Września - Attractions - Pks - Września Pks timetable.

Września is the tenth-largest city in the Greater Poland province with a population of about 30,000. It is located 50 kilometers east of Poznań, on the Wrześnica River.

Września was first mentioned in 1256. As a town, you can read about it in a letter from the bishop of Krakow from 1357, although it is unknown when exactly it may have received city rights. Its first owners were the Poraje-Różyce family, holding the Poraj coat of arms with a silver five-leaved rose on a red background - today this is how Września's coat of arms appears. Over the centuries the town passed under the ownership of various families until 1841, when it ceased to be a private town. In 1793, as a result of the Second Partition of Poland, Września became part of the Prussian partition, in 1807-1815 - of the Duchy of Warsaw, and later again came under Prussian rule, as part of the Grand Duchy of Posen.

Września - attractions not to be missed

What to see while in Września? Just one or two days should be enough to get to know the most interesting places, below is a summary and the most important sites in the city.

Market Square

Built in the form of a square, the square in Wrzesnia is surrounded by 19th and 20th century colorful townhouses. Particularly noteworthy is the neo-Gothic City Hall building from 1910, built on the site of the former horse post office, which burned down in 1905.

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Stanislaus

This is the oldest church in the city, built in the 15th century. The church suffered significantly during the Swedish Deluge, after which it was rebuilt and rebuilt several times over the years. Today it represents the late Gothic style. Especially noteworthy is the richly decorated main altar with a painting depicting the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Lipivka Church

This small wooden Church of the Holy Cross was built in the 17th century in connection with the existence of a nearby spring, considered miraculous. Inside, the colorful 19th-century polychrome is particularly noteworthy.

Children of Wrzesnia Regional Museum

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Prussian partition had only German offices, German-language street names, and most schools also taught only in German. When religious instruction in that language was still ordered, Polish children objected. It just started in Września, and later protests swept through other schools in the Prussian partition. This unusual expression of children's courage and commitment to the Polish language resonated throughout Europe.

Henryk Sienkiewicz wrote an open letter on the matter, while Maria Konopnicka wrote a beautiful poem. However, the children, their parents and the priest who supported them did not escape the consequences, which were arrest, flogging and lawsuits or the transfer of the priest to another parish.

Today, these events are the subject of an exhibition at the Museum of the Children of Wrzesnia, located in the building of their then Catholic school, where the appearance of a classroom from more than 100 years ago has been recreated, and a bourgeois lounge from the turn of the 20th century has been arranged. The museum also contains numerous memorabilia related to the city.

Children of Wrzesnia Park

The park is located in the part of the city called Opieszyn, near the Wrzesnica River, and dates back to the 18th century. It was originally a palace park, but in 2016 it was donated to the residents and became a city park. On its grounds, in addition to the 1870 palace, one can find an amphitheater named after Anna Jantar, a monument to Maria Konopnicka and commemorative plaques referring to the poet's work. It is an ideal resting place with alleys, benches, a playground, natural ponds and a natural monument - a magnificent eastern plane tree.