Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Poznan, Poland

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Number of sights 48 sights
Distance 10.4 km
Ascend 105 m
Descend 118 m

Experience Poznan in Poland in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in PoznanIndividual Sights in Poznan

Sight 1: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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The Community of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Poznań is a Mormon community operating in Poznań, Poland, belonging to the Polish Warsaw District of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Wikipedia: Gmina Kościoła Jezusa Chrystusa Świętych w Dniach Ostatnich w Poznaniu (PL), Website, Facebook

211 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Pomnik Poległych w Powstaniu Poznańskim

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The Monument to the Fallen in the Poznań Uprising – a monument to people killed during the Poznań June 28-30 June 1956, located at the corner of Kochanowskiego Street and J.H. Dąbrowskiego Street in Poznań (Jeżyce).

Wikipedia: Pomnik Poległych w Powstaniu Poznańskim (PL)

37 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: Skwer Trzech Tramwajarek

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Three Tram Drivers Square – a square located in Poznań, in Jeżyce, at the corner of Dąbrowskiego and Kochanowskiego Streets.

Wikipedia: Skwer Trzech Tramwajarek (PL)

96 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych

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The building of the Social Insurance Institution in Poznań – an avant-garde, modernist office building in Poznań, built in 1931 according to the design of Marian Andrzejewski.

Wikipedia: Gmach I Oddziału ZUS w Poznaniu (PL)

798 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: Ks. Augustyn Szamarzewski

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Monument of Father Augustyn Szamarzewski (1832-1891) – commemorating one of the main organizers of organic work in Wielkopolska, located in Poznań at 3 Szamarzewskiego Street, on the premises of the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Augustyna Szamarzewskiego w Poznaniu (PL)

509 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Karol Marcinkowski

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The monument of Karol Marcinkowski at the First High School – a monument located in Poznań at Bukowska Street, on the premises of the First High School, commemorating Karol Marcinkowski – the patron of the school.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu (I LO) (PL)

318 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Muzeum Wiedzy o Środowisku

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The Museum of Environmental Knowledge in Poznań is a unit of the Institute of Agricultural and Forest Environment of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poznań, located at 19 Bukowska Street. Entrance from the Old Zoo. Admission is free.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Wiedzy o Środowisku w Poznaniu (PL)

436 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Stare Zoo

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The Poznań Old Zoo is one of the oldest zoological gardens in Poland, located in the city of Poznań, Greater Poland Voivodeship. It was founded in 1874 and was included on the register of objects of cultural heritage in 1978 as a unique example of a vivarium. The zoo started as a few animals kept by a restaurant owner in the early 1870s. It can thus be considered the oldest continuously operating Polish zoological garden. Together with the New Zoo in Poznań, which opened in 1974, it forms an integral part of the whole complex known as The Zoological Garden in Poznań.

Wikipedia: Poznań Old Zoo (EN)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Pomnik Roberta Jaeckla

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The Robert Jaeckel Monument in Poznań – a monument commemorating the first director of the Poznań Zoo, Robert Jaeckel, located in the area of the old Jeżyce Zoo in Poznań.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Roberta Jaeckla w Poznaniu (PL)

92 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Koń

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Monuments and sculptures in the Old Zoo in Poznań – a complex of sculptures and monuments located in the Old Zoo in Poznań.

Wikipedia: Pomniki i rzeźby w Starym Zoo w Poznaniu (PL)

199 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Pomnik pracowników komunikacji miejskiej

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The Monument to the Victims of June 1956 – a monument located in Poznań, at Gajowa Street in Jeżyce, commemorating public transport workers from Poznań – victims of the Poznań June 1956.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Ofiar Czerwca 1956 (ul. Gajowa) (PL)

71 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Mieszkanie-Pracownia Kazimiery Iłłakowiczówny

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Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna's Apartment-Studio – a museum dedicated to Kazimierza Iłłakowiczówna, located in apartment No. 8 at 4 Gajowa Street in Poznań's Jeżyce district, in the apartment occupied by the poet from 1948 until her death.

Wikipedia: Mieszkanie-Pracownia Kazimiery Iłłakowiczówny (PL), Website

398 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 13: Światowid

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Światowid na Kaponiera – an obelisk standing at the Kaponiera Roundabout in Poznań.

Wikipedia: Światowid na Kaponierze (PL), Url

284 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Kaponiera Kolejowa

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Kaponiera KolejowaRzuwig, Bogusław Musielak, Archiwum Porozumienia dla Twierdzy Poznań / CC BY 3.0

Railway Caponier – an independent fortification structure that is part of the Poznań Fortress. It was built in 1872 in order to cover the railway lines leading towards Toruń and Stargard with fire. It is located under the exit road running from the Berlin Gate towards the first railway station at Gajowa Street.

Wikipedia: Kaponiera Kolejowa (PL)

200 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Obszar obrazów efemerycznych

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The Area of Ephemeral Paintings – a street sculpture (installation) by Professor Jan Berdyszak, located in Poznań at the south-eastern part of the Kaponiera Roundabout.

Wikipedia: Obszar obrazów efemerycznych (PL)

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Ignacy Jan Paderewski

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The Ignacy Jan Paderewski Monument is a monument to Ignacy Jan Paderewski located in Poznań, on Święty Marcin, directly next to the building of Aula Nova, within the Imperial District.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego w Poznaniu (PL)

159 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Filharmonia Poznańska

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Tadeusz Szeligowski Poznań Philharmonic is a regional cultural institution founded in 1947 on the initiative of Tadeusz Szeligowski as the State Philharmonic in Poznań; one of the two philharmonics in the Greater Poland Voivodeship.

Wikipedia: Poznań Philharmonic (EN), Website

21 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 18: Ławka prof. Heliodora Święcickiego

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Heliodor Święcicki Bench in Poznań – a street monument-bench of the first rector of the Adam Mickiewicz University – Heliodor Święcicki, located in Poznań in front of Collegium Minus, at Henryka Wieniawskiego Street, within the Imperial District.

Wikipedia: Ławeczka Heliodora Święcickiego w Poznaniu (PL)

95 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Adam Mickiewicz

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Adam Mickiewicz was very popular in Wielkopolska. In 1828, the first Poznań edition of all his previous work was published, and in 1832 the second. This is where his brother Franciszek lived, who settled permanently as a resident with Jan Grabowski in Łuków near Oborniki. In August 1831, Mickiewicz tried to get through to the November Uprising. After an unsuccessful attempt, he stayed in Greater Poland until February 1832. From that time on, he maintained constant correspondence with Jan Grabowski, Konstancja Łubieńska, Celina Działyńska and Klaudyna Potocka.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu (PL), Url 0

74 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: Poznański Czerwiec 1956

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Poznań June 1956 Monument (Poznań Crosses) is a monument on Adam Mickiewicz Square in the Imperial District in Poznań, commemorating the 1956 Poznań protests and subsequent protests in the Polish People's Republic. It was erected on June 19 and officially unveiled on June 28, 1981, on the 25th anniversary of the June events.

Wikipedia: Monument to the Victims of June 1956 (EN), Url 0

98 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: Park Adama Mickiewicza

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Adam Mickiewicz Park – a historic city park in Poznań, located in the Imperial District in the city center. One of the most impressive parks in the city, which is the nucleus of the Imperial District, located between Fredry, Wieniawskiego, Święty Marcin and Aleja Niepodległości streets.

Wikipedia: Park Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu (PL)

234 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 22: Zakład Elektronicznej Techniki Obliczeniowej

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The German Covered Bond Bank – a historic building in Poznań, located directly next to the Theatre Bridge, over the railway tracks to the north. It is part of the buildings of the Imperial District.

Wikipedia: Niemiecki Bank Listów Zastawnych w Poznaniu (PL), Website

344 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 23: Pomnik Polskiego Państwa Podziemnego

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The Monument to the Polish Underground State is a deconstructivist monument located in the centre of Poznań, at the back of the Grand Theatre, near the Dominican Church, at the corner of Aleja Niepodległości and Libelta and Wieniawskiego Streets, on the edge of Wieniawski Park.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Polskiego Państwa Podziemnego w Poznaniu (PL)

239 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 24: Park Stanisława Moniuszki

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Stanisław Moniuszko Park in Poznań – a historic park with an area of 2.2 hectares located in the centre of Poznań, located between Libelta, Noskowskiego, Chopina and Al. Niepodległości streets.

Wikipedia: Park Stanisława Moniuszki w Poznaniu (PL)

106 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 25: Stanisław Moniuszko

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The Stanisław Moniuszko Monument is a monument in the form of a bust on a high granite pedestal, located in the centre of Poznań, in Moniuszko Park at Chopin Street.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Stanisława Moniuszki w Poznaniu (PL)

228 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 26: Ławka studentów

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Students' Bench in Poznań – a monumental bench honoring all students. It is located in front of the oldest student dormitory in Poznań "Hanka" on Niepodległości Avenue in Poznań.

Wikipedia: Ławeczka Studentów w Poznaniu (PL)

255 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 27: Kościół pw. Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Różańca Świętego

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The Church of the Queen of the Holy Rosary in Poznań – a temple belonging to the Dominican Order, located in the center of Poznań at the corner of Libelta Street and Aleja Niepodległości. Since 2017, the Lenten station church.

Wikipedia: Kościół Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Różańca Świętego w Poznaniu (PL)

79 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 28: O. Honoriusz Kowalczyk

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The Honoriusz Kowalczyk Boulder – a commemorative boulder located in the center of Poznań on the outer side of the wall of the Dominican Church at Aleja Niepodległości 20.

Wikipedia: Głaz Honoriusza Kowalczyka (PL)

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 29: Stanisław Mikołajczyk

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Monument to Stanisław Mikołajczyk in Poznań – a monument depicting the standing figure of Stanisław Mikołajczyk, located in front of the Wielkopolska Voivodeship Office in the centre of Poznań at 16 Niepodległości Avenue.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Stanisława Mikołajczyka w Poznaniu (PL)

105 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 30: Grand Theatre

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Grand Theatre, Poznań is a neoclassical opera house located in Poznań, Poland. It is named after famous Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko.

Wikipedia: Grand Theatre, Poznań (EN), Website, Url

119 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 31: Ławka prof. Stanisława Kozierowskiego

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Stanisław Kozierowski's bench in Poznań – a monumental bench commemorating Rev. Prof. Stanisław Kozierowski, one of the founders of the Piast University in Poznań. It is located in front of the Collegium Maius building at Aleksandra Fredry Street in Poznań.

Wikipedia: Ławeczka Stanisława Kozierowskiego w Poznaniu (PL)

202 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 32: Pomnik Ofiar Katynia i Sybiru

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The Monument to the Victims of Katyn and Siberia in Poznań is a monument commemorating the Katyn massacre, located in Poznań, within the Imperial District, in the Castle Garden at the Imperial Castle.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Ofiar Katynia i Sybiru w Poznaniu (PL), Url

4 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 33: Ogród Zamkowy

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The Castle Garden of the Victims of Katyn and Siberia - a former private residential garden, located in the Imperial District in the center of Poznań, at the northern façade of the Imperial Castle. It was founded together with the castle for Kaiser Wilhelm II in the fork of Aleja Niepodległości and Fredry Street. The Rose Garden was an integral part of it. The Castle Garden used to be closed and separated from the street by wrought iron fences.

Wikipedia: Ogród Zamkowy w Poznaniu (PL)

68 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 34: Fontanna lwów

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The Fountain of Lions is a fountain located in Poznań, in the Rose Courtyard of the Imperial Castle.

Wikipedia: Fontanna Lwów w Poznaniu (PL), Url

205 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 35: Muzeum Powstania Poznańskiego – Czerwiec 1956

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Poznań Uprising Museum – June 1956 – a historical museum, located in Poznań, in the Imperial Castle, on the side of Święty Marcin Street, a branch of the Wielkopolska Museum of Independence.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Powstania Poznańskiego – Czerwiec 1956 (PL)

36 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 36: Pomnik kryptologów

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The Monument to Cryptologists is a monument in the form of a metal, regular prism with a triangle base, located in Poznań, in front of the main entrance to the Imperial Castle in Poznań.

Wikipedia: Pomnik kryptologów w Poznaniu (PL), Url 0

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 37: Najświętszy Zbawiciel

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The Monument of the Holy Saviour in Poznań – a monument located in Poznań, at A. Fredry Street, in the square-garden in front of the neo-Gothic rectory of the Church of the Holy Saviour.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Najświętszego Zbawiciela w Poznaniu (PL), Url 0

77 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 38: Piotr Majchrzak

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Piotr Majchrzak's Boulder – a memorial boulder commemorating the memory of a technical school student – Piotr Majchrzak, murdered by the ZOMO in 1982, located in Poznań, directly next to the Church of the Holy Saviour at 11 Fredry Street in the city center.

Wikipedia: Głaz Piotra Majchrzaka (PL)

19 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 39: Kościół pw. Najświętszego Zbawiciela

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The Church of the Holy Saviour is a historic temple at 11 Fredry Street in the Imperial District in Poznań.

Wikipedia: Kościół Najświętszego Zbawiciela w Poznaniu (PL), Website, Url, Url 0

506 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 40: Dzieci Poznańskiego Czerwca 1956

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Dzieci Poznańskiego Czerwca 1956 Cropped version of the photograph File:Poznan Uprising Childerns.JPG by User:MOs810. / CC BY 4.0

The Children of June of '56 is a bronze statue in Poznań, Poland. It is placed at 3 Młyńska Street, within the Old Town neighbourhood. It is a sculpture of two small children wearing military uniforms, and is dedicated to the children who participated in the fights of the 1956 Poznań protests. It was unveiled at its current location on 23 June 1996.

Wikipedia: Children of June of '56 (EN)

256 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 41: Pomnik Adwokatów Poznańskiego Czerwca 1956

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The Monument to the Advocates of June '56 – a monument at Stanisława Hejmowskiego Street in the centre of Poznań, commemorating the lawyers – defenders in the trials of the Poznań June 1956.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Adwokatów Czerwca '56 (PL)

692 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 42: Dom modlitwy gminy żydowskiej

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The tenement house of the Jewish community board in Poznań – a tenement house located in the northern part of the Old Town in Poznań, at the corner of 10 Stawna Street and 10 Szewska Street, housing the authorities of the Poznań kehilla in the interwar period and since 2003.

Wikipedia: Kamienica zarządu gminy żydowskiej w Poznaniu (PL), Url

267 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 43: Skwer Włodzimierza Dworzaczka

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Włodzimierz Dworzaczek Square – an area of urban greenery located in Poznań, in the Old Town, in the Stare Miasto local government estate, directly next to the medieval city walls, at the back of the fire station at Masztalarska Street, between Masztalarska, Wroniecka and Małe Garbary Streets. It is adjacent to Roman Wilhelmi Square.

Wikipedia: Skwer Włodzimierza Dworzaczka w Poznaniu (PL)

389 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 44: Stara Rzeźnia

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Slaughterhouse in Garbary in Poznań – a former municipal butcher's shop erected in the years 1897–1900 in Poznań in Garbary, entered into the register of immovable monuments of the Greater Poland Voivodeship.

Wikipedia: Rzeźnia na Garbarach w Poznaniu (PL)

641 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 45: Kościół pw. Świętego Wojciecha

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The Church of St. Adalbert or the Church of St. Wojciech in Poznań, Poland, was constructed in the 15th century. It was the one of only two Polish churches under the Nazis (1939–1944). The church has a 16th-century wooden belfry.

Wikipedia: Church of St. Adalbert, Poznań (EN), Website, Url, Facebook, Url 0

179 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 46: Głaz prekursorów turystyki i krajoznawstwa

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The Monument of the Centenary of the Polish Touring Society – a monument in the form of an erratic boulder, located on the Hill of St. Adalbert in Poznań, near the entrance to the Cemetery of Meritorious Inhabitants of Greater Poland and near the Church of St. Joseph.

Wikipedia: Pomnik stulecia Polskiego Towarzystwa Krajoznawczego w Poznaniu (PL)

171 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 47: Pomnik Wojciecha Szczęsnego Kaczmarka

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Monument to Wojciech Szczęsny Kaczmarek – a monument commemorating Wojciech Szczęsny Kaczmarek, Mayor of Poznań in the years 1990-1998, Polish consul in Paris (2000-2003), one of the co-founders of the revival of the Polish municipal government. The facility is located in Poznań, on the premises of the Cemetery of Meritorious Wielkopolska Residents, in its central part, on the slope.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Wojciecha Szczęsnego Kaczmarka w Poznaniu (PL)

243 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 48: Pomnik Armii Poznań

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Pomnik Armii Poznań Photo by Radomil / CC BY-SA 3.0

The "Poznań" Army Monument – a monument in honor of the heroes of the "Poznań" Army, unveiled in Poznań on September 1, 1982 on the 43rd anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. It is located on the Hill of Saint Wojciech, between Kutrzeby, Księcia Józefa and Aleja Niepodległości streets, in the eastern part of the former Independence Square.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Armii Poznań (PL), Url

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