and the oldest monuments of Polish architecture, archaeological and sacral buildings, castles and palaces.
Such historical complexes of the towns like: Poznań ,Gniezno and Kalisz belong to the most valuable monuments in Poland. The most of monumental structures in the Great Poland region have been restored very well.
Interesting monumental structures are the old building complexes in small towns – even from XVII century – with their true old street systems. Great Poland region in its most part is located at the altitude from 80 m to 100 m.
The lowland areas are covered by many hills and lake concentrations of the postglacial origin and forests with rich and often unique fauna and flora. The highest point is Mt. Kobyla Góra (284 m) one of the summits of Ostrzeszów Hills.
The lowest point is the area in the confluence of the Noteć and the Warta Rivers
(21m) The landscape of the Great Poland form moraine plateaus with the farm lands, vast areas of valley ice marginals, great number of rivers and finger lakes, meadows, moors and forests.
There are 779 lakes in the area of the province. They are located mostly in Gnieźnieńskie and Poznańskie Lake Districts.
They distinguish themselves by their picturesque character and great variety. |
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