Grunwald [ˈɡrunvalt] is a part of the city of Poznań in western Poland . It was one of the five governmental districts ( dzielnica ) into which the city was divided prior to 1990, and which are retained for certain administrative purposes (see Administrative division of Poznań ).
22-453: Marcelin may refer to: Places [ edit ] Marcelin, part of the Grunwald district of Poznań Marcelin, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) Marcelin, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) Marcelin, Saskatchewan , Canada Marcelin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-west Poland) Marcelin, Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Haiti ,
44-562: A band shell and Poznań's Palm House (Palmiarnia) . Głogowska then passes through the old district of Łazarz (with its open-air market, Rynek Łazarski ), crosses the western branch of the railway at Górczyn, meets the A2 motorway at the Komorniki junction at the southern edge of the city, and continues towards Wrocław . Another main radial route is ulica Grunwaldzka , which passes through Grunwald's main residential areas, including Ostroróg in
66-592: A large exhibition area (over 110,000 square metres (1,200,000 sq ft) in exhibition halls and almost 35,000 square metres (380,000 sq ft) on open grounds) and 81 modern conference rooms. The idea of organising a modern fair by Polish manufacturers and merchants had its origins during the congress of the Union of Merchant Associations held in Poznań in 1917. The Union was an organisation of Polish merchants from Greater Poland and Eastern Pomerania . The fair
88-465: A village in the Aquin arrondissement of Haiti. Other [ edit ] James Marcelin (born 1986), Haitian footballer Jasmine R. Marcelin , Caribbean-American physician Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Marcelin . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
110-519: Is 3,467 persons/km². Grunwald is bounded by the districts of Wilda and Stare Miasto to the east, and Jeżyce to the north. It is also bordered by the town of Luboń to the south, and the administrative districts ( gminas ) of Dopiewo to the west and Komorniki to the south-west. The boundary between Grunwald and Jeżyce is marked by the street ulica Bukowska , which runs from the city centre to Poznań Ławica Airport (and onwards towards Buk ). Grunwald's eastern boundary largely coincides with
132-656: Is an extensive green area, including the Marcelin Woods (Lasek Marceliński) . North of this are the neighbourhoods of Marcelin, Pogodno, Edwardowo, Wydmy and Ławica (which gives its name to Poznań Ławica Airport, situated just to the north in Jeżyce district). Other neighbourhoods within Grunwald include Skórzewo to the north-west of Junikowo cemetery (adjoining a village outside the city boundary also called Skórzewo ), Raszyn between Górczyn and Osiedle Kopernika, Zatorze to
154-545: Is located in the centre of the city opposite the main railway station – Poznań Główny , in the centre of Poland and in the centre of Europe. Typically, there are about 13,200 exhibitors including about 3,000 foreign companies from 70 countries of the world participating in 80 trade fair events organized on the grounds of the Poznań fair. The Poznań-based fair owns the largest exhibition and conference infrastructure in Poland, including 16 high standard air-conditioned halls with
176-436: Is now divided: Stary Grunwald ("Old Grunwald"), Grunwald Północ ("Grunwald North") and Grunwald Południe ("Grunwald South"). For other osiedles contained within the wider district, see Administrative division of Poznań . Grunwald has an area of 36.2 square kilometres (14.0 sq mi), which is 13.8% of the total area of Poznań. Its population of 125,500 accounts for 21.9% of the city's total. The population density
198-698: Is the 21st largest fair in the world, with about 50 trade events taking place on its area every year. Area of PIF is over 110,000 m (1,200,000 sq ft) indoor and 35,000 m (380,000 sq ft) outdoor exhibition space. PIF a is state-owned company – 60% of shares belong to Polish State Treasury , and 40% to the City of Poznań . MTP organises expositions of Polish leaders at over 50 renowned trade shows and exhibitions abroad in such countries as: Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. MTP has foreign representative offices all over
220-456: The Battle of Grunwald . A neighbourhood located in the vicinity of that street came to be known as Grunwald, and that name was transferred to the entire dzielnica , covering the south-western parts of the city, on its creation in 1954. The name continues to be popularly used to refer specifically to the original neighbourhood, as reflected in the names of three of the osiedles into which Poznań
242-563: The A2 junction. The areas in the heart of Grunwald, east of Łazarz, formerly contained extensive military barracks, originally built under German rule in the late 19th century to house the troops building and manning the city's defensive forts (see Poznań Fortress ). These areas are now mainly residential. Also in this area is Jan Kasprowicz Park, which contains the Arena indoor sports and concert venue, as well as other sports grounds. The branch of
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#1732776109242264-586: The PIF survived and at the end of the interbellum it was one of largest companies of its kind in Europe. During World War II, the company ceased to exist, its infrastructure was confiscated, and turned into a factory of Focke-Wulf , which made the PIF a military target for the Allied air forces. This led to great destruction of its infrastructure in 1945. During the war 85% of the PIF was destroyed, but despite this damage,
286-594: The east of Górczyn, and the mainly industrial Rudnicze and Kopanina south of Junikowo. Beginning between Rudnicze and Kopanina and running south is a series of small lakes, and the Junikowo Stream (Strumień Junikowski) also flows through this region, eventually reaching the Warta river in Luboń . In the extreme south-west of Grunwald are the neighbourhoods of Fabianowo and Kotowo, and an Auchan retail park close to
308-512: The expansion of the city boundaries which took place in 1900 (when Poznań was part of the German Empire ). Most of the remainder of the district was incorporated into the city in 1940–1942, during the Nazi occupation . At this time the neighbourhoods were given German names, including Hermannstadt for Łazarz, Lenzingen for Junikowo and Steineck for Ławica. The neighbourhood of Plewiska
330-609: The first postwar exhibition took place in 1946 and one year later, in 1947, the PIF had already regained its international character. In 1990 the Poznań International Fair transformed into a limited liability company with the State Treasure as one of its shareholders Since then the PIF is continuing to expand and enlarge its exhibition space. Today the PIF is the largest trade fair organizer in Poland (by over 50% of total exhibition area and over 60% of exhibitors). It
352-517: The first really international fair took place in 1925. In 1927 the PIF was accepted as a member of the UFI . The intensive developments of the 1920s were crowned by the huge General National Exhibition ( Polish : Powszechna Wystawa Krajowa, PWK, PeWuKa ) of 1929 that was visited by 4,5 mln people. This was the year that the Great Depression began. Despite the difficult economic situation,
374-466: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcelin&oldid=963064922 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pozna%C5%84-Grunwald The name "Grunwald" comes from the name of the street ulica Grunwaldzka , which had been so named in 1919 in commemoration of
396-491: The north of the district, the modern osiedle Kopernika (" Copernicus estate"), and Junikowo and Plewiska in the south-west. Junikowo is the site of one of Poznań's two main cemeteries (the other being at Miłostowo in Nowe Miasto ). Close to Grunwaldzka's junction with ulica Bułgarska is the city's main football stadium ( Stadion Miejski ), home ground of Lech Poznań and a Euro 2012 group C venue. North of Junikowo
418-524: The railway line running south and then west from Poznań's main station (Poznań Główny) . At the north-east corner of Grunwald is the Poznań International Fairs site. South of this is the western entrance to Poznań Główny station, and then an industrial area adjacent to the railway. Leading south-west from the station is the main street ulica Głogowska , which runs past Park Wilsona – a park named for U.S. President Woodrow Wilson , containing
440-421: The railway running west towards Berlin passes through southern Grunwald, where the stations Poznań Górczyn and Poznań Junikowo are situated. Górczyn and Junikowo are also termini for trams running along Głogowska and Grunwaldzka to the city centre; Górczyn is also a bus terminus. Of the neighbourhoods in today's Grunwald district, the first to be brought within the city of Poznań were Łazarz and Górczyn , in
462-515: Was brought within the city boundaries in 1987 (with part remaining outside the city as a separate village). One historic building is the Evangelical-Augsburg Chapel, Poznań . Pozna%C5%84 International Fair The Poznań International Fair (PIF, Polish : Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie, MTP ) is the biggest industrial fair in Poland. It is held on the Poznań fairground in Poland. Poznań International Fair
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#1732776109242484-670: Was required to be of an international character and organised like the Leipzig Trade Fair . The first Poznań Trade Fair ( I Targ Poznański ), as it was called, took place in 1921 (from 28 May till 5 June), and the first chairman was Mieczysław Krzyżankiewicz . Before 1924, only Polish companies, companies from Free City of Gdańsk and foreign companies with branches in Poland which were represented by Polish citizens could participate. During 1924, agreements were signed with companies from Czechoslovakia , France, Yugoslavia , Latvia , Germany, Romania , Switzerland, and Sweden, so that
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