Poznan(Polish: Poznań, full official name: the capital city of Poznan; Latin: Posnania; German: Posen, Chinese translated as Posen; Yiddish: פּױזן Poyzn) is a city in central and western Poland with a population of 578,900 (2002), is the fifth largest city in Poland. Located on the banks of the Warta River, the city is one of the oldest cities in Poland and an important historical center of the country. It is a river port city. The Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Poznan is the first cathedral in Poland. It contains the tombs of the early Polish rulers: Archduke Mieszko I, King Boleslaw I, and Kings Myszko II, Casimir I, Grand Duke Przemeslaw I and King Przemeslaw II. Poznan participated in the Hanseatic League. Poznan was involved in the Thirty Years' War and the Great Northern War. After the second partition of Poland, it was included in Prussia. Before the end of the First World War, it was the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Posen Province of the German Empire. After the war, it was ceded to Poland and renamed Poznan. During World War II, German and Soviet troops fought fiercely here. 55% of the city was destroyed in the war. The city was restored after the war. Large-scale anti-Soviet demonstrations took place here after the war. After the democratization of Poland, Poznan was the capital of Greater Poland Province.
Today Poznan is the center of trade, industry and education. Poznan is the fifth largest city and the fourth largest industrial center in Poland. Poznan is also the administrative capital of the Greater Poland Voivodeship. There are also many exhibitions. It is an important transportation center city in western Poland.
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