3. Main informations about Poznań
Poznań is one of the biggest cities in Poland
It is situated in the north-east of the country
546 503 people live here
The area of Poznań is 261,91km²
There is the river Warta here
Poznań is the capital of Wielkopolska
5. The president of Poznań
Since 2014 Jacek Jaśkowiak is the president of Poznań. Befor him, Ryszard
Grobelny was the president.
6. Patrons and crest
The patrons of Poznań are St.
Peter and Paul. You can see
them on the Poznań’s crest.
Peter holds a sword and Paul
holds a key.
7. Places and monuments in Poznań
In Poznań you can see a lot of interesting places and
beautiful monuments like The Old Market Square, Termy
Maltańskie, Zoo, Museums, City Center, Malta, Culture
Castle, Cathedral.
8. The Old Market Square
The most famous place in Poznań is the Old Markey
Square. Every day at 12 o’clock 2 goats appear on top of
the tower and they hit 12 times each other. Moreover you
can see Ratusz Poznański, Bamberka, fountain and old,
pretty houses.
9. The Old Market Square
Ratusz Poznański
2 goats
Bamberka
houses
10. Sports
In Poznan you can practise a lot of sports. You can:
Ski – thanks to Malta Ski you can ski even during summer
Swim – Termy Maltańskie – the biggest swimming pool in Poland
Run – Malta is a perfect place for running
11. Sports
Football – Inea stadium and our football team (Lech Poznań)usually plays
there
Athletic – an athletic stadium, you can run, jump, throw a ball here
Canoe – people canoe on the Malta Lake
12. Shopping
There are many department stores. Now, the next department store is being
built. It will be the biggest shopping center in Poznań . The most famous ones
are:
-Poznań Plaza,
-Malta,
-Poznań City Center,
-Old Browar,
-Pestka,
13. „Green” city
Poznań is really „green” city. There are more then 30 parks here! Cytadela is
the most popular park in Poznań. You can walk, run, picnic, practice nordic
walking, walk with your dog and do many different activities here.
14. Cathedral
Poznań is a religious city. It has got religious roots. In
the cathedral, under the groud there are relices of
grave of the first ruler of Poland – Mieszko I and the first
king - Bolesław Chrobry. In the cathedral you can see
many valuable things, and chapels. One of them is
the Gold Chapel. The cathedral is really a beautiful
place.
15. Different attractions
Zoos – there are: Old Zoo and New Zoo
Museum – in Poznań we have got a lot of museums for example
Archaelogical Museum
Culture Castle
And many, many others
