'''Gniezno''' [http://www.gniezno.home.pl/] is city in [[Greater Poland]] in [[Poland]]. It is situated in the north-east of the region, in Gniezno Lake District, between three lakes : Jelonek, Swietokrzyskie and Winiary. Historically is was one of the most important towns in the times of creation of the Polish state - in Xth and XIth centuries. Gniezno has become the seat of the second polish diocese (after [[Poznan]]), but the first - archbishopric. The Gniezno cathedral was - for almost 300 years - the coronation cathedral, however the kings' and dukes' burials took place - for as well 300 years - in Poznan.
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'''Gniezno''' [http://www.gniezno.home.pl/] is a city in [[Greater Poland]] in [[Poland]]. It is situated in the north-east part of the region, in Gniezno Lake District, between three lakes : Jelonek, Swietokrzyskie and Winiary. Historically it was one of the most important towns in the times of the creation of the Polish state - in Xth and XIth centuries. Gniezno has become the seat of the second polish diocese (after [[Poznan]]), but the first - archbishopric. The Gniezno cathedral was - for almost 300 years - the coronation cathedral, however the kings' and dukes' burials took place - for as well 300 years - in Poznan.
* The regional Tourist Information Centre, Rynek Sq., Phone / fax : +48 61 428 41 00, [http://www.szlakpiastowski.com.pl] mailto:turystyka@powiat-gniezno.pl
==Get in==
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==See==
==See==
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* The Assumption and St. Adalbert Cathedral, inside : the reliquary of St. Adalbert, famous Romanesque bronze Gniezno Door, the most precious example of romanesque art in Poland and numerous gothic, renassaince and baroque epiphaties and chapels, with the biggest polish collection of baroque gratings.
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To visit the cathedral, enten it through the northern door, where a ticket-office is located, there you can choose between many options of the sightseeing (only the interiours, plus the Gniezno Door, plus the Undergrounds etc).
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* The Assumtion and St. Adalbert's Archcathedral, with the reliques of St. Adalbert (his original Czech and similar Polish name to Wojtiech / Wojciech), famous romanesque rbonze door from appr. 1170, the most precious monument od romanesque art in Poland, the tomb of St, Adalebrt and numerous gothic, renessaince and baroque epitaphies and tombs of gniezno bishops and archbishops and some polish primates and the polish riechiest collection of baroque gratings.
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* The Archbishopric Archive - with a marvellous collections of early medieval documents : The Golden Gniezno Codex , papal edict of Innocent IInd from 1136, pergamine gospel (manuscript) from appr. 800 from France.
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* numerous document, papal bullas from early middle Ages - that's a part of collection of Archbishipric Archives : the most precious ones are the Golden Gniezno Codex, the bulla od pope Innocent II from 1136 and the pergamine Gospel book - a manuscript from France from appr. 800.
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* The Gothic church of St. John the Baptist with a unique polichromy in the presbytery (more : [http://www.ambiento.net/bozogrobcy/]
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* a gothic church of St. John the Baptist from mid-XIVth century with the unique polichromy inside, in the presbitery. More : [http://www.ambiento.net/bozogrobcy]
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* The Gothic Parish Church of the Holy Trinity (XVth century)
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* The Archbishopric Museum with precious liturgical vessels, including the chalice of St. Adalbert, chalice of Dobrava (the wife of first polish Dukre, burried in [[Poznan]]) or the Royal Chalice.
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* The gothic and baroque fransiscan church of St. Anthony with a picture of Our Lady - the mastress of Gniezno, famous for many wonders
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* gothic parish church of the Holy Trinity from XVth cent
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* Primates' Palace
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* gothic-baroque fransiscan Assumption and St. Anthony's church with the miraculous icon of Our Lady, the Masstress of Gniezno; besides - the baroque Fransiscan Monastery from XVIIIth century
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* gothic church of St. Michael Archangel from XVth century, rebuilt in 1815 with a neo-baroque rower from 1900.
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* the Primates' Palace
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For a few years it's been obligatory to vivit the Bronze Door and the cathedral undergrouds only with a guide (even, if you are an individual).
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===Museums===
===Museums===
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==Do==
==Do==
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*International Jazz Festival "Jazz Pod Piątką" (Jazz in the building number 5)- in June, [http://www.festiwal.artystyczny.pl]
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*International Organ Festival "Musik in the Gniezno Cathedral walls"- concerts on Sundays in June and July
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*The Polish Amateur Film Festival "Offeliada' - in October
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*Juwenalia - the festival of students of the Collegium Europaeum University, the Gniezno State Professional High School - in May
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*The Nameday of Gniezno - appr. April, 23 (so the Adalbert's nameday)
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*The Gniezno Days - as well in the 2ng half of April
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*The Lond-Distance International Run of the United Europe - at the end of April, as well.
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*The Flea Markets - several times a year, [http://www.jarmark.gniezno.pl]
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*The Days of St. John - appr. June, 24.
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*The Polish Piast Bike Rally - in June
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*The meetings with poetry - in the undergrounds of the Gniezno Cathedral - irregularly
* The regional Tourist Information Centre, Rynek Sq., Phone / fax : +48 61 428 41 00, [http://www.szlakpiastowski.com.pl] mailto:turystyka@powiat-gniezno.pl
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As well the surroundings of Gniezno offer many monuments from different epoques :
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* [[Ostrow Lednicki]] - an island on the Lednickie Lake with remnants of a fortress from Xth century, he one of the most important places of the Piast Route.
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* [[Dziekanowice]] - located between the island and the road nr 5, one of the biggest open-air museums in Europe, presenting the tradictional buildings from the Greater Poland region
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* Imiołki - the Fish-Gate (a fish as a symbol of the firt christians in Ist cent AC), where every year in May-June a large youth meeting run by the Dominicans from the Poznan monastery are organised; as well - the new John Paul II Yputh Centre, opened in 2007.
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* Czerniejewo with a clasicistic palace, news and horse-cab hall
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* [[Biskupin]] - a settlement of Lusitian culture, more than 2500 years old
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* [[Wenecja]] with ruins of a medieval castle and a open-air museum of narrow-gauged railways
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* Trzemeszno with one of the oldest polish churches
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* Strzelno - a romanesque St. Procopius rotunda and The Holy Trinity Church with preserved original romanesque columns wit scenes of human sins.
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* Mogilno wit a romanesque church of St. John
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As well the surroundings of Gniezno ar rich in onuments from different epoques :
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* [[Ostrow Lednicki]] - an island on Lednica Lake with preserved remnants of the mediaval fortress from Xth century; one of the most important places on the Piast Route.
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* [[Dziekanowice]] - located next to Ostrow Lednicki - with a open-air museum of [[Greater Poland]] architecture
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* the Fish-Gate (a fish as a symbol of the firt christians in Ist cent AC) in Imiolki, where every year in May-June a large youth meeting run by the Dominicans from the Poznan monastery are organised
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* timber churches in Weglewo and Lubowo
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* Czerniejewo with a beautiful classisictic palace, stall and horse-cab house
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* Biskupin - a very important settlement of so-called Lusitian culture from 2700 years ago
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* Wenecja (polish equivalent of Venice) with the tuins of a medieval castle and an open-air museum of narrow-gauged railway
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* Trzemeszno with one of polish oldest churches (next only to [[Poznan]], unfortunately rebuilt in baroque
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* Strzelno - a romanesque rotunda of St. Prokop and the Trinity Church with famous columns presenting human virtues and sins
Gniezno[1] is a city in Greater Poland in Poland. It is situated in the north-east part of the region, in Gniezno Lake District, between three lakes : Jelonek, Swietokrzyskie and Winiary. Historically it was one of the most important towns in the times of the creation of the Polish state - in Xth and XIth centuries. Gniezno has become the seat of the second polish diocese (after Poznan), but the first - archbishopric. The Gniezno cathedral was - for almost 300 years - the coronation cathedral, however the kings' and dukes' burials took place - for as well 300 years - in Poznan.
Gniezno is a crucial junction of railroads, but - unfortunately - 2 out of 5 lines leading to Gniezno (from Chojnice and Wagrowiec) are used only for the freight traffic. The main rail line is the one Poznan-Gniezno-Inowroclaw, where it is devided to Gdansk through Bydgoszcz and to Olsztyn through Toruń. There're many trains on this line :
to Poznan up to 17 daily regional trains and 6-10(depending on season) fast ones. The travel time to Poznan varies from 40-45 for fast trains to 55 for the local ones, stopping at every station. If you take into account traffic and jams in Poznan, trains seem to be the best solution, more : the station in Gniezno is located in the heart of the city.
to Bydgoszcz and Gdansk : 4 regional trains and 4-7 fast ones
to Torun and Olsztyn 2 local trains and 3 fast ones.
Apart from this, there are some regional trains to Inowrocław, where you can change for other local ones to do Bydgoszcz and Gdansk or to Torun and Olsztyn.
It's important to mention a line from Gniezno to Wrzesnia and Jarocin, with 4 local trains daily (including two of then, that are coordinated in Jarocin with trains to Wroclaw.
An interesting alternative for those travelling to Gniezno from the south-east (lakes in Powidz, Anastazewo) is a journey by a local 38-km -long narrow-gauge railway. It runs during spring and summer weekends, and - on special wish - on any day. Details : (polish only) [3].
Gniezno is a big bus travel junction, as well. Most caoaches go not - as ypu might think - to Poznan (trains are dominating on this route), but to other places in the region (only routes to tourist places are mentioned) :
Bydgoszcz : 7 buses daily
Czerniejewo (a beatiful classicistic palace) : more than 30 daily
The main road passing through Gniezno is the country road nr 5, linking the town with Poznan and Wroclaw in the south and with Bydgoszcz and Gdansk in the north and passing through such attractions like Biskupin, Wenecja or Znin. The other roads passing through Gniezno are : the country road nr 15 - enablling you to get to Kruszwica, Strzelno or Torun (Thorn); local road nr 260 - for those travelling in the Lake District nearby Powidz, 190 - to Wagrowiec and 197 to Slawa through the northern parts of Lednicki Lanscape Park.
For most of tourist the city transport in Gniezno will be totally unimportant, as all main city attractions are situated in the very centre (6-8 minute walk from both rail and bus station). But - if necessary - Gniezno buses will take you to some other districts of the city and surroundings.
Fees - the ticket system is here very easy : single ride will cost you 2 zloty (0.45€), the fee doubles at night (23-5). If you travel more, you can use 11-ride ticket for 21 zloty. Unfortunately - there're no multiple-day tickets, the only opton for those staying in the city for longer - are month tickets : for one line : 50 zlotys (12€), for two lines : 60, for the whole network : 100 zlotys.
The network consists of 16 city bus lines and 1 out-of-city line, but take into account, that some lines run only few times a day (e.g. in peak hours).
More information : free phone number : 9285 or [4].
The Assumtion and St. Adalbert's Archcathedral, with the reliques of St. Adalbert (his original Czech and similar Polish name to Wojtiech / Wojciech), famous romanesque rbonze door from appr. 1170, the most precious monument od romanesque art in Poland, the tomb of St, Adalebrt and numerous gothic, renessaince and baroque epitaphies and tombs of gniezno bishops and archbishops and some polish primates and the polish riechiest collection of baroque gratings.
numerous document, papal bullas from early middle Ages - that's a part of collection of Archbishipric Archives : the most precious ones are the Golden Gniezno Codex, the bulla od pope Innocent II from 1136 and the pergamine Gospel book - a manuscript from France from appr. 800.
a gothic church of St. John the Baptist from mid-XIVth century with the unique polichromy inside, in the presbitery. More : [5]
The Archbishopric Museum with precious liturgical vessels, including the chalice of St. Adalbert, chalice of Dobrava (the wife of first polish Dukre, burried in Poznan) or the Royal Chalice.
gothic parish church of the Holy Trinity from XVth cent
gothic-baroque fransiscan Assumption and St. Anthony's church with the miraculous icon of Our Lady, the Masstress of Gniezno; besides - the baroque Fransiscan Monastery from XVIIIth century
gothic church of St. Michael Archangel from XVth century, rebuilt in 1815 with a neo-baroque rower from 1900.
the Primates' Palace
For a few years it's been obligatory to vivit the Bronze Door and the cathedral undergrouds only with a guide (even, if you are an individual).
open 9.00-17.30 (Mai-Sept, exept Mondays) or 9.00-15.00 (Oct-Apr, except Sundays, Mondays and church holidays
The Museum of Beginnings of The Polish State 1, Kostrzewskiego str. [6] , mailto:info@mppp.pl, Phone : +48 61 426 46 41, open : from Tuesday to Sunday 9:30 - 17:30 (Mai – Sept) or 10.00-17.00 (Oct-Apr). As the main part of the museum is an interactive show about the earliest polish history, reservations are obligatory! – in this part of the museum there can be just one group at the time.
Adalbertus, 7a, Tumska str., Phone : +48 61 426 13 60, http://www.pietrak.plmailto:adalbertus@pietrak.pl Centrally located, just few steps to the Cathedral and two minutes walk to the Rynek Square.
As well the surroundings of Gniezno ar rich in onuments from different epoques :
Ostrow Lednicki - an island on Lednica Lake with preserved remnants of the mediaval fortress from Xth century; one of the most important places on the Piast Route.
the Fish-Gate (a fish as a symbol of the firt christians in Ist cent AC) in Imiolki, where every year in May-June a large youth meeting run by the Dominicans from the Poznan monastery are organised
timber churches in Weglewo and Lubowo
Czerniejewo with a beautiful classisictic palace, stall and horse-cab house
Biskupin - a very important settlement of so-called Lusitian culture from 2700 years ago
Wenecja (polish equivalent of Venice) with the tuins of a medieval castle and an open-air museum of narrow-gauged railway
Trzemeszno with one of polish oldest churches (next only to Poznan, unfortunately rebuilt in baroque
Strzelno - a romanesque rotunda of St. Prokop and the Trinity Church with famous columns presenting human virtues and sins