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Gniezno county (Poland)
Powiat Gnieźnieński, Wielkopolskie vojvodship
Last modified: 2009-08-22 by jarig bakker
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![[Gniezno county flag]](../images/p/pl-wp-gn.gif)
image by Pascal Gross, 14 Dec 2001
adopted 27 Jan 2000
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Gniezno county flag
Gniezno County (Powiat Gnieźnieński), Wielkopolskie vojvodship,
consists of the communes (gminy) Czerniejewo, Gniezno
city, Gniezno commune, Kiszkowo, Kłecko,
Łubowo, Mieleszyn, Niechanowo, Trzemeszno, Witkowo.
Flag adopted 27 Jan 2000. Flag and coat of arms are also available
on this website.
Gniezno (German: Gnesen) is a city with c. 70.000 inhabitants. Its
ancient cathedral contains relics of St. Adalbert (Polish: Wojetech),
patron saint of Poland. The first king of Poland, Boleslav the Mighty,
was crowned here in 1025 for the second time. It was the Coronationplace
of kings of Poland till 1320. To Prussia 1793 and to Poland 1919.
Source: FLAGA - Biuletyn Polskiego Towarzystwa Weksylologicznego
Nr.13/14 (2001)
Jens Pattke, 27 Oct 2001
Gniezno county Coat of Arms
![[Gniezno county Coat of Arms]](../images/p/pl-wp)gn.jpg)
image from this website.