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City in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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Gniezno is a city in Greater Poland in Poland. It is traditionally regarded as having been the first capital of Poland, and has been witness to many important events in early Polish history. Gniezno has become the seat of the second Polish diocese (after Poznań) and the first archbishopric. The coronations of several kings of Poland took place in the Gniezno cathedral.
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Landmark cathedral with the reliquaries of St. Adalbert (Czech: Wojtiech; Polish: Wojciech), famous Romanesque bronze door from c. 1170, the most precious monument of romanesque art in Poland, the tombs of St. Adalbert and numerous Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments and tombs of Gniezno bishops and archbishops and some Polish primates.
The archives contain numerous documents including papal bulls from the early Middle Ages, the most precious of which are the Golden Gniezno Codex, the bulla od pope Innocent II from 1136 and the pergamine Gospel book - a manuscript from France from c. 800.
Kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela
Gothic church from the mid 13th century, with unique polichromy in the presbytery.
Gothic church from the 15th century.
Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Antoniego
Gothic-Baroque church with the miraculous icon of Our Lady, the Mistress of Gniezno; next door is the Baroque Franciscan Monastery from the 18th century.
Gothic church from the 15th century, rebuilt in 1815 with a neo-Baroque rower from 1900.
Muzeum Archidiecezji Gnieźnieńskiej
The museum contains precious liturgical vessels, including the chalice of St. Adalbert, chalice of Dobrava (the wife of first Polish Dukre, buried in Poznań) or the Royal Chalice.
Muzeum Początków Państwa Polskiego
Museum containing exhibits from earliest Polish history, Romanesque art, and ceramic tiles from Gniezno.
Jazz Pod Piątką
In June.
Musik in the Gniezno Cathedral walls
Concerts on Sundays in June and July.
In October.
The festival of students of the Collegium Europaeum University, the Gniezno State Professional High School
In May.
April 23 (Saint Adalbert's day).
Late April.
Late April.
Several times a year.
Around June 24.
In June.
In the undergrounds of the Gniezno Cathedral, irregularly
Music Club „The Mill”
The Country Inn
The White Lake
Centrally located, just few steps to the Cathedral and two minutes walk to the Rynek Square.
The Valley Inn
open June - mid-Sept
On the White Lake
A Slav
By train
Gniezno is an important railroad junction, so there are many options to travel to and from the city by rail.
By bus
Gniezno is a big bus travel junction, as well.
By car
The main road passing through Gniezno is the country road nr 5, linking the town with Poznań and Wrocław in the south and with Bydgoszcz and Gdańsk in the north and passing through such attractions…
By bus
The network consists of 16 city bus lines and 1 suburban line. Some lines run only few times a day (e.g. in peak hours).
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