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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.

The first mention of Września dates back to 1256. As a town, it can be read about 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 you can't miss

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 this city.

Market

The square-shaped market square in Września 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 reconstructed several times over the years. Today it represents the late Gothic style. Particularly noteworthy is the richly decorated main altar with a painting depicting the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Church in Lipowka

This small, wooden Holy Cross church was built in the 17th century due to the existence of a nearby spring, considered miraculous. Inside, it is particularly noteworthy for its colorful 19th-century polychrome.

The 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.

An open letter on the matter was written by Henryk Sienkiewicz, 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, an exhibition at the Museum of the Children of Wrzesnia, located in the building of their then Catholic school, is devoted to these events, where the appearance of a classroom from more than 100 years ago has been recreated, and a bourgeois salon from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries has been arranged. The museum also contains numerous memorabilia related to the city.

Wrzesinski Children's Park

The park is located in a part of the city called Opieszyn, near the Wrześnica 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.