Gniezno : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Gniezno

Country

Poland

Voivodeship

Greater Poland

County

Gniezno County

Gmina

Gniezno (urban gmina)

Established

8th century

Town rights

1239

Government

Mayor

Jacek Kowalski

Geography

Total Area

18.9 sq mi (49 km2)

Demography

Total Population

70080 (2006)

Density (pop.)

auto/km² (0/sq mi)

Other information

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

62-200 to 62-210

Area code

+48 61

Car plates

PGN

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Gniezno c-plAUDPl-Gniezno.ogg'gńe1zno ( ) is a city in central-western Poland, some 50 km east of Poznań, inhabited by about 70,000 people. One of the Piasts' chief cities, it was mentioned by 10th century A.D. sources as the capital of Piast Poland (in Dagome Iudex) however the first capital of Piast realm was most likely Giecz built around 840s A.D. Its Roman Catholic archbishop, the Archbishop of Gniezno, is the Primate of Poland. These historical facts make its position in Polish history similar to Canterbury or Rheims.

Gniezno is located in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Poznań Voivodeship. The city is the administrative capital of the Gniezno County (powiat).