St. Adalbert’s Day celebrations in Gniezno April 23rd
Saint Adalbert is the patron of Poland. He was a bishop and missionary. The feast of Saint Adalbert is celebrated on April 23. St. Wojciech (his Polish name) is portrayed in the images as a bishop, with a crosier. He is a crucial character to understand the beginnings of the Polish state.
Why are 3 hundred tons of St. Martin’s Croissants eaten in Poznań on the 11th of November?
St. Martin’s Croissant, known as Rogal Świętomarciński, is a croissant with white poppy-seed filling traditionally prepared in Poznań and some parts of Greater Poland…
The Castle in Greater Poland where the White Lady never sleeps…
By Paulina Skrzypczak, KONTAKT, Poland. The White Lady of the Castle in Kórnik is one of Greater Poland’s most recognizable ghost tales. This is…
Cytadela – where history, art and nature meet in one special park in Poznań.
By Urszula Weiss, KONTAKT, Poland. Cytadela Park in Poznań is the biggest park in the city. It was built in 1970 and has been…
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…