13 Sights in Gniezno, Poland (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Gniezno, Poland! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Gniezno. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in Gniezno1. Kościół Ewangelicko-Augsburski
Church of Blessed Michał Kozal in Gniezno – a neo-Gothic church built in the years 1894-1895 and built according to Bruno's design as a chapel of the psychiatric hospital "Dziekanka", currently the church of the Catholic parish of Blessed Michał Kozal in Gniezno, but also used by the Evangelical parish from Poznań. A temple with two presbyteries. From February 7, 2012, it was temporarily closed.
2. Archikatedra pw. Wniebowzięcia NMP i św. Wojciecha
The Royal Gniezno Cathedral is a Brick Gothic cathedral located in the historic city of Gniezno that served as the coronation place for several Polish monarchs and as the seat of Polish church officials continuously for nearly 1000 years. Throughout its long and tragic history, the building stayed mostly intact, making it one of the oldest and most precious sacral monuments in Poland.
3. Kościół pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Anthony in Gniezno – inhabited by the Conventual Franciscan friars of the Gdańsk Province. It is also the parish church of the parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gniezno, belonging to the deanery of Gniezno and the archdiocese of Gniezno. It is located at Franciszkańska Street, on the Maiden Hill.
Wikipedia: Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Antoniego w Gnieźnie (PL), Website
4. Kościół pw. Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Polski
The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of Polish in Gniezno – a Roman Catholic filial church, previously Evangelical and garrison, from the first half of the 19th century. It is located at Bolesława Chrobrego Street. It belongs to the parish of the Holy Trinity in Gniezno.
Wikipedia: Kościół Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Polski w Gnieźnie (PL)
5. Kolegiata pw. św. Jerzego
St. George's Church in Gniezno, St. George's Collegiate Church at the Gniezno Castle – a collegiate church in Gniezno. The seat of the Collegiate Chapter of St. George. The rector's church, whose rector is each time the rector of the Primate's Higher Seminary.
6. Kościół pw.Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła
Church of St. Peter and Paul in Gniezno – a late Baroque church from 1780, located in the cemetery of St. Peter and Paul at Kłeckowska Street in Gniezno, located on the Piotrowo Hill, also known as Zajezierze.
Wikipedia: Kościół Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła w Gnieźnie (PL)
7. Kościół pw. św. Michała Archanioła
Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Gniezno – founded in the 13th, present church from the beginning of the 15th century, restored after 1613, rebuilt in the years 1811–1815, neo-baroque tower from 1900, according to Knothe's design, Gothic, three-nave, hall in the body. The church, together with the now non-existent two churches of St. Nicholas and the Holy Spirit, belonged to the former suburb of Wójtostwo.
8. Kościół pw. Świętej Trójcy
Church of the Holy Trinity in Gniezno (parish church) – a church founded in the second half of the 12th century, present from around 1420–1430, built during the times of priest Mikołaj Grossman, single-nave, late Gothic; after 1613 rebuilt in the Baroque style.
9. Kościół pw. Świętego Krzyża
Church of the Holy Cross in Gniezno – a brick church designed by Elsner in the neo-Gothic style from 1834–1836. It has a single nave, four-sided tower, covered with a conical cupola. Inside, there is a Baroque main altar with a crucifix from the 16th century, a wooden tabernacle, a late-Gothic baptismal font with the scene of the Annunciation. Marble floor. It is located in the burial cemetery at Świętokrzyska Street. m.in. Józef Chociszewski and Maria Springer were buried in this cemetery.
10. Kościół pw. Świętego Jana Chrzciciela
The Church of St. John the Baptist is a monument in Gniezno, Poland. It was the headquarters of Order of the Holy Sepulchre for centuries. Its presbytery houses the original 14th-century polychromy made with fresco-secco technique.
11. Cmentarz parafialny
The Cemetery of St. Peter and Paul – a historic necropolis of Gniezno. It covers an area of about 4 hectares and is located in the western part of the city within the following streets: Kłeckoska, Powstańców Wielkopolskich and Górna, from the west it borders with the area of the Stallion Stud. The cemetery is managed by the archcathedral parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
12. Gniezno Train Depot
The Gniezno locomotive depot is a 19th-century railway depot and historical monument in the town of Gniezno, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It was built in 1875 in the area adjacent to the newly built Gniezno railway station in 1872, which became an important point in the Poznań-Toruń transport hub. With the railway infrastructure built around it, it creates a complex unique on a European scale. The depot was decommissioned in 2009 and later abandoned when the repairs to the rolling stock were moved from Gniezno to Leszno. It now operates only as a heritage tourist attraction.
13. Wojewódzki Szpital dla Nerwowo i Psychicznie Chorych Dziekanka im. Aleksandra Piotrowskiego
Provincial hospital for nervous and mentally ill "Dean" Aleksander Piotrowski - one of the largest and oldest psychiatric facilities in Poland. It is located at 15 Poznańska Street in Gniezno, in the Dziekanka district.
Wikipedia: Wojewódzki Szpital dla Nerwowo i Psychicznie Chorych Dziekanka (PL), Website
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