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Poznań

A merchant city with goats on the town hall.

44 museums
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📷 Błażej Cisowski · CC BY-SA 3.0 pl · Wikimedia Commons

Poznań is a lively trade and university city with a Renaissance town hall and the island where Poland began.

The story of Poznań

Every day at noon, two mechanical goats come out above the clock of the town hall and butt heads twelve times. Visit Porta Posnania and the cathedral on Ostrów Tumski, where the first Polish rulers are buried, and the National Museum. Taste the St Martin's croissant at the Croissant Museum, where you can watch it being made.

  • 968the first bishopric in Poland
  • 1551the goats first appear on the town hall

Poznań through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 1956The Poznań June uprising.See it: Museum of the Poznań June 1956

What to do in Poznań

  1. 01

    Porta Posnania

    The beginnings of Poland on Ostrów Tumski.

    Poznań1 to 2 hours
  2. 02

    National Museum in Poznań

    Polish and European art.

    Poznań2 hours
  3. 03

    Croissant Museum

    Watch the St Martin's croissant being made.

    Poznań1 hour
Getting there

Getting to Poznań

Almost every museum is easy to reach by public transport.

Getting around Poznań

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

On the map

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Hidden story

The fighting goats

Two goats saved a cook from trouble.

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The legend says a young cook, preparing a feast for the opening of the new town hall clock in 1551, burned the roast. He stole two goats from a meadow to replace it, but they escaped, ran up the tower and started butting heads in front of the crowd. The governor laughed so much that he forgave the cook and ordered the clockmaker to add the goats.