MUZA – one of the oldest cinemas in Europe located in Poznań
By Marta Gburzyńska, KONTAKT, Poland. If you walk Św. Marcin Street, you may stumble on a neon inviting you to go inside the oldest…
“The Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition-the oldest European violin competition in Poznań”
By Małgorzata Kwiatkowska,KONTAKT, Poland. International Violin Competition named after Henryk Wieniawski. It is a music competition held every five years in Poznan, paying tribute…
Unique St Martin Croissants and the Croissant Museum in Poznań
By Julia Kitaszewska & Marta Gburzyńska, KONTAKT, Poland
Camino Polaco -the Way of Saint James in Greater Poland
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland. Archival sources and archaeological discoveries made in different parts of Poland prove that Poles also made pilgrimages to…
Famous Poznań citizens- Arkady Fiedler and “303 Squadron”
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland. Among many prominent Poznan citizens, the name of Arkady Fiedler is worth mentioning. He was an outstanding individual, a…
Poznań – the Prussian fortress of the early modern military architecture
By Marcelina Seemann, KONTAKT, Poland Poznań came under Prussian rule with the Second Partition of Poland in 1793. Poznań Forts were built in the…
Poznań – the cradle of Polish history
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland The Greater Poland voivodship can take pride in the long history and tradition. It is the place of origin…
The Enigma Codebreakers from Poznań
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland. Enigma, the secret code for understanding encrypted German correspondence during World War II, was broken by a group of…
GNIEZNO, the unique city of the Piast Trail, where the first Polish Kings were crowned
By Marcelina Seemann, KONTAKT, Poland. Gniezno was one of the two first historical capitals of Poland in the 10th century and early 11th century.…
“Noc świętojańska”, “Noc Kupały”, “sobótka” – the Slavic celebration of on the shortest night of the year, namely, the Midsummer Day
by Karolina Wójcik, KONTAKT, Poland. Slavic culture is extremely complex and vibrant. It is marked by a myriad of holidays which are celebrated nowadays.…