Poznań is a city where the energy of the Eastern Europe is merged with the civilization of the West. A large city, with over half-a-million residents, Poznań is situated in a very well economically developed region of Poland. The distance from Poznan is closer to Berlin than to Warsaw. Citizens of Poznan have reputation of being well-educated, competent and welcoming. It is regarded as the first capital of the country, although, as a matter of fact, nearby Gniezno was the first capital of Poland. Poznan is a bustling city, and one of the most developed, and affluents regions of Poland, with lots of foreign enterprises with their factories and offices there.
In the whole Central and Eastern Europe the International Poznan Fair exhibition center is the largest of its kind.
Poznan is also a students’ town with about 130 thousand students total, what makes Poznan the third largest university city in Poland. There is also a big number of diverse festivals held on the territory of Poznan in Spring and May, e.g. Jan A.P. Kaczmarek’s recognized Oscar-winning composer for the soundtrack to “Finding Neverland” (2005), Transatlantyk Festival. for the soundtrack to Finding Neverland (2005).
Out of town
Rogalin
The palace in Rogalin is one of the major Polish residences founded in the 18th c. Its fame is due to the picturesque location, history full of importants evets, intriguing architecture, and a truly magnificent art collection.
The Edward A. Raczynski gallery of painting houses a collection of Polish and European paintings from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries like e.g. “Joan d’Arc”by Jan Matejko, Jacek Malczewski, and French symbolists’ works of art.
London study of Edward B. Raczynski, President of Republic of Poland in Exile and the creator of the Raczynski Family Foundation (active at the National Museum in Poznan) is located in the right wing of the Palace.
Kórnik
Built at the end of the 14th century by the Górka family, the castle was extensively remodeled through the centuries, and is now one of the few castles in Poland that was spared the destruction of WWII. the corridors of Kórnik, now the ideal backdrop for a supernatural horror represent a marvelous trip through time.
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Kórnik is also an important seat of academia, and its library inside the castle rates as one of top five in Poland. It boasts over 400,000 tomes since it was founded by Tytus Działyński in 1828, including now approximately 30,000 books, most of them over 150 years old. The best possession is the Order of Benedict, a manuscript dated back to the 9th century which is the oldest in Poland. It has operated as part of the National Library of Poland since 1953, with an onus on science. You’ll find there many of the more interesting books frequently put out on public display. Like a map from 1482, or the first edition of Copernicus’ defining work, De Revolutionobis, together with a 16th century bible penned in twelve languages.
