Poznań Town Hall
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town hall
- Description: Residence of the municipal authorities until 1945
- Also known as: “former Poznań Town Hall” and “Ratusz”
- Address: Stary Rynek 1, Poznań, 61-772
- Wheelchair access: no
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Market Square and Pillory.
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.
Museum of the History of Poznań
Museum
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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.
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.
Poznań Town Hall
- Categories: city hall, building, tourism, public building, tourist attraction, and government building
- Location: Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.40856° or 52° 24′ 31″ northLongitude
16.93401° or 16° 56′ 2″ eastLevels
4Height
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
9F4RCW5M+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 30611684OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=townhallOpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q53211
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Poznań Town Hall” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Պոզնանի քաղաքապետարան”
- Basque: “Poznańgo udaletxea”
- Belarusian: “Пазнанская ратуша”
- Belarusian: “Пазнаньская ратуша”
- Belarusian: “Познанская ратуша”
- Chinese: “波兹南市政厅”
- Chinese: “波茲南市政廳”
- Dutch: “Raadhuis (Poznan)”
- Dutch: “Raadhuis van Poznań”
- Dutch: “Raadhuis”
- French: “hôtel de ville de Poznań (ancienne)”
- French: “Hôtel de ville de Poznań”
- Georgian: “პოზნანის რატუშა”
- German: “ehemaliges Posener Rathaus”
- German: “Rathaus von Posen”
- German: “Rathaus”
- Greek: “Παλιό Δημαρχείο του Πόζναν”
- Hungarian: “Poznań városháza”
- Hungarian: “Városháza”
- Italian: “Municipio di Poznań”
- Japanese: “ポズナン市庁舎”
- Macedonian: “Познањски градски дом”
- Polish: “Ratusz poznański”
- Polish: “Ratusz w Poznaniu”
- Russian: “Познаньская ратуша”
- Slovenian: “Poznanjska mestna hiša”
- Spanish: “Ayuntamiento de Poznań”
- Ukrainian: “Познанська ратуша”
- Vietnamese: “Toà nhà Poznań”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Poznań Goats and Fontanna Prozerpiny w Poznaniu.
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