Gniezno (English spelling)

Japanese: グニェズノ(英語表記)Gniezno
Gniezno (English spelling)
A commercial city in the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship in western Poland. It is located on a plateau surrounded by many lakes and marshes, about 50 km northeast of Poznan. It is said to be the birthplace of the legendary Polish hero Lech, and was the capital of the Piast dynasty from the 10th century until the capital was moved to Krakow in the 14th century. A Catholic archbishopric was established in 1000, and the coronation ceremonies of successive kings were held here until around 1300. It then declined due to the invasion of the Teutonic Knights, wars with Sweden, and the plague epidemic in the 17th century. From 1793 to 1918 it was under Prussian rule. In modern times it has been a commercial center along the Poznan-Torun railway line, where cement, bricks, furniture, and other products are manufactured, and there are also factories for leather, food processing, and lumber. There are many buildings and ruins that remind us of the city's heyday, such as the Gothic cathedral. Population 72,900 (2002).

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Japanese:
ポーランド西部,ウィエルコポルスキェ県の商業都市。ドイツ語ではグナズン Gnesen。ポズナン東北東約 50km,多くの湖沼に囲まれた台地上にある。ポーランドの伝説的英雄レヒの発祥地とされ,10世紀から 14世紀のクラクフ遷都までピアスト朝の首都であった。 1000年にカトリックの大司教座が置かれ,ここで 1300年頃まで歴代国王の戴冠式が行なわれていた。その後はドイツ騎士団の侵入,スウェーデンとの戦争,17世紀のペスト流行などにより衰退。 1793~1918年にはプロシアの支配下にあった。近代以降はポズナン-トルン間の鉄道に沿う商業の中心地で,セメント,煉瓦,家具などの製造が行なわれ,皮革・食品加工,製材などの工場も立地する。ゴシック様式の大聖堂など,盛時を偲ばせる建築物,遺跡が多い。人口7万 29 (2002) 。

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