 | Poznań
has
a
population
of
560
thousand
-
about
the
same
as
Seattle,
Washington. |
| Poznań
is
the
site
of
the
founding
of
Poland
in
966
A.D.
The
Peter
and
Paul
Cathedral
commemorates
this
event
and
is
found
on
the
island
of
Ostrów
Tumski.
The
first
Polish
monarchs
are
interred
in
this
Cathedral. |
| Poznań
has
the
largest
permanent
trade
fair
in
Central
and
Eastern
Europe
and
the
third
largest
in
Europe.
The
largest
gathering
is
the
annual
auto
show
with
close
to
100,000
attendees. |
| Poznań
has
over
100,000
students
in
a
number
of
institutions
of
higher
education.
The
medical
school
boasts
Western
accreditation
for
it's
graduates. |
| Poznań
is
the
second
largest
receiver
of
foreign
investment
capital
in
Poland
and
is
second
only
to
Warsaw
in
a
number
of
other
indicators
--
per
capita
GDP,
unemployment,
|
