Gniezno facts for kids

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Gniezno. Napoleon Orda
Gniezno. 19th century
Relikwiarz Wojciecha Gniezno
Tomb of St. Adalbert in Gniezno Cathedral

Gniezno is a town in central-western Poland, some 50 km east of Poznań, inhabited by about 70,000 people. Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the administrative capital of the Gniezno County (powiat). Gniezno is a cradle of the Polish state and until 1038 was capital of Poland. In the 1000 here took place Gniezno Congress, meeting beetwen duke Boleslaus I the Brave and Otto III, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. In Gniezno Cathedral until 14th century took place royal coronations. Patron of Gniezno is saint Adalbert of Prague.

Images for kids

  • Gniezno old seal with CoA

    Mediaeval seal of Gniezno

  • Bolesław Chrobry

    Statue of Bolesław I the Brave in Gniezno

  • Gniezno. View of metropolitan cathedral and church of St John the Baptist

    View of metropolitan cathedral and church of St John the Baptist

  • Widok Gniezna

    Panorama of Gniezno. 19th century

  • Katedra Gniezno

    Gniezno Cathedral

  • Buildings in Gniezno - sad rejonowy

    Regional court

  • Theatre in Gniezno.April 2011

    Aleksander Fredro Theatre in Gniezno

  • Gniezno view

    View of Old Gniezno from Jelonek Lake

  • Cathedral in Gniezno.September 2007

    Gniezno Cathedral

  • BernardMaciejowski

    Bernard Maciejowski

  • Codex aureus Gnesnensis

    Codex Aureus Gnesnensis

  • Drzwi gnieznienskie widok ogolny

    Gniezno Doors

  • St George church in Gniezno

    Saint George's Church in Gniezno


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