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Poznan Travel Guide
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Steam loco at Poznan

Steam loco at Poznan

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Poznan (Posen). Located by the Warta River it is one of the oldest cities in Poland ,making it an important historical center. Poznan's impressive cathedral is the earliest church in the country, containing the tombs of the first Polish rulers: duke Mieszko I, king Boleslaw the Brave, king Mieszko II, dupe Casimir I the Restorel, duke Przemyslaw I and king Przemyslaw II. Today the city is a vibrant center for trade, industry, and education. Poznan is Poland's 5th largest city and 4th biggest industrial center. It is also the administrative capital of the Greater Poland Voivodship.

It's is also a place which is popular with Steam Railway enthusiasts as there are regular steam services to Wolsztyn at 72 kms SW of Poznan.
More information in Steam Train Spotting in the Things to do section.
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line in poland, winter

line in poland, winter

j wojtynski

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By Air
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Fly to Poznan from
Warsaw - 27 times per week www.lot.pl
Munich - 27 times per week www.lot.pl or www.lufthansa.com
Copenhagen - 6 times per week www.scandinavian.net
Franfurt Main - 14 times per week www.lot.pl
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url: www.airport-poznan.com.pl
by rail
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Poznan is probably the world's largest city to which you can get by a steam train!. This train leaves Wolsztyn in the morning and returns in the afternoon. It serves every day, except for July and August when a fire risk is high.

As for the 'standard' trains, Poznan Glówny is a large railway terminal. There are 4 trains "Berlin-Warszawa-Express" from Berlin Zoo, a night train EN Jan Kiepura from Bruxelles, some night trains from Berlin-Lichtenberg to cities in Russia (such as Moscow, Saratov, etc.) There are also local trains from Frankfurt(Oder), Warszawa more..
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url: rozklad.pkp.pl
by Road
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Poznan is almost in the middle of north-south and east-west corridors. Usually roads in Poland are free, but there is a piece of highway (A2) Nomy Tomysl - Poznan - Konin, info at www.autostrada-a2.pl.

Main roads to Poznan:

"2" (international E30) - from Berlin, eastbound - Warsaw and Lodz
"5" (int. E261) to Wroclaw, Brno, Hradec Kralove, northbound to Bydgoszcz, Gdansk
"24" to Gorzów Wlkp. (and further - to Szczecin)
"32" to Zielona Góra

Internatoinal bus services are provided by many operators - the main is "Eurolines more..
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___________Things to do
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Parowozownia Wolsztyn

Parowozownia Wolsztyn

Wojciech Lis
Here is a list of Things you could do in Poznan.

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Steam Train Spotting
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Parowozownia Wolsztyn
Parowozownia Wolsztyn
photo by: Wojciech Lis

Poznan is also a place which is popular with Steam Railway enthusiasts as there are regular steam services to Wolsztyn at 72 kms SW of Poznan; for more info, click the url below of Wojciech Lis 's detailed site on Poznan-Wolsztyn traject scheduled Steam Trains.

The author lives in Wolsztyn near the Station Yard and presents you this interesting information payed out of his own pocket.
The site is in polish and german language only, but the train pics are fantastic... and since trains have their own language: The site is steam-sound supported!
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url: www.parowozy.com.pl
address: Central Station and Station Yard