Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Poznan, Poland

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Number of sights 29 sights
Distance 7.1 km
Ascend 90 m
Descend 62 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: 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)

712 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

178 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Cmentarz Zasłużonych Wielkopolan

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The Cemetery of Meritorious Wielkopolska Residents – a necropolis in Poznań, located on the Hill of St. Adalbert near the Church of St. Joseph and the monastery of the Discalced Carmelites.

Wikipedia: Cmentarz Zasłużonych Wielkopolan (PL)

6 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 4: 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 5: 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

855 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 6: 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)

32 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: DS Hanka

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Student House Hanka - a student house belonging to the University of Adam Mickiewicz, located in a historic building at Aleja Niepodległości 26 in the center of Poznań at the Stare Miasto Local Government Estate. The object is characterized by classic architectural forms.

Wikipedia: Dom Studencki Hanka w Poznaniu (PL)

324 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: 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 9: 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)

152 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: 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)

178 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: 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 12: 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)

226 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: 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

652 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 14: 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)

96 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: 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)

37 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 16: 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)

211 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: 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

365 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: Kamienica Józefa Leitgebera

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Tenement house at 35/37 Dąbrowskiego Street – a historic tenement house located in Poznań, Jeżyce, at 35/37 Dąbrowskiego Street.

Wikipedia: Kamienica przy ul. Dąbrowskiego 35/37 w Poznaniu (PL)

378 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 19: Kościół pw. Najświętszego Serca Jezusa i św. Floriana

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The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St. Florian in Poznań – a parish church referring to the neo-Romanesque style, located in Jeżyce at 3 Kościelna Street. Since 2017, the Lenten station church.

Wikipedia: Kościół Najświętszego Serca Jezusa i św. Floriana w Poznaniu (PL), Website

489 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 20: 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)

15 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 21: Kościół pw. Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego

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The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross – a neo-Gothic temple located at 3 Szamarzewskiego Street in Poznań. It is a parish church, which also serves as a garrison temple.

Wikipedia: Kościół Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego w Poznaniu (PL), Website

485 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 22: 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 23: 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

181 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 24: 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)

92 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 25: 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)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 26: 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)

436 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 27: 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)

151 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 28: Tadeusz Kościuszko

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The Monument of Tadeusz Kościuszko in Poznań is a monument commemorating Tadeusz Kościuszko in Poznań in the Grunwald district of St. Lazarus.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Tadeusza Kościuszki w Poznaniu (PL)

254 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 29: 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)

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