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about Poznan

Poznań (pronounce: [:pɔznaɲ], former German name Posen) is a city in west-central Poland with over 578,000 inhabitants (1999). Located by the Warta River, it is one of the oldest Polish cities, an important historical centre and the capital of Greater Poland, the cradle of the Polish state, and Poland's capital in the mid-tenth century during the early Piast dynasty. Poznań's impressive cathedral is the earliest church in the country, containing the tombs of the first Polish rulers: duke Mieszko I and king Boleslaus the Brave.

Today the city is a vibrant centre for trade, industry, and education. Poznań is Poland's 5th largest city and 4th biggest industrial centre. It is also the administrative capital of the Greater Poland Voivodship.

Poznan geography

Location

city area 261,3 km² (2002) geographical location: 52°17'34''N - 52°30'27''N 16°44'08''E - 17°04'28''E highest point: Mt. Morasko 154 m asl lowest point: Warta river valley: 60 m asl

Poznan history

Poznań it is one of the oldest Polish cities, an important historical center and the capital of Greater Poland, the cradle of the Polish state, and Poland's capital in the mid-tenth century during the early Piast dynasty. Poznań's impressive cathedral is the earliest church in the country, containing the tombs of the first Polish rulers: duke Mieszko I and king Boleslaus the Brave. Poznań was the capital city of Greater Poland region and one of the biggest Polish cities. Lubrański Academy, second Polish university (in fact this wasn't "full" university, because students to get science tittle had to go to Cracow) was established in 1519.

Poznan was the capital of the Greater Poland area when it came under control of Prussia in 1793, its administrative area renamed to South Prussia. The area was liberated from without by the armies of Napoleon and from within by local Polish resistance fighters, and was part of the Duchy of Warsaw from 1807 to 1815. Poznan was capital of the Poznan department. Following the defeat of Napoleon, the Greater Poland area returned to Prussia, ostensibly as an autonomous Grand Duchy of Poznan, but was reclassified as a Prussian province in 1830. This situation remained until the end of World War I, though Prussia and its provinces became part of the German Empire in the unification of 1871. Poznan was the capital of the area during all periods of Prussian control, with the official name "Posen". This was a period of great building projects, including a new theater and the Kaiser's Residence in a park setting at the western edge of the old town.

Between the two World Wars, the area was part of the restored Poland. During World War Two, the area became part of Nazi Germany as the Reichsgau Wartheland, capital in Poznan. After the war, the area once again was part of the restored Poland, and the city has been capital of the surrounding area through administrative district boundary changes in 1957, 1975 and 1999, currently administrating Województwa wielkopolskie, one of 16 provinces in the nation.

In general: during WWII 14,413 of the pre-war inhabitants died. From this number: 4,025 died as an effect of the combat, 2,255 were executed by German authorities, 6,382 died in concentration camps and prisons; 735 died as slave workers in Germany, 1,070 died of diseases and starvation.

Until now, approx. 2,000 persons are still missing. Additional 1,500 of the inhabitants were permanently injured during the war, while another 800 people returned seriously injured from camps and prisons.

2020 forecast: Poznań County 305,500 (significant increase) 2020 forecast: Poznań Metro Area 890,000

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