In the Second Partition, Poznan was assigned to Prussian rule. This continued until 1806, when the arrival of Napoleon allowed Poznan to regain its freedom. Unfortunately, in 1815 Poznan was again forcibly transferred to Prussian rule by the Congress of Vienna and established as the capital of the Duchy of Poznań.

Prussian rule lasted more than 100 years. DURING THIS PERIOD, THE PEOPLE OF POZNAN FOUGHT AN INDOMITABLE STRUGGLE TO DEVELOP AN ACTIVE PROGRAM CALLED "ORGANICORK" TO CREATE A COUNTRY WITH A STABLE ECONOMY, A HIGH LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND A GOOD SENSE OF CITIZENSHIP.

The struggle for independence of the people of Poznan was finally won by the uprising of 1918.

After World War II, Poland achieved rapid growth in industry, science and technology, and social development. Most of the city of Poznan has been renovated and many new districts have been established. However, the city center still retains its traditional character.

Today Poznan is one of the ones with great potential. A city with a fast-growing economy.

Specialized construction industry, well-developed service network, good education and numerous research institutes have placed Poznan at the forefront of the Polish economy. Today, Poznan is the main driving force behind the transformation of the Polish economy: a successful privatization process, a steady increase in product quality, low unemployment, and the rapid development of so-called commercial facilities such as banks, trade fairs, chambers of commerce and consulting firms.

The economic development of Poznan has benefited from the dynamism of small and medium-sized enterprises. Poznan is an important industrial center in western Poland, and its economic structure consists of different industries and productive agriculture. Many of our products are produced by manufacturers with a strong tradition and are therefore highly competitive.

It mainly includes ship engines, train trailers, snap locks, food processing equipment, batteries, water meters, laboratory equipment, program-controlled switches and furniture. However, given the priority given to ecological development, Poznan is not, and will not be, a purely industrial city.

Efficient agriculture in Poznan provides an abundance of raw materials for the food processing industry. Agriculture has developed not because of fertile land or a suitable climate, but because of traditional intensive farming. According to statistics, Poznan is one of the regions with the highest agricultural and livestock production in Poland.

Farms in Poznan cover an average area of 32 hectares, which is also unmatched by other regions. The decline in direct employment of labour in agriculture has led to the development of economies such as garments, metal production and agritourism, as well as other economies.

Poznan is primarily a trading city, and most companies are engaged in the trade services industry. In 1995, Poznan's imports and exports amounted to $2.831 billion, mainly to European countries such as Germany, the Netherlands and Italy.

It has been said that the old town of every European city is a sight to behold, and Poznan is no exception.

Even Poznan is one of the best old towns in Europe......

According to Ye Chao, Poznan was once the center of Europe during the Middle Ages, and it was inevitably destroyed during World War II.

But it has been fixed for now.

Today, Poznan is home to not only churches, but also cafés and bars.

When you come here, you might as well grab a cold beer and enjoy a moment of peace on a summer afternoon with your friends.

One of the more unique is King's Castle, built in 1290 by King Przemesi II, but what you see now is part of it rebuilt in the late 18th century, with a panoramic view of the old town from the walls.

Poznan's town hall is an iconic building on the Old Town Square, typical of the Renaissance style.

The façade has three layers of arched windows, three small domes on the top of the façade, and a large dome in the main hall. The town hall was built in the 13th century (the basement is still in its original structure) and most of the existing buildings are the result of remodeling in the 16th century. The town hall is now open to the public as the Poznan City History Museum, which presents the history of Poznan from the 11th century to 1945.

Another notable sight of the town hall is the daily noon chime, when the small door in the tower opens at 12 o'clock and two metal goats strike each other's horns 12 times.

Poznan Cathedral......

Located on the island of Ostró Tumski, about 1 km east of the Old Town Square, it is surrounded by rivers and is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and is one of the first land in Poznan to be developed. The cathedral, built in 968, was the first Christian church in Poland and was repeatedly damaged by natural disasters and wars.

The interior is in the original Renaissance style, with a Gothic section rebuilt after World War II, and the Byzantine Golden Chapel houses the three kings and five dukes of the Polish dynasty, including the founder of the dynasty, Bolesław I.

Parish Church of San Stanislos......

Also known by the name of Fara Church, located two blocks south of the Old Town Block, the huge pink Baroque building, built in 1651-1732, the 17th-century altarpiece is magnificent and exquisite, and it is a rare Baroque masterpiece in Poland.

Here, there is also the Poznan Incident Monument.

This incident, the first large-scale strike in the history of the Polish People's Republic against the government of the Polish United Workers' Party, was named after the city of Poznan in the central and western part of Poland.

The incident broke out on 28 June 1956 and ended on 30 June of the same year.

The Polish government's crackdown has resulted in at least 74 deaths and 800 injuries, including a 13-year-old teenager, Romok? Schawukovsky (Romek?) Strza?koski) was killed by Polish government troops.

The Poznan affair was one of the milestones in Poland's gradual liberation from Soviet political control, and it was of great significance for Poznan and Poland.

The events in Poznan were the result of the Polish People's Republic's imitation of the Soviet model in 1948-1953.

This model is a monolithic leadership under the guidance of a huge bureaucracy, which at the same time produces a cult of personality and all kinds of brutality.

In the economic sphere, it relied on forced collectivization, accelerated heavy industrialization, and increased the proportion of accumulation to pursue material targets. The achievement of the target has brought benefits to the cause of the bureaucracy, but often at the expense of the interests of the people.

In terms of economic guidance, the Polish government one-sidedly emphasized heavy industry and neglected light industry and agriculture, with the result that there was a cyclical imbalance in proportion, and production declined and regressed.

In the use and distribution of national income, the principle of high accumulation and low consumption has been implemented, with the result that the people's living standards have not been improved and there has been a shortage of commodities in the market. Therefore, the people have reason to believe that the party is only interested in the fulfillment of the targets, and does not care about their lives.

On the political front, the Polish government is secretive about the mistakes made during the Stalin era.

The Stalinists in the Polish Party realized that perestroika was hurting their own interests, that the democratization of social life had weakened their privileges and position, and that holding them accountable for history would bring their disgraceful side to the world, which they absolutely could not tolerate.

The slow economic development, the lack of improvement in the standard of living of the people, and the lack of democracy caused by the Stalinist system have accumulated discontent and anger in the hearts of the masses of the people.

In 1953, after the death of Stalin, Polish society began to thaw. The phenomenon of imbalance in the national economy has been initially corrected, and there has also been a loosening of the political aspect. However, the reform was hampered by conservatives, and progress was slow or even in danger of stalling, thus causing the people to lose trust in the party and the government.

In 1956, the "20th National Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union" was held, and Khrushchev's report "On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences" was reported, which caused great repercussions in Poland and caused the long-accumulated discontent among the people to explode.