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==Sights== [[File:Poznan 10-2013 img15 Old Market.jpg|thumb|[[Pozna艅 Old Town]]]] Greater Poland Voivodeship boasts 11 [[List of Historic Monuments (Poland)|Historic Monuments of Poland]]: * Gorze艅ski Palace and park complex in [[Dobrzyca]] * [[Renaissance in Poland|Renaissance]] [[Basilica on the Holy Mountain, G艂og贸wko]] * [[Gniezno Cathedral|Royal Gniezno Cathedral]]<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Zarz膮dzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 wrze艣nia 1994 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii.|gazette=Monitor|year=1994|volume=50|number=416}}</ref> * Manor and park complex in [[Koszuty, 艢roda Wielkopolska County|Koszuty]] * [[K贸rnik Castle]] and park complex with the [[All Saints' Church, K贸rnik|All Saints' Church]] in [[K贸rnik]] * [[L膮d Abbey]] * Benedictine Monastery with the [[Romanesque architecture in Poland|Romanesque]]-Gothic-Baroque Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in [[Lubi艅, Ko艣cian County|Lubi艅]] * [[Ostr贸w Lednicki]] * [[Pozna艅 Old Town]] with the [[Ostr贸w Tumski, Pozna艅|Ostr贸w Tumski]], and the adjacent [[Park Cytadela]] and [[Fort Winiary]] * Baroque Raczy艅ski Palace and park complex in [[Rogalin]] * [[Rydzyna]] Old Town with the Baroque [[Rydzyna Castle]]<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporz膮dzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 marca 2017 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Rydzyna - za艂o偶enie rezydencjonalno-urbanistyczne"|year=2017|number=662}}</ref> The province is rich in historic architecture ranging from [[Romanesque architecture in Poland|Romanesque]] and [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] to [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]], [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]] and [[Art Nouveau]]. Numerous towns possess preserved historic market squares and town halls. The voivodeship is abundant in palaces, including in [[Antonin, Ostr贸w Wielkopolski County|Antonin]] (often visited by [[Fryderyk Chopin]]), [[Czempi艅]], [[Kobylniki, Szamotu艂y County|Kobylniki]], [[Ko艂aczkowo, Wrze艣nia County|Ko艂aczkowo]] (former home of [[Nobel Prize]]-winning novelist [[W艂adys艂aw Reymont]]), [[Objezierze, Greater Poland Voivodeship|Objezierze]] (visited by writers [[Adam Mickiewicz]] and [[J贸zef Ignacy Kraszewski]]) and [[艢mie艂贸w]] (former place of stay of Adam Mickiewicz). There are numerous World War II memorials in the province, including memorials at the sites of Nazi massacres of Poles, and museums at the sites of the former [[Che艂mno extermination camp]], [[Fort VII]] concentration camp in Pozna艅, and prison camp in [[Lubo艅]]. The [[W艂adys艂aw Golus Regional Museum in Ostrzesz贸w]], a town which was the location of the main German-operated prisoner of war camp for Norwegian POWs in occupied Poland during the war, hosts an exhibition devoted to the history of the Norwegian POWs. Poland's largest church, the [[Basilica of Our Lady of Liche艅]], is located in the voivodeship. There is an underground touristic route in the [[K艂odawa Salt Mine]], considered the world's deepest underground tourist route. One of the two principal and five total cemeteries of the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] in Poland is located in Pozna艅, with more than 400 burials from both world wars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/34718/poznan-old-garrison-cemetery/|title=Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery|website=Commonwealth War Graves Commission|access-date=6 December 2024}}</ref> The oldest preserved European signpost beyond the boundaries of the former [[Roman Empire]] is located in [[Konin]]. <gallery> Iglesia de Todos los Santos, K贸rnik, Polonia, 2016-12-21, DD 14.jpg|[[All Saints' Church, K贸rnik]] Smielow Palace 2019 P01.jpg|Palace in [[艢mie艂贸w]] Bas铆lica de Nuestra Se帽ora de Liche艅, Stary Liche艅, Polonia, 2016-12-21, DD 33-35 HDR.jpg|[[Basilica of Our Lady of Liche艅]] Konin. Najstarszy w Polsce drogowskaz 1.jpg|Old signpost in [[Konin]] Pa艂ac Szo艂drskich w Czempiniu - Elewacja ogrodowa.jpg|Szo艂drski Palace in [[Czempi艅]] </gallery>
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