Grunwald is a part of the city of Poznaà  in western Poland. It was one of the five governmental districts (dzielnica) into which the city was divided prior to 1990, and which are retained for certain administrative purposes (see Administrative division of Poznaà Â).
The name "Grunwald" comes from the name of the street ulica Grunwaldzka, which had been so named in 1919 in commemoration of the Battle of Grunwald. A neighbourhood located in the vicinity of that street came to be known as Grunwald, and that name was transferred to the entire dzielnica, covering the south-western parts of the city, on its creation in 1954. The name continues to be popularly used to refer specifically to the original neighbourhood, as reflected in the names of three of the osiedles into which Poznaà  is now divided: Stary Grunwald ("Old Grunwald"), Grunwald Póà Ânoc ("Grunwald North") and Grunwald Poà Âudnie ("Grunwald South"). For other osiedles contained within the wider district, see Administrative division of Poznaà Â.
Grunwald has an area of , which is 13.8% of the total area of Poznaà Â. Its population of 125,500 accounts for 21.9% of the city's total. The population density is 3,467 persons/kmò.
Grunwald is bounded by the districts of Wilda and Stare Miasto to the east, and Jeà ¼yce to the north. It is also bordered by the town of Luboà  to the south, and the administrative districts (gminas) of Dopiewo to the west and Komorniki to the south-west.
The boundary between Grunwald and Jeà ¼yce is marked by the street ulica Bukowska, which runs from the city centre to Poznaà  à Âawica Airport (and onwards towards Buk). Grunwald's eastern boundary largely coincides with the railway line running south and then west from Poznaà Â's main station (Poznaà  Gà Âówny).
At the north-east corner of Grunwald is the Poznaà  International Fairs site. South of this is the western entrance to Poznaà  Gà Âówny station, and then an industrial area adjacent to the railway. Leading south-west from the station is the main street ulica Gà Âogowska, which runs past Park Wilsona â a park named for U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, containing a band shell and Poznaà Â's Palm House (Palmiarnia). Gà Âogowska then passes through the old district of à Âazarz (with its open-air market, Rynek à Âazarski), crosses the western branch of the railway at Górczyn, meets the A2 motorway at the Komorniki junction at the southern edge of the city, and continues towards Wrocà Âaw. Another main route is ulica Grunwaldzka, which passes through Grunwald's main residential areas, including Ostroróg in the north of the district, the modern osiedle Kopernika ("Copernicus estate"), and Junikowo and Plewiska in the south-west. Junikowo is the site of one of Poznaà Â's two main cemeteries (the other being at Mià Âostowo in Nowe Miasto). Close to Grunwaldzka's junction with ulica Buà Âgarska is the city's main football stadium (Stadion Miejski), home ground of Lech Poznaà  and a Euro 2012 group C venue.
North of Junikowo is an extensive green area, including the Marcelin Woods (Lasek Marcelià Âski). North of this are the neighbourhoods of Marcelin, Pogodno, Edwardowo, Wydmy and à Âawica (which gives its name to Poznaà  à Âawica Airport, situated just to the north in Jeà ¼yce district).
Other neighbourhoods within Grunwald include Skórzewo to the north-west of Junikowo cemetery (adjoining a village outside the city boundary also called Skórzewo), Raszyn between Górczyn and Osiedle Kopernika, Zatorze to the east of Górczyn, and the mainly industrial Rudnicze and Kopanina south of Junikowo. Beginning between Rudnicze and Kopanina and running south is a series of small lakes, and the Junikowo Stream (Strumieà  Junikowski) also flows through this region, eventually reaching the Warta river in Luboà Â.
In the extreme south-west of Grunwald are the neighbourhoods of Fabianowo and Kotowo, and an Auchan retail park close to the A2 junction.
The areas in the heart of Grunwald, east of à Âazarz, formerly contained extensive military barracks, originally built under German rule in the late 19th century to house the troops building and manning the city's defensive forts (see Poznaà  Fortress). These areas are now mainly residential. Also in this area is Jan Kasprowicz Park, which contains the Arena indoor sports and concert venue, as well as other sports grounds.
The branch of the railway running west towards Berlin passes through southern Grunwald, where the stations Poznaà  Górczyn and Poznaà  Junikowo are situated. Górczyn and Junikowo are also termini for trams running along Gà Âogowska and Grunwaldzka to the city centre; Górczyn is also a bus terminus.
Of the neighbourhoods in today's Grunwald district, the first to be brought within the city of Poznaà  were à Âazarz and Górczyn, in the expansion of the city boundaries which took place in 1900 (when Poznaà  was part of the German Empire). Most of the remainder of the district was incorporated into the city in 1940âÂÂ1942, during the Nazi occupation. At this time the neighbourhoods were given German names, including Hermannstadt for à Âazarz, Lenzingen for Junikowo and Steineck for à Âawica.
The neighbourhood of Plewiska was brought within the city boundaries in 1987 (with part remaining outside the city as a separate village).
One historic building is the Evangelical-Augsburg Chapel, Poznaà Â.
<br>