Royal Castle

The Royal Castle in Poznań dates from 1249 and the reign of Przemysł I. Located in the city of , it was largely destroyed during the Second World War but has since been partly rebuilt.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle
  • Also known as: “Royal Castle, Poznań”
  • Address: Poznan
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum and Museum of Applied Arts.

Museum
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The in Poznań, , abbreviated MNP, is a state-owned cultural institution and one of the largest museums in Poland. It houses a rich collection of Polish painting from the 16th century on, and a collection of foreign painting.

Museum
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in is a branch of the , art museum opened in 1965 as the Museum of Arts and Crafts. Since 1991, in connection with the expansion of the collection profile and the change of the exhibition, under the current name.

Town hall
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is a historic city hall in the city of , 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. is situated 210 metres east of Royal Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wzgórze Przemysła and Poznań.

Locality
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is a locality.

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

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Royal Castle

Latitude
52.40916° or 52° 24′ 33″ north
Longitude
16.93101° or 16° 55′ 52″ east
Open location code
9F4RCW5J+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 363747422
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q52961
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Vietnamese—“Royal Castle” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Познань ҡалаһында король һарайы”
  • Belarusian: “Каралеўскі замак у Познані”
  • Chinese: “皇家城堡”
  • French: “Château royal de Poznan”
  • French: “château royal de Poznań”
  • German: “Königliches Schloss zu Posen”
  • German: “Königsschloss”
  • German: “Posener Königsschloss”
  • Greek: “Βασιλικό Κάστρο του Πόζναν”
  • Polish: “Zamek Królewski w Poznaniu”
  • Polish: “Zamek Królewski”
  • Polish: “Zamek Przemysława w Poznaniu”
  • Russian: “Королевский замок в Познани”
  • Slovenian: “Kraljevi grad, Poznanj”
  • Spanish: “Castillo real”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Real”
  • Ukrainian: “Познанський королівський замок”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Hoàng gia ở Poznań”

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