page_title: Western Institute
hierarchical_section_title: Western Institute
caption_attribution_description: Western Institute in Poznań
context_page_description: The Western Institute in Poznań is a scientific research society focusing on the Western provinces of Poland - Kresy Zachodnie, history, economy and politics of Germany, and the Polish-German relations in history and today.
  Established by professor Zygmunt Wojciechowski in 1944 in Warsaw, since 1945 based in Poznań. There were branches in Warsaw, Wrocław and scientific posts in Kraków and Olsztyn.
  Full name: Instytut Zachodni. Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego w Poznaniu
context_section_description: The Western Institute in Poznań (Polish: Instytut Zachodni, German West-Institut, French: L'Institut Occidental) is a scientific research society focusing on the Western provinces of Poland - Kresy Zachodnie (including Greater Poland, Silesia, Pomerania), history, economy and politics of Germany, and the Polish-German relations in history and today.
  Established by professor Zygmunt Wojciechowski in 1944 in Warsaw, since 1945 based in Poznań. There were branches in Warsaw (1945–53), Wrocław (1948–49) and scientific posts in Kraków and Olsztyn.
  Full name: Instytut Zachodni. Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego w Poznaniu
caption: Seat of Western Institute
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