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of Poznań, Poland.


Prior to 19th century

* 968 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Poznań established. * 10th century – Poznań Cathedral built. * 1038 ** City taken by forces of Bretislaus I, Duke of Bohemia. * 11th C. – St. Michael church built. * 1249 –
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construction begins (approximate date). * 1253 ** Town gains Magdeburg rights. **
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built. * 1296 ** ''
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'' written. * 1320 – Town becomes capital of the Poznań Voivodeship. * 1341 – 29 September: Coronation of Adelaide of Hesse in Poznań Cathedral. * 1493 – Grand Master of the Teutonic Order Johann von Tiefen paid homage to King of Poland John I Albert. * 1518 –
Lubrański Academy The Lubrański Academy ( Polish: ''Akademia Lubrańskiego''; Latin: ''Collegium Lubranscianum'') was a university college that was established in 1518 in Poznań by Bishop Jan Lubrański. It was the first school with university aspirations in Pozna ...
established. * 1534 – Waga Miejska (weighing house) built. * 1536 – Fire. * 1551 – Flood. * 1557 – Poznań native Josephus Struthius, renowned Polish professor of medicine and court physician to Polish kings, became mayor after gaining international recognition for his depiction of the human pulse and its use for diagnostic purposes. * 1560 –
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rebuilt on Market Square. * 1563 – Cloth Hall rebuilt. * 1573 – Jesuit College established. * 1585 – First acquisition of citizenship in the city by a Scot (see also '' Scots in Poland''). * 1611 – Origins of University in Poznań * 1655 ** Monastery of
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established. ** City taken by Swedish forces. * 1677 – Jesuit printing press in operation. * 1701 –
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Poznań Fara completed. * 1704 – 9 August: Battle of Poznań during the Swedish invasion of Poland (1701–1706). * 1710 – Plague. * 1736 – Flood. * 1763 – Prince Frederick Mounted Regiment of the Polish Crown Army stationed in Poznań. * 1775 – 1st Polish Infantry Regiment of the Polish Crown Army stationed in Poznań. * 1776 – Baroque
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completed. * 1777 – New Baroque Monastery of Oratory of Saint Philip Neri completed. * 1786 – 7th Polish Infantry Regiment stationed in Poznań. * 1787 – Odwach (guardhouse) on Market Square rebuilt. * 1790 – 2nd Polish Artillery Brigade formed and garrisoned in Poznań. * 1792 – Polish 9th Infantry Regiment relocated from Warsaw to Poznań. * 1793 ** City annexed by Prussia in the Second Partition of Poland and included within the newly formed province of South Prussia ** City renamed "Posen." * 1796 – Population: 16,124. * 1800 – Śródka included within city limits.


19th century

* 1803 – Fire. * 1806 **
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temporarily headquartered in city. ** Polish 11th Infantry Regiment formed in Poznań. ** 11 December:
Treaty of Poznań The Treaty of Poznań (or Treaty of Posen) was signed on 11 December 1806 in Poznań and ended the war between the French Empire and the Electorate of Saxony. The latter was an ally of Prussia as a member of the Fourth Coalition against France. It ...
signed. * 1807 – Town becomes part of the Duchy of Warsaw. * 1815 – Town becomes part of Prussia again. * 1828 ** Poznań Fortress construction begins. ** September: Visit of
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. * 1829 –
Raczyński Library The Raczyński Library (Polish: ''Biblioteka Raczyńskich w Poznaniu'') is a public library founded by Count Edward Raczyński in Poznań. The library's building was erected in 1822–1828 with the financial support of Edward Raczyński Found ...
founded. * 1839 – Fort Winiary built. * 1841 – Scientific Help Society for the Youth of the
Grand Duchy of Poznań The Grand Duchy of Posen (german: Großherzogtum Posen; pl, Wielkie Księstwo Poznańskie) was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, created from territories annexed by Prussia after the Partitions of Poland, and formally established following th ...
established. * 1842 – Bazar Hotel founded. * 1846 ** Cegielski manufactory in business. ** February: "Insurrection." * 1848 ** Greater Poland uprising. ** 20 March: Polish National Committee founded. ** 11 April–9 May: Stay of Polish national poet Juliusz Słowacki in Poznań. ** Szczecin–Poznań railway begins operating. * 1849 – 25 October: Publication of
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's first obituary, by poet
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.Plenzler, p. 4 * 1857 ** Society of Friends of Learning established. ** Museum of Polish and Slavic Antiquities (present-day
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) founded. ** Israelitische Brüdergemeinde synagogue built. * 1859 – First Adam Mickiewicz monument in partitioned Poland unveiled. * 1871 – Grand Duchy of Poznań abolished. * 1872 – ''Kurjer Poznański'' newspaper begins publication. * 1873 – First biography of
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, by Marceli Szulc, published in Poznań. * 1875 –
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and Stare Zoo established. * 1877 –
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expelled from Śródka. * 1879 –
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opens. * 1885 ** Historical Society of Posen Province founded. ** Population: 68,315. * 1886 –
Prussian Settlement Commission The Prussian Settlement Commission, officially known as the Royal Prussian Settlement Commission in the Provinces West Prussia and Posen (german: Königlich Preußische Ansiedlungskommission in den Provinzen Westpreußen und Posen; pl, Królewska K ...
established to coordinate German colonization in the
Prussian Partition The Prussian Partition ( pl, Zabór pruski), or Prussian Poland, is the former territories of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth acquired during the Partitions of Poland, in the late 18th century by the Kingdom of Prussia. The Prussian acquis ...
of Poland. * 1891 –
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becomes mayor. * 1893 –
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came back to Śródka. * 1895 ** Drukarnia i Księgarnia św. Wojciecha publisher in business. ** Population: 73,239. * 1896 – Piotrowo and Berdychowo become part of city. * 1898 – Electric tramway begins operating. * 1900 – Górczyn, Jeżyce, Łazarz, and Wilda become part of city.


20th century


1900–1939

* 1902 – Kaiser Wilhelm Library and Kaiser Friedrich Museum open. * 1903 – Royal Academy opens. * 1905 – Population: 136,808. * 1907 – Sołacz becomes part of city. * 1910 ** Grand Theatre opens. ** Imperial Castle built. ** Higher State School of Machinery founded. * 1912 –
Warta Poznań Warta Poznań () is a multi-sports club based in Poznań, Poland. The name means ''the Guard'' in Polish and also the name of the river Warta on which Poznań is located. Founded in 1912, the association football club are two-time winners of the ...
football club formed. * 1918 ** 3 December: The first session of the Polish Provincial Sejm (parliament) of the former
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of Poland in Poznań. ** 27 December: Greater Poland Uprising (1918–19) against German rule begins. ** 28 December: City liberated by Polish insurgents. * 1919 ** 6 January:
Battle of Ławica The Battle of Lawica was one of battles of the Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919). It took place on January 9, 1919: Polish rebels defeated German forces, capturing the Poznań-Ławica Airport, together with rich war booty, estimated at 200 mill ...
, won by the Polish insurgents. ** 4 April:
Poznań University Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...
founded. ** Poznań Observatory founded. ** 27 October: Wielkopolskie Muzeum Wojska (military museum) opened. * 1921 – Poznań Fair begins. * 1922 – Lutnia Dębiec football club formed. * 1923 – ''Kronika Miasta Poznania'' (journal of city history) begins publication. * 1925 – Dębiec, Główna, Komandoria, Rataje, Starołęka, Szeląg, and
Winogrady Winogrady is a part of the Stare Miasto district of the city of Poznań in western Poland. It is situated north of the ''Cytadela'' park (the former Poznań citadel). The name refers to the vineyards which formerly existed in the area – histo ...
become part of city. * 1927 ** Poznań Radio Station established. ** ''Ilustracja Poznańska'' begins publication. ** 15th Poznań Uhlan Regiment monument unveiled. * 1928 – Czarna Trzynastka Poznań wins its first and only Polish men's basketball championship. * 1929 –
Warta Poznań Warta Poznań () is a multi-sports club based in Poznań, Poland. The name means ''the Guard'' in Polish and also the name of the river Warta on which Poznań is located. Founded in 1912, the association football club are two-time winners of the ...
wins its first Polish football championship. * 1930 ** Tadeusz Kościuszko monument unveiled. ** Population: 266,742. ** AZS Poznań wins its first Polish men's basketball championship. ** Association of Friends of the Sorbs established. * 1933 – Golęcin and Podolany become part of city. * 1935 –
Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation' ...
wins its first Polish men's basketball championship.


World War II (1939–1945)

* 1939 ** September: During the invasion of Poland at the beginning of World War II, near Słupca, the Germans bombed a train with Polish civilians fleeing the Wehrmacht from Poznań. **
Poznań Nightingales The Poznańskie Słowiki (en: Poznań Nightingales fr: Rossignols de Poznan de: Posener Nachtigallen) is a leading Polish choir founded in 1939. When the Germans expelled the priest of Poznań Cathedral, Wacław Gieburowski (1878–1943), a choirb ...
(choir) secretly founded. ** 10 September: German troops invade Poznań, beginning of
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. ** 10 September: Inhabitants of Poznań were among the victims of a massacre of Poles committed by German troops in
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. ** 12 September: The '' Einsatzkommando 1'' and '' Einsatzgruppe VI'' paramilitary death squads entered the city to commit various crimes against the population. ** September: Mass arrests of Poles by the occupying forces. ** September: City made the headquarters of the central district of the '' Selbstschutz'', which task was to commit atrocities against Poles during the German invasion of Poland. ** September: ''Tajna Polska Organizacja Wojskowa'' (Secret Polish Military Organization) Polish resistance organization founded. ** October: Infamous
Fort VII Fort VII, officially ''Konzentrationslager Posen'' (renamed later), was a Nazi German death camp set up in Poznań in German-occupied Poland during World War II, located in one of the 19th-century forts circling the city. According to different e ...
concentration camp established by the Germans for imprisonment of Poles arrested in the city and region during the '' Intelligenzaktion''.Wardzyńska (2009), p. 190 ** October: ' (Poznań Military Organization), ' (National Fighting Organization), ''Ojczyzna'' (Homeland) and ''Komitet Niesienia Pomocy'' (Relief Committee) Polish resistance organizations founded. ** 16, 18, 20, 26, 28 October: Mass executions of 71 Polish prisoners in Fort VII. Among the victims were teachers, merchants, farmers, craftsmen, workers, doctors, lawyers, editors of Polish newspapers. ** 22 October: First expulsion of Poles carried out by the German police. ** November: Transit camp for Poles expelled from the city established by the occupiers. ** 8, 18, 29 November: Further executions of over 30 Polish prisoners in Fort VII. Among the victims were merchants, craftsmen, editors of Polish newspapers.Wardzyńska (2009), p. 191 ** 11 November: Special Staff for the Resettlement of Poles and Jews (''Sonderstab für die Aussiedlung von Polen und Juden'') founded by the Germans to coordinate the expulsion of Poles from the city and region, known as the Central Bureau for Resettlement (UWZ, ''Umwandererzentralstelle'') since 1940. ** 12–16 November: German police and SS massacred 60 Polish prisoners of the Fort VII concentration camp in the forest of Dębienko near Poznań.Wardzyńska (2009), p. 192 ** December: Further executions of 14 Polish craftsmen in Fort VII. ** The Germans massacred over 630 Polish prisoners of the Fort VII concentration camp, incl. 70 students of Poznań universities and colleges and 70 nuns, in the forest of
Dopiewiec Dopiewiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dopiewo, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Dopiewo and west of the regional capital Poznań. History As part ...
near Poznań. **
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, former commander of the ''Einsatzgruppe V'', was appointed the police inspector for both ''
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'' and '' Sicherheitsdienst'' in German-occupied Poznań. ** Tadeusz Kościuszko and 15th Poznań Uhlan Regiment monuments destroyed by the Germans. * 1940 ** January: Further executions of 67 Poles in Fort VII. Among the victims were teachers, local officials, engineers, artists, priests, professors and merchants. ** 27 January, 20 February, 5 March, 25 April: The Germans massacred over 700 Polish prisoners of the Fort VII concentration camp, incl. 120 women, in the forest of Dębienko. ** February: The regional branch of the
Union of Armed Struggle Związek Walki Zbrojnej ( abbreviation: ''ZWZ''; Union of Armed Struggle;Thus rendered in Norman Davies, ''God's Playground: A History of Poland'', vol. II, p. 464. also translated as ''Union for Armed Struggle'', ''Association of Armed Strug ...
begins to organize. ** February, April and May: Further executions of 21 Poles in Fort VII. ** March: Several Polish resistance organizations merged into the ' (Military Organization of the Western Lands). ** Early 1940: The Germans massacred over 2,000 Polish prisoners of the Fort VII concentration camp in the forest of
Dopiewiec Dopiewiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dopiewo, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Dopiewo and west of the regional capital Poznań. History As part ...
. ** Spring: ' (Independent Poland) resistance organization starts operating in Poznań. ** April: First arrests of members of ''Wojskowa Organizacja Ziem Zachodnich'' carried out by the Germans. ** 20 April: Over 100 Poles were arrested by the Germans in the city in just one day. ** June: Bureau of the
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for Polish territories annexed by Germany founded. ** 1 August: Stalag XXI-D prisoner-of-war camp for
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POWs established by the occupiers. ** Autumn: Regional branch of the
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resistance organization established. ** Autumn: ''Wojskowa Organizacja Ziem Zachodnich'' crushed by the Germans. Surviving members joined the
Union of Armed Struggle Związek Walki Zbrojnej ( abbreviation: ''ZWZ''; Union of Armed Struggle;Thus rendered in Norman Davies, ''God's Playground: A History of Poland'', vol. II, p. 464. also translated as ''Union for Armed Struggle'', ''Association of Armed Strug ...
. ** Adam Mickiewicz monument destroyed by the Germans. * 1941 ** The German labor office in Poznań demanded that children as young as 12 register for work, but it is known that even ten-year-old children were forced to work. ** Spring: ''Komitet Niesienia Pomocy'' joined the
Union of Armed Struggle Związek Walki Zbrojnej ( abbreviation: ''ZWZ''; Union of Armed Struggle;Thus rendered in Norman Davies, ''God's Playground: A History of Poland'', vol. II, p. 464. also translated as ''Union for Armed Struggle'', ''Association of Armed Strug ...
. ** May: The Polish resistance movement facilitated escapes of British prisoners of war from the Stalag XXI-D POW camp. * 1942: Mass arrests of members of the ''Komitet Niesienia Pomocy'' resistance organization carried out by the Germans. * 1943 ** 20–21 February: A flying unit of the Union of Armed Struggle and Home Army carried out a spectacular operation to burn down Wehrmacht warehouses in the local river port. ** February: First Soviet POWs brought by the Germans to Stalag XXI-D. ** 14 September: Kidnapped Polish children from Poznań were deported to a camp for Polish children in Łódź, which was nicknamed "little
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" due to its conditions. ** October: '' Reichsführer''- SS Heinrich Himmler delivers
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. **
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created. ** December: First Italian POWs brought by the Germans to Stalag XXI-D. * 1944 ** April: Fort VII concentration camp dissolved. ** Aerial bombing by U.S. forces. * 1945 ** January–February: Battle of Poznań. ** February: Stalag XXI-D POW camp dissolved. ** End of German occupation.


1945–1990s

* 1945 – ''Głos Wielkopolski'' newspaper begins publication. * 1947 – Poznań Philharmonic founded. * 1949 –
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discovered at the Poznań Observatory (named after the city). * 1950 – Population: 320,700. * 1952 – Lake Malta created. * 1954 – City administration
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into five '' dzielnicas'':
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, Nowe Miasto, Jeżyce, Grunwald, and Wilda. * 1956 ** Poznań 1956 protests. ** Poznań Cathedral rebuilt. ** Mass raising of funds, food, medical supplies and equipment, and
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for the Poznań-inspired Hungarian Revolution of 1956. ** 29 October: First two airplanes with aid for the Hungarians depart Poznań. ** 30 October: Manifestation of support for the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. * 1963 **
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erected. ** Wielkopolskie Muzeum Wojskowe (military museum) opens. * 1964 – Teatr Osmego Dnia (theatre group) founded. * 1966 – Sister city partnership signed between Poznań and
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. * 1967 – Rebuilt Tadeusz Kościuszko monument unveiled. * 1970 –
Park Cytadela Park Cytadela (Polish for ''citadel'') in Poznań (western Poland) is a large park on the site of Fort Winiary, a 19th-century fortified area north of the city centre. It contains a military museum, military cemeteries, and the remains of some of ...
established. * 1971 ** Grunwald Poznań wins its first Polish handball championship. **
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wins its first Polish rugby championship. * 1973 – Polish Dance Theatre founded. * 1974 ** Hala Arena opens. ** Zoo established. ** Population: 502,800. * 1979 – Sister city partnership signed between Poznań and Jyväskylä, Finland. * 1980 – Municipal Stadium opens. * 1982 ** Rebuilt 15th Poznań Uhlan Regiment monument unveiled. ** Poznań Army monument unveiled. * 1983 **
Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation' ...
wins its first Polish football championship. ** June: Visit of Pope John Paul II. * 1987 – Kiekrz, Morasko, and Radojewo become part of city. * 1989 –
Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation' ...
wins its tenth Polish men's basketball championship. * 1990 ** Wojciech Szczęsny Kaczmarek becomes mayor. ** Population: 590,049. * 1991 ** ''Gazeta Poznańska'' newspaper begins publication. ** 6 April: Sister city partnership signed between Poznań and Toledo, Ohio, United States. * 1997 ** Sekcja Rowerzystów Miejskich (bicycle advocacy group) active. **
Poznański Szybki Tramwaj Poznański/ Poznanski (, feminine: Poznańska/ Poznanska, plural: Poznańscy, also distorted like Poznansky, Posnanski, Posnansky) is a surname of Polish language origin. Poznański surname is derived from the city Poznań. People * Alexander P ...
(tramway) opens. ** June: Visit of Pope John Paul II. * 1998 – Ryszard Grobelny becomes mayor. * 1999 ** City becomes capital of Greater Poland Voivodeship. ** Monument to victims of the Katyn massacre and Soviet deportations to Siberia unveiled. * 2000 – Polish
31st Air Base The 31st Air Base ( pl, 31. Baza Lotnicza), commonly known as Poznań-Krzesiny Airport is a Polish Air Force base and military airport, located in Krzesiny, part of the Nowe Miasto district of Poznań. The base was officially constituted on ...
established near city.


21st century

* 2007 ** Bishop Jordan Bridge opens to Ostrów Tumski. ** Monument to
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, Jerzy Różycki and Henryk Zygalski, cryptologist who deciphered the Enigma machine, unveiled. **
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monument unveiled. * 2008 ** 23 January: Sister city partnership signed between Poznań and Győr, Hungary. ** Animator International Animated Film Festival begins. ** December: City hosts
2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference The 2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference took place at PIF Congress Centre, Poznań International Fair (PIF), in Poznań, Poland, between December 1 and December 12, 2008. Representatives from over 180 countries attended along with obser ...
. * 2009 ** 6 July: Sister city partnership signed between Poznań and
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, Georgia. ** September: Poznań co-hosts the EuroBasket 2009. * 2010 – Population: 551,627. * 2011 ** City administration
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into 42 '' osiedles'' (neighbourhoods). ** March: Honorary Consulate of Croatia opened (see also ''
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''). ** May: Honorary Consulate of Morocco established (see also '' Morocco–Poland relations''). ** August: Transatlantyk – Poznań International Film and Music Festival begins. ** Non-commissioned Officer School of the Land Forces in Poznań founded. * 2012 – Poznań co-hosts the UEFA Euro 2012. * 2013 ** February: Honorary Consulate of
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opened. ** August:
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football contest held. * 2014 ** January: Honorary Consulate of Luxembourg opened (see also '' Luxembourg–Poland relations''). ** April: Poznań Croissant Museum established. * 2015 ** August: Medieval treasure, including 350 coins and 8,000 fragments of clay vessels, discovered during
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s in the Old Town. ** Ignacy Jan Paderewski monument unveiled. * 2017 – Sister city partnership signed between Poznań and Bologna, Italy. * 2021 ** 14 July: Honorary Consulate of Estonia opened (see also '' Estonia–Poland relations''). ** June:
Bohdan Smoleń Bohdan Smoleń (9 June 1947 – 15 December 2016) was a Polish comedian, singer and actor. He was a member of the Kabaret TEY, and was featured in the television show ''Świat według Kiepskich'' (''Night and Day''). On 20 May 2009 he was awar ...
monument unveiled. ** 25 September:
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established.


See also

* History of Poznań * List of mayors of Poznań after 1825 (burmistrzowie) * List of mayors of Poznań (prezydentów) * Timelines of cities in Poland (in Polish) *
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. As a branch of the National Museum in Poznań ...


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