- Kórnik
Infobox Settlement
name = Kórnik
image_shield = POL Kórnik Bnin COA.svg
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Greater Poland
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Poznań
subdivision_type3 =Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Kórnik
area_total_km2 = 6.08
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 6981
population_density_km2 = auto
latd = 52 | latm = 14 | lats = 12 | latNS = N | longd = 17 | longm = 5 | longs = 55 | longEW = E
elevation_m =
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 62-035
website = http://www.kornik.plKórnik [IPA-pl|'|k|u|r|n|i|k] is a town of less than 6,807 inhabitants (2006) in
Greater Poland . Located approximately 35 kilometres to the south-east ofPoznań , it is one of major tourist attractions ofGreater Poland Voivodeship .Until 1961 the modern town of Kórnik consisted of two separate towns, Kórnik itself and the town of Bnin, located only 1 kilometre away. Both towns were founded in Middle Ages.
Among the notable tourist attractions of the area are:
*Kórnik Castle , a mediaeval castle turned into abaroque palace of theDziałyński family in 18th century.
* Town halls of both Kórnik and Bnin. That of Kornik was built in 1907 as a neo-baroque city hall; Bnin's is a piece of original 18th century late baroque architecture
*Kórnik Library ("Bibliotheca Cornicensis"), one of the most famous Polish libraries, founded byTytus Działyński in 1828. Currently the library, despite being robbed by the Germans during the World War II, is one of 5 largest libraries in Poland and contains roughly 400,000 volumes, including 30,000 books older than 150 years, 14,000 manuscripts. Since 1953 it is a part of theNational Library of Poland .
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