Gniezno Cathedral

The Royal Gniezno Cathedral is a Brick Gothic cathedral located in the historic city of that served as the coronation place for several Polish monarchs and as the seat of Polish church officials continuously for nearly 1000 years.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: cathedral
  • Also known as: “Archikatedra pw. Wniebowzięcia NMP i św. Wojciecha”, “Bazylika Archikatedralna pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny”, “Primatial Basilica Metropolitan Cathedral of Gniezno”, and “Royal Gniezno Cathedral”
  • Address: Kanclerza Jana Łaskiego 9, Gniezno, 62-200
  • Wheelchair access: limited
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gniezno Doors and Lech Hill.

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The are a pair of bronze doors placed at the entrance to Gniezno Cathedral in , . They are decorated with eighteen bas-relief scenes from the life of St.

Peak
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is a peak.

Memorial
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is a memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gniezno and Skiereszewo.

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is a city in in . It is traditionally regarded as having been the first capital of Poland, and has been witness to many important events in early Polish history.

Village
is a in the administrative district of , within , , in west-central Poland. is situated 3 km west of Gniezno Cathedral.

Village
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is a in the administrative district of , within , , in west-central Poland. is situated 3 km north of Gniezno Cathedral.

Gniezno Cathedral

Latitude
52.53682° or 52° 32′ 13″ north
Longitude
17.59259° or 17° 35′ 33″ east
Open location code
9F4VGHPV+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 74413264
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q1236543
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Gniezno Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “базіліка Унебаўзяцця Найсвяцейшай Дзевы Марыі”
  • Belarusian: “базыліка Ўнебаўзяцьця Найсьвяцейшай Дзевы Марыі”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Gniezno”
  • Chinese: “圣母升天圣亚德伯圣殿总主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “格涅兹诺主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “格涅茲諾主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Bazilika Nanebevzetí Panny Marie v Hnězdně”
  • Czech: “Bazilika Nanebevzetí Panny Marie”
  • Czech: “Hnězdenská katedrála”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Nanebevzetí Panny Marie”
  • Dutch: “Basiliek van Gniezno”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية ميتروبوليتان بازيليكا بريماتيال فى جنيزنو”
  • French: “cathédrale de Gniezno”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Gniezno”
  • German: “Dom Mariä Himmelfahrt und St. Adalbert in Gniezno”
  • German: “Dom von Gnesen”
  • German: “Gnesener Dom”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Gnesen”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Gniezno”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός του Γκνιέζνο”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת גנייזנו”
  • Hungarian: “Gnieznói katedrális”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Gniezno”
  • Italian: “Basilica Primaziale cattedrale di Gniezno”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Gniezno”
  • Japanese: “グニェズノ大聖堂”
  • Korean: “그니에즈노 대성당”
  • Korean: “그니에즈노 주교좌 성당”
  • Latvian: “Gņezno katedrāle”
  • Macedonian: “Богородична базилика”
  • Macedonian: “Успение на Пресвета Богородица и Свети Адалберт”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع گنی‌یزنو”
  • Polish: “archikatedra gnieźnieńska”
  • Polish: “bazylika prymasowska w Gnieźnie”
  • Polish: “Bazylika Prymasowska Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Gnieźnie”
  • Polish: “Bazylika Prymasowska Wniebowzięcia NMP w Gnieźnie”
  • Polish: “katedra w Gnieźnie”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica Primacial Catedral Metropolitana de Gniezno”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Gniezno”
  • Russian: “Собор Вознесения Пресвятой Девы Марии”
  • Russian: “Собор Успения Пресвятой Девы Марии”
  • Slovenian: “kraljeva stolnica v Gnieznu”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica Marijinega vnebovzetja in sv. Adalberta v Gnieznu”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de gniezno”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Gniezno”
  • Ukrainian: “Базиліка Внебовзяття Пресвятої Діви Марії (Гнезно)”
  • Ukrainian: “Базиліка Небовзяття Пресвятої Діви Марії (Гнєзно)”
  • Ukrainian: “Гнезненський латинський собор”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Chính tòa Gniezno”

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