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Stare Miasto, Poznań

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189: 38: 348: 599: 607: 1569: 272:("Rose Stream") which flows eastwards towards the Warta, also giving its name to the small neighbourhood of Różany Młyn ("Rose Mill"). North of Umultowo are two small neighbourhoods called Nowa Wieś Górna and Nowa Wieś Dolna ("Upper New Village" and "Lower New Village"), and then Radojewo, which has a palace and park complex and nature reserve. The main road continues northwards from there towards 338:
on the northern edge of Piątkowo. There are also older tram lines serving the southern and eastern parts of Winogrady. The main railway line running east from Poznań passes through Stare Miasto, with a station called Poznań Garbary just south of the Cytadela. There is also a relief line passing
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East of Winogrady, close to the river, is the neighbourhood of Szeląg, and north of this the housing estate of Wilczy Młyn. North of this is the Naramowice neighbourhood, and then Umultowo. West of Umultowo is the estate called
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Stare Miasto contains quite extensive areas of forest, including in the area between Piątkowo and Naramowice, along the river from Naramowice northwards, and in the area of the Morasko reserve.
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system of fortifications built around the city from the 1830s onwards. The left-bank fortifications all lay within today's Stare Miasto district, following roughly the line of
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and Radojewo. It has an area of 47.1 square kilometres (18.2 sq mi) and a population of 161,200, making it the most populous of the city's five districts.
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in 1974, leading to the extensive residential development of that neighbourhood (which was already underway in Winogrady). The most northerly parts of Poznań (
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and most of the remainder of the city centre, as well as the northern part of the city, including the modern residential areas of
1539: 392:. In the later 19th century an outer ring of forts was built, of which Forts IVa, V and Va now lie within Stare Miasto district. 71:) into which the city was divided prior to 1990, and which are retained for certain administrative purposes. For details, see 17: 857: 957: 359:
neighbourhood – the medieval walled city – constituted the city of Poznań from its founding in 1253 until 1797, when (under
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The next northward expansion of the city's boundaries occurred in 1925, when the Cytadela and the area of
411:, Radojewo, Umultowo, Nowa Wieś Górna, Nowa Wieś Dolna) were brought within the city boundaries in 1987. 240:
North of the Cytadela is the old district of Winogrady, which contains mainly houses, and then the newer
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rule) the city's borders were extended to take in areas to the west – the settlements of St. Martin (
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means "Old Town". In discussing subdivisions of Poznań, the name is ambiguous; it may refer to:
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The southern part of Stare Miasto district is occupied by Poznań's city centre – the
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craters. This reserve also contains Poznań's highest point, the hill known as
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passing through Winogrady and Piątkowo to the terminus and bus station at
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through the district further north, used for freight transportation.
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Further west, north of Piątkowo, is a wide, mainly open area called
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across the Warta (though without any direct crossing) to the east.
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neighbourhood, covering only the area of the original walled city.
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to the west. It is also bordered by the administrative districts
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were incorporated into the city. Naramowice was added under
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16th-century merchant houses on Poznań's Old Market Square
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called Stare Miasto, covering most of the city centre; or
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Central Economic Society for the Grand Duchy of Poznań
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located just north-east of Piątkowo, used mainly for
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apartment blocks. North of these are the estates of
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Monument overlooking the military cemeteries in the
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Index

Poznań-Stare Miasto
Poznań Old Town

[ˈstarɛˈmjastɔ]
Poznań
Poland
dzielnicas
Administrative division of Poznań
osiedle
Poznań Old Town
Administrative division of Poznań
Poznań Old Town
Winogrady
Piątkowo
Morasko
Nowe Miasto
Warta
Wilda
Jeżyce
Grunwald
gminas
Suchy Las
Czerwonak

Old Town
Old Town Hall
Święty Marcin
Adam Mickiewicz University
Cytadela
Commonwealth

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