Gnesen (Polish Gniezno), a Prussian town, situated in a region of hills and lakes, 31 miles ENE. of Posen by rail. It has a Catholic cathedral, dating from 965, and till 1320 was the coronation-place of the Polish kings. It came finally to Prussia in 1814. Pop. 18,088.
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