Gniezno

Poland

Porta Regia: the royal gate of Gniezno's cathedral Gniezno is a city in Greater Poland in Poland. It is traditionally regarded as having been the first capital of Poland, and has been witness to many important events in early Polish history. Gniezno has become the seat of the second Polish diocese (after Poznań) and the first archbishopric. The coronations of several kings of Poland took place in the Gniezno cathedral.

Gniezno is situated in the northeastern part of the Greater Poland, between three lakes: Jelonek, Swietokrzyskie and Winiary, in what is called the Gniezno Lake District. It is only 50 kilometres away from Poznań and relatively close to Kujawsko-Pomorskie.

  • The regional Tourist Information Centre, Rynek Sq., Phone / fax : +48 61 428 41 00, mailto:turystyka@powiat-gniezno.pl
  • Polish Country-Lovers’ Society, the Gniezno department, 10, Łaskiego str. Phone : +48 61 425 37 37, fax +48 61 426 36 60

Gniezno Cathedral, where 6 kings of Poland were coronated between the 11th and 14th centuries Central post office

  • The Assumption and St. Adalbert's Cathedral, with the reliquaries of St. Adalbert (Czech: Wojtiech; Polish: Wojciech), famous Romanesque bronze door from c. 1170, the most precious monument of romanesque art in Poland, the tombs of St. Adalbert and numerous Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments and tombs of Gniezno bishops and archbishops and some Polish primates.
  • The Archbishopric Archives contain numerous documents including papal bulls from the early Middle Ages, the most precious of which are the Golden Gniezno Codex, the bulla od pope Innocent II from 1136 and the pergamine Gospel book - a manuscript from France from c. 800.
  • The Gothic Church of St. John the Baptist from the mid 19th century, with unique polichromy in the presbytery. More :
  • The Archbishopric Museum with precious liturgical vessels, including the chalice of St. Adalbert, chalice of Dobrava (the wife of first polish Dukre, buried in Poznań) or the Royal Chalice.
  • The Gothic Parish church of the Holy Trinity from the 15th century
  • The Gothic-Baroque Franciscan Assumption and St. Anthony's Church with the miraculous icon of Our Lady, the Mistress of Gniezno; next door is the Baroque Franciscan Monastery from the 18th century
  • Gothic Church of St. Michael Archangel from the 15th century, rebuilt in 1815 with a neo-Baroque rower from 1900.
  • The Primates' Palace

Visits to the Bronze Door and the cathedral's crypt are permitted only with a guide.

  • The Gniezno Archbishopric Museum, 2 Kolegiaty str., Phone : +48 61 426 37 78, open 9.00-17.30 (May-Sep, except 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., mailto:info@mppp.pl, Phone : +48 61 426 46 41, open from Tuesday to Sunday 9:30 - 17:30 (May–Sep) or 10.00-17.00 (Oct-Apr). As the main part of the museum is an interactive show about the earliest polish history, one needs to make an obligatory advance booking!
  • The Municipal Museum - to be opened soon.

The Assumption and St. Adalbert's Cathedral, with the reliquaries of St. Adalbert (Czech: Wojtiech; Polish: Wojciech), famous Romanesque bronze door from c. 1170, the most precious monument of romanesque art in Poland, the tombs of St. Adalbert and numerous Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments and tombs of Gniezno bishops and archbishops and some Polish primates.

The Archbishopric Archives contain numerous documents including papal bulls from the early Middle Ages, the most precious of which are the Golden Gniezno Codex, the bulla od pope Innocent II from 1136 and the pergamine Gospel book - a manuscript from France from c. 800.

The Gothic Church of St. John the Baptist from the mid 19th century, with unique polichromy in the presbytery. More :

The Archbishopric Museum with precious liturgical vessels, including the chalice of St. Adalbert, chalice of Dobrava (the wife of first polish Dukre, buried in [[Poznań]]) or the Royal Chalice.

The Gothic Parish church of the Holy Trinity from the 15th century

The Gothic-Baroque Franciscan Assumption and St. Anthony's Church with the miraculous icon of Our Lady, the Mistress of Gniezno; next door is the Baroque Franciscan Monastery from the 18th century

Gothic Church of St. Michael Archangel from the 15th century, rebuilt in 1815 with a neo-Baroque rower from 1900.

The Primates' Palace

  • International Jazz Festival "Jazz Pod Piątką" (Jazz in the building number 5)- in June,
  • International Organ Festival "Musik in the Gniezno Cathedral walls"- concerts on Sundays in June and July
  • The Polish Amateur Film Festival "Offeliada' - in October
  • Juwenalia - the festival of students of the Collegium Europaeum University, the Gniezno State Professional High School - in May
  • The Nameday of Gniezno - April 23 (Saint Adalbert's day)
  • The Gniezno Days - late April
  • The Long-Distance International Run of the United Europe - late April
  • The Flea Markets - several times a year
  • The Days of St. John - around June 24
  • The Polish Piast Bike Rally - in June
  • Meetings with poetry - in the undergrounds of the Gniezno Cathedral, irregularly

  • Amanda, 1, Chrobrego str., Phone : +48 61 428 28 31
  • Cafe-Pub Klub Kibica, 32, Warszawska str., Phone : +48 61 426 11 97, mailto:awo@hotel-awo.pl
  • City Bar, 15, Rynek Square, Phone : +48 61 425 35 35, mailto:sunnytravel@hotel-victoria.pl
  • Hubertus, 2, Kolejowa str., Phone : +48 61 426 74 49, http://www.wlkp.info.pl mailto:95095544@pro.onet.pl
  • Pod Piątką, 5, Tumska str., Phone : +48 61 426 18 00, http://www.5.gniezno.pl mailto:office@5.gniezno.pl
  • Poker, 185, Wrzesińska str., Phone : +48 61 425 78 57
  • Stołówka CEG, 5-7 Kostrzewskiego str, Phone : +48 61 423 71 52
  • Wenecja, 9, Jeziorna str., Phone : +48 61 426 19 26
  • Verona, 20, Rynek Square, Phone : +48 61 425 38 38
  • Stołówka Klubowa, 42, Roosevelta str., Tel : 693 533 341
  • U Zygmunta, 20, Ks. Prymasa Wyszynskiego str, Phone : +48 61 426 37 74, mailto:mariakam@wp.pl

  • RATUSZOWA, 40/41 Chrobrego str., Phone : +48 61 424 32 23
  • Europejska, 19, Dabrowki str., Phone : +48 61 426 30 41
  • Gwarna, ul. Mieszka I 16, Phone : +48 61 426 16 16
  • Herbowa, 106, Roosevelta str., Phone : +48 61 426 54 31 wew. 124, 609 154 098, mailto:restauracjaherbowa@02.pl
  • Imperial, 2, Paczkowskiego str., Phone : +48 61 428 23 75
  • In Centro, 10, Rynek Square, Phone : +48 61 428 26 14, mailto:incentro@wp.pl
  • Kasyno, 43, Wrzesińska str., Phone : +48 61 425 70 21
  • Kresowianka, 123, Roosevelta str., Phone : +48 61 428 23 93 http://www.kresowianka.pl mailto:kresowianka@kresowianka.pl
  • Klub Muzyczny "Młyn" (Music Club „The Mill”) 51, Roosevelta str., Phone : +48 602 447 674, http://www.mlyn.gniezno.pl
  • Kresowianka, Rynek Square, Phone : +48 61 424 22 52
  • Królewska, 3, Chrobrego str., Phone : +48 61 426 14 97, mailto:hotel-pietrak@home.pl
  • Leo Libra, ul. Pustachowska 1, Phone : +48 61 425 66 81
  • Nest, 20, Sobieskiego str., Phone : +48 61 423 80 00, mailto:recepcja@hotelnest.pl
  • Panda, 6, Łubieńskiego str., Phone : +48 603 101 081
  • Restauracja Polska, 5, Tumska str., Phone : +48 61 426 18 00, mailto:office@5.gniezno.pl
  • Ristorante Italiano, 12, Tumska str., Phone : +48 61 426 14 97
  • Sphinks, 4, Chrobrego str., Phone : +48 61 426 13 73
  • Staromiejska, 11, Łubieńskiego str., Phone : +48 603 577 724
  • W Piwnicy, 7, Dąbrówki str., Phone : +48 61 425 24 85
  • W Starej Kamienicy, 13, 3 Maja str., Phone : +48 61 424 22 46
  • Złoty Smok, 1A, Kaszarska str., Phone : +48 61 426 78 04
  • Restauracja Za Drzwiami, 11, Tumska str., Phone : +48 61 424 44 02

  • Karczma Wiejska (The Country Inn), Kosowo 28, 62-250 Czerniejewo, Phone : +48 61 429 42 68
  • Kleckowianka, 20, Paderewskiego str., 62-270 Kłecko, Phone : +48 61 427 00 80
  • Nad Jeziorem Białym (The White Lake), 62-431 Skorzęcin 52, Phone : +48 63 277 01 49, mailto:info@hotel-skorzecin.pl
  • Restaurant-Hotel Pietrak, 4, Foluska str., 62-240 Trzemeszno, Phone : +48 52 215 44 00, mailto:hp-trzemeszno@post.pl
  • The Czerniejewo Palace Restaurant, 5, Gen. Lipskiego str., 62-250 Czerniejewo, Phone : +48 61 427 37 01, mailto:biuro@czerniejewo-palac.pl

The large cities of Poznań, Bydgoszcz and Toruń are within 60-90 minutes from Gniezno by road or rail.

The area around Gniezno is rich in historic monuments and places of interest:

  • Ostrów Lednicki - an island on Lednica Lake with preserved remnants of a medieval fortress from 10th century; one of the most important places on the Piast Route.
  • Dziekanowice - located next to Ostrów Lednicki, with an open-air museum of Greater Poland architecture
  • The Fish-Gate (a large girder construction shaped after the early Christian symbol) in Imiołki. Every year in May or June, the Dominican Order holds a large Catholic youth gathering there.
  • Timber churches in Weglewo and Lubowo
  • Czerniejewo with a beautiful classicist palace, stables and carriage house
  • Żnin, Biskupin and Wenecja with settlements of so-called Lusitian culture from 2700 years ago all connected via narrow gauge railway
  • Trzemeszno with one of polish oldest churches
  • Strzelno - a romanesque rotunda and the Trinity Church with famous columns presenting human virtues and sins
  • Mogilno with a romanesque church of St. John