Poland 2009

Wielkopolska
FILM PRODUCTION GUIDE POLAND 2 9
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cities and sites
The region has 109 cities, the largest of which are
Poznań, Konin, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Piła, Gniezno and
Kalisz, Poland’s oldest city. Examples of pre-Romanesque and
Romanesque architecture from the 10 th century A.D. can be
found in Poznań, Gniezno, Kalisz and in archeological
preserves in Giecz and Ostrów Lednicki. Poznań is also home
to Ostrów Tumski – an ancient fort on the Warta river which
houses the tombs of the first Polish kings, a spectacular
church and Renaissance town hall. Other key sites in Poznań
include the Castle District, and art nouveau townhouses in
the district of Jeżyce and St. Lazare (Św. Łazarz).
The entire region is studded with castles, palaces and
manor houses of varying ages and architectural styles. It is
also home to a number of sanctuaries and monasteries, as
well as significant examples of wooden sacral and secular
architecture, including Poland’s only wooden town hall in
Sulmierzyce. Other attractions in the region include the salt
mine in Kłodawa, old breweries in Poznań and Czarnków,
steam engine factory in Wolsztyn, weaver house in Chodzież
and several narrow gauge railways
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