Museum of the History of Poznań

Museum of the History of the City of Poznań is a branch of the National Museum in Poznań, a museum devoted to the history of the city. It is located in the Poznań City Hall on the Old Market Square.

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Type: Museum
Also known as: “Muzeum Historii Miasta Poznania”
Address: Poznań
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Poznań Town Hall and Old Market Square.

Poznań Town Hall

Town hall

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Poznań Town Hall is a historic city hall in the city of Poznań, Poland, located at the Poznań Old Town in the centre of the Old Market Square. It used to serve as the seat of local government until 1939, and now houses a museum.

Old Market Square

Square

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Old Market Place is the center and oldest part of the Old Town of Poznań, Poland. This market is the third largest market square in Poland, after Main Square in Kraków, and Market Square in Wrocław.

Pillory

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The Pranger of Poznań is found near the north-east corner of the Town Hall, not far from the Prozerpina Fountain. It is an eight-sided, late-Gothic column, on the summit of which stands a statue of an executioner in a Crusader's outfit holding a raised sword.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poznań and Wzgórze Przemysła.

Poznań

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Poznań is the largest city in Greater Poland, in the west of Poland, and one of the largest metropoles in the whole country. Situated roughly equidistantly between Warsaw and Berlin, it serves as a major economic hub, and a centre for industry and commerce.