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# Gniezno

A settlement in Poland.

## English name

**Gniezno** — Current local name, already written in the Latin alphabet; used directly in English without translation.

Other forms in use:

- **Gnesen** — Historical German name, encountered in English historical writing, older maps and family records.
- **Gnesne** — French transcription used in French-language accounts; retained alongside the selected main form.
- **Gnesna** — Historical Latin name used in scholarly or early printed sources, not a current everyday name.

## French name

**Gniezno** — Nom local actuel, déjà écrit en alphabet latin et repris tel quel en français.

Other forms in use:

- **Gnesen** — Nom allemand historique, rencontré dans les récits historiques, les anciennes cartes et les recherches familiales.
- **Gnesne** — Transcription française employée dans les textes francophones, conservée à côté de la forme principale retenue.
- **Gnesna** — Nom latin historique employé dans les travaux savants ou les imprimés anciens, sans usage courant actuel.

## About

Gniezno is a historic city in Greater Poland, east of Poznań. Its cathedral and the cult of Saint Adalbert connect it with the early Polish state.

## Notes

Gnesne is an older French exonym; Gniezno is preferred in contemporary French. Gnesen remains familiar in histories of Prussia and medieval Poland.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q51432](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51432) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/gniezno/?format=json)


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