17th Infantry Division, Gniezno

#16 among attractions in Gniezno

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17 Greater Poland Infantry Division was a unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period. It garrisoned Gniezno and neighboring towns, such as Pleszew and Września. The unit was formed on June 9, 1919, as 3rd Division of Greater Poland Rifles. In 1921 it was renamed into 17 Greater Poland Infantry Division. ()

Local name: 17 Wielkopolska Dywizja Piechoty Coordinates: 52°32'6"N, 17°34'58"E

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17th Infantry Division – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of St. John the Baptist, Gniezno Cathedral, Gniezno Train Depot, Muzeum Archidiecezjalne.

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Church
Church of St. John the Baptist, Gniezno
17 min walk • The Church of St. John the Baptist is a monument in Gniezno, Poland. It was the headquarters of Order of the Holy Sepulchre for centuries. Its presbytery houses the original 14th-century polychromy made with fresco-secco technique. Order of the Holy Sepulchre arrived in Poznań from Miechowo in the second half of the 12th century.
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Twin-towered, Gothic cathedral
Gniezno Cathedral, Gniezno
16 min walk • The Royal Gniezno Cathedral is a Brick Gothic cathedral located in the historical city of Gniezno that served as the coronation place for several Polish monarchs and as the seat of Polish church officials continuously for nearly 1000 years.
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Museum
Gniezno Train Depot, Gniezno
22 min walk • Gniezno steam locomotive depot - a steam locomotive depot built in 1875 on land adjacent to the newly established Gniezno railroad station in 1872, which became an important point in the Poznań-Toruń transportation hub.
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Museum
Muzeum Archidiecezjalne, Gniezno
13 min walk • Archdiocesan Museum in Gniezno - a museum created by then-Gniezno Bishop Jozef Glemp in 1989 and opened on May 22, 1991, encompassing the collections in the treasury of the Gniezno Archdiocese, housed in an adapted building located next to the...
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History museum, Museum, Architecture
Muzeum Początków Państwa Polskiego, Gniezno
3 min walk • Museum of the Origins of the Polish State in Gniezno - a museum established in 1973. A permanent exhibition in the new building was opened in March 1983.
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Church
St George Church, Gniezno
12 min walk • St. George's Church in Gniezno, Seminary Collegiate Church of St. George at Gniezno Castle - collegiate church in Gniezno. The seat of the Collegiate Chapter of St. George. The rector's church, whose rector is always the rector of the Primate's...
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Church
Kościół pw. Świętej Trójcy, Gniezno
14 min walk • Holy Trinity Church in Gniezno - church founded in the second half of the twelfth century, the present one from about 1420-1430, built during the reign of priest Mikołaj Grossman, single-aisle, late Gothic; after 1613 rebuilt in Baroque style.
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Church
Kościół pw. św. Wawrzyńca, Gniezno
14 min walk • St. Lawrence Church - a Roman Catholic parish church located at 8 St. Lawrence Street in Gniezno, belonging to Gniezno Decanate I in the Gniezno Archdiocese.
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Church
Kościół pw. św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła, Gniezno
9 min walk • Church of St. Peter and Paul in Gniezno - a late Baroque church from 1780, located in the cemetery of St. Peter and Paul on Kłeckowska Street in Gniezno, situated on Piotrowo Hill, also known as Zajezierz.
0.7 miE
Church
Kościół pw. NMP Królowej Polski, Gniezno
20 min walk • Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of Poland in Gniezno - Roman Catholic branch church, formerly an evangelical and garrison church, from the first half of the 19th century. It is located at Bolesława Chrobrego Street.
0.9 miE
Church
Kościół pw. św. Michała Archanioła, Gniezno
22 min walk • Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Gniezno - founded in the 13th century, the present church from the beginning of the 15th century, restored after 1613, rebuilt in 1811-1815, neo-baroque tower from 1900, according to the project of Knothe, in...

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Which popular attractions are close to 17th Infantry Division?

Nearby attractions include Muzeum Początków Państwa Polskiego, Gniezno (3 min walk), Evangelical Church, Gniezno (8 min walk), Kościół pw. św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła, Gniezno (9 min walk), Cmentarz św. Piotra i Pawła w Gnieźnie, Gniezno (10 min walk).

How to get to 17th Infantry Division by public transport?

The nearest stations to 17th Infantry Division:

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Gniezno Wąskotorowe (20 min walk)
Gniezno (24 min walk)