page_title: Żnin
section_title: Prominent features
hierarchical_section_title: Żnin / Prominent features
context_page_description: Żnin is a small town in Poland with a population of 14,181. It is in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and is the capital of Żnin County. The historical town, initially established in the 11th century, is situated in the historic land of Pałuki and the Gniezno Lake Area on the river Gąsawka.
context_section_description: Żnin is located on the Gąsawka river and between two lakes – the Żnin Great Lake and the Żnin Small Lake. Both these and the nearby forests are popular tourist attractions.
  Other points of interest include:
  A narrow gauge railway with a locomotive museum down the line at Wenecja
  The ruins of a 14th-century castle
  Churches: (St. Martin's from the 14th century, St. Florian's from the 15th century and Blessed Virgin Mary's from the 19th century)
  Museums: the Archaeological Museum, the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja, the Museum of Sacred Art and the Museum of the Pałuki Land
  A 15th-century Tower (Baszta)
  A 19th-century Town Hall (Magistrat at the market square)
caption: Ice surfing on the Żnin Small Lake
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