Ostrów Tumski ( Polish: [ˈɔstruf ˈtumskʲi] , "Cathedral Island"; German : Dom Insel ) is an island between two branches of the river Warta in the city of Poznań in western Poland. Poznań Cathedral and other ecclesiastical buildings occupy the central part of the island. Ostrów Tumski is part of the city's former Nowe Miasto ("New Town") district, although it is actually the oldest part of the city, where the rulers of the early Polish state in the 10th century had one of their palaces.
31-484: (Redirected from Cathedral Island ) Ostrów Tumski (originally meaning "cathedral island") may refer to the following city quarters in Poland: Ostrów Tumski, Poznań Ostrów Tumski, Wrocław Ostrów Tumski, Głogów [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
62-638: A lien. In 1047, Emperor Henry III negotiated a peace treaty between Bretislav and the Poles. This pact worked in Bretislav's favour, as the Polish ruler swore never again to attack Bohemia in return for an annual subsidy to Gniezno. Bretislav was the author of decrees concerning the rules of Christianization , which included a ban on polygamy and trade on holidays . It was in 1030 that Bretislav married Judith of Schweinfurt . In 1054, he established rules for
93-469: A monastery in Schweinfurt. He was never punished for this crime, and he married Judith some time later. Their first son Spytihněv was born after almost ten years, which led to the hypothesis that the kidnapping happened in 1029, although Judith may have given birth to daughters before her first son. In all, there were five sons from the marriage that survived into adulthood: Bretislav I was buried in
124-415: Is estimated that in the later 10th century the population of the fortified settlement was about 200. At the start of the 11th century the settlement was rebuilt (and enlarged) after suffering destruction caused by a flood, one of many which would periodically affect Poznań throughout history. In 1038 the invading Bretislaus I, Duke of Bohemia , sacked and burnt the settlement. It was rebuilt under Casimir I
155-500: Is listed as one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments ( Pomnik historii ), as designated November 28, 2008, along with other portions of the city's historic core. Its listing is maintained by the National Heritage Board of Poland . In the current administrative division of Poznań , Ostrów Tumski is part of an osiedle which also includes the neighbourhoods of Śródka , Zawady and Komandoria, all on
186-545: The Bishop Jordan Bridge was opened to provide another crossing, for pedestrians only, between Ostrów Tumski and Śródka (in the place where the bridge between those districts had previously existed until 1969). The Poznań tourist trail called the Royal-Imperial Route passes through Ostrów Tumski via this bridge. Ostrów Tumski today contains the cathedral and associated ecclesiastic buildings in
217-653: The Red Army captured the city from its Nazi German occupiers. Ostrów Tumski itself fell on 16 February, seven days before the final capitulation of the German forces in the city. The most damage was suffered by the cathedral, which was rebuilt after the war. It was decided to rebuild it in the older Gothic style, rather than in the Baroque and Neoclassical styles which had characterized the building since its previous rebuildings after 1622 and 1772. By this time Ostrów Tumski
248-618: The Znojmo Appanage went to Conrad I ; and the Brno Appanage went to Otto I . The youngest son, Jaromír , entered the church and became Bishop of Prague . Bretislav died at Chrudim in 1055 during preparations for another invasion of Hungary and was succeeded by his son Spytihněv II as Duke of Bohemia. His sons Otto and Vratislav were shut out of the government by Spytihněv, but after his death gained control of Moravia and Bohemia, respectively. Bretislav married Judith ,
279-479: The 10th-century settlement, those built by Lubrański in the early 16th century, and the 19th-century Prussian fortifications (which also included water defences). The railway across the island was originally a section of the line from Poznań to Bydgoszcz which opened in 1872; it now also carries trains running on the lines to Warsaw and Wągrowiec . Ostrów Tumski suffered damage in the Battle of Poznań (1945) , when
310-684: The German King Henry III invaded Bohemia, but was forced to retreat after he lost the Battle at Brůdek (a pass in the Bohemian Forest ). The following year, Henry III invaded again, skirted the border defences and laid siege to Bretislav in Prague. Forced by a mutiny among his nobles and betrayed by Bishop Šebíř of Prague, Bretislav had to renounce all of his conquests save for Moravia and recognize Henry III as his sovereign. In 1042, Emperor Henry III granted Bretislav Silesia as
341-680: The Restorer , but the country's capital was now moved to Kraków , and the Greater Poland settlements of Poznań and Gniezno lost their primary political importance. With the building of the Royal Castle and the walled city of Poznań on the left bank of the Warta in the second half of the 13th century, Ostrów Tumski became the exclusive domain of the bishops. Sometime before 1335 it obtained separate town rights. A separate settlement on
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#1732781052766372-452: The Warta and Cybina rivers played an important part in these plans. Weirs were built on either side of Ostrów Tumski, and forts were also built on the island itself. The course of the Cybina was altered to provide increased protection for the fortifications, resulting in its joining the Warta further north than previously. For details of these works, see Festung Posen . Unlike the majority of
403-552: The Warta was diverted to flow in the channel east of Chwaliszewo (the previous main stream being filled in), and a second branch of the Warta was created to connect with the Cybina. Also a new main road was built from east to west across the island just south of the cathedral, connecting to the city center to the west via the Bolesław Chrobry Bridge, and to Śródka to the east via the Mieszko I Bridge. On 7 December 2007,
434-431: The central part of the island, the residential neighborhood of Zagórze to the south (including an estate of communal houses dating from the 1920s), and a cogeneration plant and other industrial areas in the north. Apart from the bridges already mentioned, there is also a road bridge connecting to the northern part of the island from the east, and rail bridges carrying Poznań's main eastbound railway line, which passes across
465-474: The daughter of Margrave Henry of Schweinfurt . The House of Přemysl wished to confirm its good relationship with the Babenbergs through a marriage to Judith in 1020. Judith was a desirable bride, but Oldřich of Bohemia had only one son, Bretislav, and he was of illegitimate birth, thus complicating the prospect of a marriage with the high-born Judith. Bretislav solved the problem by kidnapping Judith from
496-453: The ducal succession and introduced agnatic seniority as the law of succession. Younger members of the dynasty were supposed to govern fiefs (technically, parts of Moravia), but only at the duke's discretion. The result of this succession policy was the relative indivisibility of the Czech lands, but also bitter conflicts over succession and territorial primacy between members of the dynasty. It
527-460: The east side of the river. Ostrów Tumski was formerly one of several adjacent islands formed between branches of the Warta and Cybina rivers close to their confluence . To the south-west were the islands of Chwaliszewo and Grobla; the main stream of the Warta flowed between these. The first known fortified settlement ( gród ) on Ostrów Tumski dates from the 8th or 9th century. In the 10th century
558-463: The fortifications of left-bank Poznań, those on Ostrów Tumski were not demolished at the start of the 20th century and mostly survived until the 1950s. Still in existence are the remains of Fort Roon on the site of the cogeneration plant in the north of the island, as well those of the wall and western bridgehead of Dom Schleuse ("Cathedral Lock") north-east of the cathedral. Various fortifications have therefore been built on Ostrów Tumski: those of
589-481: The island to the south of the cathedral became known as Zagórze. Of particular importance for the development of the island was Jan Lubrański , bishop of Poznań from 1498 until his death in 1520 (he was also a lawyer and diplomat). In 1518 he founded the Lubrański Academy , which served as an institution of higher education (but without the right to award degrees) until 1780. Its building was built in 1518–1530 to
620-452: The northern part of the island. Buildings of interest in the historic central part of Ostrów Tumski include: 52°24′42″N 16°56′55″E / 52.41167°N 16.94861°E / 52.41167; 16.94861 Bretislaus I, Duke of Bohemia Bretislav I ( Czech : Břetislav I. ; 1002/1005 – 10 January 1055), known as the "Bohemian Achilles" , of the Přemyslid dynasty ,
651-483: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ostrów_Tumski&oldid=542410133 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ostr%C3%B3w Tumski, Pozna%C5%84 The site
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#1732781052766682-621: The settlement on the island became one of the main political centres of the Piast domains, which in turn formed the hub of the early Polish state . Archaeological work carried out in 1999 revealed that the ducal palace stood on the site now occupied by the Church of the Virgin Mary (west of the cathedral). The palace was joined to a chapel , believed to be the first Christian temple in Poland. It
713-637: The start of the 18th century, and the remainder demolished in the 19th century during the building of the Prussian fortifications. The cathedral, which had been rebuilt in Gothic style in the 14th and 15th centuries, was seriously damaged by a fire in 1622, after which it was rebuilt in Baroque style. After another major fire in 1772, rebuilding was carried out in Neoclassical style. The Poznań region
744-551: The way back, he regained part of Silesia , including Wrocław . His main goal was to set up an archbishopric in Prague and create a large state subject only to the Holy Roman Empire . His raid had an unintended enduring influence on Polish history, as the plundering and destruction of Gniezno forced the next Polish rulers to move their capital to Kraków , which would retain this role for many centuries ahead. In 1040,
775-414: The west of the cathedral (today the archdiocese museum). Lubrański also built a Psalmodists' House, originally for 12 psalm singers (this building also survives). He also constructed water pipes and paved streets, and in 1504–1512 built defensive walls around the central part of the island. The walls were not as high or imposing as the walls around the left-bank city of Poznań; they were mostly taken down at
806-700: Was Duke of Bohemia from 1034 until his death in 1055. Bretislav was the son of Duke Oldřich and his low-born concubine Božena . As an illegitimate son who could not obtain a desirable wife by conventional means, he chose to kidnap Judith of Schweinfurt , a daughter of the Bavarian noble Henry of Schweinfurt , Margrave of Nordgau , in 1019 at Schweinfurt , and marry her. During his father's reign, in 1019 or 1029, Bretislav took back Moravia from Poland . About 1031, he invaded Hungary in order to prevent its expansion under king Stephen . The partition of Bohemia between Oldřich and his brother Jaromír in 1034
837-504: Was effectively ended by the elevation of Bohemia to the status of a kingdom under Ottokar I of Bohemia , which led to the establishment of primogeniture as the ruling principle for succession rights. Bretislav's eldest son Spytihněv was to succeed him as Duke of Bohemia with control over it domains. Moravia was incorporated into the Bohemian duchy, but divided among three of his younger sons. The Olomouc Appanage went to Vratislaus ;
868-473: Was no longer, in fact, an island; the Berdychowo Dam blocked the stream of the Warta which had once flowed between Ostrów Tumski and Chwaliszewo (this now served as a flood relief channel), as well as the stream between the Warta and Cybina which had formed the island's south-eastern edge. However work carried out in the 1960s made Ostrów Tumski into a true island, as it remains today – the main stream of
899-465: Was probably first used by Dobrawa , the wife of Mieszko I , and her Bohemian attendants – Mieszko himself was baptised in 966 (see Baptism of Poland ). With the Polish ruler's adoption of Christianity the state received its first missionary bishop, Jordan , who is believed to have made Poznań his seat. The first cathedral was also built in this period. (For more detail about the history and architecture of this building, see Poznań Cathedral .) It
930-541: Was probably the reason why Bretislav fled beyond the Bohemian border, only to come back to take the throne after Jaromír's abdication. In 1035, Bretislav helped Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II in his war against the Lusatians . In 1039, he invaded Lesser and Greater Poland , captured Poznań , sacked Gniezno , and brought the relics of St. Adalbert , Radim Gaudentius and the Five Brothers back with him. On
961-497: Was taken over by Prussia in the Second Partition of Poland of 1793. According to figures compiled in the following year, the population of Ostrów Tumski at that time was 304. In 1800 Ostrów Tumski, as well as other suburbs, were officially incorporated into the city of Poznań (Posen) . In the 19th century, the Prussian authorities aimed to make Poznań into a fortress city by surrounding it with defensive fortifications;