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Poznań
A vibrant city with a colorful Renaissance town square famous for its mechanical goats that butt heads daily at noon atop the Town Hall.
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Gniezno
Greater Poland, Poland · Europe
About Gniezno
Gniezno sits on the route: 15 minutes from Łubowo, 46km from Poznań.
Gniezno is in Greater Poland, Poland, with about 70,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Łubowo, about 9 km away.
Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland, about 50 kilometres (31 miles) 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).
One of the Piast dynasty's chief cities, it was the firstRead more
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.
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Within an hour or so of Gniezno: Poznań (46 km), Tor Poznan (54 km).
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Gniezno is in Greater Poland, Poland, about 9 km from Łubowo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 70,269
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Greater Poland
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 52.5348, 17.5826
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Worth the detour from Gniezno
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Tor Poznan
Permanent motor racing circuit west of Poznan hosting touring car and motorcycle championships, with regular public track days.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Driving in Poland
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.42/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€5.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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