It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral.

Following the baptism, construction began of Poznań's cathedral, the first in Poland.

Construction began of Poznań's cathedral.

Ostrów Tumski, an island between the two branches of the Warta ( of which the right one is also called Cybina ), is also part of Nowe Miasto ; it contains Poznań's cathedral as well as other ecclesiastical buildings, and industrial sites to the north of these.

Poznań's university ( today called Adam Mickiewicz University ) was founded in 1919, and in 1925 the Poznań International Fairs began.

Due to the expulsions of Germans from Polish territory ( and the fact that many Germans had left as the Soviets advanced ), Poznań's post-war population was almost uniformly Polish.

** " Assassination on City Hall " – as it was dominated by Germans, the Execution Department of Worker's and Soldier's Council proceeded to Poznań's City Hall, an armed group of Poles forced them to change four of the German Delegates with Poles: Bohdan Hulewicz, Mieczysław Paluch, Henryk Śniegocki and Zygmunt Wiza.

The university was ceremonially opened on May 7, 1919 ( the 400th anniversary of the foundation of Poznań's Lubrański Academy ).

Poznań's committee was headed by Kazimierz Raczyński, a former general, starosta of Wielkopolska and crown official.

Poznań's Jewish population, which had numbered 2, 000 in 1939, was largely murdered in the Holocaust.

South of Malta are the housing estates of Rataje, one of Poznań's largest modern residential districts, consisting mainly of prefabricated concrete panel blocks, of which the first was completed in 1967.

The Academy was the fourth institution of higher education to be founded in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ( and the first private one ), after the Kraków Academy ( 1364 ), Poznań's Lubrański Academy ( 1519 ) and Vilnius University ( 1578 ).

The southern part of Stare Miasto district is occupied by Poznań's city centre – the Old Town itself ( centred on Stary Rynek, the Old Market Square, with the Old Town Hall or Ratusz ), the main street Święty Marcin ( St. Martin ), the old district of Chwaliszewo next to the river, the oldest buildings of Adam Mickiewicz University, and numerous other historic and modern buildings.

Poznań's fast tram line, Poznański Szybki Tramwaj ( popularly known as Pestka ), runs from west of the city centre, initially as an elevated line, and then in a cutting passing through Winogrady and Piątkowo to the terminus and bus station at Osiedle Sobieskiego on the northern edge of Piątkowo.

In the north-western corner of Jeżyce is Poznań's largest lake, Jezioro Kierskie ( Kiekrz Lake ), used especially for sailing.

Other sites of interest in Jeżyce include Poznań's Old Zoo close to the city centre ( from which many animals have now been moved to the New Zoo in Nowe Miasto ), the tram station on ul.

Also in the north of Wilda is Poznań's College of Physical Education ( AWF ), a stadium and a number of sports facilities.

The Nazi authorities significantly expanded Poznań's boundaries to include most of the present-day area of the city ; these boundaries were retained after the war.

Recent infrastructural developments include the opening of the fast tram route ( Poznański Szybki Tramwaj, popularly Pestka ) in 1997, and Poznań's first motorway connection ( part of the A2 autostrada ) in 2003.

Poznań's main river is the Warta, which flows through the city from south to north.

For more details on Poznań's geography, see the articles on the five districts: Stare Miasto, Nowe Miasto, Jeżyce, Grunwald and Wilda.

The former Imperial Castle in Poznań | Imperial Castle is now one of Poznań's premier cultural-theatrical institutions.

* 27 December 1918 – evening: uprising starts with shooting in front of Poznań's Police Headquarters.

This reserve also contains Poznań's highest point, the hill known as Góra Moraska, with an altitude of.

Poznań's main zoo is situated in this area.

Part of Poznań's northern relief line, used for freight transportation, also passes through the district, joining the Szczecin line close to Kiekrz.

He ate what he felt like, slept as much or as little as he pleased, and moved about the draughty rooms of the house, when he was not in bed, with slow, dubious steps, like an elderly tourist in a cathedral.

The statue was placed in the square fronted by the cathedral.

Aachen Cathedral was erected on the orders of Charlemagne in AD 786 and was on completion the largest cathedral north of the Alps.

The cathedral was extended several times in later ages, turning it into a curious and unique mixture of building styles.

Ealdred was a monk in the cathedral chapter at Winchester Cathedral before becoming abbot of Tavistock Abbey about 1027, an office he held until about 1043.

How the diocese of Worcester was administered when Ealdred was abroad is unclear, although it appears that Wulfstan, the prior of the cathedral chapter, performed the religious duties in the diocese.

Even after the Norman Conquest, Ealdred still controlled some events in Worcester, and it was Ealdred, not Wulfstan, who opposed Urse d ' Abetot's attempt to extend the castle of Worcester into the cathedral after the Norman Conquest.

Ealdred was back at York by 1069 ; he died there on 11 September 1069, and was buried in his episcopal cathedral.

While bishop he was largely responsible for the construction of a large organ in the cathedral, audible from over a mile ( 1600 m ) away and said to require more than 24 men to operate.

Though God commanded instruments to be used in Temple worship, and the daily life of Israel, the first recorded example of a musical instrument in Roman Catholic worship was an organ introduced by Pope Vitalian into a cathedral in Rome around 670.

Bede's remains may have been transferred to Durham Cathedral in the 11th century ; his tomb there was looted in 1541, but the contents were probably re-interred in the Galilee chapel at the cathedral.

The city flourished, primarily due to wine trade, and the cathedral of St. André was built.

The south tower was completed in the 16th century but the cathedral was only completed in the 19th century with the north tower.

In the 15th century the Norman church of St Petroc was largely rebuilt and stands as one of the largest churches in Cornwall ( the largest after the cathedral at Truro ).

Henry II ordered the building of a new cathedral, which was consecrated May 6, 1012.

While still a youth he was made a canon of Magdeburg cathedral.

Historically, in Europe, a city was understood to be an urban settlement with a cathedral.

This was the great cathedral of the Orthodox Church, whose dome was said to be held aloft by God alone, and which was directly connected to the palace so that the imperial family could attend services without passing through the streets.

In addition to being a place of worship, the cathedral or parish church was used by the community in other ways.