the Scientific Help Society and the Poznań Bazar - the Polish mall in Poznań that...
(1800–1848), physician and social activist
- Władysław Markiewicz (born 1920), sociologist
- Teofil Matecki (1810–1886), philosopher
- Heinrich Mendelssohn
Heinrich Mendelssohn was a Berlin building tycoon.Mendelssohn was born in Posen, German Empire today Poznań, Poland in 1881. In cooperation with Albert Heilmann, Mendelssohn constructed the Europahaus in Berlin, which today houses the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and...
(1881–1959), building tycoon
- Karl-Friedrich Merten
Captain Karl-Friedrich Merten was a German U-boat commander during World War II.Born in Posen, he joined the Reichsmarine in 1926. After training he spent many years on surface ships. He joined the U-Boat service on May 1 1940...
(1905–1993), U-boat commander
- Maciej Mielżyński (1799–1870), politician
- Julius Moses (1868–1942), politician
- Małgorzata Musierowicz (born 1945), novelist
- Andrzej Niegolewski
Andrzej Niegolewski was a Polish colonel during the Napoleonic Wars, member of parliament and a shareholder of the Poznan Bazar.-References:...
(1787–1857), colonel
- Władysław Niegolewski (1814–1880), politician
- Gustav Oelsner (1879–1956), architect
- Władysław Oleszczyński (1809–1866), sculptor
- Lilli Palmer
Lilli Palmer, born Lillie Marie Peiser, was a German actress. She won the Volpi Cup, the Deutscher Filmpreis three times, and was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award.-Life:...
(1914–1986), actress
- Janusz Pałubicki (born 1948), politician
- Kazimierz Piwarski
Kazimierz Piwarski was a Polish historian, professor of Jagiellonian University in Kraków since 1946 and Poznań University in years 1953-1955, member of Polish Academy of Skills since 1945, and member of Polish Academy of Sciences since 1958.He researched in the history of the Polish provinces...
, (1903–1968), historian
- Gustaw Potworowski
Gustaw Potworowski , count, was a Polish activist, founder of the Kasyno in Gostyń, activist of the Polish League...
(1800–1860), activist
- Tomasz Przybecki (born 1981), articled clerk
- Edward Raczyński (1786–1845), politician
- Cyryl Ratajski
Cyryl Ratajski was a Polish politician and lawyer.He was the president of Poznań in the years 1922-1924, 1925-1934 and in September 1939. In the years 1924-1925 he was the Polish Minister of the Interior.From 1937 he was a member of Labour Party, Stronnictwo Pracy...
(1875–1942), mayor of Poznań
- Antoni Radziwiłł (1775–1833), aristocrat
- Marian Rejewski
Marian Adam Rejewski was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who in 1932 solved the plugboard-equipped Enigma machine, the main cipher device used by Germany...
(1905–1980), cryptoanalist, Enigma codemachine codebreaker
- Richard Rothe
Richard Rothe was a German Lutheran theologian.-Biography:Richard Rothe was born at Posen, then part of Prussia....
( 1799–1867), Lutheran theologian.
- Jerzy Różycki
Jerzy Witold Różycki was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who worked at breaking German Enigma-machine ciphers....
(1927–1932), cryptoanalist, Enigma codemachine codebreaker
- Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (1915-2006), operatic coloratura-soprano, born in Jarocin
Jarocin is a town in central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants . Since 1999 Jarocin has been located in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, prior to that it was located in the Kalisz Voivodeship .- History :...
- Michał Sczaniecki (1910–1977), historian
- Józef Struś (1510–1568), scientist and mayor of Poznań
- Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki (July 20, 1797 – October 6, 1873), Polish explorer and geologist
- Stefan Stuligrosz (born 1920), choral conductor
- Rafał Szukała (born 1971), butterfly swimmer
- Roman Szymański
Roman Szymański was a Polish political activist, publicist, editor of Orędownik magazine.-References:...
(1840–1908), political activist
- Mirosław Szymkowiak (born 1976) football player
- Jerzy Topolski
Jerzy Topolski was a Polish historian. Professor of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, he wrote over 30 books and hundreds of articles. He specialized in modern history of Poland and Europe, history of historiography and theory and methodology of history....
(1928–1998), historian
- Lech Trzeciakowski
Lech Trzeciakowski is a Polish historian who served as director of the Western Institute in Poznań from 1974 to 1978.-Selected publications:...
(born 1931), historian
- Jan Węglarz
Jan Węglarz is a Polish computer scientist.He studied at the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań, where he graduated mathematics in 1969, and later on Poznań University of Technology, when he received title from automatics in 1971. He started work there in 1971. He received a doctorate in ...
(born 1947), computer scientist
- Piotr Wiśniewski (born 1955), Statistician
- Zygmunt Wojciechowski
Zygmunt Wojciechowski , was a Polish historian of state and law....
, (1900–1955), historian and founder of the Western InstituteThe Western Institute in Poznań is a scientific research society focusing on the Western provinces of Poland - Kresy Zachodnie , history, economy and politics of Germany, and the Polish-German relations in history and today.Established by professor...
- Leon Wegner
Leon Wegner was a Polish economist and historian, co-founder of Poznań Society of Friends of Arts and Sciences.-References:...
(1824–1873), economist
- Anna Wolff-Powęska
Anna Wolff-Powęska is a Polish historian and political scientist specialising in Polish-German relations. She was the director of the Western Institute in Poznań from 1990 to 2004....
, historian
- Henryk Zygalski
Henryk Zygalski was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who worked at breaking German Enigma ciphers before and during World War II.-Life:...
(1906–1978), cryptoanalist, Enigma codemachine codebreaker
- Ryszard "Peja" Andrzejewski
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(born 1976), Polands most successful rap musician
Twin towns
Poznań is
twinnedSister cities, also known as town twinning, is an agreement between towns, cities and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties...
with:
AssenAssen is a municipality and a city in the north eastern Netherlands, capital of the province of Drenthe. It received city rights in 1809.Assen's main claim to fame is the TT Circuit Assen the motorcycle racing circuit, where on the last Saturday in June the Dutch TT is run.Assen has a railway...
in NetherlandsThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
(since 1992) BraşovBraşov is a city in Romania and the capital of Braşov County, with a population of 284,596, according to the 2002 census, is the 8th largest Romanian city....
in RomaniaRomania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory...
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Sister cities
Poznań has 2
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See also
- Bambrzy
Bambrzy are the Poles of German origin, the descendants of Germans who moved from the area of Bamberg to villages surrounding Poznań, Poland...
- History of Poland
Settled agricultural people have lived in the area that is now Poland for the last 7500 years, the Slavic people have been in this territory for over 1500 years, and the history of Poland as a state spans well over a millennium. The territory ruled by Poland has shifted and varied greatly...
- Major corporations in Poznań
This is a list of major corporations based in Poznań and the city's vicinity.*QXL Poland Sp. z o.o. , Poznań*Jeronimo Martins Dystrybucja sp. z o.o , Poznań*Grupa Energetyczna Enea SA, Poznań*Volkswagen Poznań sp. z o.o., Poznań...
- Poznań Department
Poznań Department was a unit of administrative division and local government in Polish Duchy of Warsaw in years 1806-1815.Capital city: PoznańAdministrative division: 10 counties....
, a unit of administrative division and local government in the Duchy of WarsawThe Duchy of Warsaw was a Polish state established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807 from the Polish lands ceded by the Kingdom of Prussia under the terms of the Treaties of Tilsit. The duchy was held in personal union by one of Napoleon's allies, King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony...
from 1806 to 1815.
- Royal coronations in Poznań cathedral
The officially celebrated Royal coronations in Poland begun in 1025; and continued till 1764, when the last King of Poland, Stanisław August Poniatowski, was crowned at St. John's Cathedral in Warsaw. Most coronations took place at the Wawel Cathedral in Kraków, but also in Poznań and at Gniezno...
- The Royal-Imperial Route in Poznań
The Royal - Imperial Route in Poznań is a tourist walk running through the most important parts of the city and presenting the history, culture and identity of Poznań. The Route leads in a westward direction, from The Church of St. John Jerusalem behind the Wall to the Church of the Sacred Heart...
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