Poznań

Poznań (Polish: [ˈpɔznaj̃] or [ˈpɔznaɲ] ⓘ) is a city on the <a href="/facts/Warta/aJGnu4mf">River Warta</a> in west <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a>, within the <a href="/facts/Greater_Poland/xLaAtAbW">Greater Poland</a> region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as <a href="/facts/Saint_John%27s_Fair,_Pozna%C5%84/K7jWpxjN">Saint John's Fair</a> (Jarmark Świętojański), traditional <a href="/facts/St._Martin%27s_croissant/V9Ll7fjP">Saint Martin's croissants</a> and a local dialect. Among its most important heritage sites are the <a href="/facts/Renaissance_in_Poland/R2T7wHLC">Renaissance</a> Old Town, <a href="/facts/Pozna%C5%84_Town_Hall/jHehe1Iy">Town Hall</a> and <a href="/facts/Pozna%C5%84_Cathedral/Mr5DI4mV">Poznań Cathedral</a>.
Poznań is the fifth-largest <a href="/facts/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Poland/KUowXsAN">city in Poland</a>. As of 2023, the city's population is 540,146, while the <a href="/facts/Pozna%C5%84_metropolitan_area/bJqo29Xa">Poznań metropolitan area</a> (Metropolia Poznań) comprising <a href="/facts/Pozna%C5%84_County/Xck0rbC7">Poznań County</a> and several other communities is inhabited by over 1.029 million people. It is one of four historical capitals of medieval Poland and the ancient capital of the <a href="/facts/Greater_Poland/xLaAtAbW">Greater Poland</a> region, currently the administrative capital of the province called <a href="/facts/Greater_Poland_Voivodeship/35ubXsf2">Greater Poland Voivodeship</a>.
Poznań is a center of trade, sport, education, technology and tourism. It is an important academic site, with about 130,000 students and <a href="/facts/Adam_Mickiewicz_University/owEGITX9">Adam Mickiewicz University</a>, the third largest Polish university. The city serves as the seat of the oldest Polish <a href="/facts/Diocese/Uts2PByI">diocese</a>, now being one of the most populous <a href="/facts/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Pozna%C5%84/Wf7L9mvn">Catholic archdioceses</a> in the country. The city also hosts the <a href="/facts/Pozna%C5%84_International_Fair/6Fk2h1uM">Poznań International Fair</a>, the biggest industrial fair in Poland and one of the largest fairs in Europe. The city's other renowned landmarks include the <a href="/facts/National_Museum,_Pozna%C5%84/YaIq7MXx">National Museum</a>, <a href="/facts/Grand_Theatre,_Pozna%C5%84/PwVlvCRo">Grand Theatre</a>, <a href="/facts/Pozna%C5%84_Fara/XejBgDTH">Fara Church</a> and the <a href="/facts/Imperial_Castle,_Pozna%C5%84/6l2b7XFU">Imperial Castle</a>.
Poznań is classified as a <a href="/facts/Global_city/Lqv5NqA5">Gamma−global city</a> by <a href="/facts/Globalization_and_World_Cities_Research_Network/xdxbC98a">Globalization and World Cities Research Network</a>. According to several rankings it is one of the most business-friendly cities in Poland. It also ranks highly in safety and <a href="/facts/Healthcare_in_Poland/kWGp1ok4">healthcare quality</a>. The city of Poznań has also, many times, won the prize awarded by "<a href="/facts/Superbrands/HfBCIeWe">Superbrands</a>" for a very high quality city brand. In 2012, the Poznań's Art and Business Centre "<a href="/facts/Stary_Browar/6Ge6Bpq0">Stary Browar</a>" won a competition organised by <a href="/facts/National_Geographic_Traveler/6y4q6QwA">National Geographic Traveler</a> and was given the first prize as one of the seven "New Polish Wonders". Companies headquartered in the city include energy provider <a href="/facts/Enea_SA/bXeXpFsA">Enea</a>, e-commerce company <a href="/facts/Allegro_(website)/JVNjvaYr">Allegro</a> and convenience store chain <a href="/facts/%C5%BBabka_(convenience_store)/37B3p7LA">Żabka</a>.
The official <a href="/facts/Patron_saint/Gw1cv1vH">patron saints</a> of Poznań are <a href="/facts/Saint_Peter/50X8naSm">Saint Peter</a> and <a href="/facts/Paul_the_Apostle/mIAFgUw7">Paul of Tarsus</a>, the patrons of the cathedral. <a href="/facts/Martin_of_Tours/PfylP1CG">Martin of Tours</a> – the patron of the main street <a href="/facts/%C5%9Awi%C4%99ty_Marcin/er9GaueJ">Święty Marcin</a> – is also regarded as one of the patron saints of the city.

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