Konin - Konin

Konin

Voivodeship

Greater Poland

Residents

73.176 (2020)

height

88 m

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location

Konin

Konin (German also: Konin) is a historic city in the polish Voivodeship Greater Poland. The city lies on the southern edge of the Kuyavian Lake District in the historical region Greater Poland in the Kalischer country at the Warta. This is where the Slesin Canal in the river. The city is idyllically situated between wooded moraine hills and lakes. According to a survey by the daily newspaper Rzeczpospilita it is one of the most livable cities in Poland. The place is at the southern junction of the Romanesque Piast Way.

getting there

Map of Konin

Marketplace

town hall

Lithuanian hotel

Bartholomäuskirche

Andreas Church

Holy Spirit Church

Franciscan monastery

synagogue

City lake

Warta

Pier at the Warta

By plane

The closest international Airport is at Poses. Other nearby international airports are the Bydgoszcz Airport at Bydgoszcz, the Szczecin Airport at Szczecin and the Gdansk Airport at Danzig.

By train

The place has a train station that over Poses is attainable.

By bus

Intercity buses run regularly to Poses and long-distance buses to other cities in the region.

In the street

The road network is well developed.

From Berlin the A12 leads to the border Slubice and further than Autostrada A2 to Poses. It's not far from there.

Alternatively, from southern Germany and Switzerland you can use Prague and from Austria over Brno drive and then from the Polish-Czech border the Autostrada A1 take to A2.

mobility

The town center is easy to explore on foot.

Tourist Attractions

late antiquity / early medieval Slavic fortress remains
gothic castle of the Poznan Bishops
Milestone of Konin, the oldest of its kind in Eastern Central Europe
Brick-Gothic Bartholomäus Church with the Renaissance grave chapel from Johannes Zemelius. Parts of the frescoes are from Eligiusz Niewiadomskiwho became the first Polish President in 1922 Gabriel Narutowicz shot.
Brick-Gothic St. Andrew's Church, rebuilt in a neo-Gothic style
historical bell tower
baroque Franciscan monastery
baroque Maria Magdalena Church
neo-Gothic evangelical church
neo-baroque Adalbertkirche
historic Reymond Palace
historical Urbanowski manor
classical town hall of Andreas Pelletier
classical cloth halls
Byzantine style synagogue
jewish school
historical memory
historic vodka distillery
Marketplace
city Park
historic town houses and villas
Jewish Cemetery
Protestant cemetery
War cemetery from the First World War
open air museum

Bell tower
Stanisław Przyjemski's tomb
pulpit
organ

activities

Hiking and mountain biking are very popular in summer.

shop

There are shopping opportunities. A visit is recommended for extensive shopping Posens.

kitchen

Due to the numerous forests and rivers, the regional cuisine specializes in fresh forest fruits, game and fish.

nightlife

A visit to Poznan is recommended to celebrate.

accommodation

There are guest rooms and pensions in the village.

security

It's pretty safe.

health

For general questions about (cure) services for those legally insured in Germany or Austria, supply with pharmacies and German-speaking doctors / pharmacists, see article on Poland.

trips

literature

See article too Poland.

Web links

http://www.konin.pl - Official website of Konin

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